. The awakening of China . aken its place alongwith Trafalgar and Salamis. Tired of a spectacle that had grown somewhatmonotonous, the world was clamorous for belligerents, hitherto deaf to every suggestion ofthe kind, now accepted an invitation from PresidentRoosevelt and appointed commissioners to arrangethe terms of a treaty. They met in August, 1905, atPortsmouth, New Hampshire, and after a good dealof diplomatic fencing the sword was sheathed. Inthe treaty, since ratified, Russia acknowledges Japansexceptional position in Korea, transfers to Japanher rights in Port Arthur and Li
. The awakening of China . aken its place alongwith Trafalgar and Salamis. Tired of a spectacle that had grown somewhatmonotonous, the world was clamorous for belligerents, hitherto deaf to every suggestion ofthe kind, now accepted an invitation from PresidentRoosevelt and appointed commissioners to arrangethe terms of a treaty. They met in August, 1905, atPortsmouth, New Hampshire, and after a good dealof diplomatic fencing the sword was sheathed. Inthe treaty, since ratified, Russia acknowledges Japansexceptional position in Korea, transfers to Japanher rights in Port Arthur and Liao-tung, and handsover to Japan her railways in Manchuria. Bothparties agree to evacuate Manchuria within eighteenmonths. Japan was obliged to waive her claim to a war in-demnity and to allow Russia to retain half the islandof Saghalien. Neither nation was satisfied with theterms, but both perceived that peace was preferableto the renewal of the struggle with all its horrorsand uncertainties. For tendering the olive branch. BISHOP FAVIERWho defended the French Cathedral THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 193 and smoothing the way for its acceptance, PresidentRoosevelt merits thef thanks of mankind* Besidesother advantages Japan has assured her position asthe leading power of the Orient; but the greatestgainer will be Russia, if her defeat in the field shotddlead her to the adoption of a liberal government athome. Peace hath her victories,No less renowned than war. The Czar signified his satisfaction by making Wittethe head of a reconstruction ministry and by conferringupon him the title of Count; and the Mikado showedhis entire confidence in Baron Komura, notwithstandingsome expressions of disappointment among the people,by assigning him the delicate task of negotiating atreaty with China. Though the attitude of China had been as unheroicas would have been Menelaus had the latter declaredneutrality in the Trojan war, the issue has done muchto rouse the spirit of the Chinese people. Otherwa
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