Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-17
HISTORIC
MEETING
THE DOVE OF PEACE ONCE
MORE HOVERS OVER
JAP AND RUSS.
PROGRESS MADE IN DlsPooiNG
OF JAPAN'S DEMANDS
REPORTED.
DISCUSSION is NOW GOING ON IN
EARNEST; JAPAN'S CON-
CESSloN.

Saturdays history-making events
lead to the inevitable conclusion that
there will be peace between Japan and
Russia. After four hours considera-
ton of the Russian counter-proposition
-four hours which some historian
may Justly say solved the problem
which the far east face3-Japan re-
coded from her position TO the extent
Of consenting to discuss with the Rus
sian ENJOYS the conditions under
which she will negotiate for peace.
Japan thus avows herself open To
reason. Sato declared that it was not
Japan's desire to dictate terms. The
Japanese ENJOYS made good the word
by agreeing TO NEE: their Russian con-
freres in full and frank discussion of
the terms of the japanese note of last
Thursday
II will not be an early peace. NJ.
Witte said that there are twelve points
upon which the ENJOYS are divided,
and that two days will be required to
adequately discuss each OF these
points. There will be other matters
to discuss-the ENJOYS must move
slowly. consulting their governments
frequently-so that it is altogether
likely that the conference will drag on
for another month before the treaty
is ready for the exchange Of sigma
lures.
In the meantime, however, the war
dogs in the far east will be held in
leash. President Roosevelt did not
succeed in securing the armistice that
he labored for, he has succeeded in
bringing about an understanding be.
tween the two nations whereby no fur
Their move will be made in Manchuria
until either peace be declared or the
negotiations are broken off. This. II
will be understood, applies only 10 the
two great armies, another battle be-
tween which. il is feared, would
eclipse all the horrors OF war that the
campaign from the Yalu to Mukden
has already chroncled.
One of the points that must be con-
sidered in the record of Saturdays
momentous news is the generous ac-
tion of Japan in leaving to the Rus
slams the glory of telling of their diplo-
matte victory.
Unofficially Mr.. Korostovetz stated:
The conference did not get any fur.
Their than the first clause today, and
that was still under discussion when
an adjournment was taken"
Absolute secrecy is being preserved
as TO the nature Of the twelve points
that NJ. White says will have to he
disposed of by the conference. That
which was taken up To-Day, however, is
believed TO have mad reference 10 the
evacuation of Manchuria, as ii will be
the policy of the conference to dispose
of less important questions before the
disposition of Saghalien is taken up
and the question of indemnity is taken
up.
The indemnity will be taken up last,
and IL will he upon this that the hard
est fight will be waged. Had the ses-
sion ended in a disagreement, it was
feared for nine long hours that IL
would. the end of the effort to restore
peace would have been reached and
tomorrow would have witnessed two
armies in ManchGria on the move.
This official announcement was
made Monday noon:
I'm the morning sitting of the 14th
Of August article first was disposed of
and the plenipotentiaries proceeded
with the discussion of article two.
Article one was the demand by Jap
an that Russia recognize her FREEDOM
mating influence in Korea.
Article ? relates to the Russian
evacuation OF Manchuria.
Article 1 as agreed to was not in
the language submitted by the Japan
csc. 1t had been modified, but to what
extent cannot be definitely stated. NJ.
Witte had insisted that Jap3n's pur-
nose was To make a dpupudoucV pf
Korea and he wanted the language OF
the article to conform TO Japan's real
intentions. NJ. Witte was prepared
from the beginning to accept the ar
ticle. his only objection being as TO
the form. He wanted the language at
least to show that Japan intended TO
establish a protectorate over Korea
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