Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-06
THE PEACE TREATY.
The Points Embodied in the Articles
As Agreed Upon.

| As Agreed Upon.
Portsmouth, n. H., Sept. 5.-The
| peace treaty opers with a preamble re-
| citing that His Majesty, the Emperor,
| and autocrat of all the Russians. ana
| His Ms jesty, the Emperor of Japan, de-
| string to impose the war now subslSl-
| ing between them and having appoint
| ed their respective plenipotentiarles
| and furnished them with full powers
| which were found to be in form have
| come to an agreement on treaty OIL
| peace and arranged as follows:
| Artlcle l stipulates for the re-estab-
| lishment of peace and friendship be-
tween the sovereigns of the two em-
| pi,es and between the subjects of Rus
sia and Japan respectively.
Article 2--His Majesty, the Emperor
| of Russia recognizes the prepOnderant
| interest from political. military and
| economical points of view OF Japan III
| the empire of COrea and stipulates that
| Russia will not oppose any measure
| for it's government. protection or con-
| troll that Japan will deem necessary to
| take in Corea in conjunction with the
| Corean government, but Russian sub
| jects and Russian enterprises are TO
| enjoy the same status as the subjects
| and enterprises of other countries.
| Article 3--It is mutually agreed that
| the territory of Manchuria be stimuli
| taneously evacuated by both Russian
and japanese troops. Both countries
| being concerned in this evacuation
| their situations being absolutely iden-
tical All rights acquired by private
1 c-t,
! tact
| Article 4-The rights possesses by
| Russia In conformity with the lease by
| Russia Of Port Arthur and Dalny, to-
| gether with the lands and waters ad-
| iacent shall pass over i'll their entirety
| to Japan. but the properties and rights
| of Russian subjects are to be safe
| guarded and respected.
| Article 5-The governments of Rus
| sia and japan engage themselves re-
| ciprocally not to put any Obstacles to
| the general measures (Which shall be
| alike for all nations) that China may
| take for the development Of the com
merce and industry of Manchuria.
Article 1.-THE Mauchurian railway shall
be operated jointly between Russia and
Japan at Kouang Tcheng Use. The two
branch lines shall be employed only for
| commercial and industrial purposes. In
view of Russia keeping her branch llne
| with all rights acquired by her conVen.
ton with China for the construction OF
| that railway. Japan acquires the mines
in connection with such branch line Wilrn i
| falls to her. However, the rights OF prl-
| vate parties or private enterprises are 70
| be respected. Both parties to TINS treaty
remain absolutely free to undertake Wilao
| they deem fit on appropriated ground.
| Article Russia and Japan engaged
| themselves to make a CONJUNCTION OF mo
| two branch lines which they own, at
| kouang Tcheng Use.
lines of the Manchurian railway shall be
worked with a view to assure commercial
traffic between them without obstruction.
| Article 9-RUSSiu CedcS to Japan the
| southern part of Sakhalin island as far
| north as the Goth degree OF north lati-
| tutie together with the Islands depend
ing thereon The right of free Navigation
is assured in the bays of La Perouse and
La Tartarc. , =.
| Article 10-This article recites the sit
uation of Russian subjects on the south
erlI part of Sakhalin island and stipulateS
that Russian colonists there shall be free
| and shall have the right to remain with
out changing their nationality. Fer con-
ira the Japanese government shall have
| the right to force Russian subjects 10
leave the territory which Is ceded to her
Article 1l--Russla engages herself TO
| make an agreement with Japan giving to
| Japanese subjects the right to fish in Rus.
sian territorial waters Of the Sea OF
| Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and BehrlnS
sea.
| Article l2-The two high contracting
| parties engage themselves to renew the
| commercial treaty existing between the
| two governments prior to the war IN an
| it's rigor with slight notifications nj do
tails and n most favored nation clause.
| Article 13-RusSia and Japan rcciprocal-
| " engage to restitute their prisoners oi
| war on paying the real cost of keeping
| them, such claim for cost to be support
| ed by documents.
| Article 1.-THE peace treaty shall be
| drawn UP IN two languages. French and
| English the French text being evidenc"
| for the Russians and the English text
| for the JarancSe. In case of difficulty of
interpret tion the French document to
| be final evidence.
| Article 15-The ratification of this trea-
Ity shall be counterSgncd by the sover-
| eignS of the two states within ~ days
after it's signature. The French and
| American embassies shall be intermedia
| ries between the Japanese and Russian
1 governments to announce by telegraph
the ratification of the treaty.
| Two additional articles are agreed to as
| follows:
| Article 1.-The evacuation of Manchuria
by both armies shall h. complete within
| Is months from the signing Of the treaty
| beginning with the retirement of troops
of the first line. At the expiration of the
/ IS months the two parties will only he
able to leave guards for the railway IL
| soldiers per kilomctre-
| Article THE boundary which limits the
/ parts owned respectively by Russia and
| Japan in the Sakhalin island shall be def
| nitclv marked off on the spot by a special
| photographic commission.