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PEACE TREATY
GOES TO RULERS
Gar and Mlkado Are to Put
Final Touches on Pact
Ending War.
ENJOYS RENEW FRIENDSHIPS
Barons Rosen and komura Shake
Hands After Arislno Signatures 20
Historic Document at Portsmouth
Message 10 Roosevelt.

Portsmouth. ~ r.. Sept. 6-The
peace OF Portsmouth was delayed for
twenty-five minutes because there
were no champagne glasses In the
conference building al the navy yard.
There was plenty OF champagne
oceans OF it-but nothing from which
to drink IT, The ENJOYS desired to
pledge their emporors their countries.
the president. amity. and one another,
They demanded slender.stemmed
glasses The caterer had forgotten
them. They sent him scurrying in a
big red automobile 10 Portsmouth. The
chauffeur touched only the high
places going and coming
Peace was declared al a. o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Officially IL was proclaimed two
minutes later by the big guns IN the
navy yard Nineteen times they
doomed out their glad tidings an am.
bassador's salute
The whistles on all the ships In the
harbor Joined IN the din. The church
bells in Portsmouth were rnng The
ENJOYS filled their glasses with wine
and drank TO eternal friendship
A message was hurried TO the car
and 10 the mikado and third 70
President Roosevelt.
Meanwhile the telegraph wires had
flashed TO all the world that the peace
OF Portsmouth was an accomplished
fact, and the Marine band stationed
al hn Neil.
ing in which the successful negotla.
tions were conducted, played rol
licking march
The Russian clerks who were en-.
crossing the treaty finished their
work late Monday night Tho Japan.
csc had been waiting for them. They
had been ready since four o'clock In
tho morning At two o'clock in the
afternoon Baron Komura, Minister
Takahira and the secretaries went 70
the rooms OF NJ Witte.
The protocol. or minutes OF the last
melting, when peace was decided upon,
was ready for signature. There was
some slight discussion Then the en-.
yoys signed the protocol and every
thing was In readiness for the sign
ing OF the treaty.
M. Wittc arrived in an automobile.
accompanied by Baron Rosen and Nj
Planeon. at 1855. The other members
Of the Russian suite had preceded
him. As the automobile chuggod
down the road the marines presented
arms the trumpeters gave four -four
ishes. the band played n march and
the tnmpetcrs gave four more -four
ishes.
Japs Late for First Time.
NJ. Witte stopped az the door Or the
conference building and shook hands
with everybody waiting there
Takashta. the Japanese naval at
tache IN full uniform. and Tachabana,
the japanese naval attache. also IN
fun uniform. followed and Mere salut-
cd by the marines. The other Japan.
csc attaches came Then there was a
long wait
For the first time since the coafer.
once began the Japanese ENJOYS were
late. They did not get TO the navy
yard until 3:15. They were given fun
honors by the marines, as were Secre.
tary Pelrce and his party. who came
between the Russians and the Japan.
csc.
nj. Witte and Baron Rosen waited
for the Japanese In the antc.room on
the second floor chatting with tho few
people who were 10 see the signing.
The first work was 20 make com.
parison Of the treaties Tho sccreta.
ries OF the two suites retired 10 one OF
the small rooms and went over tho
treaty, two In French which had been
prepared by the Russians, and two In
English written by the Japanese.
The comparison was proceeding slow
", when discovery was made that |
there was no champagne glasses
The secretaries had finished their 4
comparisons OF the treaties They |
were found 10 DO Identical
NJ Karuatiy came into the room and |
announced 20 Nj. Wittc that everything |
was ready. The ENJOYS walked 70 the
conference ROOM whore the long table /
nc which they had sat during the neRo.
tiations was cleared Of everything ex. \
copt the four copies OF the treaties
M Wittc and Baron Roscn walked /
20 their seats al the far end Of the Ia
bic on the righhand side Baron Ko-
mura and Minister Takahira took their
places AZ the opposite side OF the table /
ENJOYS Shake Hands.
When ths Japanese reached the tn
bic NJ. White leaned across and shook
hands with Baron Komura and Baron
Rosen shook hands with Minister TAX
ahira.
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