New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03
CLERKS CAN DO THE REST
Treatu Contains SeUenteen Art'ctes
and -Four appendices.

Portsmouth. n H, Sept 2-The last point OF
.ha -..ce nartv in dispute was arranged at a
,,,aet,ne NJ the Russian and japanese plenlpoteh-
.,or;.s which ended at II o'clock tonight. AS
,ba -len,no+antiaries emerged from NJ Witte s
rooro where the conference was helo' Baron
RosA,, was asked If final agreement hao oeeh
reached He did not answer
.e1yfI there be a meeting tomorrow?
No p" he replied There is no necessity for
one; the clerks can do the rest
II Is now understood that the treaty will con-
sisr Of seventeen articles, preceded by a snort
r7reanobIe in which, It is asserted on sooo au-
thority. no allusion will be made to the actioh
displaved by President Roosevelt in bringing
about the peace conference WHICH Iea 10 TIC eo'
clusion of the treaty.
The articles relating to the non-fortifcation Of
+he island Of Saghalien and La Perouse Strait
and the evacuation Of Manchura were settled.
Roth parties bind themselves not to fortify the
island La Perouse is to be open and Japan
agrees not TO build works to command the
strait
The article relating to the evacuation Of Man
churia provides that the troops, Immediately
upon the exchange of final ratif1cations. are TO
be withdrawn respectively to the lines of Mouk-
den ana Harbin. and the number of railroad
guards in ordinary times is limited but pro-
protection of the lima in of disorders. upon
condi;ion that they are Immediately Withdrawn
when their mission is finished-
There are said to be four appendices to the
treaty, covering matters which could no. De
elaborated in the treaty itself.
The statement last night that the series OF
conferences -Ihich continued until almost MID
night related to differences over the article con-
oernins the division Of Saghalien IS fully con-
frned The japanese at first were inclined to
he obdurate They desired that the word de-
scrIbing the status of La Perouse Strait should
he open" but the Russians wanted it distinctly
specified that no fortifcations should be built
on Japar's side which could support a fleet
or under whose guns a feet could operate. They
did not want the situation to be similar TO lhat
Of Gibraltar. which. though open" could. II
England desired. be instantl- closed.
AS 10 the evacuation of Marchuria. the Jap
anese wanted the method and time of the with
1rawaI of the troops particulerized and the
number of the railroad guards to remain speci-
fed in the bond To permit this question to be
left open would be equivalent to a tacit under
standing that Russia was to retain her sphere
of influence. in Northern Manchuria and Japan
hers in Southern Manchuria. It would revive IN
q vav the very situation vhcl, existed before
the war Control of Manchuria might become A
hone of contention leading eventually to another
The fnterruption of communication with Japan
nav delay slightly the signing of the treaty
No messages have reached the japanese plenipo-
-entiaries for four days. and they pro
ceeding under their general instructions. A
cable dispatch has been received from the Jap
ares. Consul at Hong Kong saying that he
could not tell when communication would be re-
stored. The typhoon which interrupted COM
whether it affected both the land and submarine
lines.
Baron Kornura has not yet decided whether
on the engrossment of the treaty he will assume
the responsibility of signing it without direct
authorization If he does not however. the de-
iav would be only for two or three days, a
special steamer could go from Shanghai TO
Naeasaki in fifty hours
The japanese say that the Enlperors failure
70 send MESA ge of thanks to President Roose-
yelt Is undoubtedly due to the interruption of
communication.