The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-18

cedes 10 the imperial gov.
ernnent Of Japan in perpetuity and
full sovereignty the southern portion of
the island Of 9akhalin and all the
islands adjacent thereto and the pub.
lilo works and properties thereon. The
nftieth degree OF north latitude 10
adopted a. the Northern boundary OF
the ceded territory. The exact align.
ment Of such territory shall be deter
mined In accordance with the provi-
sions In additional article IL annexed
to this treaty.
Japan and Russia mutually agree
not to construct In their respective pos
sessions on the island Of Sakhalin or
the adjacent Islands any Notifications
or other similar military works. They
also respectively engage not to take any
measures which may impede
the free navigation Of the strait Of La
Perouse and the strait Of Tartary.
Article 10. II 10 reserved to Rus
sian subjects, inhabitants Of the terri.
tory ceded to japan to sell their real
property and to retire to their country.
but II they prefer to remain in the
ceded territory they will DO maintained
and protected in the full exercise Of
their industries and rights Of property
on condition Of submitting to the Jap.
anese laws and jurisdiction. japan
shall have full liberty to withdraw
the right Of residence In or to deport
from suoh territory any inhabitants
who labor under political or admins
trstive disability. She engages, how.
ever, that the property rights Of such
shall be respected.
Article IL. Russia engages to ar.
range with japan or granting to Jap.
anese subjects rights Of fishery along
the coasts Of Russian portions in the
Japanese, Ohkotsk and Bering seas.
1t 10 agreed that the foregoing en-
gagemeut shall not Affect rights al
ready belonging to Russian or foreign
subjects in these regions.
Article ~. The treaty Of commerce
and navigation between Japan and
Russia having been annulled by the
war. the imperial governments Of jap
an and Russia engage to adopt 40
basis for their commercial relations,
pending the conclusion Of treaty of
commerce and navigation, the basis of
the treaty which was in force previous
to the present war, the system Of recip-
rocal treatment on the footing Of the
most favored nation in which are in
cluded import and export duties, Gus.
toms formalities, transit and tonnage
duties and the admission of agents,
subjects and vessels Of one country in
the territories Of the other.
Article 10. A soon 40 the princi.
Piles Of the present treaty come in force
al prisoners Of war shall be recipro.
oally restored. The imperial govern.
ments of Japan and Russia shall each
appoint special commissioner to take
charge of the prisoners. All prisoners
in the hands Of one government shall
be delivered to and be received by the
commissioner Of the other government
or BY his duly authorized representa-.
tive In such convenient numbers and
at such convenient ports Of the deliv-
ering state as such delivering state
shall notify in advance to the oom.
missioner Of the receiving state.
The government Of Japan and Rus.
sia shall present each other, az soon
a. possible after the delivery of such
prisoners is completed, with q state.
ment Of the direct expenditures 70.
spectively incurred by them for the
care and maintenance Of the prisoners
from the date Of capture or surrender
and up to the time of death or delivery.
Russia engages to repay Japan. az
soon 40 possible after the exchange OF
statements 90 above provided, the diff.
ference between the actual amounts
expended by Japan and the actual
amounts similarly disbursed by Russia.
Article IA. The present treaty shall
b, ratified by their msjesties, the en-.
peror Of Japan and the emperor Of all
the Russias. Such raticHation shall
b with a. little delay % possible, and
In any case not later than fifty days
from the date Of the signature Of the
treaty to be announced to tho imperial
governments Of Japan and Russia 70.
spectively through the French minister
TO Tokyo and the ambassador Of the
United States at st. Petersburg. and
from the date Of the latter OF such an.
nounoements this treaty shall In all
parts como into full force. The formal
exchange Of ratihcations shall take
place ct Washington - soon - possi-
bio.
Article IL. The present treaty shall
be signed In duplicate in both the Eng
lish and Frsnoh languages, the texts
a. in absolute conformity, but ia Case
Of discrepancy In the Interpretation
the French taxi shall prevail
In conformity with the provisions
Of ayticles three and nins Of the treaty
OF peace between japan and Russia Of
this data the undsFsisnsd plenipoten.
tiaTies have concluded the following
additional articles:
Subartiole 70 article 8. Tho imper-
ial governments Of japan and Russia
mutually engage 10 commence the
withdrawal Of their military forces