The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

London. October 16.-The Reuter-
Telegram Company furnishes the text
Of the treaty of peace concluded by
Russia and japan at Portsmouth. n.
H.. September 5 and signed by Emper-
or Nicholas and the Emperor of ia
pan. October IA. as follows:
ARTICLE 1. There shall h~enceforth
be peace and amity between their ma
jesties. the Emperor Of Japan and the
Emperor of all the Russians and be-
tween their respective states and sub
jects.
article 2. The Imperial Russian
government acknowledging that Japan
possesses in Korea paramount polit-
ical. military and economical interests
engages neither to obstruct nor inter-
fere with measures for guidance. pro-
lection n control which the imperial
government of Japan may find neces-
sary to take in Korea.
TT is understood that Russian sub
iects in Korea shall be treated in ex-
actly the same manner as the subjects
and citizens of other foreign powers.
that is to say. they shall be placed on
the same footing as the subjects and
citizens of the most favored nation. It
is also agreed that in order to avoid
causes of Misunderstanding the two
high contracting parties will abstain
on the RuSsian-KOrear frontier from
taking any military measure which,
menac the security of Russian orl
#Korean territory.
Article 3. japan and Russia mutu-|
ally engage
First: To evacuate completely and
simultaneously. Manchuria. except the
territory affected by the lease Of the
Liaotung pe%ninsular in conformity
with the provisions of the additional
article one annexed to this treaty. and.|
Second. To restore entirely and
completely to the exclusive adminis-|
tration of China all the portions of
Manchuria now in occupation or I'M
der the control of the japanese or
Russian troops with the exception of
the territory above mentioned.
The imperial government of Russ1ai
declare that they a not in Manchu-l
ria any territorial advantages or pref
erential on exclusive concessions tol
the impairment of Chinese sovereignty
or inconsistent with principle of equal
opportunity.
Article 5. The imperial RussianI
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imperial government of Japan with,
the consent of the government of Chl-I
ma the lease of Port Arthur. TalienI
Wan and adjacent territory and terri-I
torial waters and all rights privileges,l
and concessions connected with orl
forming a part of such lease and theyi
also transfer and assign to the impe-l
rial government of Japan all publicI
works and properties in the territory
affected by the above mentioned lease.I
"The two contracting parties mu-l
tually engage to obtain the consent off
the Chinese government mentioned mi
the foregoing stipulation.
'"The imperial government Of Japanl
on their party undertake that the prof.
prietary rights of Russian subjecrs I'M
the territory above referred to ShallI
be perfectly respected.
"Article s. The imperial Russianl
government engaged to transfer and
assign to the imperial government of
Japan without compensatory and withl
the consent of the Chinese government
the rail between T1.anS-CEs Ful
and KuaE-Chang-Tsu and Port Arthur
and all the branches tog Hther with all
the rights. privileges and properties
appertaining thereto in that region asI
we'll as all the Goa mines in said rel
gion belonging to or worked for thel
benefit for the railway. The two highl
contracting parties mutually engage to|
obtain the consent of China mentioned
in the foregoing stipulation.
Article z. Japan and Russia en1
gage to exploit their respective rail-
ways in Manchuria exclusively forl
COMMERCIAL and industrial purposes
and no wise for strategic purposes. TT
is understood that this restriction does
not apply to the railway in the terr1-l
tory affected by the lease of the Liao-i
Tung peninsula.
Article 8. The imperial govern-l
ments of Japan and Russia with theI
view to and facilitate inter-i
course and traffic will. as soon as posi-
sible. conclude a separate c~onventionI
for the regulation of their connectingj
railway services in Manchuria.
ARTICLE 9. The imperial Russianl
government cede to the imperial gov-I
eminent of japan in ~perpetuity andt
full sovereignty the southern portionl
of the island of Sakhalin n all the
islands adjacent thereto and the pub
lie works and properties thereon. The
5Oth degree of north latitude is adopt
ed as the northern boundary of the
coded territory. The exact alignment
of such territory shall be determined
in accordance with the provisions of
the additional article eleven annexed
to this treaty.
Japan and Russia agree not to
construct in this respective posses
sions on the Island Of Sakhalin or the
adjacent islands any Notifications or
other similar military works.
h also respectively engage not
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