The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-06


while the band played more runles and
marches and the marines saluted again.
Baron Komura. Mr.. Takahira, Mr.. Dem
nison and Mr.. Yamaza wore conventional
frock coats and silk hats.
When Baron Komura and Minister
Takahira reached the second floor OF the
building they were taken to the general
waiting room OF the ENJOYS There they
found Mr.. witte and Baron Rosen, who
arose from their chairs and greeted their
former adversaries courteously. All or
them shook hands.
READING OF THE TREATY.
II was beyond the hour set for the
meeting. so no time was lost I'm formal'-
ties. The last necessary act was the
reading OF he final protocol. and the
ENJOYS decided to intrust this rather per-
functory proceeding 10 their secretaries.
Approaching the necessity for haste, fne
secretaries hurried through the reading or
the French and English texts OF the con
v%ention. and I'm less than an hour report
ed 10 their respective chiefs that every
thing was ready for the act OF signing.
READY FOR THE SIGNING.
Mr.. White. Baron Eosen. Baron Ko-
mura and Mr.. Takahira went AT once TO
the big chamber where the conferences
have been conducted. In the center or
the room is n long mahogany table. Those
who had been Invited 10 witness the cere-
mony were already there. a select group.
that seemed smaller than II really was In
that spacious apartment. The ENJOYS
owed 20 the gathering and the sather-
ing bowed back. Then Mr.. Wttte and
Raron Ro,en took seats on one side OF the
table and Baron Komura and Mr.. TAXA
Mira on the other.
PICTURESQUE GROUP.
~ and Wpll
worth remembering. Grouped around the
amlssaries OF the car and the emissaries
= the Mikado were Russians and Japan
Csc and Americans who had been asked
10 see tho great conflict ended. No paric-
ular order was observed In the groupine
witte faced Komura To one side ~ tho
great Russian statesman sat the black
bearded Pokotilon. minister OF the Gar
m Pekin. Next 10 Witte sat his colleague
P0sen Al ore end OF the Russian side ~
,ha table was Korostoviz. the virtual
ward OF witte. and his most earnest sup
porter in the causeNof peace. Al the 9th
a. end was Commander Roussine OF the
Russian imperial navy. He was not IN
Uniform.
COsMOPOLITAN GATHERING.
with Komura and Takahira opposite
were Dennison. the American. ana Sato
and Yamaza. Denniron sat between the
two ENJOYS. Takahira faced Rosen. stand
ing around the room. some one side and
some on the other side OF the table. were
the spectators. They were Governor Nc
lane Of New Hampshire. Rear Admiral
Mead. Assistant Secretary Peirce. Mayor
Marvin ot Portsmouth, Commander Win
Glow Of the L. &. s. M~ayfower. Lieut..
! Com. Gibbons Of the /. 8. =. Dolphin,
Mr.. ~schippenbac. the Russian consul gen
eral at Chicago. and the attaches Of tho
Russian and japanese missions.
PROFESSOR MARTENS ILL.
Admiral Mead. Commands Winslow
and Lieut.. Com. Gibbons were in the spe-
cisl full dress uniform Of their ranks IN
the naval service. Col. Tachabana OF tho
japanese general stan. and Commander
Takeshits. naval attache OF the Mikado's
legation in Washington. were also In uni
form and wore side arms. None of the
Russian army and n~avy-eHieers present
wore the official regalia.
There was one notable absentee. Mr..
Martens. the famous Russian interna-
tional law and treaty expert. who had
done most of the work OF drafting the
peace. He was detained at the Wentworth
by illness.
THE TREATY SIGNED.
The copies OF the treaty were in tho
hands Of the respective secretaries. who
laid them in front OF the ENJOYS. There
were four OF these copies. two each In
English and French. The French
drafts were laid before Mr..
White and Baron Komura. Each
signed simulia neously. Mr.. Witte
used a gold pen which no afterward pre-
sented to DR. r. J. Dillon. the ST. Peters
burg correspondent OF the London Daily
Telegraph. Baron Komurs used n steel
pen made in Japen when Mr.. Witte had
signed he passed the crinkling parchment
over TO Baron Rosen. Baron Komura
,aaua1 If9 A.~oR . - NJ g~,F-, - nj. a.
French drafts were handed across the Ia
BILE 10 Baron Komura and the English
drafts were laid before Mr.. White. Each
envoy signed his name four times. and
each affixed his private seal. Mr. Whites
seal. a formidable looking AFFAIR. was
handed 10 him by Secretary Plancon.
ROSEN BREAKS THE SPELL
Everybody breathed q sigh OF relief,
and when the last scratch Of the pen
was made there was silence for a sec
ond or two. II was Baron Rosen who
broke II. Rising I'm his place and lean.
ing across the table 10 Mr.. Takahira. ne
said I'm English: Il shake hands with
an old friend and now a new one Baron
Rosen and Mr.. Takah lra had known each
other we'll when the former was Russian
minister TO Tokyo. Their warm clasp and
the Russians cordial words broke the ice.
In a minutes there was a general ex-
change OF congratulations. Mr.. Witte and
Baron Komurs did not forget 10 follow
the example Of Baron Rosen and Mr..
Takahira. Then Baron Rosen read a lit
tie speech In English for Mr.. WHITE and
himself and Baron Komura responded.
we have just signed said Baron
Rosen, an act which will have forever a
place in the annals OF history. II is
not for us active participants in the con
clusion Of this treaty 10 pass Judgment
on its importance and significance. AS
negotietors on behalf OF the empire %
Russia as we'll as tho empire OF Japan
we may with tranquil conscience say that
We have done all that was in our power
In order 10 bring about the peace for
DUST THE DEMON