The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-08-17
PROGRESS MADE
N PEACE TREATY
Three Articles ofthe Jap.
anese Terms Are Accepted
by the Russians.
MAKING GOOD RoGREss
Details Are Not Provided Regarding
What Terms Were First Taken
Up-lndsmnity to Be Dis
posed Of Early.

Portsmouth, N. H, Aug. 16.-The
articles officially designated In the
communications authorized to be CIV
en- to the press which were disposed OF
yesterday We're III substance as fol-
lows:
/. Russia's recognition of Japan's
preponderating influence and special
position in Korea, which Russia hence
forth agrees is outside Of her sphere OF
influence, binding herself to recognize
the suzerainty Of the reigning family,
but with the right to give advice and
assistance to improve the civil adj
ministration of the empire.
2. Mutual obligation to evacuate
Manchuria, each to surrender all spec
cial privileges in that province. Mu-
tual obligation to respect the "territor-
ial integrity Of China and to main
tain the principle of equal opportunity
for the commerce and industry of all
nations in that province. (Open door.)
3. The cession to China of the Chi
nese Eastern railroad from Habin
southwark.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 16.-Al-
though very rapid progress was made
with the peace negotiations yesterday,
three Of the twelve articles which con-
stitute h Japanese conditions of peace
having been agreed to by M. Witte and
Saron Rosen on behalf of Russia,
neither of the two articles to which M.
WHITE in his reply returned an absolute
negative was reached. The crisis
therefore is still to come. 1t may be
reached tomorrow, as the cession Of
Sakhalin comes fifth in the list.
There never was any question about
the acceptance OF the part Of M. Witte
Of the articles agreed to yesterday, the
first two covering in emphatic form
ehe contentious Of Japan in the diplo-
matte struggle which preceded hostili-
ties. The third is a natural conse-
quence of the result of the war. The
Cession Of the railroad, the building Of
Which cost Russia an immense sum,
estimated by some at between 100000
600 and 5000, 900 900, is to China. Japan
and China, therefore, will orange be-
tween themselves the method by which
the former is to be renumerated, and
through this financial operation Japan
might AVE a very considerable por-
ton Of her claim for the expenses of
the war liquidated.
The railroad is ostensibly the prop
arty of the Russo-Chinese bank, al
though QUILT by government money ad-
Vanced through the bank, and since it's
completion operated, managed and po-
Iiced by the Russian government. Japan
cannot take the railroad herself. To
place herself in Russia's shoes regard
ing the railroad would be militarily to
control the destinies of three provinces
Of M%anchuria, which she has promised
to return to China. But Japan is en-
titled to reimbursement for the expense
to Which she has been put in restoring
the railroad below the present position
of General Linevitch's army, rebuilding
the bridges and narrowing the gauge.
If China could not find the money some
other power or powers might do so, and
the road would become hypothetical to
the powers which advanced the money,
as other Chinese roads are to those
who advanced the money for their con-
~struction.
1t was M. WHITE himself who organ
lied the Russo-Chinese bank in 1895,
and who has always been considered
the real organizer of the Chinese-East
ern company. Mr.. Berg, the attorney
of the Russo-Chinese bank, which owns
practically all, if not all. of the shares
of the road, is attached to the Russian
mission. .
Japs Concede Point as to Korea.
The discussion today related to the
status Of Korea, White continuing to
urge that the language of the clause
should explicitly show what he on
tended "a the true Japanese intention
regarding the kingdom, namely to
make of it a province of Japan. This
was article 1, and as agreed to by the
plenlpOtentiarieS at the morning Ses-
sion was not in the language submit
ted by the Japanese. 1t had been mod
flied to nearer meet the wishes of the
Russian plenipotentiaries, but to what
extent cannot be definitely stated.
Korea Comes First.
Relentless method is behind the Japa-
nese peace negotiations, also in their
military and naval operations. When
they formulated their conditions of
peace the origin of the whole struggle
between Russia and Japan was kept
steadily in view. Korea was the real
bone of contention. Korea, which was
the first subject of agreement in 1896,
Korea which formed the basis of the
request for negotiations preceding the
war, comes first. Second, it is safe to
say, is the evacuation of Manchuria,
continued occupation of which by Rus
sia, Japan claimed, threatened the III
dependence of Korea n the safety OF
Japan. In support of this claim she
took q leaf out Of the book of argu
ments used by Russia in 1895, when she
was compelled by Russia. supported by
France and Germany, 20 abandon the
Lao Tung peninsula and, Shimonesk
treaty on the very ground that posses
sion of Port Arthur and Lao Tung
threatened Korea's independence.