The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-17
DISPOSED 0F ARTICLE ONE
Peace Conference Succeeds in Agree
ing on the Status of Korea at
Monday Mornings Meeting.
PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS IS SLOW.
The ENJOYS Take up the Second Article of
the Peace Terms at the Afternoon Sit
ting, which VIII Probably be the Evac-
uation OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at Ports
mouth IL Now Ideal.

Portsmouth. n. H.. Aug. 1.-THE
following official communication was
issued at 1880 o'clock ''ln the morn
ing sitting of August IA, article first
was disposed of and the plenipoten-
tiaries proceeded with the discussion
Of article two. The meeting adjourned
at o'clock to be resumed at 3 o'clock.
Article one as agreed to by the pleni-
potentiaries at the morning session
was not In the language submitted by
the Japanese. It had been modified to
nearer meet the wishes Of the Rus
sian plenipotentiaries but to what ex-
tent cannot be definitely stated. Mr.,
White had Insisted that Japan's pur-
pose was to make dependency OF
Korea and he wanted the language of
the article to conform to Japan's real
intentions. Mr.. Witte was prepared
from the beginning 10 accept the ar
ticle, his only objection icing as to
the form. He wanted the language at
least to show that Japan intended to
establish a protectorate over Korea
Portsmouth. N. H.. Aug, 14.-The
sitting of the peace conference was re-
sumed Monday morning under ideal
weather conditions. The excessive
heat wave which has almost driven
the foreigners to distraction during the
first days of the conference, was broken
by Sundays storm and after a good
nights rest the plenipOtentiaries and
the members Of their encourage APP
peared Monday morning bright and
cheerful The change in the weather
affected their tempers and rs they
looked out across the ripping bay,
dotted with green islands. and shin
ming white yachts, the usual excla-
nation was how charming"
The conference began at 80 and the
discussion being resumed on PROPOSE
tions relating to the status of Korea,
Mr.. White continuing to urge that the
language of the clause should en-
plcitely show what he contended was
the true Japanese intention regarding
the Hermit kingdom. namely TO make
of it province of Japan.
II will be several days at the present
rate of progress before either the cru
cial points of difference is reached
The exact order Of the conditions is
not yet known but it is practically GER
tain that the demand for the reim-
bursements of The expenses of the war
precedes that for the cession of SAX
hahn.
Relentless method is behind the Jap
anese system in the peace negotiations
as in their military and naval oper-
atoms. When they formulated
their conditions of peace the origin Of
the whole struggle between Russia
and Japan was kept steadily in view.
Korea which was the real bone of con-
tention, Korea first the subject of an
areement in 1896, Korea which formed
the basis of the request for the nego-
tiations preceding the war comes first.
SecOEd, 1t is safe to say Is the evacu-
alton Of Manchuria, the continued oc.
cupation by which Russia, Japan
claimed, threatened the Independence
OF Korea and the safety Of Japan. In
support of this claim she took a leaf
ont of the book Of arguments used by
Russia in 1895 when she was compelled
by Russia supported by France and
Germany, TO abandon the Liaotung
peninsula and Shimonosekl treaty, OF
the very ground that the possession of
Port Arthur and Liaotung threatened
Korea's independence.
These are the two main objects de-
signed to protect the safety Of JAPAN"
for which Japan has fought. Then
might come logically Port Arthur and
the Liaotung leases. tosatisfy the de.
sire for revenge which the japanese ma
ton felt on account OF being despoiled,
as they claimed of the fri}. of their VIC
tory over China in 1895. The question
Of tire Chinese Eastern railroad might
como next And then before the "spoils
Of war" Japan's bill for the costs Of
the war"
The only reason why the cession Of
eakhalin might precede the bill for the