The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-07-28
RUSSIANS WILL HAVE TO PAY
MUCH PROBABILITY, HOWEVER,
OF TREATY or PEACE.
Japan's Army Costs Her a Million
Dollars a Day and An Indemnity
VIII Be Demanded.

VIII Be Demanded.
New York, July 25.-That Japan
viii demand an indemnity Of Russia
in the negotiations for peace and that
the war viii be declared at an end
at the conclusion Of the negotiations
at Portsmouth, y. H, next month, is
the belief Of Baron Komura, head OF
the japanese peace delegation, who
arrived here today, as voiced by Amir
SatO, who is the official spokesman
for the Baron on this mission
Sir. SatO tonight said:
I am confident that peace will be
successfully negotiated by the ap-
pointed delegations. The japanese
viii be guided by moderation and no
excessive demands will be made but
the sentiment in japan nd Russia is
for peace, and in the interest OF hu-
manity and prOpriety there must be
peace.
They Want Indemnity.
The cost to japan has been very
: great On both sides the loss in men
has been $4,000, Russia losing &c.
600 Of these The war is costing
Japan one million dollars day. and
there is a feeling that there ought to
be an indemnify"
Asked as to the probability Of an
armistice, Mr.. SatO said that prOba bly,
would be among the first questions the
plenipOtentiaTies would consider.
Basing the form Of the negotiations
on previous treaty negotiations Jap
an viii make the demands for Ras-
sia's consideration, he said.
The peace terms, while held inyiO-
late by those who knew their te &,
were formulated by the emperor OF
japan and his council. Mr. SatO was
asked II in the flush OF victory the
japanese people would nOs Seel en-
titled to more than any treaty would
allow, and Mr. SatO said:
The japanese are not so gentle
as to abide by any decision we may
make. but they pay great respect TO
the Offices Of President Roosevelt and
his acts have done a great deal TO
emphasize the need for peace"
He Prefers English
Mr.. Sato here said the japanese
would prefer to have the negotiations
in the English language as neither
Baron KomuFa nor himself speaks
English The matter, however, would
be settled after President Roosevelt
had met the two representatives As
to the attitude Of the japanese mem
bers toward the Russian delegates,
Mr.. SatO said:
ROsen- The announcement Of NJ
Whites appointment TO the peace
party was more welcome to US than
that Of any OtheTpersOn could have
been. We recognize him as a great
statesman"
OF the future Of China he said:
IF the governments could work in
harmony with the district or prOvin-
eiaI governments China would be-
come a great power, but at present
that seems to be impossible"
JaPan's attitude toward China was
most friendly, said Mr.. SatO, and
while maintaining no moral Monroe
doctrine over the empire she felt that
1t was more or less under Japan's
protection. This protection, by the
way Of illustration he said, was mot
so strong over China as that OF the
United States over South America"
Mr.. Sato emphasized the announce
ment made frequently before that
japan does not seek territorial ag-
grandizement and on this point the
speaker said:
Want the Open Door.
I'VE want in Manchuria equal Op-
pOrtunity or what Mr.. Hay called the
open door
In response to further questions
Mr.. SatO said Japan is over populated
and that in the opening Of Manchuria
and Korea an attractive field for i'm
migration would be nearer home than
offered in Hawaii or America MI
SatO said that while a desire for peace
was the sentiment Of japan, it was
not a desire for peace at any price
Japan is in very prosperous con-
ditfon at present. he said, and the
war taxes do not fall heavily upon
the people yet There has been sub
sc-ibed S25O, 900. 600 to = new internal
town and our property is further in
dicated in the success Of our foreign
loans"
As to Japan's attitude toward
America, Mr. SatO laughingly asked:
You mean the yellow peril p
Friendly to America.
Then he become more enthusiastic
in his conversation than uPOn any gre
vious topic. He said We are almost
bOyish in our enthusiasm and friend
ship for America While We are
friendly with China as Orientais our
greatest friends are America and Eng
land. Why, the first monument ever
erected to any foreigner in japan was
that to Commodore Perry, and the
policy and conduct Of the American
people for the last fifty years has
been one Of help to US
The question was put TO Mr.. SatO
as 10 the possibility Of a conflict with
the United States in the future, as
suggested by some OF the American
press at the outbreak Of the war and
SatO asked what could bring about
such a conflict
Baron KOmura and his party ar
rived early tOdy from Chicago and
proceeded at once 10 the Waldorf
Astoria where they viii be Quartered
until his departure for Portsmouth