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| Introductory | [1] |
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| | Economic issues: (1) Japan’s side; transition from an agricultural to an industrial stage, pp. [1]–[10]; community of interest between Japan and Korea and Manchuria, [10]–[32]. (2) Russia’s side, [32]–[47]; comparison, [47]–[48]; political issues, 48–[51]; summary, [51]–[53]; conclusion, [53]–[61]. | |
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| Supplementary Note | [61] |
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| Chapter I. Retrocession of the Liao-tung Peninsula | [65] |
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| | Primorsk and Sakhalien, [65]–[67]; intervention of 1895, [68]–[77]; its historical significance, [77]–[78]; its effects on Japan, 78–[82]. | |
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| Chapter II. The “Cassini Convention” and the Railway Agreement | [83] |
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| | The Russo-French loan and the Russo-Chinese Bank, [83]–[85]; the agreement of alliance, [85]–[87]; the “Cassini Convention,” 87–[95]; the railway agreement of September 8, and statutes of December 23, 1896, [95]–[100]. | |
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| Chapter III. Kiao-chau | [101] |
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| | The seizure of Kiao-chau, and the Agreement of March 6, 1898, [101]–[105]; the conduct of Great Britain, [106]–[109]. | |
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| Chapter IV. Port Arthur and Talien-wan | [110] |
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| | Russian warships at Port Arthur, [111]–[112]; British demand for the opening of Talien-wan, [113]–[118]; Port Arthur and Talien-wan, the British and Russian Governments, [118]–[125]; Wei-hai-Wei, [125]–[129]; the Agreement of March 27, 1898, and supplementary agreements, [129]–[132]; the administration of the leased territory, and Dalny, [132]–[134]. | |
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| Chapter V. Secretary Hay’s Circular Note | [135] |
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| | The circular of September, 1899, [135]; the Powers’ replies, 136–[138]. | |
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| Chapter VI. The Occupation of Manchuria | [139] |
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| | Russia’s attitude toward the Boxer trouble in North China, 139–[143]; the Manchurian campaign, [143]–[146]. | |
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| Chapter VII. North China and Manchuria | [147] |
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| | Characteristics of Russia’s diplomacy regarding Manchuria, 147–[148]; the distinction made between North China and Manchuria; the circular note of August 25, 1900, [148]–[155]. | |
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| Chapter VIII. The Anglo-German Agreement | [156] |
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| | The Northern Railway affair, [156]–[157]; the Anglo-German Agreement of October 16, 1900, [157]–[158]; the Powers’ views, [158]–[160]; Germany’s view, [160]–[161]. | |
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| Chapter IX. A Modus Vivendi: the Alexieff-Tsêng Agreement | [162] |
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| | Peace negotiations at Peking, and Russia’s Manchurian policy, [162]–[165]; the Alexieff-Tsêng Agreement of November, 1900, [165]–[168]; the protests of the Powers, [168]–[169]; Count Lamsdorff’s explanation, [169]–[172]. | |
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| Chapter X. A “Starting-Point”—the Lamsdorff-Yang-yu Convention | [173] |
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| | The Lamsdorff-Yang-yu Convention, [173]–[176]; China’s appeal, and the Powers’ protests, [176]–[178]; Russia detached herself from the allies, [178]–[181]; the amendments of March, 1901, [181]–[182]; the British and Japanese remonstrances, and withdrawal of Russian demands, [182]–[188]. | |
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| Chapter XI. Further Demands | [189] |
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| | M. Lessar’s demands in August, [189]–[190]; in October, 190–[193]; protests, replies, and delays, [193]–[196]. | |
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| Chapter XII. The Anglo-Japanese Agreement and the Russo-French Declaration | [197] |
