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. CHAPTER XI. Further Demands 189 M. Lessar’s demands in August, 189–190; in October, 190–193; protests, replies, and delays, 193–196. CHAPTER XII. The Anglo-Japanese Agreement and the Russo-French Declaration 197 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. CHAPTER XIII. The Convention of Evacuation 214 The Russo-Chinese convention of April 8, 1902, 214–226; an analysis of the document, 226–232. CHAPTER XIV. The Evacuation 233 The first evacuation, October 8, 1902, 233; the nominal character of the evacuation, 234–237; Niu-chwang, 237–238. CHAPTER XV. Demands in Seven Articles 239 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. CHAPTER XVI. Diplomatic Struggle in Korea, I 257 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. CHAPTER XVII. Diplomatic Struggle in Korea, II 273 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. CHAPTER XVIII. The Russo-Japanese Negotiations, I 296 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.