Show FINAL REPLY TO JAPAN Attack Was Made Nade Before it Could be beV V Delivered CLAIMS OF BOTH PARTIES DIPLOMATIC HISTORY IS NOW COMPLETE Paris March farch 28 The Associated Is inn Ina position to complete the diplomatic history of the anese relations resulting res in the war warby warb warby by b giving J ing to the world the exact text of final reply to Japan dated Feb C i 1904 which has never before been made public Baron Rosen former Russian minister to Japan did not have haAe an opportunity of presenting the thc note to Baron Komura Japanese for foreign foreign foreign eign minister as it was Avas not hot delivered to him until Feb 7 the day after he had been Informed of or the rupture Rus Russia Russia sia ida has always claimed that the Jap Japanese Japanese anese government having decided to break br ak off negotiations and begin hos lios hostilities hostilities deliberately held up the mes inca message message sage at Tokio until M lI Kurino former I Japanese minister at St lit Petersburg could deliver the instructions sent him Feb 5 to sever diplomatic relations I Japan Tapan on the contrary Contended that I the contents of the reply having been substantially sub communicated by b Foreign I Minister Lamsdorff to M lf Kurino and an being unacceptable on the main issue It was as useless for Japan to wait any an longer The text of ot the proposition fol follows follows follows lows Integrity of Korea 1 I A mutual engagement to respect the independence and territorial in integrity integrity of Korea 2 An engagement on the time part of Rus Russia Russia Rusala sia ala not to impede the commercial or oi in ii industrial undertakings of Japan in iii Ko Korea Korea rea nor oppose her measures for safe safeguarding safeguarding guarding such interests 3 Recognition by Russia of Japans preponderating interests in Korea Koren and her right ri ht to offer advice and assistance e tending to the improvement of the ad administration administration ministration of Korea 4 Mutual obligation not to use any part of Korean territory for strategic purposes not noi undertake on the coasts of Korea Kore any military works which menace free navigation of the Korean Koreans straits s ha its 5 6 Recognition by Russia of Japans right to send troops to Korea in accord accordance accordance accordance ance with the preceding articles for the suppression t of oC insurrections and disorder der del calculated to create cre te international complications ns Rights in Manchuria 6 An engagement by b Russia to re respect r peet the rights and und privileges acquired by Jaan Ja un as lS well veIl as other powers in Manchuria through treaties with Avith China Japan to recognize Manchuria and the littoral as beyond be ond her sphere of Inter Interest Interest interest V est V I I 7 A mutual agreement not to impede the time function of ot the Korean and east eastern ern nl China railroads when they the have haver reached ached r the Yalu river riverS 8 S That this agreement supplant all previous agreements between Russia and Japan JUDan respecting Korea V 9 The desirability if i possible of ot cre creating a neutral zone in Korea Russian Dignity A careful comparison of or the above and preceding exchanges all aU of which heretofore have been printed fully the fact act that Russia from the first fh t to lo the last insisted that It was Avas Jui iii n nn n I her 1 I 1 h In a special treaty treat with ith Japan an obligation obligation gation to respect the territorial in integrity integrity of China in Manchuria reiter reiterating aUng In the instructions sent seat to Baron Rosen which were ac ar accompanied companied by b a note of explanation to Japan that position in Manchuria concerned first China and then all the other powers having com corn commercial mercial interests there and amid again pointing out the declaration already ady made by Russia to foreign cabinets of her Intention so long as us the occupation of ot Manchuria continued to recognize the sovereignty and the binding fore fote of or the treaties s contracted by b the powers with Avith the Peking government Made Three Concessions V With the exception of ot the roar rear rearrangement and some slight verbal changes the first five articles are idea iden identical idt n with Avith those of original re rt reply ply pl of Oct 8 g 1905 Russia Russin made throe three concessions in the final note as fol follows follows follows lows 1 The rhe withdrawal of the provisions of the Russian note of Jan Jaim 6 1304 1904 1 04 de do declining d dining clining to recognize V the settlement rights in Manchuria acquired under treaties with Avith China a point on Japan laid great These rights Russia claimed were acquired by Japan Jalan under cover of or treaties negotiated by bythe bythe bythe the United States Slates 2 froin fromi insistence on the proposition for a L neutral zone in iii north northern northera era ern rn Korea I orea but again putting forward Ha its lt desirability 3 Acceptance of or the stipulation in ar article arlid tide lid 3 of Japans original propositions regarding the juncture of time the Korean and railroads Russia refused 1 To include in the time treaty treat an obliga obligation obligation tion to respect the territorial integrity of or Manchuria 2 To withdraw the inhibition against using Korean territory for purposes The note it is claimed proves con elusively clus ely that Russia hoped to prolong the negotiations |