Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-17


prisoners of war shall be reciprocal1y
i restored. The imperial governments OF
Japan and Russia shall each appoint g
special commission to take charge OF
the prisoners. All prisoners in the
hands of the government shall be de-
liVered to and be received by the COM
missioner of the other government OF
by his duly authorized representative
in such convenient numbers and at
such convenient ports of the delivering
state as such delivering state shall
notify in advance to the commissioner
Of the receiving state.
The governments of Japan and Rus
sia shall present each other, as soon
as possible after the delivery of the
prisoners is completed, with state
ment of the direct expenditures re-
] spectively incurred by them for the
care and maintenance of the prisoners
from the date of capture or surrender
and UP to the time of death or delivery.
Russia engages to repay to Japan as
soon as possible after the exchange Of
statement as above provided, the diff
ference between the actual amount so
expended by Japan and the actual
amount similarly disbursed by Russia
Article 14.-The present treaty shall
be ratified by their majesties. the em-
peror of Japan and the emperor of
all the Russias. Such ratification shall
be with as little delay as possible and
in any case not later than fifty days
from the date of the signature of the
treaty to be announced to the imperial
governments of Japan and Russia re-
spectivelY through the French minis
ter at Toxic and the ambassador of
the United States at St. Petersburg
and from the date of the latter of
such announcement the treaty shall in
all its parts come into full force. The
formal exchange of ratifications shall
take place at Washington, soon as pos
sible.
Duplicates In Two Languages
Article 15.-The present treaty shall
be signed in duplicate in both the
English and French languages. The
texts are in absolute conformity but
in case of a discrepancy in the inter-
probation, the French text shall pre-
vail.
In conformity with the provisions of
articles 8 and of the treaty of peace
between Japan and Russia of this date,
the undersigned plentipotentiaries have
concluded the following additional
articles:
Sub-article to article 9.
The imperial governments of Japan
and Russia mutually engage to com |
mence the withdrawal of their military |
forces from the territory of Manchuria |
simultaneously and Immediately after |
the treaty of peace comes into opera |
tion. and within a period of eighteen |
months after date, the armies of the |
countries shall be completely with
drawn from Manchuria, except from |
the leased territory of the Lao Tung !
peninsula. The forces of the two coun-
tries occupying the front positions
shall first be withdrawn.
The high contracting parties reserve
to themselves the right to maintain
guards to protect their respective rail-
way lines in Manchuria. The number
Of such guards shall not exceed fifteen
per kilometer and within that maxi
mum number the commanders of the
Japanese and Russian armies shall by
accord fix the number of such
guards to be employed as small as
possible while having in view the
actual requirements.
The commanders of the Japanese and
Russian forces in Manchuria shall
agree upon the details of the evacua-
ton in conformity with the abovs
principles and shall take by common
accord the measures necessary to carry
out the evacuation as soon as possible
and in any case no later than the
period Of eighteen months.
To Mark Boundary
Sub-article to article 8.
AS soon as possible after the present
treaty comes into force a committee
of delimitation, composed of an equal
number of members, is to be appointed
respectively by the two high contract
ing parties, which shall on the spot
mark the exact boundary between the
Japanese and Russian possessions in
the island of Sakhalin. The commits
sion shall be bound so far as topo-
graphical conditions permit, to follow
The fiftieth parallel of north latitude as
he boundary line and in case any de-
1ections from that line at any points
Ire found to be necessary compensation
Will be made by the corelative deflec-
ions at other points. 1t shall also be
he duty of said commission to prepare ,
| list and description of the adjacent
stands included in the cession ano
inally the commission shall prepare
md sign maps showing the boundaries
If the ceded territory. The work OF
he commission shall be subject to tho
of the high contracting
parties.
The foregoing additional articles are
o be considered ratified with the rati-
ication of the treaty Of peace to which
hey are annexed.
Portsmouth, the fifth day of the
ninth month of the thirty-eighth year
# Meijei, corresponding to the twenty
bird of August. 1905, september 8,
9O5). {
In witness whereof the respective
,lenipotentiaries have signed and af-
iXed seals to the present treaty of
Deace.
Done at Portsmouth, New Hamp-
hire, this fifth day of the ninth month
f the thirty-eighth year of the Meijei.
corresponding to the twenty third day :
f August, one thousand, nine hundred
nd five.