CHAPTER XIX. The Russo-Japanese Negotiations, II 324

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.

Supplementary Note to Chapter XIX 348

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.