The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-02
WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA
And JAPAN AT AN END.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS REACH A
SUCCESSFUL CLIMAX JAPAN
HAS PROVEN A GENEROUS
VICTOR, AND FOREGOES IN
IDENTITY FOR THE RESULT OF
PEACEA THE TERMS.

Portsmouth, n. H., Aug. 9.-Peace
between Russia and Japan was practic-
ally concluded at this mornings session
Of the peace conference. In the final
struggle the Russians achieved the vic
tory.
For the sake of peace the Japanese,
with a spirit worthy Of their heroic
achievements in this war, met the ulti-
matum of the car and abandoned their
demands, not only for reimbursement
for the war, but for the re-purchase of
the northern half of Sakhalin, Russia
at the same time agreeing to the divi-
sion of the island.
The japanese also withdrew articles
10 and Ii of the peace conditions orlgi-
nally proposed and the demand for the
surrender of the interned warships and
power in the far East.
japan agreed that only that portion
Of the Chinese Eastern railroad south
east of Chantfu, the island occupied by
Oyama, should be ceded to Japan. Both
sides, once the deadlock was broken,
wanted "just and lasting peace, and
in that spirit it was decided to practic-
ally neutralize Sakhalin, each country
binding itself not to fortify it's half of
the island, and Japan assuming an OBJ
legation not to fortify the La Perouse
strait between Sakhalin and Hokkaido,
which would bar Russia's commercial
route to the Pacific.
The plenipotentiaries went further.
They decided to add new clause in the
nature of broad provision for mutual
commercial privileges by which each
country will secure for the other the
benefit of the "most favored nation"
clause" and the "open door,.
The new treaty, therefore, will be a
wonderfully friendly document Of char
acter, almost to raise the suspicion that
the two countries have not negotiated
peace, but have ratified the basis of a
future alliance. There is, however, no
evidence, as rumored, that secret clau-
ses are to be appended to the present
treaty.
The two plenipotentiarie have re-
spectively proposed to their emperors
the conclusion Of an immediate armis
tice.
JAPAN ACHIEVED MUCH.
New York, August 29.-That Japan
had achieved all it fought for; that
It's victory it was now entitled
to sit at the table of nations; that it
had firmly established the nationality of
Japan and re-estabhshed it's former
position in the Far East, all of which
was far more important than mere
money or indemnity, was the opinion OF
Baron Kaneko, the Mikado's financial
agent in this country expressed tonight
after he had received dispatches from
confirming the published
reports of peace.
Naturally" said he, 81 am quite
pleased. Japan has achieved much.
True, we received no indemnity, but,
compared with what we have gained,
the money matter becomes of secondary
"Were you surprised at the fact that
Japan had withdrawn the indemnity
demand ?' he was asked.
The Baron waved his hand deprecat-
ingly and shook his head.
"The fact is" he resumed, "the
peace of the world is dear to Japan.
She has achieved so much that | was
not surprised that our ENJOYS waived
the mere question of money when it
stood between peace and war.
s'We fought for the national existence
of Japan. We have secured it. Our
position in Sakhaiin, lost years ago
diplomacy, has been reestab-
lished again at 80 degrees, north lati-
tude. its former boundary. We are
again possessed of the fisheries through
to the Behring Sea. We have Port
Arthur again, rightfully ours. We have
the railways.
e'We have shown the world that the
pagan treatment of prisoners is as hu-
name as that accorded them by Chris
tian nations; we have shown that Japan
is entitled to be regarded as one of the
powers to a seat at the table in the
councils OF nations. All this is of
greater Importance to us than indem=
nifty. Money could not buy US any one
of these. Why, therefore, should we
permit money to stand in the way? We
have not, nor did l think our ENJOYS
would.
"There may be some disappointment
at home, but / am sure that with the
Spartan forbearance that has always
characterized our people we shall look
at it Alright. japan is able to pay for
the war, and regard her purchase,
though dearly bought, perhaps, as the
most important event in our history.
1t means advancement to us in many
wavs. This advances Japan to a higher
position than it has occupied before,
and it is our intention TO advance still
higher"
CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE
GREATWAR BETWEEN JAPAN
FSE AND RUSSIAN EMPIRES.