The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-18
TEXT OF peace TREATY
GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC.

gram Company furnishes the text Of
tho treaty Of peace concluded BY Rus
uia and japan at Portsmouth,, N. H.,
8, and signed BY Emperor
Nicholas and the emperor Of Japan
October IA, 40 follows:
"The emperor Of Japan on ono part
and the emperor Of all the Russias on
the other part, animated BY desire TO
restore the blessings Of peace to their
have resolved to conclude q
treaty Of peace and have for this pur-
pose named their plenipotentiaries,
that is to say, for bis majesty the EN-.
peror Of Japan, Baron Komura Jutaro
Jusami, grand Gordon Of the imperial
order Of the Rising Sun, his minister
for foreign Affairs, and bis excellency
Takahira Komoro, imperial order Of
the Sacred Treasure, bis minister to
the United States, and for Ills majesty
the emperor of all the Russiss. his OK.
Sergius Witte, his secretary
Of state and president Of the committee
Of ministers Of the empire Of Russia,
and his excellenoy Baron Roman Ro.
sen, master Of imperial court Of Rus
sis, bis msjesty's ambassador 20 the
United States, who after having OK.
changed their full powers, which were
found to be in good and due form, have
concluded the following articles:
Article /. There shall henoeforth
be peace and amity between their ma
jesties, the emperor Of Japan and the
emperor Of all the Russias and b..
tween their respective states and sub
jects.
Article 2. The imperial Russian
government, acknowledging that Jap.
an possesses In Korea paramount polit-
ical, military and economical interests,
engages never to obstruct or interfere
with measures for guidance, protection
and control, which the imperial gov.
eminent Of Japan may find necessary
to take in Korea. II 10 understood that
Russian subjects in Korea ihall be
treated in exactly the same manner 20
the subjects and citizens of other for
eign powers; that is to say, they shall
DO placed on the same footing al the
subjects and citizens Of the most IA.
vored nations. 1t is also agreed that
In order to avoid causes of misunder.
standing the two high contracting par.
ties will abstain on the Russian Korean
frontier from taking any military mea-
sure which may menace the security
Of Russian or Korean territory.
Article s. Japan and Russia mutu.
ally engage:
First. To evacnate completely and
simultaneously Manchuria, except the
territory affected by the lease Of the
Laiotung peninsula in conformity with
the provisions Of the additional article
l annexed to this treaty; and
Second. To restore entirely and
completely to the exclusive admins
tration Of China all the portions of
Manohuria now In occupation or nm.
der the control of the Japanese. Rus.
sian troops, with the exception Of the
territory above mentioned.
The imperial government of Russia
declare that they have not in Man.
churia any territorial advantages or
preferential or exclusive concessions
in the impairment Of Chinese sover.
eighty or inconsistent with the princi-
pie Of equal opportunity.
Article 4. Japan and Russia recip-
rocslly engage not to obstruct any gen.
eral measures common to all countries
which China may take for the develop.
ment Of the commerce or industry Of
Msnchuria.
Article 8. The imperial Russian
government transfers and assigns to
the imperial government of Japan.
with the consent Of the government of
China. the lease Of Port Arthur, Tai.
len and the adjacent territory and ter.
ritorial waters and all rights, priv.
leges and concessions connected with
or forming part Of such lease or terri
tory; also transfers and assigns to the
imperial government Of Japan all the
public works and properties in the ter
ritory affected BY the above mentioned
lease.
The two contracting parties mutual.
" agree to obtain tho consent Of tho
Chinese government mentioned in the
foregoing stipulation.
Tho imperial government OF Japan
on their part undertake that the pro-
prietary rights Of Russian subjects In
the territory above referred to shall DO
perfectly respected.
Article 8. The imperial Russian
government engages 10 transfer and -.
sign to the imperial government Of j.
pan without compensation and with
the consent Of the Chinese government
the railway between Changchunfu and
Kuanohangtsu and Port Arthur and all
the branches, together with all the
rights, privileges and properties apper.
tanning thereto In that region, % we'll
% all tho GOAL mines In said region DO.
longing 10 or worked for the benefit Of
the railway. The two high contract
ing parties mutually engage ~ otain
the consent Of the government Of China
mentioned in the foregoing stipulation.
Article z. japan and Russia engage
to exploit their respective railways in
Manchuria exclusively for CONNER
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