INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1549, 4 September 1905, Page 2

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

after the war.

ENGLAND AND JAPAN.

By, telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright London, Sopt. 1. It is officially roportod to-doy that an armistioo has been agreed upon. Profoaßor Moartons and Mr Dennison, roproßonting Russia and Japan, have completed tho proamblo and the first throo artiolos oE tho treaty. Tho Japanoso pross aro silent. The public of Japan havo not been informed of tho details.

Baron Katsura’s withholding of tho I terms oaUßos misgivings at St. Petersburg I lost a sorious outburst of popular iudigna- I tion Bbould ocour in Japau. Many at Tokio arc oonvinood that tho Mikado has made substantial concessions, which aro being criticised, Some Japanoaojnowspapors advise that flags should bo half-masted whoa tho peaoo terms are officially announced. j The Morning Post states that Premier Katsura is doubtless awaiting the signature of tho treaty. , . Commenting on tho Anglo-Japanese treaty, the Dally Nows says tho liability to intervene, whether we likod tho prospoct or not, was one for which tho Liberal party was in no way responsible, and must bo credited, whothor for gain or loss, entirely to tho present Government. The alliance of 1902 would have been assured of ronowal by the Liberals, but if tho now bargain has drawn tho nations tighter tho hazard is greater, and our oommitmonts in tho East—finanoial, naval, and military —must claim very considerable attention

for yearß. Some newspapers give tho now troaty as oovoriDg tho status quo in the Far East, while others use the word Asia generally. It is believed the arrangement oovors India and Persia.

Paris, Sopt 1. M. Hanotaux, in an article in tho Journal do Paris, suggests that M. de Witto is arranging for a Russo-Japanese oommeroial treaty, and Count Ito’a inters vention in the Mikado’s counsels to Booure peace precludes a Russo-Japanese rapprochement,

A RUSSIAN STATESMAN INTERVIEWED.

RUSSIA’S FUTURE POLICY.

ROUGHLY RESTORED TO PROPER SPHERE. | By telegraph,, Press’Ass’n, Copyrl'gfr Received 4.22 p.m., Sept 8, Washington, Sept 2. M. de Witte, interviewed, said' that the war had shown Russia the danger of distant enterprises when unprepared, and it bad roughly restored Russia to her propor sphere in Europe. In two years she wonld reconstitute her military power. The Franoo-Russian alliance must be strengthened, eßpeoially when the balanoe of power turns on compromises. A sympathetic Russo-Japanese entente wduld be oonsiderod. An agreement with England, France, and Japan was logical, and most advantageous to Russia. If in office he would recommend it. It was dishonest to represent England as being disappointed at the conclusion of peace. If during the recent war France had been obliged to yield in order to avoid an embroiling situation, Russia befog elsewhere engaged, France would no longer yield when the cause was just and reasonable.

PEACE WELCOMED IN RUSSIA. By telegraph, Press; Ajts’fi, Copyright Received 4,87 p.m., Sept. 8. London, Sept 2, .The Times says that the Czar’s assent to the peace agreement, and approval of M. de Witte’s and Baron Von Rosen’s conduct of the negotiations and thanks for their services, reached Portsmouth on Friday. Tho news of peaoe was received with delight in many Russian towns, inolnding Smolensk, Baku, Simferofol, and Karkoff.

"JAPANESE PREPARED TO SUBMIT

TO CZAR’S WILL.”

POLICY OF MAKE BELIEVE.

A CRITICAL INCIDENT. By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Reoeiyed 4.29 p.m., Sept, 3. London, Sept. 2. After Tuesday’s sitting Count Lamsdorff telegraphed to the Czar : “ The Japanese are prepared to submit to Your Majesty’s will.”

Le Temps protests againso such a policy of make-believe as being disastrous to Russia.

"In fact," adds tho journal, " it is quit out of the question to pretend that the Japanese yielded to an ultimatum." A fresh inoideDt has since arisen. The Czar stipulated as a condition of bis assent to an armistioo that the Mikado should first agree to an armistice. The Mikado agreed, but insisted that it be inoperative until the peace treaty was signed, M. de l Witte was astounded, declaring that tho stipulations were unprecedented and illogical, since delay would render an armistice useless.

Baron Komura insisted, and the plenipotentiaries finally agreed that tho armistice should be operative tho moment the treaty was signed. M. Sato said that Japan did not desire to operate until ail commanders on sea and land have boon notified, and the maintenance of the peaoe agreement assured.

The newspapers oommend the Japanese prndenoß. The Morning Chronicle says that perhaps Japan’s only safeguard against treachery or ohioaaery in the interpretation of the terms of peace is the maintenance of the army in a position that it would be ready to strike another overwhelming blow.

TERMS OF ARMISTICE.

RUSSIA AND JAPANESE SPHERES By telegraph', Press Ass’n, 'Copyright Received 12.59 a,m,, Sept, 4, London, Sept. 8. Under tho terms of the armistice Field Marshal Oyama and General Linevitch demark the Russian and Japanese spheres, 'Russian reinforcements do not pass Harbin, and Japanese do not pass Mukden. Tho existing regulations regarding con* I traband remain.