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.