The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-17
Two More Articles of the
Twelve Go.
NOW FOR THE CONFLICT
Russia Has More or Less Objections
to All the Other Demands, but the
Death Struggle Will Come on
indemnify and Cession Of
Sakhalin.
(By the Associated Press. }


Portsmouth, N. H.. Aug. 15.-The
crisis nthe peace negotiations upon
which the eyes of the world are fast
ened is approaching rapidly, and the
end of this week or the first of newt
at the latest should witness the dead
lock and the end, if the conference is
to go to pieces.
Two more of the twelve articles,
numbers and were disposed of to-
day. Article consists of mutual
pledges to observe the integrity of
China and the policy of the open
door for the commerce of all ma
tions, and article covers the sur
render of the Russian leases to the
Lao Tung peninsula, Portsmouth,
Dalny and the Blonde and Elliott
gave ready assent and the official
statement of the adoption of that ar
ticle took care to state that it was
agreed to unanimously"
Article five, the consideration Of
which was postponed until later, pro-
vldeS for the ceSSiOn of the Island of
Sakhalin. Discussion appearing USE
less at this stage OH account of the
firm negative given i'm the Russian re-
the Japanese to defer its discussion,
thus revealing the Japanese intention
OF pOstpOning to the end the life and
death struggle. This is the usual pro-
cedure followed in diplomatic negotia-
lions, shabling the negotiators to come
to an accord upon all possible points
before tackling the crucial issues, and
the fact that the Russians acquiesced
in the proposition shows that they too,
"a I,
japanese that the world should not
accuse them of beino responsible for
preclpitating the break, il break there
Is to be, and wrecking the conference
rms in itself is a hopeful sign. Be-
sides, by poStponing the burning cues
tons to the end the psychological mo-
ment for bargain and compromise ar
r1ves. Then hurriedly the last trump
cards are played and the game is done.
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And there is growing hope of COM
promise. To the closest observers the
final solution begins to crystalize quite
naturally-the Russians yielding the
cession of Sakhlin, Japan foregoing
the cost of the war; but taking COM
pensation in the money to be refunde, L
to Japan by China on account of tn >
transfer to her of the Chinese Eastern
Railroad which Russia contends be-
longs to a private corporation and
therefore uncomfortable by Japan the
Russian government property in Port
Arthur and Dalny remuneration for
the maintenance of 5000 Russian
prisoners in Japan. According to the
Russian view Japan has already secur-
ed all and more than she dreamed of
claiming before the war. To insist
upon a foe who has million memo
upon foe who has still half million
men confronting her in the field foot
ing the bill for the cost of war as the
price of peace would, the Russians
say. change the character of the mill
tary struggle henceforth from one for
certain principles to one for the eX-
action of blood money"
The Questions Settled.
All questions relating to Korea and
Manchuria except the cession of the
Chinese Eastern Railway and the
main Siberian line running through
northern Manchuria, from the station
"Manchuria," on the Amur via Har-
bin to Vladivostock, are settled in the
five articles already adopted. Some
confusion has arisen about those ar
ticles and the following resume can
be accepted as absolutely accurate:
Recognition of JaDan's "preDOn-
derating influence i'm Korea etc.
2. Mutual obligation to evacuatc
Manchuria. Russia to retrocede to Chi
ma all special privileges.
3.Japanese obligation to restore the
sovereignty and administration of Chi
ma I'm Manchuria.
A. Mutual obligations to respect the
territorial and administrative integri-
ty of China and the principle OF the
''Opcn door,"
5. The surrender of the Russian
leases to the Liao Tung peninsula, in
Guiding Port Arthur. Dalny. Blonde
Elliott Islands.
The remaining seven articles (not
given in numerical Order) are:
The cession of Sakhlin, reimburse
rnent for the cost of the war: the ces-
sion to China of the Chinese Eastern
Railroad; the article relating to that
portion of the main line of the SiDe-
rian railroad running through north
ern Manchuria, which includes provis-
ion for policing of the road by Chit
na and not by Russia; fishing rights
on the Siberian coast notrh of Vladl-
vostock to the Behring Sea, the arti-
Gle affecting Russia's naval power in
the Far East and that providing for
tho surrender of the Russian war
ships informed i'm Far Eastern waters.
to all of these Russia has more or
less objection.
Besides indemnity and Sakhalin.
Mr. White will strenuously oppose the
surrender of the informed warshipS,
the limitation upon Russia's naval
power and the ceSSion of the Chinere
ea~tern railroad to China. The article
relating to the Chinese Eastern Rail
wy Is number Z and comes up at the
session tomorrow morning. The Rus
slams are, prepared with documentary
evidence. if the article is not passed