| Show JAPANS TERMS ARE MADE KNOWN russia is expected to reimburse Relm bure little brown men for expenses expense incurred in the war NO SUM HAS BEEN FIXED the A amount mount to be adjusted by the th two wo countries after the japanese expenses have been ascertained portsmouth N it 11 reimbursement for the expenses sustained in the pros pron edition of the war all and tile the cession of the island of sakhalin Sak halin constitute the main features of the pence peace conditions handed banded by baron komura to lif witte lt at the conclusion conc ludon of the morning ses beg sion alon of the envoys in the general stores building of the he portsmouth navy yard on thursday the word andern anity was carefully avoided the term being reimbursement 7 for the cost of the war no sum bum la Is fixed the amount being distinctly adjourned for mutual adjustment between the ho two countries after the japanese expenditures have bave been ascertained flipse are two all 1111 important conditions and those which the russian envoys find absolutely un acceptable it can bo be stated however that these two principal conditions ud lid not come as an a surprise to the russian plenipotentiaries laries the friendly fashion in which haron daron komura explained the conditions be fore handing them to M witte and to avold avoid expression of the word andern anity in the presentation of japans bill for the cost of the mar without fixing a sum leaves the he way open for negotiations anti and constitutes the main hope that a final agreement Is IB ble the other terms are arc substantially what the world expected and with one or two exceptions rould could probably be entertained as aa a basis of ne gegotta gotta lions they include the foll following oming the c salon aston of the he russian leases to the llao liao tung peninsula comprising port arthur and dalny dainy the tion of the entire province of wan man chuila the retrocession to china of any privileges russia may have in the province and the recognition by rus RUB sla ala of the principle of the open door tho abo cession to japan of the chinese eastern railway below the main line through northern manchuria to vladivostok to remain russian property the rc recognition cognition of the japanese over korea the grant of feibing rights in siberia ric northward Irth mard from vladivostok the re to japan of the russian warships interned in neutral ports As a whole hole these terms are regard ed I 1 as exceedingly hard in the eyes of 0 the russians in addition to the two conditions which cannot be acael accepted ted under al S witte wittes s instruct eions those relating to russian naval power in the far east cast and the granting of fishing rights upon russian littoral are considered particularly offensive tx to the amour of their country and tf of such a humiliating character as aa to be inadmissible |
