Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-05

Portsmouth, Sept 5-The peace
treaty was signed at 1852 p. m. M.
Witte was the first to affix his sigma
ture.
The Draft of the Treaty.
Portsmouth, Sept. 5.-The peace
treaty opens with preamble
reciting that His Majesty, the auto
crat of all the Russians, and His Ma
jesty, the Emperor of the Japanese,
desiring to close the war now subsist-
ing between them and having appoint
ed their respective plenipotentiaries.
and furnished them with full powers
which were found to be on form, have
come to an agreement on treaty of
peace and have arranged it as follows
Article / stipulates for the re-es-
Establishment of peace and friendship be-
tween the sovereigns of the two en-
pires and between the subjects of Rus
sia and Japan, respectively
Article 2, His Majesty, the Emper-
or of Russia, recognizes the prepon-
derant interest from political, military
and economical points of view of Ja-
pan in the empire of Korea and stipu-
lates that Russia will not oppose any
measures for its government, prOtec-
tion or control that Japan will deem
necessary to take in Korea in cOnjunc-
ton with the Korean government, but
Russian subjects and Russian enter
prises are to enjoy the same status as
the subjects and enterprises of other
countries.
Article 8. 1t is mutually agreed that
the territory of Manchuria shall be
simultaneously evacuated by both the
Russian and the Japanese troops.
Both countries being concerned in this
evacuation, their situation should be
absolutely Identical. All rights ac-
quired by private persons and compa-
MES shall remain intact.
Article 4. The rights possessed by
Russia in conformity with the lease by
Russia of Port Arthur and Dalney, to-
gether with the lands and waters ad-
jacent, shall pass over in 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 engaged 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
commerce and industry of Manchuria.
Article 6. The Manchurian Railway
shall be operated jointly between Rus
sia and Japan at Kouang-Tohengtse.
The two branch lines shall be en-
ployed only for commercial and indus
trial purposes. In view of Russia
keeping her branch lines with all
rights acquired by her convention with
China for the construction of that
railway, Japan acquires the mines in
connection with such branch lines
which falls to her. However, the
right of private parties or private en-
|terprises are to be respected. Both
parties remain absolutely free to un-
dertake what they deem fit on ex-pro-
lpriated grounds.
| Article Z. Russia and Japan engage
themselves to make conjunction OF
the two branch lines which they own
at KOuang Tcheng-tse. .s,'
Article s. 1t is agreed that the
branch lines of the Manchurian Rail
way shall be worked with view to
assure commercial traffic between
them without Instructions.
Article 8. Russia cedes to Japan
the southern part of Sakhalin Island
as far north as the fiftieth degree
north latitude, together with the is
lands depending thereon; the right oi
free navigation is assured in the bays
| of La Berouse and Tartare.
Article 10. Recites the situation o.
Russian subjects on the southern par
OF Sakhalin Island and stipulates tha
Russian colonists there shall be fret
and shall have the right to remain
without changing their nationality
per contra, the Japanese government
} shall have the right to force Russian
, conyicts to leave the territory whic'
, is ceded to her.
Article IL. Russia engages hersel
to make an agreement with japan
giving the Japanese subjects the righ
!, to fish in Russian territorial waters Q
the sea Of Japan, the Sea Of Okhots
and the Bering Sea.