The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-25

to leave August 81; that he never
thought there WOULD be a happy issue
OF the conference, and that he did
not understand why the Japanese
wished to continue the discussion after
the delivery of the Russian note last
Saturday, rejecting the two most i'm
portant clauses of the erlns
prospects OF peace are distinctly
brighter nov, The plen%ipotentiaries
ara laaorinS With IL seriousness and
earnestness which leave not the slight
est doubt that both are anxious to con-
cludA a treaty. Though the main points
remain To be contested and the pleli-
rotentiaricS OF each side speak as
though the conference would go TO
pieces unless the other side gave way
the spirit OF compromise is in the air.
When Ire returned To the hotel last
niSht NJ. Mite, who MAS tired out with
his hard days work. said:
Il aIn doing al! | can d" for peace.
OF tn" eight articles we have already
considered have yielded seven. No
other statesman in Russia would have
dared to do 50 much. and | have done
what | have done upon my own respon
si5i!ity."
From am authoritative source it is
li'N loSSiplt " ioIttiSl Nltii i iili
degree of accuracy that the crisis will
con'e ON next Monday. Articles I and
s, dealing With the fate of the Chinese
Eastern railroad, having been disposed
OF. there remains, in addition TO the
ceSsion of Sakhulin, which was passed
over, the question of Indemnity. which
comes up today as article 9; the limi-
tation of RuSSin's sea- power in the far
east: the surrender OF the interned war
ships, and the grant TO Japan of fish
ing rights on the littoral north Of
Nladivostok.
To all except the latter, to which
Russia will agree. n negative answer
Will be returned. absolutely in the case
of indemnity and Salihalin. Perhaps
both the others may be modified and
accepted by NJ. Witte. in order to
strengthen his position In insisting upon
a concession from Japan regarding its
demands of an Indemnity and the ces-
sion of Sakha!in.
What Has Been Settled.
All questions relative to Korea and
M~anCnuria. except the ceSSion of the
Chinese Eastern railroad and the main
Siberian line running through northern
Manrirnria from the station Man
c!uria' III the Amur. via Hardin to
NladivoStok, are the settled five articles
already considered. SOM confusion
has arisen about these five articles, and
the following resume can be accepted
as absolutely accurate:
J.. Recognition of Japan's p~reponder-
ating influence in Korea, etc.
.. Mutual obligation To evacuate Man
churia; Russia to retrocede to China all
special privileges. etc.
3. Japanese obligation to restore the
sovereignty and administration of
China in Mamchuria.
a. Mutual obligations to respect the
territorial administrative integrity of
China and the principle Of the open
door
6. The surrender of the Russian leases
to the Lao Tung peninsula. including
Port Arthur palny and the Blonde and
Elliott islands.
The Remaining Articles.
The remaining seven articles mot CIV
en- in numerical ordeI) are:
The cession of Sakhalin; reimburse
meut for the cos, of the wai: tie ces-
sion to China of the Chinese Eastern
railroad: the article relating to that
portion of the main line of the Siberian
railroad running through northeastern
Manchuria. which includes provision
for policing the road by China and not
by Russia. fishing rights on the 81
be.ian coast north of N~ladivostok to
the Rehrins sea: he article affecting
RuSsia's naval power in the far east
and that providing for the surrender of
the Russian Warships interned in far
eastern waters.
To all OF these Russia has more or
less objection. Besides indemnity and
Sakhalin, NJ. Witte will S~trenuouSly
oppose the surrender of the interned
warships. the Imitation uDon Etussia's
naval power and the ceSsiOn of the Chi.
rese Eastern railroad to China.
The article relating 10 the Chinese
Eastern railroad is No. /. and came VI
1t the session this morning. The Rus,
ans are prepared With documentary
evidence TO show that the railroad is a
private corporation. owned by tbs
Russo-Chiaesc AMI MIR. Pokotiloff
one of the Russian ~deiegates, was man,
lger of the bank in st. Petersburg unit
a few months ago. when he was sent tC
Pekin as minister.
Mr.. Berger, the attorney of the bank
is also here. and the fight upon this ar
ticle is sure to prove extremely inter
asting and possibly prolonged. az Rus
STA will contest the Japanese contention
that the Russian government is the rea
owner of the railroad and that it wa
built for purely strategic purposes.
laps Firm as to Sakhalin.
The discussion on Sakhalin went fal
enough 70 demonstrate the determined
opposition OF Russia. and there had no
been the slightest sign of yielding whel
the agreement was made to reserve ;
decision on the article until later. Com
petent Japanese, however. insist tina
Japan will never abandon this point
They declare, however. that Baron 10
mura and Takahira will go to the ex
treme limit TO secure the basis of tn
treaty of Washington" They do no
pretend to say that they are assured
the treaty will be signed. They do no
even say that they are hopeful. Thei
positions may be thus unofficial.
stated:
japanese plenipotentiaries will con
tinue the negotiations as far as posi-
BILE without yielding on those point
which Japan has decided are essentia
demands. If after this earnest e:for
It is impossible to reach an agreelnen
with NJ. Witte and Baron ROsen, japan
Will announce that further negotiation
are useless and her pl~enipotentiarie
will regretfully take leave of the presi
dent and the japanese government vii
Immediately turn her attention to tn
campaign in Manchuria. 1t has bee!
made plain by Japan that both side
can conduct the negotiations with
frecr hand ard make concessions O.
certain points with less danger Of EN-