New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
PEACE TREATY RATIFIED.
VAR OFFICIALLY. ENDED.
State Department Informed By
Russian and japanese Enjoys.

Washington, Oct 1.-THE Emperor of Russia
IND the Emperor of Japan signed their re-
rpective copies of the peace treaty to-day thus
officially ending the war.
Baron Rosen, the Russian Ambassador, called
at the State Department and saw Secre-
sary Root. While he had official advices on
The subject, information had reached him
shat the Emperor OF Russia had affixed
his signature to the copy OF the treaty drawn
at Portsmouth end engrossed on veilun
ct St Petersburg. 1t was not necessary for the
Ambassador to convey this information officially
. the State Department. for. according to the
plan arranged yesterday, the Russian Foreign
Office was TO advise the French government OF
tho act of signature. and that government IN
turn was to advise the Japanese government.
A few minutes after noon Minister Takahira
appeared at the State Department with a mes
sage stating that the Emperor Of Japan had
signed the treaty at Toxic. cable message
was Immediately dispatched to Spencer EDDY
charge d'affaires of the American Embassy at
st. Petersburg. who was instructed to inform
the Russian Foreign Office that the Emperor of
Japan had performed his part, and so, both
copies Of the treaty having been duly signed
and each of the great nations lately engaged In
hostilites having been officially informed of the
fact the Russo-Japanese War, which began on
February s. 1904 with the attack by Togo's
feet upon the Russian ships at Port Arthur,
Terminated officially to-day, October IA.
AT a later date copies OF the treaties will be
actually exchanged. probably in Washington.
nv the Russian Ambassador and the japanese
minister IN charge for it is possible that Minis
ter Takahira viii before that time have gone to
iJapan on a leave Of absence. There is nothing
for this government to do in the way OF procla-
nation.
The Aurora, the Jemtchug and the Oleg, con-
stituting Admiral EnQuist's squadron at Manila
snd the Lena, at Mare Island. which have been
Anterned for months, may now be released when
ever the Russian government sees fit to make
the request, though. the ships have been
undergoing extensive repairs to make them sea-
Sgorthy it may be time before they are
ready to sail
st. Petersburg, Oct. 14-The treaty OF peace
was signed to-day. though the representative of
the Foreign Office refused to make any official
statement on the subject. The treaty, en-
crossed on parchment, with the French and Eng
liish texts in parallel columns. sent by For
eign Minister Lamsdorf to Peterhof. where
the ceremony Of signing took place.
Paris oct 1.-THE following official state
rnent was issued here this evening:
HIS majesty the Emperor of Russia to-day
signed the treaty Of peace between RUSSIA ana
Japan He has charged the Ambassador OF
Russia I'm Paris to communicate this fact TO the
knowledge of the French government and to
request it TO inform the japanese government
Premier Rouvier, acting behalf Of the Russian
government. tonight sent cable dispatch TO NJ
Harrand the French Minister at Toxic. to in
form the Japanese government that the Emperor
of Russia had to-day signed the peace treaty
thus completing Russia's part in the conclusion OF
peace between that country and Japan.