Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-17
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Russia Gives Terms Of the Peace Agree
msnt to the Public.
. FEATURES ACCURATELY F0RET0LD
China Appears to Be only Nation PrOfting
BY the War.
MANcHURlA RETURNED TO THE CElESTlALS
Japan, However, to Hold Peninsula Leased
to Russia
NEITHER WILL f0RTlFY SAKHALlN
Island is to BE Divided and Property
ttlTHER WILL fOsrlFY sAKHALIN
Island Is to he Divided and Property
Rights of Citizens of Both Ma
ttons Are TO He Re-
spected.

company furnishes the text of the treaty |
OF peace concluded by Russia and Japan at
Portsmouth. N. H., September and signed |
by Emperor Nicholas and the emperor OF |
Japan. October a. as follows:
The emperor Of Japan on one part and |
the emperor Of all the Russias on another |
part, animated by "a desire TO restore the |
dressings OF peace to their countries, have |
resolved to conclude treaty of peace and |
nave for this purpose named their plenipo- |
tentiartes-that Is to say, for his majesty, |
ine emperor OF Japan, Baron komura |
Jutaro, JuGami, grand Gordon Of the lm- |
perial Order Of the Rising Sun, his minis |
ter for foreign affairs, and his excellency |
Takahira Komoro. Imperial order of the |
Sacred Treasure, his minister to the United !
states and his majesty, the emperor OF all |
the Russias, LIS eNcelency Serge Wtte, his |
mittee Of ministers of the empire OF Rus
sia, and his excellency Baron Roman !
Rosen, master of the Imperial court of Rus |
sia, his maJesty's ambassador to the United !
States-who. after having exchanged their |
full powers, which were found to be in
good and due form, have concluded the fol-
lowing articles.
Article I--There shall henceforth be peace
and amity between their majesties the
emperor of Japan and the emperor OF all
the Russias, and between their respective
states and subjects.
Acucle 1.-THE imperial Russian govern
ment, acknowledging that Japan possesses
in Corea paramount political, military and
economical interests, engages neither to OBJ
struct nor Interfere with measures for guild
ance protection and control which the i'm
perial government of Japan may find neces-
sary to take In Corea. 1t is understood
that Russian subjects i'm Corea shall be
treated in exactly the same manner as the
subjects and citizens of other foreign
powers-that is to say, they shall be placed
on the same footing az tne subjects and
citizens OF the mos: favored nation. 1t is
also agreed that in order to avoid causes of
misunderstanding the two high contracting
parties Will abstain on the Russian Corean
frontier from taking any military measure
which may menace the security Of Russian
or Coroan territory.
Restore Land 10 China.
Article III-Japan and Russia mutually
First. to evacuate completely and smul-
taneousy Manchuria, except the territory
affected by the lease of the Lao Tung
peninsula, In conformity with the provI-
sions of the additional article / annexed to
this treaty, and,
second. to restore entirely and completely
TO the exclusive Administration of China
al the portions OF Mahchuria now Ia occu-
patton or under the control of the Japanese
or Russian troops with the exception OF
the territory above mentioned.
The Imperial government of Russia de-
cares that II has not in Manchurla any
territorial advantages or preferential or
exclusive conceassons' in the impairment of
Chinese sovereignty or inconsistent with
the principle OF equal opportunity.
Article IV-Japan and Russia reclprocally
engage not TO Obstruct any general meas
ures common TO all countries which China
may take for the development of the COM
merce or INDUSTRY OF Manchuria.
Article N--rhc imperial Russian govern
government OF Japan with the consent OF
tne government Of China, the lease of
Talien, Port Arthur and the adjacent ter
ritory and territorial waters and all rights,
privileges and concessions connected with
OF forming part of such lease and also
transfers ana assigns TO the imperial govern
ment OF Japan all public works and prop
critics In the territory affected by the above
mentioned lease.
The two contracting parties mutually
engage to obtain the consent of the Chinese
government mentioned in the foregoing
The imperial government Of Japan on
its part undertakes that the proprietary
rights OF Russian subjects in the territory
above referred to shall be perfectly
respected.
Japan Gets Railroad.
Article VI-The imperial Russian govern
ment engages to transfer ana assign to the
imperial government of Japan without
compensation, and with the consent OF the
Chinese government, the railway between
Cnang Chun lu and huan Chang rsu and
} Port Arthur and all the branches together
with all the rights, privileges and prop
as well as all the coal mines in said region
belonging To or worked for the bencnt OF
the railway The two high contracting
parties mutually engage to obtain the con-
sent OF the government of China mentioned
in the foregoing stipulation
Article Nll-Japan and Russia engaged
10 exploit their respective railways i'm
Manchuria, exclusively for commercial and
industrial purposes and no wise for
this restriction does not apply TO the rail-
way in the territory affected By the lease
OF the Lao Tung peninsula.
Article VlII-rhe imperial governments
Of Japan and Russia with the view to
promote and facilitate intercourse and
frame win as soon as possible conclude
a separate convention for the regulation of
their connecting railway services in Man
Article IX-rhe imperial Russian govern
ment cedes TO the Imperial government OF
the southern portion of the island of SAX
halin and al the islands adjacent thereto.
and the public works and properties there
on The NTH degree of north latitude h
adopted as the northern boundary OF the
ceded territory. The exact alignment OF
such territory shall be determined In ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the ad-
diuonal article eleven annexed to this
treaty.
WIN Not FOrtify sakhaIin.
Japan and Russia mutually agree not tc
construct in their respective possessions OF
the island OF Sakhalin, or the adjacent
islands, any fortlteatons or other similar
gage not 10 take any military measure,
which may impede the free navigation o
the strait OF La Porous and the strait o
Areicle Kit is reserved to Russian sub
jects inhabitants OF the territory ceded 1,
Japan to sell their roal property and retir,
TO their country, but II they prefer to re
main in the ceded territory they will b,
maintained and protected in the full exer
else OF their Industries and rights OF prom
erty on condition OF submitting TO the lana
nese laws and jurisdiction, Japan shal
have full liberty TO withdraw the right %
residence In or 10 deport from such terri
tory any inhabitants who labor unde
political or administrative disability. /
engages, howeva-. that the proprietar!
rights OF such i9habitants shall be fun
respected
Article XI-Russia engages TO arrang
with Japan for granting TO Japanese sub
iects rights OF fishery along the coasts o
the Russian possessions In the Japan
Okhotsk and Behring seas.
II is agreed that the foregoing engage
ment. shall not AFFECT rights already be
longing 10 Russian or foreign subjects d
those regions
Propose Commercial Treaty.
Article XII-The treaty of commerce an
navigation between Japan and Russia hav
ing been annuiled by the war, the impeTia
governments OF Japan and Russia engag
10 adopt as q basis for their conmercis
relations pending the conclusion OF treat