Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-24
The Peace Conference.

At last Thursdays session OF the
Portsmouth Convention the question OF
indemnity was discussed but no head
way whatever, made, and Article 10. re-
garding the interned war vessels was
also passed.
During the sessions of Friday the en-
voys agreed upon the last or 18th
Article, but again dead-locked on the
9th, adjourned until the 22nd, Tuesday.
At the end of their sittings, Friday.
the case stood about as follows:
One-Russias recognition OF Japans
.snreponderant influence" in Korea with
her right to preserve order in the civil
administration, give military and imam
cial advice to the emperor OF Korea,
Japan binding herself to observe the
territorial integrity Of Korea and ut Is
believed) the policy of the open door
Accepted.
Two-Mutual obligation to evacuate
Manchuria. Accepted.
Three Japanse obligations 10 restore
in Manchuria Chinese sovereignty anu
civil administration. Accepted
Four-Mutual obligation TO respect IN
tho fnture ssthe territorial integrity and
administrative entity" of China In Man-
chnr;a and to maintain the principle OF
eonsl onnortunity for the industry and
Commerce of all nations c'open door }.
Accepted .-,s of
Fiye-The cession of the island OF
| SakhaIin to Japan. Refused.
Sixth-The surrender to Japan OF the
| Russian leases of the Lao Tung PENN
sula. including Port Arthur, Dalny ana
the blonde and Elliott islands Accepted
Seven-The surrender to China by ar
ranpement with Japan of the brancn OF
the Chinese Eastern railroad running
sontb from Harbin to Port Arthur and
New Chwang, together with the retro,
cassion of ali the privileges obtalned
undar the concession of 1898. Accepted.
Eicht-The limitation of the Chinese
concession obtained by Mr.. Rothsteln
and Prince Uktomsky in 1896, unoer
| which the "cut of" through Northern
Manchuria was built to connect the
Trans-S Siberian and the Usurri railroads,
| so AZ to provide for the retention OF the
ownership and operation of the line by
the Chinese Eastern, but with provision
for the eventual substitution OF Chinese
imperial police for Russian railroad
| guards. Accepted. :.
Nine-Remuneration for the cost oil
: the war. Refused
Ten-The surrender OF the Russian
, varships interned in neutral far eastern
waters. Refused, as being against al
precedent. n..,
EIeyen-The limitation Of Russia
naval power on Pacific waters. kefuseo
II Tweive-The grant to the citizens Q
Japan of the right to fish in waters Q
. the Russian ittoral from ViaolVos1o'
. to Behring sea. Accepted.
The rupture seemed permanent; an y
. there was n gloomy time at the hotel II
: Portsmouth. that evening The dele
4 ostes ceased being sociable, and at
: their summers apart and in silence. Tn
Russians read their Cars proclamation
Q of that day promising the people som.
= Kind OF n say-so in the government. anc
seemed pleased with it. One OF tn
tJapanese delegation hurried to Presl
v dent Roosevelt at his residence on saga
Z more Hill, which overlooks Oyster Bay
Long Island, and told him all about II
the President Immediately sent WORD 2
the Russian delegation that he woul
like to see them or one of them. Specla
trains and boats were arranged Tor an
70 Baron Rosei,, one of the Russian dele
d CATION went to the President. and had
; talk with him, Saturday, returning .
: Portsmouth, that evening, and said {
y be in q better humor than when o
went. Both delegations sent word 7
their respective governments OF ID
70 failure of the Convention, and its pre-
Ie spective rupture; and it looked ike
a s'staud Pat" affair, the press OF bot
:, countries approving Of the stand take
by their delegations; but the Brltls
J. government began comforting with 10
G. Japanese, and the French and Germa
% with the Russian, and the difference
we're not yet considered irreconcliabit
Before Tuesday came around tn
d meeting for that day had been pos
|, poned until Wednesday, the reaso
given being that the Russian delegatio
!. had not yet received their Cars hns
u answer to the Jap propositions. Ii came
8 Tuesday, was deciphered for the dele
gates, was said to be refusal, and ono
again the air was full Of "crucial me
: ments," while the "irreducible min
D mum" of the Japs was humping agains
the mon. posumue" or the Tsurcfurc; bu
President Roosevelt made propositio
to the delegates that may prevent th
D final rupture between the delegates ur
, til next week, and bring about peace
It was that the Japs who are now |
. nossession of the island Of Sakhalin
Q give it or part of it back to the Rus
slams for a sum that would be equiva
a | lent to a war indemnity. The same ide
has occurred to many others, and woul
;, enable Russia to "save her face" as tn
d Chinese say, and at the same agree to
2 peace, which she is in greater need
r than is Japan.