Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-01
Date for Signature Probably VIII
be Decided Upon at To-
days Meeting.
TEN ARTICLES ARE FIN SHED
Japan's Original Demands Numbered
Thirteen-one Was Never Present
ed and Three Were Waived-En.
voys, Their Work Done, Are Now in
Hurry to Sail For Their Homes.
tBy Associated rress.)

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug. 81
Rapid progress has hecn made today
in the drafting of the treaty of peace.
Baron Komura at Nj. Whites request,
tomorrow will probably fix day for
it's signature.
Russin's consent to suspension If
hostiitics reached NJ Wittc tonight
in cablegram from Count l.amsdorff.
who Emperor Nicholas has empowered
To deal with this important phase of
the negotiations.
Although General Linevitch has
been Informed OF the practical concu-
sion of peace and has been directed
To hold himself in readiness to open
with Field Marshal Oyama, the ne
SOtiatiOns for an armsticr the Ordet
for the suspension of hoStiliticS AMI
the signing of the truce will not 20
forward from st. Petersburg until NJ.
Wittc has been informed hy Baron
Komura that the Emperor of Japan
has also given his consent and has en-.
powered Marshal Oyama to conduct
the negotiations with the Russian
commandcrinchicf in the field.
Ten Articles Complete.
So rapidly and we'll is Mr.. De Maar-
tens, with Mr.. Dcnnison. performing
the delicate and important task of
drafting the treaty, that they were
able to return from the navy yard to-
night and report the practical com
pletion of ten articles IF the treaty.
II is expected the treaty will, in its ell.
tircty, consist of fifteen articles, en-
elusive of the preamble.
& ,JnOau'S original demands nrn cni,l
to have numbered thirteen. Only
twelve, however. were presented to
the Russians, as President Roosevelt
is credited with prrsuading the Iapa-
neSe plenipOtcntiaricS before the con-
vening of the conference to withdraw
one Of the conditions. which he re.
garded as unjust. Whether this thir-
teenth demand dealt with the fortili-
cations at Vladivostok cannot ba
learned. ia
Having waived three of the demands
prescntcd-thc indemnity, the intern.
ed ships and the limitation of Rus
sia's naval strength in the Far East
the Japanese final conditions were
nine.
Several Will Be Divided.
Several of these however. will he
divided in the treaty and grouped In
two articles.
NJ. Wittc is exceedingly anxious "a
sail for home on September ~. In
the meantime. he wishes td flake
leave of President Roosevelt and pre-.
sent the thanks of his Emperor for
the Presidents assistance.
lie is, therefore, doing what he can
to hasten the drafting of tho treaty,
which he would probably he prepared
to sign by Tuesday or Wednesday of
next wccK, at the latest, unless some
obstacle Should arise.
The only difficulties which have
thus far appeared have been due to
the ambiguous language of certain
parts OF the daily protocols. which
form the framework of the treaty.
1t is here that the long experience
anu recognized authority of the ia
nous international lawyer are proving
or assistance to Japan as well as Rus.
STA.
Careful in Language Used.
Both Mr. de Martens and MIR. Den.
nison, who is also well grounded in
international law, are selecting with
great care the language of each ar
ticlctin order that the treaty may fur.
nish no ground for differences in the
fut,ire, and may accurately record the
exact spirit as we'll as tho substance
OF the agreements concluded in the
conference The Observation-Disclosures
1t thus happens that tho trainers
sometimes spend an hour In the selec.
ton of one word to find out finally
That they are both striving to exprcss
the identical idea.
IADaN NAG AGDEEve