Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-07
TERMS OF TREATY
ARE MADE KNOWN
Drawn Up In the English and
French Languages.
eovEREIoNs TO SIGN DOCUMENT

by the Peace conferenee-Freneh
and American Government Become
Intermediates.
Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 6.-Ihe
peace treaty opens with preamble
recltinK that his majesty, the emp''
for. the autocrat Of all Russians and
Ma majesty, the emperor Of Japan. de-
Nlriug 10 close the war now subsis'
inr between them and having appoint.
od their representative plenlpOtcnila'
ries and furnished them with full pow.
erH which were found 10 be- In l0rm
nave come to an agreement on q.
treaty OF peace and arranged as fol-
lowe:
Article | stipulntes for the re-estab'
iishment of peace and friendship be-.
tween the sOvereigns Of the two EN-
pires and between the subjects OF Rus.
sla and Japan respectively.
Article II says his majesty, the en-
peror OF Russia recognizes the pre-
Uonderant interest from political, mill
fary and economical points Of view
"a Japan In the empire Of Korea and
elipulates that Russia Will not OPP
rose any measures Tor It's government
fprotection or control that Japan will
deem necessary TO take In Korea In
conjunction with the Korean govern
snent but Russian subjects and Rus
slan enterprises are 20 enjoy the same
status as the subjects and enterprises
of other countries.
Article III says Il Is mutually agrecj|
that the territory Of Manchurla be ST.
multaneouly evacuated by both Rus
alan and japanese troops, both coun
Z tries being concerned In this cvacua
ton their situations being absolutely
identical. All rights acquired by pit
vate persons and companies shall re-
main intact.
Articale " says the rights poss6sscd
by Russia In conformity with the
lease by Russia OF Port Arthur and
Daluy. together with the land and
waters adjacent. shall pass over In
their entirety to Japan. but the prop
critics and rights Of Russian subjects
are TO be saHeguarded and respected
Article V says the governments ct
Russia and Japan engage thems'lyes
-Peelprocally not TO put any obstacles
20 the general measures (Which sha!'
be alike for all natlOns); that China
may take for the development Of the
commerce and Industry Of Manchuria
Article vi says the ManchuF~a rail.
way shall he operated Jointly between
Russia and japan at Kouang-Tcheng
Tee The two branch lines shall Ia
employed only for commercial and In.
dustrial purposes. In view OF Russia
keeping the branch line with ell rights
acquired by her convention with China
for the construction OF that railway
Japan acquires the unncs in conneo'
ton with such branch lines which fall
10 her However. the rights of pri
vAte parties OF private enterprises are
90 be- respected both parties to this
treaty remain absolutely FREE to un
dertakc What they deem NJ on eA
propriAted ground
Article VII says Russia and Japan
engasc themselves to make n con
Junction ~ tNn branch lines which
they own a. Kuuaug TchcnE Use.
Article WI SANS % Is aEre,d that the
branch lines ~ thr Nauchur,au rail-
way Sha" To-, Wpr,yd Oi,a a view "a
assure commercial 'ur.c between
them withVu; ua-Uu,lvu
Article lN say, Russia c,l,, 20 ia
pan tho sou,a,ln part ot SaAhauu
island a. far north a. the io'h degree
ot north latitude together With IN,
islands dePondlue thereon. The rrhr
OF free navigation a. assured "a On,
Oays Of IAProuse ana Tariarc
Article X SAYS that hrs article -
cites the situation OF Russian sub
jeots 90 the southern part d Sakhalir
island ana stipulates thai Russian col
oai.la here saAil BE free sAd shat
ears - rlsht A. fisea hassiAn con
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