The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-24
ENJOYS OF PEACE
, MAKE PROGRESS
Question of Cession of Sakhalin a Stumbling
Block-Russia Sllrrenders Ambitions
in Observation-Disclosures Is Elk
pected Soon.

Pectes
Portsmouth. N. H., Aug. 1.-THE
prospects of peace are distinctly bright
er. The plenipotentiaries are labOrina
with seriousness and earnestness
which leave not the slightest doubt that
both are anxious to conclude treaty
Though the main points remain to be
contested, and the plenipotentiaries OF
each side speak as though the confer
ence would 60 to pieces. unless the other
side gave way, the spirit of compro-
mise is in the air. When he returned to
the hotel Wednesday night, M. Witte
who was tired out with his hard days
work, said: Il am doing all can fol-
peace. OF the eight articles we have
already considered have yielded seven
No other statesman in Russia would
have dared to do SO much, and have
done what l have done upon my own
responsibility"
More Articles Disposed Of.
At the meeting of the Russian and
Japanese ENJOYS on Wednesday ar.
ticles seven and eight were disposed Of
the former Gin principle" the latter
unanimously" according to the Off
cial bulletins. Article seven provides
for the cession to China of the branch
Of the Chinese Eastern railroad running
south from Hardin to Port Arthur and
Dalny, and with a branch line connect
ing at Newchwang with the Shanhai.
kwan- Tientsin road.
Article eight provides for the reten.
ton by Russia of the line through north
ern Manchuria, which forms the con.
Meeting link of the main line of THE
Trans Siberian and the Usurri railroad
with its terminal at Vladivostok and
Harborovsk.
From both sides 1t is learned that the
acceptance s'in principle of article sew.
en- only means that certain points re.
main to be elaborated. not that dis.
pute still exists. But this may possibly
be only convenient method of post
poning until the final struggle the &C.
ceptance of an article which could be
used in the ultimate compromise.
Russia Abandons Manchuria.
Russia. by the acceptance of these
two articles in connection with articles
two, three, four. five and six, surrenders
every vestige of her ambition in Man.
churia. She closes the door to the warm
water, ice-free port of Dalny, upon
which she lavished her millions, and re.
tafns only as commercial road the
link of the railroad connecting her Eu.
ropean possessions with the maritime
provinces upon the Pacific. The right
to police it with Russian troops or rail-
road guards is given up and it's protec-
ton will become the duty of China.
Pressure from the Powers.
There are persistent rumors about
the hotel that several powers, includ.
Ing the Washington government. are
bringing pressure to bear upon Japan
to forego ''the cost of the war" and
content herself with such other com.
pensation as she can secure out of the
railroad, the Russian property in Port
Arthur and Dalny, and the cost of the
maintenance of Russian prisoners in
Japan, this only on the theory that
Russia will eventually agree to cede
Sakhalin, which is now potentially
conquered territory. This is undoubt.
eddy the line of ultimate compromise
If compromise there is to be.
Wants Interned Ships.
Japan will make stiff fight for the
possession of the interned Russian
warships Mr.. Denison, the American
legal adviser of the japanese mission
spent most of the day in his affice
looking up the precedents on the sub
ject. Japan is exceedingly anxious t.
obtain these ships, and in her argu
ment will quote several internationa
precedents in support of her demand
One reason why the japanese are Sc
insistent upon this article is because
of their intention not 10 apply the in
| demnity. in case one shall be obtained
to the increase of the navy. The in.
demnity will be used first in paying of
financial obligations incurred during
the war, the granting of pensions and
the development Of the Japanese edu.
cational system. To replace the losses
to the fleet. incurred in the war, and tc
maintain the fleet up to standard OF
strength and efficiency sufficient to de-
fend her interests Japan needs addi.
tional battleships and cruisers. II she
obtains all of the Russian ships now
interned in neutral harbors and sue
ceeds in raising a number of those
sunk in battle. she will be saved the
necessity for the present at least. Of
a large naval budget for new construc.
ton. The London government is
strongly in favor of insistence upon
this article. and Japan seems to have
set her heart upon the surrender of the
ships by Russia.
Action Delayed.
Article s, the consideration of which
was postponed until later. provides fol-
the cession of the island of Sakhalin
Discussion appearing useless at this
stage ON account of the firm negative
Death Was Accidental.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The navy de.
partment has received the report of the
board of inquiry which Investigated the
death of Raphael Cohen, a sailor on