The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-09-05


ress has been made today in the draft
ing of the treaty of peace. Baron
Komura at NJ. Whites request, toEor-
row will probably fix day for Its
signature. Russia's consent to a sus-
pension of hostiiities reached M. Witte
tonight in a cablegram from Count
Lamsdorff, who Emperor Nicholas has
empowered to deal with this important
phase of the negotiations.
Although General Linevitch mas
been informed of the practical conol-
ton of peace and directed to hold
himself in readiness to open with
Field Marshal Oyama, the negotiations
for an armlstice, the order for the sus
pension of hostilities and the signing
of the truce will not go forward from
St. Petersburg until M. Witte has
been informed by Baron Komura that
the Emperor Of Japan has also given
his consent and has empowered Mar
shall Oyama to conduct the negotla-
| tions with the Russian commander in
! the field
So rapidly and we'll is Mr.. DeMaar-
| tens, with Mr. Dennison, performing
| his delicate and important task OF
| drafting the treaty, that he was able to
! return from the navy yard tonight to
| report to M. Witte the practical COM
| pletion of ten articles of the treaty. 1t
is expected it will in it's entirely con-
sist of fifteen articles, exclusive OF
preamble.
Japan's original demands are said
to have numbered thirteen. Only
twelve, however, were presented to the
Russians, as President Roosevelt Is
credited with persuading the Japanese
plenipotentiaries before the convenins
of the conference to withdraw one o1
, | the conditions which he regarded a:
+ unjust. Whether this thirteenth de
, | mani dealt with the fOrtifica lions a
Vladiyostok cannot be learned.
Having waived three of the demand
| presented, the indemnity, the interne'
! ! ships and the limitation OF Russia
. naval strength in the far east, tn
Japanese final conditions were min
=. Several of those, however, will be dl
! vided in the treaty and grouped INT
i two or more.
NJ. Witte is exceedingly anxious I
| sail for home on September II. In tn
! meantime he wishes to take leave
J President Roosevelt. He is there
5 fore doing what he can to hasten IN
1 drafting of the treaty, which he Woul
probably be prepared to sign by Tues
day or Wednesday of next week, at tn
latest unless some obstacle snoul
arise. The only differences Wnlc
, have thus far appeared have been dt
to the ambiguous language OF certal
| parts of the daily protocols which t2rl
;, the framework Of the treaty. It
n here that the long experience and re-
+ ognized authority of the famous lnte
= national lawyers are proving or ASST
n , tance to Japan. as we'll as RuSsi
;, Both NJ. DeMaartens and Mr.. DEM
g son. who is also we'll grounded IN 4
@ ternatiOnal law are selecting WI
o. great care the language OF each artle
% in order that the treaty may Iurai'
h no ground for differences in the I
-, ture and accurately record the exa
= | spirit as we'll as the substance OF {
agreements concluded in the COME
! ence by the plenipOtentlarleS. lt III
a happens that the trainers sometim
- spend an hour in the selection or .
=. as word, to find finally that they are be
% striving to express. the identical i'd
Japan, through Baron Komura, I
agreed to the immediate conclusl
of an armistice. At IL o'clock tonls
MIR. Takahira went to Baron de h
~ ems room and explained that ne a
- Baron Komura received lnstructlo
81 to arrange terms of an armistice B;
on Rosen Immediately communica
"a. with M Witte. and it is probable [,
oai meeting will be held tomorr
'eu " morning for the proclamation OF
as complete suspension of hostilities p
IN liminary to the arrangement OF
,ea details by the two generals upon
sc- battlefield.
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zee Lighthouse fer Hatte''as.