The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02

drawn. Japan agreed that only that
| portion of the Chinese Eastern rail-
road south of Chantfu, the position
occupied by Oyama, should be coded
to japan. Both sides, once the dead
lock was broken, wanted lust and
lasting peace, and in that spirit it
was decided to practically neutralize
| Sakhalin, each country binding itself
not to fortify its half Of the island,
and Japan assuming an obligation not
to fortify the La Perouse strait, be-
tween Salhalin and Hokkaido, which
would bar Russia's commercial route
| to the Pacific.
Mutua! Privileges.
The plenipotentiaries went further.
| They decided to add new clause in
| the nature of a broad provision for
mutual commercial privileges by
| which each country will secure for
the other the benefit of the most IA
| vored nation" clause and the "open
door" l.tes.aa. ~ x: :
The new treaty, therefore, will be
| a wonderfully friendly document, of
| character almost to raise the suspi-
| cion that the two countries have not
negotiated peace, but have concluded
! the basis for future alliance. There
| is, however, no evidence, as rumored,
| that secret clauses are to be appended
| to the present treaty.
Glory Given to Roosevelt.
Before leaving the conference build
| ;,oo To1i ny0ha nOpI wifi
the president at Oyster Bay. Both
Baron Komura and Mr.. Witte tele-
graphed. The former confined himself
| to apprising Mr.. Roosevelt OF the
conditions upon which peace had been
concluded. Mr.. White frankly laid his
| tribute at the presidents feet. In his
message he said:
History will ascribe to you the
! glory" and added the expression OF
Russias hearty appreciation OF the
presidents generous initiative" Mr..
Roosevelt replied with words of
/ thanks and congratulation.
Then came the jubilation. Mr..
White and Baron de Rosen returned to
the hotel for luncheon. The Japanese
! had remained at the conference hall
to lunch with Mr.. PIERCE.
Scenes of Wild Rejoicing.
The news that peace had been con
/ Guided had preceded the Russian
| plenipotentiaries and such scenes OF
wild rejoicing have never before been
witnessed in the State of New Hamp-
| shire as greeted them upon their ar.
rival at the hotel. Mr.. Witte, dazed
at the sudden and happy termination
of the conference, was fairly over
! powered by the tremendous ovation
! he received. He could only express
his gratitude by shaking the hands OF
everybody. and in response to the vol
ley of questions fired at him as to the
terms, murmured: I'VE pay not a
kopec and we get half of Sakhalin.''
Later, in his room, when ne had
partially recovered himself. he de
clared that he could not have dreamed
of such victory-for that he regards
it as
A Diplomatic Triumph
of the first magnitude he makes nc
attempt to conceal. And that is the
general verdict here. The Russians
are Overjoyed at the result.
eve have had our Liao-Yangs anC
Mukdens on land they say land oul
Tsushimas on sea. but the japanese
! have their Portsmouth"
Although Mr. Witte is not a diplo
matist, they declare that he has out
Unanswered the Japanese, yielding
one by one to the conditions until he
forced them into a corner on the main
issue of indemnity and left them nc
escape, except surrender or to convert
the war into war to collect tribute
The Russians declared that diplomat
ically the japanese made their colos
sal blunder when they agreed to con
slider the conditions seriatum.
Japanese Are Silent.
The Japanese correspondents, al
though they said little plainly showed
their dissatisfaction with the terms
during the afternoon. They stood
aloOf, silent in the midst of the gen
eral jubilatiOn, for as the afternoon
advanced, the air was filled with the
sounds of rejoicing. Bells were ring
ing in Portsmouth and Newcastle anC
the fleet III the harbOr was adding tC
the din with their sirens and bells.
Baron Komura, following the rule
he has set himself, declined to make
any statement, and Mr. Takahira
would only say, when asked by the
Associated Press to make a state
ment:
For the sake of humanity and civ
ilization, and, as we believe, in the in
terest of both countries and the world
we have made peace
the peace conference, the initiative OF
which had come from him. and his