The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-09-06
PEACE TREATY
is SIGNED
Signatures Affixed at 3.47
Yesterday Afternoon
AND THE WAR WILL END
Enjoys of Russia and Japan Put Their
Names to Document - Outline Of
Its Provisions, Article by Arti
Gle, as Finally Engrossed.
AND THE WAR WILL END

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Tie treaty was signed at s;47 yesterday
afternoon.
First to sign the treaty was Baron
Komwa and Minister Taxahira's sigma
ture was second to be affixed Two
copies were signed first by the japanese
ENJOYS. These will be sent to Russia.
Two copies were then handed to the
Russian ENJOYS and NJ. White and Baron
Rosen respectively signed their names
to each. These two copies are to be
forwarded to japan.
Two copies are written in French and
two in English. All Of the four signers
used quill pens which had been provided
| By Assistant Secretary Of State Pierce.
Then pens will probably be preserved
in the state department.
When all of the copies of the treaty
had been signed and exchanged a mes
senger was directed to 60 to window
in the building and wave his hand as
signal that all was over, that peace
had come between the warning nations.
The waving hand was the signal for
the waiting gunners stationed at near
by battery, and Immediately salute
Of nineteen guns doomed forth. The
American, Russian and japanese flags
were run to the flagstaff Of the navy
yard building, where the ENJOYS had
held their sessions and were now bidding
God speed to each other and exchanging
/ formal congratulations on the successful
outcome Of their mission.
Synopsis Of the Treaty.
I INK, $500, t.1.4ls- 1880. $500.
bic reciting that his majesty, the en-
per0r, the autoerat of the Russians, and
his majesty the emperor of Japan, de-
sires to close the war now subsisting be-
tween them, and having appointed their
respective plenipotentiaries and furnish
ed them with full powers which were
found to be in form, have come to an
agreement on treaty of peace and ar
ranged as follows:
Article 1. STIMULATES for the re.estab.
| lishment Of peace and friendship be-
tween the sovereigns Of the two EN-
pires and between the subjects Of Russia
and Japan respectively.
Art. 2. His Aaiestey the Emperor
and Autoerat Of all the Russians recog-
nizes the preponderant interest from po-
| litical, military and economical points
Of view Of Japan in the empire Of
Korea, and STIMULATES that Russia will
not oppose any measures for its gov
| eminent, protection or control that Jap
an viii deem it necessary to take I'M
Korea in conjunction with the Korean
government; but Russian subjects and
Russian enterprises are to enjoy the
same status as the subjects and enter
prises of other countries
Art. 3. II Is mutually agreed that
the territory Of Manchuria be stimuli
taneously evacuated by both Russian
and japanese troops. Both countries
being concerned in this evacuation, their
situations being exactly identical. All
rights acquired by private persons and
companies shall remain intact
Art. 4. The rights possessed by Rus
STA in conformity with the lease BY
Russia of Port Arthur and Dalny, to-
gether with the lands and waters ada
cent, shall pass over in their entirety
to Japan, but the properties and rights
Of Russian subjects are to be safeguard
ed and respected.
Art. 5,--Russia and Japan engage
themselves reciprocally not to put any
obstacles to the general measures (Which
shall be alike for all nations) that China
may take for the development Of the
commerce and industry Of Manohuria.
Art. 6-The Manchurian Railway
shall be operated jointly between Russia
and Japan at Kouang- Tcheng The
two branch lines shall be employed only
for commercial and industrial purposes.
In view Of Russia keeping her branch
line with All rights acquired by her
convention with China for the eonstruc-
ton of that railway, Japan acquires the
mines in Connection with such branch
line which falls to her However, the
rights of private parties OF private en-
terprises are to be respected. Both
parties to this treaty remain absolutely
free to undertake what they deem fit
on appropriated ground
Art 2. Russia and Japan engage
themselves to make a conjunction OF
the two branch lines which they own
at konang Tcheng Use.
Art. SIT is agreed that the branch
lines Of the Manchurian Railway shall
be worked with 4 view to assure com
mereial traffic between them without
obstruction
Art. 9.Russia cedes to Japan the
southern part of Sakhalin Island AZ far
north as the fftiefh degree Of north
latitude, together with the islands de-
pending thereon. The right Of free nav
igration is assured in the bays Of La
Perouse and Tartare.
Art lo.This article recites the sit-
uation Of Russian subjects on the south
ern part Of Sakhalin Island, aud stipu-
lates that Russian colonists there shall
be free and shall have the right to
remain without changing their national
lily. Per contra, the Japanese govern
nent shall have the right to force Rus
sian convicts to leave the territory which
is eeded TO her.
Art. 11.-Russia engages herself to
make an agreement with Japan giving
to japanese subjects the right to fish
In Russian territorial waters Of the Sea
Of Japan, tie Sea Of Okhotsk and Ber-
ing Sea.
Art. 1s.-The two high contracting
parties engage themselves to renew the
commercial treaty existing between the
two governments prior to the war in all