Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-17
RUSSIA HAS HEARD.
FROM JAPANESE
Basis For Peace Negotiations Pre-
sented by Baron Komura.
NAUGHT ANGELIC ABOUT THEM
They Are Simply Cold. Stern Propositions
Believed by Japan to Be War
ranted by Her Successes
on Land and Sea.

Deiiofeu ny oapan 20 be war
ranted by Her Successes
on Land and Sea.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 12.-Rus-
sia's reply to Japan's demands has
been presented by NJ WItre. 1t states
that reimbursements for cost of the
war and cession of territory are in
compatible with honor, but assents to
other terms.
Would modify fishery and warship
demands.
Willing to concede Port Arthur, Dali
ny, Chinese Eastern railroad, the evac-
uation of Manchuria and control of
Korea without change.
Komura will reply.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 11.-Russia
has heard from Japan in uRequivocai
terms.
Reimbursement for the expenses
sustained in the prosecution of the
wa @nd the cessiOn of the island
of SakhaIin constitute the main fea-
lures of the peace conditions hand
ed by Baron KOmura to MIR. Witte'
The word sindemnity" was careful
ly avoided, the term employed being
reimbursement" for the cost of the
war.
No sum is fixed. the amount being
distinctly adjourned for mutual ad-
justment between the two countries
after the Japanese expenditure has been
a~scertained. These are the two all
important conditions, and those which
the Russian plenipotentiaries find alb
solutely unacceptable. Unacceptable as
they are, however, it al be stated that
these two principal conditions did not
come as a surprise to the Russian
plenipotentiaries. The friendly fashion
in which Baron Komura explained the
conditions before handing them to Mr.
White, and the avoidance of the use o.
the word Indemnity" in the presenta'
ton of Japan's bill for the cost of thu
war without fixing a sum, leaves the
way open for negotiations, and consti-
tutes the main hope that a final agree
ment is possible. Certainly the dan
ger of a sudden rupture, no matter
what the ultimate result may be, is pre-
cluded. The other terms are substan-
TALLY what the world expected, ant
with one or perhaps two exceptions
could hardly be entertained as bases o.
negotiations. They include the follow
ing:
The cession of the Russian leases
to the Lilac Tung peninsula com
prising Port Arthur and Dalny.
The evacuation Of the entire prov.
ince of Manchuria.
The recession to China of any
province and h recognition BY
Russia of the principle of ths
"Open door,
The cession to Japan of the Chi.
nese eastern railroad below Hardin
the main line through northern
Manchuria to y1adivostok to remair
Russian property.
Ii recognition of the japanese
E~rotectcrate over Korea.
The grant of fishing rights to ia
pan in the waters of the Siberian
Iittoral northward from vIadivO'
stok to the Behring sea.
The REIMBURSEMENT to Japan o
the Russian warships informed IL
eutra ports.
Finally, a Limitation upon the ma
val strength of Russia in far east
ern waters.
AS a whole the terms are regarded
as exceedingly hard by the Russians
In addition to the two principal con
ditions which can not be accepted
under Mr.. Whites instructions, thos'
relating to the limiting OF Russian
naval power in the far east and tn
granting of fishing rights upon tn
Russian littoral are c%onsideret
particularly offensive to the amotl
propre Of their country, and of sucl
a humiliating character as to be in
admissible. The Japanese, on tn,
contrary, as Baron Komura an
nounced at the conference, conside
them moderate, %contending that the,
only represent a fair compensation
for the expenses of the war and TIN
victories they have achieved on LAM
and sea, their sole purpose being Il
attain the objects for which the,
have fought, the spoils claimed beinI
only such as they are legitimatel,
entitled to as the result Of their arm,
and navy successes. The Russian
plenipotentiaries, as soon as th,
Japanese terms were in their hands
called in the five expert delegate
attached to the mission and spen
the whole afternoon in the considera
ton of the terms.
The conference adjourned until Mon
day, and in the meantime M. Witt
will prepare his reply.
M H