Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-16
PEACE TREATY TEXT
Details of Document Drawn
at Portsmouth
BY RUSSIA AND JAPAN
SIGNED By EMPERoRs OF THE
TWO COUNTRIES SATURDAY.
Articles of Pact hat Terminated War
and the Concessions Of the
Contending Powers.

and the Concessions Of the
Contending Powers.
LONDON, October 16-The Reuter- Tele-
gram Company furnishes the text of the
treaty of peace concluded by Russia and
Japan at Portsmouth, N. H., September 5,
and signed by Emperor Nicholas and the
Emperor of Japan October IA, as follows
THE Emperor of Japan on one part and
the Emperor of all the Russias on the other
part, animated by a desire to restore the
blessings of peace to their countries, have
resolved to conclude treaty of peace, and
have for this purpose named their plenipo-
tentiarfes, that is to say. for his majesty
the Emperor of Japan, Baron Komura Ju-
taro, Jusami, grand Gordon of the Imperial
Order of the Rising Sun. his minister for
foreign affairs. and his excellency Takahira
kogoro, Imperial Order of the Sacred
Treasure, his minister to the United States,
and his majesty the Emperor of all the
Russias, his excellency Serge Witte, his
secretary of state, and president of the
committee of ministers Of the empire of
Russia, and his excelIency Baron Roman
hosen, master Of the imperial court of Rus
STA, his majesty's ambassador to the United
States. who. after having exchanged their
full powers, which were found to be In good
ing articles:
Article 1. There shall henceforth be
peace and amity between their majesties the
emperor of Japan and the Emperor of all
the Russias, and between their resnectfve
states and subjects.
The Korean Question.
Article 2.-The imperial Russian gov
eminent acknowledging that Japan pos
sesses In Korea permanent political, mill
tary and economical interests, engages
helther to obstruct nor interfere with
measures for guidance. protection and con-
troll which the imperial government of
Japan may find necessary to take in Korea
1T is understood that Russian subjects in
Korea shall be treated in exactly the same
manner as the subjects and citizens of
other foreign powers; that is to say, they
snail be placed on the same footing as the
subjects and citizens of the most favored
nation 1t Is also agreed that in order to
avoid causes of misunderstanding the two
high contracting parties will abstain on
the Russian-Korean frontier from taking
any military measure which may menace
the security of Russian or Korean terri
tory.
Article 3-Japan and Russia mutually
engage
"First-To evacuate completely and
simultaneously Manchuria, except the ter
r1tory affected by the lease Of the Liaotung
peninsula in conformity with the provisions
of the additional article / annexed to this
treaty, and.
China and Manchuria.
'Second-To restore entirely and COM
pletely to the exclusive administration of
China all the portions of Manchuria now in
occupation or under the control of the
Japanese or Russian troops, with the ex-
ception of the territory above mentioned.
1.-THE imperial government Of Russia de-
"a
territorial advantages or preferential of
exclusive concessions in the impairment of
Chinese sovereignty or inconsistent with
the principle of equal opportunity.
Article Japan and Russia reciprocal
ly engage not to obstruct any general
measures common to all countries which
China may take for the development of the
commerce or industry of Manchuria
Article 5-The imperial Russian gov
eminent transfer and assign to the i'm
perial government of Japan, with the con-
of Port Arthur Talien and the adjacent
territory and territorial waters and all
rights, privileges and concessions connected
with or forming part of such lease, and
they also transfer and assign to the i'm
perial government of Japan all public
works and properties in the territory af-
fected by the above mentioned lease.
The Consent of China.
1.-THE two contracting parties mutually en-
gage to obtain the consent of the Chinese
government mentioned in the foregoing
stipulation.
1.-The imperial government of Japan on
their part undertake that the proprietary
rights of Russian subjects in the territory
above referred to shall be perfectly re-
spected.
Article 6-The imperial Russian govern
ment engage to transfer and assign to the
imperial government of Japan, without
compensation and with the consent of the
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Chang Chun-Fu and Kuan-ChangTsu and
Port Arthur and all the branches, together
with all the rights. privileges and proper
ties appertaining thereto in that region as
belonging to or worked for the benefit of
the railway. The two high contracting
parties mutually engage to obtain the con-
sent of the government Of China mention
ed in the foregoing stipulation.
Railways in Manchuria.
Article Japan and Russia engage to
exploit their respective railways in Man
churia exclusively for commercial and in
dustrial purposes and nowise for strategic
purposes. 1t is understood that this re-
striction does not apply to the railway In
the territory affected by the lease of the
Liaotung peninsula.
Article s-The imperial governments Nof
Japan and Russia with the view to promote
and facilitate intercourse and traffic. will
as soon as possible conclude a separate con-
vention for the regulation of their con-
Meeting railway services in Manchuria.
Article 9-The imperial Russian govern
ment cede to the imperial government of
Japan in perpetuity and full sovereignty
the southern portion of the Island of SAX
halin and all the islands adjacent thereto
and the public works and properties there
on. The 50th degree of north latitude is
adopted as the northern boundary of the
coded territory. The exact alignment OF
such territory shall be determined in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the addi-
tional article eleven annexed to this treaty.
The Island Of Sakhalin.
Japan and Russia mutually agree not
to construct in their respective possessions
the Island of Sakhalin or the adjacent
islands any Notifications or other similar
military works. They also respectively en-
gage not to take any military measures
which may impede the free navigation of
the Strait of La rerouse and the Strait of
Tartary.
Article 10-It Is reserved to Russian SUBJ
jects, inhabitants of the territory coded to
Japan, to sell their real property and re-
tire to the country, but II they prefer to