New-York tribune., 1905-08-15
PROGRESS In PEACEMAKING.
ENJOYS Reach Final Agreement Three of Japans
Conditions
None the Terms Rejected by Russia Yet COnade-Hcr PenFc
Firmly Insisting o Concessions from Japan.

I Of her sphere Of Influence Japan binding herself
70 recognize the suzerainty OF the reigning fam
I Hy but with the right to give advice and as
sistancc TO improve the civil administration o.
/ the empire
Second-NIutuaI obligation 70 evacuate Man
churta' each to surrender all special privileges
/ IN that province. mutual obligation to re-
spect the territorial integrity of China and To
maintain the principle Of equal opportunity To-
the commerce and industry OF all nations IN thai
/ province Cthe open door
Third-The cession to China Of the Chimes,
Eastern Railroad from Harbin southward.
There never was any question about the ac-
/ ceptance on the part of NJ. Witte OF these
articles, the first two covering in more en-
/ phatc form the contentious Of japan IN the
/ diplomatic struggle which preceded hostiIties.
Inc third Is natural consequence OF the war.
The cessiOn OF the railroad the building OF
I which cost Russia an immense sum- estimated
by some at between S1O0OOO.OOO and $2O0OCO-
! OOO is TO China Japan and China. therefore.
/ Will arrange between themselves the method by
which the former is to be remuneTated and
through this financial operation Japan might
have a considerable portion of her claim for thu
| expenses OF the war Hquidated- The railroad
is ostensibly the property Of the Russo Chinese
Bank although built by government money
advanced through the bank, and since it's com
pletion has been operated. managed and poIiced
/ by the Russian government. Japan cannot take
the railroad herself. To place herself in Russia's
/ shoes regarding the railroad would be militariIy
TO control the destnies Of the three provinces OF
| Manchuria. which she has promised to return to
/ China But Japan holds that she Is entitled TO
! reimbursement for the expense 70 which she has
been put in restoring the railroad below the
/ present position of Linevitch's army, rebuilding
| the bridges and narrowing the gauge. II China
/ could not find the money some other power or
/ powers might do so. and the road would become
! hypothecated to the powers which advanced the
1 money.
NJ. Witte himself organized the Russo Chiness
/ Bank in 1895, and has always been considered
| the real organizer of the Chinese Eastern Com
| pany. Mr.. Berg the attorney OF the Russo
Chinese Bank. which owns practically all tho
shares of the road is attached to the Russian
| mission
Both sessions of the conference to-day wers
described as "amicabIe" There were several
| slighs jars. but none of TEEN seFl5ss -rn.
| plenlpOtentiaries showing admirable tenn
per. The change in the weather may be par
TALLY responsible for the serenity manifested ns
the conference table. but it would perhaps ba
| too much TO say that the fate of such a gigantic
negotiation had been affected BY a few degrees
! OF temperature and few thousand mosquitoes
DELAY MAKES FOR PEACE.
| Tomorrow. in the ordinary course of proceeds
ings. the first great stumbling block. the cession
Of SaghalIen. should be reached. But is is by
means certain that when this obstacle is reached
il will not be postponed until all the articles
which agreement is easy possible dis
posed Of II this course is followed. and there
is high authority for the opinion that it will be,
/ it will indicate a disposition to put off the real
| struggle 10 the very last, and the longer the
| ference endures the brighter the prospects OF a
! treaty are likely to become Every day they
! sit" said d high authority. increases tho
| chances of peace"
Mr.. Sato said tonight that he had come to
Portsmouth hopeful for a successful issue OF the
negotiations and that he had found nothing to
alter his optimism Each side has agreed to ths
articles and they are included in the protocols
OF each days session, which are officially signed
| by the pIenipotentiaries the next morning. In
addition to the minutes kept by each side. there
is an abbreviated record Of the discussions. Civ
ing the arguments made each side OF every
point, which are daily attested. so that when ths
conference has ended the record OF the proceed
ings will be complete. OF course. the agreement
article by article does not bind either Russia os
Japan until hnaI agreement is reached and tha
treaty is signed.
! Il is. however significant that Mr.. SatO willis
SpeclUcaiIy StdJlnS JndJ ne ulu NOT speak ohl~
ciaIIy gave it as his opinion that each powez
had now bound itself to the articles agreed to-
In the discussion Of the second article tcOver.
ing the evacuation OF Manchuria) 1t is positively
| stated that Russia victory. Baron KO-
| mura so il is declared. wanted TO limit the os~
/ LEGATION TO evacuate Manchuria and TO surrendes
special privileges in the province TO Russia.
| whereas NJ Witte contended that the obligation
for evacuation and the surrender OF special
privileges should be mutual and that the with
drawaI of the troops should take place concur
| rently NJ Witte is said To have contentied that
| he was defending not only the interests OF Rus
| sin but of all the neutral powers on the other
| hand the japanese asserted not only that they
I did not resist the provision for simultaneous
/ evacuation by the troops OF both countries but
the distinct credit for the strong stipulattons
/ garding the preservation OF the territorial In
| tegrity of China
| A japanese authority said tonight. The IN
tesrity OF China is assured IL the Treaty OF
/ that this point be set forth in language thar
/ can neither be eyaded nor misunderstood. Jap
| ans policy. which or thIs subject has always
/ been IN line with the Hay doctrine viii And a
more vigorous expression tn The Treaty %
| Washington
| II Is also declared on behalf Cf japan that she
| only asked that Manchuria vemain for a Ger
| tain period under Japanese control ONLY
/ enough time is desired e-&S,c the armies ~
| Japan To evac1ate the p~oviccc. and by IN
time this evacuation IS accogu9I'ssed IL IS ex-
-oc-sl chin, y,fW aSf4l,i shaff fhs.