Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-08-29
News Received with Screams of Joy

News Received with Screams of JOY
Portsmouth, Aug. 29.-The japanese
have conceded everything. They ac.
| cepted the Russian ultimatum of no In.
demnity and the division of Sakhalin
| without the payment of redemption
money. The Japanese also yielded the
interned warships and the limitation
of naval power. A scene of great ex.
citement followed the receipt of the
news in the lobby of the Hotel Went.
worth. There were screams of joy.
Men threw their hats aloft and women
actually wept. Then there was a rush
for the telegraph offices and in an in
stant the news was speeding to the re-
motest corners of the earth. AT the
afternoon session the actual work on
the elaboration of the treaty will be-
gin.
Immediate Armlstice Declared.
Portsmouth, Aug. 29.-Mr. Witte and
Baron Rosen went to the hotel for
luncheon. There was a wonderful
demonstration upon their arrival. Mr..
Witte seemed quite overcome and
could only shake the hands that were
extended to him. Baron Rosen was
also equally moved. The two plenipo-
tentiaries have respectively reported
to their emperors the conclusion of an
immediate armistice. The details of
this armistice will be discussed this
afternoon.
Press Correspondents are Not Salts.
fled.
Portsmouth, Aug. 29.-Press cor
respondents express great dissatisfac-
ton with the basis of the peace treaty.
M. Witte is Surprised at the Outcome.
Portsmouth, Aug. 29.-The Associat-
ed Press correspondent, accompanied
M. Witte to his room. He threw hiIh-
self into his chair and after a few
minutes to "pull himself together" be-
gan speaking, slowly and deliberately,
almost as If he were talking to him.
self. "It seems incredible" he said.
81 don't believe any other man in my
place would dare hope for the possi-
bility of peace on the conditions to
which we have just agreed. From all
sides, from President Roosevelt down
to my own friends in Russia, l re-
ceived up to the last moment even this
morning, urgent representations that
something should be paid to Japan.
At this point M. Witte almost lost
control of himself. He paused mo-
ment and then went on "The Japan
ese wanted to take our interned ships
and / have not consented. The Jap
anese wanted a war indemnity or a
reimbursement for the cost of the war
(aye, demanded iD, and / have not
consented. The Japanese wanted the
Chinese Eastern Railroad south OF
Harbin, but l gave them only the rail-
road in possession of their troops
south of Chautafu. The japanese
wanted tn island of Sakhalin, and
refused it, agreeing, however, at the
last moment to cede the southern hall
and then only because l was COM
manded by my sovereign to yield, and
obeyed. Not only do We not pay SO
much as a kopek, but We obtain the
half of Sakhalin now in their posses
sion. At this mornings session, | pre-
sented my written proposition which
was the Russian ultimatum. 1t was
accepted by the Japanese. / was
amazed. Until L was in the confer
ence room, did not think it would
happen. could not anticipate such a
happy issue. 1t was complete victory
for u.s."
President Roosevelt Much Gratified.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 2s.-While Presi-
dent Roosevelt had been hopeful that
"a peace agreement would be reached,
he was surprised that It had come to-
day. His belief had been that an ar.