Evening journal., 1905-09-05
SIGNATURES ONLY
ARE WANTING
Barring Unforeseen Occur
rehces Peace Treaty Will
be Signed at 3 P. m.
FEW WILL Be PRESENT

Portsmouth. n. H., September 5-The.
treaty Of Portsmouth win become
history this afternoon, provided some-
thing unlocked for with which clause
the envoys qualify all their announces
ments as to the hour), does not arise.
1t is practically certain, however,
that the final act will be played in
the conference room at the kittery
Navy Yard, al o'clock this afternoon
AN Of the forma'ities have been dis
posed OF. The protocal OF the last meets
ing has been drawn up AMI Is 10 ba
signed Immediately before the llenipo-
tentiaries ahix their signatures TO tnd
documents which has grown out or
such uncertainty and which brings the
most disastrous of wodern was 20 close.
No elaborate ceremonies VIII fotor lhe
lsgrlng. The elvOys will meet for tno
last time and put .heir names TO the
treaty; only q few o:licial outJlie's VII
lbs present; hut an the more 'moeessiya
ail. the oeision Ac On account Of ia
slnT licity The conference from hrs~
to last has been lacking In empty
pomp and ceremony.
IL has progressed IN a quiet business
like way and it is fitting that 1t should
end without empty display. Ports
mouth may ring it's church bells and
blow its whistles; New Castle ana
Kittery may turn sleepily and cheer.
but the phlegamtic New England temps
erament will not go Ear from its even
course TO greet the peace between
Japan and Russia
Tomorrow afternoon the Hotel Vents
worth. where the ENJOYS have lived.
lwill close for the season; within a.
week the treaty will be only part OF
the tradition In whoch Portsmouth IS
rich.
II the plans announced this morning
are carried out the envoys will leave
the hotel in automobiles about 230
o'clock. The secretaries and attaches
( viii go to the Kittery Navy Yard in
= launches. The copies OF the treaty are
, completed and win rest open on the
conference room.
IL Is just a week ago to-day that NJ.
s. Witte. Baron Rosen. Baron Komura
p and Minister Takahira met in that
2, room for what nearly every one be.
p ieved would be the dissolution Of the
conference. But they surprised th'
e. world with an agreement whici
'n brought peace. through the waiviug d
nl an indemnity on the part Of the 1apa
Sc nese and the willingness TO divid
ns sakhalin on the part Of both,
FEW no BE PRESENT.
I. The protocol Of that meeting has no
l. yet been signed Had IL not been 70
,- delay in its preparation. the entire
N business might have been disposed OF
- yesterday evening As IL is the protoco
= Twill be signed Immediately before th'
10 treaty, as the one Is essential to thu
other. Aside from the Russians and
n the Japanese. the only persons present
y will be Assistant Secretay Of STATE
Peirce, who has been the President
10 representative here; Rear Admira
h Meade. Of the Navy Yard; Governoi
= McLane OF New Hampshire; Com
mander Cameron Nc Rae Winslow, O.
l. the Maynower, and the commanders o
m one or two United States warships Il
4 the harbor.
n 1t was the wish Of both Russians ans
i Japanese that no other outsiders b
admitted They want the occasion q
be quiet Regret has been expresse'
that no photograph OF the scene cal
be taken. and that there win be onli
few who may tell in detail exactl,
" how the treaty. of Portsmouth wa
81 signed.
d. The treaty viii be spread upon tn
Isl table -Four ordinary GULL pens will IN
le beside it, and each envoy, using on
c. of these. viii write his name on th'
in parchment