Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-27
WILL BE FOR RUSSl4 TO DECIDE
orientaIs Not Approaching Ncsotla-
tions in Spirit of Defiance, But Sim.
ply With Desire. to Secure Lasting
Peace in Far East-czar Must Pay
Cost OF War.
tBy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Whethe.
it is 10 be peace in The Far East or
continuance of the war will be prac-
tically, decided u! the first business
meeting Of the Washington confer
ence, which will convene at the navy
yard, Portsmouth, N. H., about August
5th.
Baron komura will on that occasion
communicate to NJ White, the sense
of Japan's peace terms for further
negotiations. II Is declared that this
Will net be dono in spirit of defiance!
Indeed, there are many evidences in
the. possession of the neutral govern
ments that Japan IS coming to The
war conference, net imbucd with d.
sire to humilate Russia, but only Ia
exact terms which will insure a lasting
peace in the Far East, and which will,
In measure compensate Japan for
the financial losses in the present cen
hct.
Must Pay Cost of War.
II is known that Japan will demand
indemnity that will approximately COW
er the cost CT the war to date. This
WIS communicated to Russia early
i'll the preliminary negotiations The
amount is still secret, but ii is based
upon the most careful estimates of the
costs of the war and will be accom-.
panied by more Or less detailed state
ment, showing the method by which
the final figures were computed.
1t will not fall far short of one bill
lion dollars, according to advicrs
reaching here from we'll informed
sources. Besides the indemnity, il is
believed, Japan's other essentials to
the continuance of the negotiations
are the ccssion To Japan of Sakhalicn,
of the liao Tung peninsula and az
the railway as far as Hardin; the rec
ognition CT Japan's predomnating in
flnencc in Korea and the return of
Manchuria 10 China
These Regarded as Essentials.
If the Russian Observation-Disclosures arc
prepared TO accept these essentials,
the officials here are confident that the
basis will be laid for negotiations sure
TO lead to the signing of the treaty or
Washington, bringing peace in the Far
East.
AS for the subjects remaining to be
discussed tedious question, and one
on which Russia will be disposed to
negotiate with the greatest caution, l.,
the program for the rcstoration Of
Manchuria to Chinese control BE.
cause of the confusion and general
disorder likely to ensue III the prov
ince after the withdrawal of tile for
eign armies. Japan believes that n Ger.
tain time will be required In which 10
restore public order and the establish
ment of a regular system of Chinese
police administration. During this
peT.cd japan will insist that SIG re-
main in control of administration Of
The province at the same time giving n
definite pledge finally to evacuate IL,
soon as China shall be In n position
to take up the reins of government
there and maintain order
As to informed Ships.
A second subject for the plenipo-
tentiarlcs to settle will be the surrcr.
der Of all the Russian ships now In
termed in neutral ports.
Europe believes Japan will demand
the naturalization of Vladivostok. The
Washington government does not
share ia this belief. Indeed, In official
circles here tho statement is made
without hesitation that such demand
would not be moderate" or reason
able" and it is known that Russia
will not permit the subject Sof Vladi
vostol6 to come before the conference.
Rather than submit to Japans dicta-
ton on this point, Russia has let it he
known that she would certainly con.
tinpe the war.
Little progress has been mada IN
the direction of an armistice. Japan
has in the most determined manner
Indicated Its unwillingness to consent
to an armistice until her pIenipoten