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LETTERS should be addressed: THE OUTLOOK COMPANY Chicago Office, 1436 Marquette Building 287 Fourth Avenue, New York Copyright, 1905, by The Outlook Company. Entered as second-class matter in the New York Post-Office. You can't be THE FIRST STEP away from self-respect is lack of care in personal cleanliness; the first move in building up a proper pride in man, woman, or child is a visit to the Bathtub. healthy, or pretty, or even good, unless you are clean. SAPOLIO. It pleases every one. USE HAND WHY TAKE DAINTY CARE of your mouth, and neglect your pores, the myriad mouths of your skin? HAND SAPOLIO does not gloss them over, or chemically dissolve their health-giving oils, yet clears them thoroughly, by a method of its own. DON'T PAY A DOLLAR for a Turkish bath, but get a tencent cake of HAND SAPOLIO, which lasts a month, and see what a luxury a bath can be made. Have a cake on the washstand to ep the hands soft, prevent sunburn, roughness, etc. for Peace SATURDAY, JULY 29, Last week a copy of the note Negotiations which the Chinese Government sent recently to both Russia and Japan concerning China's desire to be a party to the peace negotiations reached this country. The text is as follows: Having viewed with profound regret the unfortunate interruption of peaceful relations between Japan and Russia, the Imperial Government now learns with sincere gratification that negotiations are about to commence for the restoration of peace and amity. But in the present conflict Chinese territory has been made the theater of inilitary operations. Therefore it is hereby expressly declared that no provision affecting China without the approval of China previously obtained which the treaty of peace may contain will be recognized as valid. Japan's history in connection with China might, we think, lead the Peking Government to regard such a note as superfluous; but it is nevertheless a timely expression of China's interest in the case. In this connection it is interesting to note some of the Japanese demands put forth by seven professors of the Imperial University at Tokyo: (1) The Port Arthur and other Manchurian leases from China to Russia should be transferred, with China's consent, to Japan. (2) China should be requested to open Manchuria to the world's trade. (3) The administration of Manchuria should be conducted by Japan until order has been restored, and then the province returned to China. (4) The Chinese Eastern railway should become Anglo-Japanese property, if possible. (5) Korea should be under a Japanese protectorate. (6) Saghalien should be ceded to Japan. (7) The indemnity should cover all expenditure arising in connection with the war. Japan's new position in Manchuria, more redoubtable than ever, certainly suggests that a stern argument may lead Russia to conclude a reasonable peace now rather than a humiliating one later. One thing, however, may be taken for 1905 granted: the Japanese are in no mood for a temporary peace, a truce to be broken again shortly. They have spent too much in life and treasure for that. Another thing might also be taken for granted, we think. While the Japanese will be wise enough, it is to be hoped, to present only non-humiliating demands, those once stated, the Tokyo plenipotentiaries will be found, we fancy, hardly more in the mood for haggling than they were in 1895. In that year, also as victors, they arranged terms with the Chinese at Shimonoseki to end the Chino-Japanese war. The supposed plenipotentiaries from Peking were discovered to be only envoys. They had no plenary power to negotiate and sign a treaty. Japan sent them home. The Peking Government then empowered the late Earl Li-Hung-Chang to act as full plenipotentiary. To him Marquis Ito, as Japan's plenipotentiary, made proposals. Earl Li demurred to the terms as proposed. Marquis Ito modified some of the terms and presented the revised proposals as an ultimatum, requesting a categorical reply within four days. China made a last appeal. Japan replied that the ultimatum was not open to discussion. Within a week the peace treaty was signed. It would be almost too much, however, to expect that such history should repeat itself. The Zemstvoist The Zemstvoist Congress historical event. At all events, it marks, |