The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-09-09
TERMS OF PEACE
ARE COMPLETED
Cars uItimatum Met BY Withdrawal
of Disputed Demands - RussIS %
Paw Expense of Keeping Prison
ers of War Roosevelt Receives
Glory

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 30.--The
long and bloody war between Japan
and Russia is ended. The terms oil
peace we're agreed upon by Mr.. Witte
and Baron Komura at the session OF the
conference yesterday morning, and IN
the afternoon preliminary arrangements
for an armistice were concluded and
the actual work OF framing the treaty
of Portsmouth" was, by mutual agree
men turned over to Mr.. De Martens,
Russia's great international lawyer,
and Mr.. Dennison, who for 20 years
has acted as the legal adviser of the
Japanese foreign office. The treaty is
expected to be completed by the end OF
the week.
This happy conclusion of the confer
ence, which week ago would have
been shipwrecked bad it not been for
the heroic intercession of President
Roosevelt, was sudden and dramatic.
For the sake of peace, Japan, with the
magnanimity of victor. at the last
moment, yielded everything still in is
sue. Russia refused to bulge from the
ultimatum Empeorr Nicholas had given
to President Roosevelt through Ambas-
sador Meyer. No indemnity under any
guise, but an agreement to divide SAX
hahn and reimburse Japan for the
maintenance of prisoners were his last
words. They had been repeatedly re-
iterated in Mr.. Whites instructions
and in compliance with request for a
written reply to the Jaanese compro-
mise proposal of last Wednesday, they
were delivered to Baron Komura. Mr..
Witte went to the conference declaring
that he was powerless to change the dot
of an "i'' or the cross Of st" in his
instructions. Emperor Nicholas word
had been given not only to him but to
President Roosevelt, the head of for
eign state.
The treaty arranged provides for the
negotiation Of new commercial treaty,
which guarantees 10 Russia in Japan
and to Japan in Russia the most favor
ed nation treatment and confirms the
open uOOT III mduCuuTid.
The ENJOYS also arranged for direct
traffic connections between the Chinese
Eastern railway, which now becomes
Japanese property, and the Manchuri-
an railroad, which belongs to Russia, so
that through trains may be run over
both lines. Final agreement was
reached by Japan acceding to the ulti-
matum presented by Mr.. Witte.
Almost as soon as the plenipotentiar-
les had assembled, the senior Russian
envoy produced written statement
and handed it to Baron Komura. 1t
proved to be the formal official answer
of the Russian government to the mod
fled Japanese conditions of peace.
In substance, it said that Russia re-
fuses to pay any money whatever for
the naturalization Of Japan's war ex.
penses. She will not agree to sur
render her interned warships. She
will not limit her naval strength in the
Pacific. She will cede that part of
Sakhalin island south of so degrees.
She will pay to Japan any reasonable
expense incurred in the maintenance OF
Russian prisoners and will expect Japan
to pay her for similar care extended TO
Japanese prisoners.
There is still a suspicion that a loop
hole was left in the adjustment of the
difficulty over the Chinese Eastern rail-
way through which Japan is to receive
considerable sum of money. If such
an arrangement was made, the secre-
tarles profess to know nothing about it
and the ENJOYS unite in the declaration
that no financial consideration was paid
by Russia to Japan for the traffic agree
ment.
Mr.. sato, the Japanese secretary, de-
MED alphabetically that any questions
were to be left to be adjusted by any
outside board of arbitration.