The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-01
PEACE DECLARED AND
EASTERN WAR ENDED
JAPAN MAGNANIMOUS AND
YIELDS EVERYTHING.
President Roosevelt Praised On All
Sides For His Work-Treaty to
Insure Lasting Peace Between
Two Countries.

Portsmouth. Aug. 2o-Peace be-
tween Russia and Japan was practi-
cally concluded at this mornings
session of the peace conference. in
the final struggle Russia achieved
the victory. For the sake OF peace,
the Japanese, with a nagnanimity
worthy OF their heroic achievements
in this war. met the ultimatum Of
the Car and abandoned their de-
nands not only for reimbursement
;or the cost OF war, but for the re-
purchase OF the northern half Of
Sakhalin. Russia at the same time
agreeing to a division Of the island.
The Japanese also withdrew artl-
cles 10 and II OF the peace conditions
originally proposed, demanded for
the surrender Of interned warshlps
and limitation OF the Russian naval
power in the far east). Delegates of
the respective missions were called in
at the afternoon session and the ac-
tual work OF formulating a treaty Of
peace was begun.
The news that peace had been
agreed upon caused most intense ex-
citement at the hotel where the en-
voys have been staying. Everywhere :
there was delirium of jubIlation.
The official account Of this after
Moons session of the peace conference
is given by Mr.. Sato as follows:
The conference discussed the de-
tails OF the treaty OF peace and decid-
ed to intrust the drafting OF the
clauses to the privy councillor, De-
Martens and Mr.. Dennison, the legal
adviser of the foreign offices of Japan,
with Instructions to finish the work
as soon as possible
The following statement was made
by Mr.. Sato in behalf of the Japanese
ple11ipotentiaries:
The questions for final disposi-
tiou were the matter OF indemnity
and the Island OF Sakhalin and on
which there was widest divergence Of
views. Both points threatened the
existence of the conference His
majesty. the emperor OF Japan, re-
spending to the dictates Of humanity
and civilization, in a spirit of perfect
Cancellation and in the interest Of
peace, authorized his plenipotentiarles
to waive the question of reimburse
merit and consented to a division Of
Saki1alin upon terms mutually &C
cep1a5le, thus making it possible to
bring the important work OF the con-
ference to a successful issue
The session of The peace conference
this morning began shortly after 10
O'Clock.
When the plenipotentiaries started
for the conference room there was
RECOGNITION on both sides that the
decisive hour in the fate of the con-
ference had come Mr.. Witte seemed
not in a pleasant frame of mind. He
had received new instructions during
the night reiterating the old, leaving
no leeway. Unless the new Japanese
proposal met the emperor's "ultl-
natum,' as given to President Roose-
welt through Ambassador Meyer, (no
indemnity but cession OF half OF
Saknalin without money payment be-
yoDd that for maintenance OF Russian
prisoners and that involved in the ces-
sion of the Chinese Eastern railway
he considered he had full authority
to reject it flatly without reference
tc St. Petersburg.
Just before the conference me! the
Associated Press received intimation
that Baron Komura had a strong
card in reserve. which would make it
aln?os, impossible ior Mr.. Wit1c, no
matter how he viewed his ;nstcruc-
tons. to reject the second proposal
without submitting it to the emperor.