The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-08
TREATY OF PEACE
HAS BEEN SIGNED
EPOCH-MAKING EVENT IN THE
WORLDS HISTORY.
A Summary of the Preamble and Sew
enteen Articles Of the Historical
Document.

The treaty of Portsmouth was sign
ed shortly before 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon in the conference room Of
of the navy general store at the navy
yard at Portsmouth, The firing Of
a national salute Of Io guns was the
signal which told the people OF Ports
mouth, Kittery and Newcastle that
the peace Of Portsmouth was an &C
complished fact and the church bells
in the three towns were soon pealing
forth a joyful refrain.
For forty-seven minutes those out
side the conference room anxiously
awaited the signal. Suddenly an Or
derly dashed to the entrance of the
peace building, and waved his hand
to the gunner few :eet away and the
opening shot of the salute rang out
on the clear air of the soft September
afternoon proclaiming peace between
Russia and Japan.
Up to the moment of singing the
treaty, no word had broken the silence
OF the conference ROOM Throwing
his pen aside, Mr.. Witte without
word, reached across The table and
grasped Baron Komura's hand. His
conferees followed and the Russian
and Japanese delegates remained for
moment in silence, their right hands
tightly elapsed across the conference
table The war was over-Russia and
Japan were once more friends.
This simple ceremony rang true,
and deeply impressed the attaches and
secretaries Of the two missions, who,
with the invited witnesses, had formed
large circle around the dele
gates sitting at the table.
The Treaty of Portsmouth.
The peace treaty opens with a pre-
amble reciting that his Majesty, the
emperor and autocrat of all the Rus
slams, and his Majesty, the emperor of
Japan, desiring to close the war now
subsisting between them and having
appointed their respective plenipo
tentiaries, and furnished them with full
powers. which were to be found in
form, have come to an agreement on
a treaty of peace and arranged as
follows:
Article I stipulates for the rees-
tablishmen, of peace and friendship
between the sovereigns OF the two
empires and between the subjects of
Russia and Japan respectively.
Article 2. His Majesty, the emper-
or OF Russia recognizes the prepond-
Grant interest from political. military
and economical points of view OF
Japan in the empire Of Korea. and
stipulates that Russia will not oppose
any measures for its government, pro-
lection or control that Japan will
deem necessary to take in Korea in
conjunction with the Korean govern
nent, but Russian subjects, and Rus
sian enterprises are to enjoy the same
status as the subjects and enterprises
~ o4ba- countries
Article 3. 1t is mutually agreed
that the territory of Manchuria be
simultaneously evacuated by both Rus
sian and Japanese troops. Both coun-
tries being concerned in this evacua-
ton, the situations being absolutely
identical. All rights acquired by pri-
vate persons and companies shall re-
main intact
Article j. The rights possessed by
Russia in conformity with the lease
by Russia of Port Arthur and Dalny,
together with the lands and waters
adjacent. shall pass over in their en-
TREY to Japan, but the properties
and rights of Russian subjects are to
be safeguarded and respected.
Article 5. The governments Of
Russia and Japan engage themselves
reciprocally not to put any obstacle
| to the general measures (which shall