New-York tribune., 1907-07-30
NEW BOND IN FAR EAST
PTSSO JAPANESE TERMS.
Rights and Territory Guaranteed
Duration Of treaties.

St Petersburg, July 29.-The signing yester-
5ov at the Foreign Office here Of the treaties of
commerce. navigation and fishery between Rus
efa and Japan viii be followed soon by the pub
,;catloa ~ = political agreement wiping out the
,es- traces Of the contentious and hostilities
e-fsj-g from the war The Foreign Once to-
5s,- admitted that a general political agreement
between -hc two states was in course of prep-
sratiOn. that the negotiations to this end were
almost concluded, and that the signatures would
h- affixed 10 this document within a few days
This agreement IS conceived along the same
General lines as The recent convention between
F,-ance and Japan. Under its terms Russia
and Japan viii mutually guarantee their rights
and territory. The negotiations looking TO this
understanding have been conducted secretly at
the request OF Japan, but il was learned To-
dav that Russia's desire to settle pending cues
tions il the Far East and open a new policy
Of peaceful colonization and development in
the Russian provinces bordering on the Pacific
was met il . spirit Of moderation and concilia-
ton the part - Japan, which enabled sat
isfactOry progress to be made and assured a
successful outcome.
The relations between Russia and Japan are
on such q satisfactory basis that the recent oc-
curreules il Corea exercised no influence upon
them. Russia, who considers herself bound by
the Treaty OF Portsmouth, IS content TO give
other nations whose hands are free q chance
to champion the Corean cause.
The commercial treaty between the two coun-
tries is of temporary nature. It expires IN
1911 10 provision Is made for q tariff agree
rneut, bur IL place of such an understanding the
two powers agree mutually to apply the most
favored nation clause They stipulate further
that The subjects Of each shall enjoy equal
treatment. equal rights of residence equality
under The Law, equal commercial opportunity,
without h.rdranCe or Discrimination. and that
neither shall be subject TO special imposts The
most iu portant feature of this convention con-
ssts II an article excluding Kwan-Tung Prov
i1ce from The provisions OF the treaty.
The fisheries convention IS TO last for twelve
years There has been much dissatisfaction
over the question Of fishing rights. The con-
veltilE embraces the OkhOtsk. Yellow Sea and
BERN Strait areas. It includes all sea animals,
with the exception Of the sea otter. The coast
is 10 ne mapped into sections. the fishing rights
for which viii be aUCtioned publicly 10 the high
esr bidder. The Russian government is obliged
10 furnish 10 the japanese consul at Nladivostok
two months notice of intention 10 hold such
auctions. The japanese holders Of concessions
have The right 10 cure fish on the beach. RUSSO
makes unusually liberal concessions to japanese
fishing interests on the Russian coast and the
A-1o7- River and Il Is said that under these
privileges Japan VIII dominate the fisheries OF
the Pacific. The convention bestows on Jap
aresz subjects the right 10 fish along the entire
coast. wiki the exception of thirty-four inlets
ana rivers: 10 repair their fishing vessels and TO
eject sheds for the drying OF fish in the sun or
r- Gre and other necessary buildings. The jap
arese are 10 pay the same taxes as russians
and the export Of fish 20 Japan is made free
from al export duty. The japanese holders
Of concessions may employ japanese laborers
along the coast, except at the mouth OF the
Arloo- River, where they are obliged 10 employ
Russians
In view Of the cheap price Of coolie labor 1t
Is believed that the japanese will be able 10
beat down all competition at the public auc-
tons at NIadivostok and become possessed or
nearly all the fishing concessions.
Paris, July ON Kur-no, the japanese Min
ss,er 10 this republic, is authority for the
statement that the Russo-Japanese treaty on
r--r-arce and navigation embraces five sub
s.r-s. Commercial relations, fishery rights the
--.--t.on os the Nanchurian railroads the oe-
imitation Of frontiers and political relations
---. clause dealing with the last named subject
IS practically duplicate Of the Franco-Jap-
a-.-e agreement. N. Kurino denies the report
--at Japan has ordered two dIrlgloIe Dal4oof-S