The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-02

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meet the Russian position than to take
the responsibility Of continuing the
war for the purpose Of collecting trib-
ute. The mikado, at the advice Of the
cabinet and elder statesmen yesterday
had sanctioned the final concession.
When Baron Komura yielded the
rest was mere ohild'e play.
Takes Only Part Of Railway.
Articles 10 and II (interned war
ships and the limitation of Russia's
sea power in the far East were with
drawn. Japan agreed that only that
portion of the Chinese Eastern railway
south of Chsntfu, the position occu-
pied by Oyama, should be ceded to
Japan. Both sides, once the deadlock
was broken, wanted ''just and last
ing" peace, and in that respect it was
decided to practically neutralize SAX
hahn, each country binding itself not
to fortify it's half of the island. and
Japan assumed an obligation not to
fortify Laperouse strait, between Sax
hahn and Hokkaido, which would bar
Russia's commercial route to the
Pacific.
The plenipotentiaries went further.
They decided to add new clause in
the nature Of broad provision for
mutual commercial privileges by
which each country will secure from
the other the benefit of the "most IA
vored nation" clauses-that is, the
"open door,"
Alliance to Be Outcome.
The new treaty therefore will be q
wonderfully friendly document, # q
character almost to raise the suspicion
that the two countries have not only
negotiated peace, but have concluded
the basis of future alliance. There
is, however. no evidence, as rumored,
that any secret clauses are to be ap-
pended to the present treaty.
Before leaving the conference build
ing fluctuations were exchanged with
the president at Oyster Bay. Both
Baron Komura and M. Witte tele-
graphed. The former confined him.
self to apprising the president of the
conditions upon which peace had been
concluded. M. Witte frankly laid his
tribute at the presidents feet. In his
message he said:
History will ascribe to you the
glory" and added an expression Of
Russia's hearty appreciation Of the
presidents generous initiative" Mr..
Roosevelt replied with words Of thanks
and oongratulation. Then began the
jubilation.
M. Witte and Baron de Rosen re-
turned to the hotel for luncheon. The
Japanese had remained at the confer
ence hall to lunch with Mr.. Pierce.
The news that peace had been CON-
oluded had preceded the Russian pleni-
potentiaries and such scenes of wild
rejoicing have never been witnessed in
the state of New Hampshire as greeted
them on their arrival at the hotel. NJ.
Witte, amazed at tho sudden and hap
py termination Of the conference; was
fairly overpowered by the tremendous
ovation he received. He could only
express his gratitude by shaking hands
with verybody.
Later in his room, when he had par
tally recovered himself, he declared
that he could not have dreamed Of
such victory, for that he regards it
as diplomatic triumph of the first
magnitude he makes no attempt to
conceal, and that 10 the general YER
dict here tonight. The Russians are
overjoyed at the result.
eve have had our Liaoyangs and
Mukdens on land" they say, land our
Tshusimas on sea, but the japanese
have their Portsmouth,