The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-27
JAPAN WILL ASK
BILLION DOLLARS
Her Peace Terms Are Unofficially
Outlined.
WON'T HUMILIATE RUSSIA
THIS, DIPLOMATS SAY, is NOT
JAPAN'S PURPOSE.

Washington. July 26-Whetner there IS
TO be peace In the tar east or a continu-
ance of the war will be practically de-
cided at the first business meeting OF the
Washington conference which will con-
vene at the navy yard. Portsmouth. n
H, about Aug. 3. Baron Komura will
on that occasion communicate to NJ
Witte the essentials of Ja3ans peace
terms for further negotiations.
This, il is declared, will not be done
in spirit of of defiance. Indeed. there are
many evidences in the possession of the
neutral governments that Japan is coming
10 the Washington conference. not i'm
buec with desire to humfliate Russia
put only 20 exact terms which will insure
a lasting peace in the far east and which
Will IN a measure compensate Japan for
the financial losses in the present con-
Throughout the preliminary negotia-
uo@lS. however, Japan has made it clear
at Washington that she wished TO avoid
unnecessary tedious negotiations
We are not going to the conference to
write into the law Of nations new chap
ter. said a high Japanese official re-
Gently For this reason the Japanese
plenipotentiary will adopt the programme
OF az once laying on the conference table
those terms. the acceptance Of which
without modification they are instructed
10 insist upon as basis for further negO-
uatiOns.
Scope of Japan's Demands.
Offlcial statement Of her terms. Japan
has not kept from several friendly gov
ernments the character of these terms.
Offcla1 Washington has been enabled to
form within certain limits a general idea
of their character
It is known that Japan will demand an
indemnity that will APPROXIMATELY cover
the cost of the war to date This was
communicated 70 Russia early in the pre-
urinary negotiations. The amount is
still secret but IT is based upon the
most careful estimates of the cost of the
war and will be accompanied by "A more
oetalled statement showing the method
by which the actual figures were com
puted- 1t will not fall far short of 81
efJ,V0ttN1- according to adViceS reaching
here from well-infOrmed sources. Beside
the indemnity, 1t is believed, Japan's
other essentials of the continuance of the
negotiations are the ceSsiOn to Japan of
Saghalin, and the transfer Of Russia
lease of the LiaOtung peninsula and OF
the railway as far as Hardin, the recog-
milton Of Japanese predominating influ-
eRce in Korea and the return of Manchu-
ria 10 China
If the Russian Observation-Disclosures are pre-
pared TO accept these essentials the of
hcials here are confident that the basis
VIII be laid for negotiations sure to lead
to the signing of the Treaty Of Wash
ington. bringing peace in the far east.
Restoration of Manchuria.
AS for the subjects remaining to be
discussed. a tedious one il is believed
and one on which Russia Will be disposed
to negotiate with the greatest caution
is the programme for the restoration of
Manchuria 10 Chinese control Because
of the confusion and the general disorder
likely to ensue in the province on the
withdrawal Of the foreign armies. Japan
believes that certain time viii be re
CURED in. which to restore public order
and the eSta blishment of a regular SyS-
tenn Of Chinese police administra ton Du-
ring this period japan viii insist that
she remain IN control OF the adminiStra
ton of the province. at the same time
giving a definite pledge finally to eVacu-
ate. as soon as China shall be in a DO
SitiOn to take w. the reinS of the gov
believed the policy to he suggested by
japan in this matter viii not be unlike
that OF the Washington government in
reference to Cuba, troops being withdrawn
from the island as soon as a. stable
government was in control of the situa-
ton.
a second subject for the pIenipoten-
tiarieS to settle will be the surrender
of all the Russian ships now interned
in neutral ports. Some of these are in
form one of the essentials while others
claim ground for believing that Russia.
may induce japan to take these in part
payment of the indemnity
May Involve VIadivostok.
naturalization Of VladivOstOk. The Wash
ingtOn government does not share in this
belief Indeed in official circles here
the statement is made without hesitation
crate or reasonable and il is known
that Russia viii not permit the subject
OF V IadivostOk to come before the confer
ence- Rather than submit to Janan' s
dictation on this point Russia has let
it be known that she would certainly
continue the war.
L.ittle progress has been made in the
direction of an armistice. London has