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| | A growing sympathy between Great Britain and Japan prior to the conclusion of the agreement, [197], [198]; diplomatic steps toward the conclusion, [199]–[202]; the Agreement of January 30, 1902, [202]–[209]; the Russo-French declaration of March 16, [209]–[213]. | |
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| Chapter XIII. The Convention of Evacuation | [214] |
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| | The Russo-Chinese convention of April 8, 1902, [214]–[226]; an analysis of the document, [226]–[232]. | |
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| Chapter XIV. The Evacuation | [233] |
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| | The first evacuation, October 8, 1902, [233]; the nominal character of the evacuation, [234]–[237]; Niu-chwang, [237]–[238]. | |
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| Chapter XV. Demands in Seven Articles | [239] |
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| | The second evacuation, [239]–[241]; new Russian demands, April 5, 1903, [241]–[244]; the opposition of three Powers to the demands, [244]–[246]; Count Lamsdorff’s disclaimer, [246]–[248]; Count Cassini’s statement, [248]–[251]; diplomacy at Peking, [251]–[256]. | |
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| Chapter XVI. Diplomatic Struggle in Korea, I | [257] |
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| | Japan’s failure and Russia’s success at Seul, the murder of the Queen, [257]–[261]; the flight of the King, [262]–[263]; the Yamagata-Lobanoff Protocol, June 6, and the Komura-Waeber Memorandum, May 14, 1896, [263]–[268]; a decline of Russian influence, [268]–[271]; the Nishi-Rosen Protocol, April 25, 1898, [271]–[272]. | |
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| Chapter XVII. Diplomatic Struggle in Korea, II | [273] |
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| | Pavloff and Hayashi, [273]; the Masampo affair, [274]–[278]; abortive loans, [278]–[280]; Russians and pro-Russian Koreans at Seul, [280]; the bank-note trouble, [281]–[282]; the Keyserling whaling concession, [282]–[283]; the Tumên River telegraph lines, [283]–[285]; the Seul-Wiju Railway, 285–[289]; the Yong-am-po affair, [289]–[295]. | |
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| Chapter XVIII. The Russo-Japanese Negotiations, I | [296] |
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| | Japan’s invitation to negotiate, July 28, 1903, [296]–[299]; Russia’s assent, [299]; political changes in Russia, and the Viceroy of the Far East, [299]–[302]; Japan’s first proposals, August 12, [302]–[307]; negotiations transferred to Tokio, 307–[308]; Russia’s first counter-proposals, October 3, [308]–[311]; Russian diplomacy at Peking, [311]–[318]; the development of the Yong-am-po affair, [318]–[323]. | |
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| Chapter XIX. The Russo-Japanese Negotiations, II | [324] |
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| | Japan’s second proposals, October 30, [324]–[328]; Russia’s second counter-proposals, December 11, [328]–[329]; Japan’s third proposals, December 23, [329]–[331]; pacific declarations of Russia, [331]–[332]; Russia’s third counter-proposals, January 6, 1904, [332]–[335]; new ports opened in Manchuria, 335; Japan’s fourth proposals, January 13, [335]–[339]; military activity of the Russians, [339]–[341]; the termination of the negotiations and the rupture of diplomatic relations, February 5–[6], [341]–[344]; the first acts of war, [345]; the Russian Manifesto and the Japanese Declaration of War, January 10, [345]–[348]. | |
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| Supplementary Note to Chapter XIX | [348] |
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| | The Russian communiqué, February 18, [348]–[349]; the Russian statement of February 20, [349]–[351]; Japan’s reply to the above, March 3, [352]–[354]; the Russian note to the Powers regarding Korean neutrality, February 22, [355]–[356]; Japan’s reply, March 9, [357]–[360]; Russia’s counter-reply, March 12, [360]–[362]. | |
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| Chapter XX. Chinese Neutrality and Korean Integrity | [363] |
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| | Japan’s advice to China to be neutral, [363], [364]; Secretary Hay’s note, [364]–[365]; China’s own declaration, [365]; Japan’s pledge to China, [366]; the Korean-Japanese alliance, 366–[368]; its nature analyzed, [368]–[372]. | |
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| Index | [373] |