Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-06
TREATYEALLREADY
JAPANESE and RUSSIAN ENJOYS
COMPLETE Their WORK.
The 18th and Concluding Article Of
Treaty Provides Exchange Of Ratifi.
cations Shall Occur Within so Days
After Being Siqned-Governor Pres
ent to Witness Signing Of Treaty.

After Being SI0ned-Governor Pres
ent to Witness Signing Of Treaty.
Portsmouth, Sept. 4.-From an. off,
cial source the Associated Press Is
informed that the treaty is completed.
It consists of a preamble and II arti-
cles. But there were still differences
about the wording of the protocol Of
the last sitting which must be signed
before the treaty itself can be signed.
The Japanese presented protocol
to which the Russians took exception.
The 18th and concluding article OF
the treaty provides that the exchange
Of ratifications shall occur within so
days after being signed by the pleni-
potentiaries. The Russian ratification
will be communicated to the Japanese
government by the French minister at
Toxic, and Mr.. Meyer, the American
ambassador at St. Petersburg, will
communicate the Japanese ratification
to the Russian government.
After being treated to every variety
of weather the peace conference prom
ises to end in the midst Of raging
northeaster. Since last night it has
been blowing a gale, accompanied by
torrents Of rain. According to local
traditions such northeasters continue
for three days, SO that it probably will
last over the day ON which the treaty
is signed.
The plenipotentiaries and the at.
taches of the two missions seem to be
FULLY as anxious for the curtain to
ring down on the final act of the dra-
ma as the little colony Of newspaper
correspondents and summer guests
who are awaiting to be "in at the
DEATH" The work Of engrossing the
treaty has already been begun. Mr..
Rojestvensky is doing the caligraphic
work of the French and Mr.. Adashi
that Of the English text.
stickiers for Words.
Controversies over the phraseology
still continue and there were several
conferences today between Mr.. De-
Martens and Mr.. Dennison, differences
being referred for adjustment to the
principals. The Japanese are proving
great sticklers for words. They cling
tenaciously to their ideas. Careful
preparation and methods have been
the secret of their successes on land
and sea, and in their diplomatic strug-
giles at Portsmouth the same qualities
have been displayed.
In the sittings of the conference
Baron Komura always stated the Japa-
nese position upon q given point brief
ly. but with great care, and when M.
Witte. whose method was entirely diff.
ferent, would try to draw out explana-
tions, he would stick doggedly to the
statement he had made.
M. Witte, a man of affairs, resource
full and talented as he is admitted to
be. had his case In his head. He never
brought any paper with him. He met
everything which came up in an Off
hand way. weighing 1t instantly in his
mind, analyzing 1t, arguing the pro
and con, and stating his view quite
bluntly, never asking for time to con.
slider.
Baron Komura, on the other hand,
could with the greatest difficulty be
induced to enter into the region Of ar
gument. He stuck to the brief be-
fore him. speaking always quite
slowly, as II he had learned his les
son by rote. Several times M. Witte
would say:
Eyes. understand perfectly what
you say. but what do you mean, what
Is your real object?"
Then Baron Komura would 60 back
and restate his proposition almost ex.
actly as he had done originally. Both
systems had their advantages. BY in
sisting, insisting. insisting. Baron Ko-
mura would sometimes catch M. Witte
of his guard and2 provoke him into
statements which were always eagerly
seized upon.
M. Witte seldom had a crystalized
counter proposition to make. But on
the other hand, whenever M. Witte
succeeded in leading his adversary in
to the realm Of argument where previ-
GUS preparation availed he had Baron
Komura at q disadvantage. One Of
those present linked Baron Komura to
a horse in "blinkers." As long as he
was on a beaten road with his work
cut out ahead of him he fought along
readily. but the instant he was OF
the road into the woods with the "blin-
kers" removed, he appeared to be con-
fused and lost and hastened back as
speedily as possible to the road he
had mentally travelled so often and
with every foot of which he was famil.
lar.
Now when the Japanese are still
continuing their policy Of insisting up.
on words or phrases, M. Witte IL show
ing considerable impatience. He is ex-
tremely ANXIOUS to have the treaty
finished and signed at the earliest
moment to preclude the possibility of
pressure from the home government
on minor points.
Especislly at st. Petersburg there
is constant danger that instructions at
the last moment may come to try to
get this concession or that concession,
and thus bring on diplomatic discus
sions which might indefinitely prolong
the negotiations.