Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-17
TEXT OF THE TREATY
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| the present war, the system OF reciprocal
| treatment on the footing of the most IA
vored nation. IN which are included inn
! port and export duties, customs formalities
transit and tonnage dues and the admis-
sion and treatment of agents, subjects and
vessels Of one country in the territories OF
the other.
Article xIIt-As soon as possible after
the present treaty comes In force all pris-
oners OF war shall be restored. The i'm
perial governments of Japan and Russia
shall each appoint special commissioner
TO take charge OF the prisoners. All pris-
oners III the hands OF one government shall
be delivered to and be received by the
commissioner Of the other government, or
by MS duly authorized representative, In
such convenient numbers and at such com
venient ports of the delivery state as shall
notify In advance to the commissioner OF
The governments of japan and Russia
shall present each other as soon as possible
after the delivery of the prisoners Is COM
pleted with a statement OF the direct ex-
penditures respectively incurred by them
/ for the care and maintenance OF the pris-
oners from the date OF capture OF surrender
and up to the time OF death or delivery
Russia engages 20 repay to Japan as soon
as possible after the exchange of state
ments az above p divided the difference be-
tween the actual amount 30 expended by
Japan and the actual amount similarly dis
bursed by Russia
Arrangements for\ Ratification.
Article XIV-The present treaty shall be
Tatlhed by their naJestles, the emperor Of
such ratification Shall he made with as
little delay as possible, and in any case
the G5r rhnq fy days from the date Of
nounced TO the imperial governments of
Japan and Russia, respect.vely, through
bassador of the United States at st. Peters
burg, and from the date Of the latter OF
such announcements this treaty shall In
OF all parts come into full force. The
formal exchange OF ratifications shall take
place az washington as soon as possible;
Article xN-The present treaty shall be
signed iii duplicate in both lie English
ana French languages. The texts are in
absolute eontorInity, but In case of dis
crepaney In the Interpretation, the French
text shall prevail.
. In conformity with the provisions Of
articles III and KY of the treaty Of peace
between Japan and Russia of this date, the
undersigned plenipotentiartes have con
cluded the following additional articles;
Subarticle to article M:
The imperial governments OF japan and
Russia mutually. engage to commence. the
withdrawal of their military forces from
the territory of Manchuria simultaneously
and Immediately after the treaty Of peace
comes into operation and within period
OF eighteen months after that date the
armies of. the two countries shall be COM
pletely withdrawn from Manchuria except
peninsula The forces Of the two coun.
tries occupying the front positions shall
first be withdrawn. ~.
themselves the right to maintain guards
to protect their respective railway lines
IN Manchurta. The number OF such
guards shall not exceed fifteen per kilo-
meter, and within that maximum number
the commanders of the Japanese and Rus
sian armies shall by common accord fix
the number of such guards to be employed
while having In view the actual require
The commanders of the Japanese and
Russian forces IN Manchuria shall agree
upon the details of the evacuation in con-
formity with the above principles and shall
take by common accord the measures
necessary to carry out the evacuation as
soon as possible, and IN any case no later
than the period OF eighteen months.
To Dehhe boundaries.
Subarticle to article TX:
As soon as possible after the present
treaty comes into force a commission of
delimitation composed OF an equal number
Of members 70 be appointed respectively by
the two high. contracting parties which
shall on the spot mark the exact boundary
The The ISp3sss snd snSsiaP
iea ai' conside "a si5Ss permit to follow the
fiftieth paralieiisof north latitude as the
from that line at any points are found to
be necessary compensation will be made by
co-relative .defieetions at other points. II
ton Of the adjacent islands Included in the
cesslon and finally the commission shah
darles of the ceded territory. The work OF
the commission shall be subject to the APP
The foregoing additional articles are to
be considered ratified with the ratification
OF the treaty Of peace to which they are
Portsmouth, the NTH day Of the ninth
month Of the thirty-eighth year of MeiJei,
corresponding to the 23d of August, 1905.
September 8, 1905
In witness whereof the respective plenlpo-
tentiaries have signed and affixed seals to
the present treaty Of peace.
Done at Portsmouth, N. H., this fifth day
OF the ninth month of the thirty-eighth
Of the dM to h
nine hundred and hve.
KOmura Reaches japan.
TOXIC, Oct. 1880 p. m.-Baron Ko-
mura, the foreign minister who acted as
chief peace plenipotentiary for Japan. ar
rived here today from Vancouver, b. c.,
October 3. His reception at the railroad
station was not enthusiastic, those present
being principally government dignltaries
The streets were strongly guarded by
troops. police and gendarmes. The baron
drove to the palace in an imperial carriage.
NJ. Teraoutchi, minister of war has is
sued an order instructing the Japanese
army in the field to abstain from criticising
the terms OF peace on the grounds that the
declaration of peace and of war are en-
tirely the outcome Of sovereign powers
His order forbds the criticism OF each sub
ject especially by those engaged in mill
tary service He advises the soldiers 10
utilize the opportunities OF peace after the
disarmament OF their regiments by engage
ing in their respective occupations. always
holding themselves in readiness TO join the
eolors at Ghe emperOrs command.
Emperor HOnOrs KOmura.
The emperor showed exceptional honor to
Baron Komura, by dispatching to Yoko-
hama, where he landed from the empress
of India, Colonel Inouye his majestys aide
de-camp, who went alongside the steamer
in dispatch boat and brought Komura
shore. Baron Komura landed at the Inn
perial enclosure. While the baron was on his
way to Toxic by train Colonel Inouye con-
stantly kept at Komuras side and on ar
rival here they drove together to the place
In an imperial carriage sent from the house,
hold stables The emperor cordially received
the baron made full verbal report to the
emperor OF the course of the peace
negotiations emphasizing President ROose-
velt's efforts In behalf Of peace
AT the close of the audience the emperor
honored the barren with a written personal
message, highly priced by Japanese states
men. The message expressed satisfaetion
with the fact that peace was concluded and
commended KOmura's able services as
shown during the negotiations.
Imperial Rescript.
D. m.-The oficial translation OF the
in1narfaI raanrius ba nnnnIusto..