The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-04
THE EXACT TIME OF AFEIxiNe
THE sIeNATuREs HAS NOT
YET BEEN DECIDED.
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PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. A.
rhe treaty Of peace which has been
drawn up here by the ENJOYS of Rus.
sia and Japan has been. engrossed and
IL ready for the signing. The exact
time when the signatures are to be
attached has not been definitely fixed.
There is divergency OF opinion as
to the wording OF the protocol Of
Tuesday last. with which the peace
zgreement was entered into.
As soon as the Views on this point
are siarmonized and the Russian and
Japanese secretaries present identical
drafts the protocol will at once be
signed This work completed, the
way is cleared for the signing of the
treaty
Mr.. Merata. for the Japanese, and
Mr. Rodjestvensky, for Russia, who
had the work Of engrossing the treaty
IN charge. iabored most of.,the night
and much of yesterday in getting It
IN shape for final action, both being
fine peumen-
The treaty consists of fifteen arti-
cies with q lengthy preamble. Alto
sethef ut a rough estimate It contains
about four thousand words. The en-.
crossing has required the greatest
nicely and exactness. There are four
pages of the treaty upon each Sheet
of paper and mistake made, for In.
stance, ON the fourth page would ne
cessitate the rewriting of the entire
sheet Each page is divided into two
columns, in one Of which appears the
French version, and in the other the
English text, The French version, in
case OF dispute. viii be the final one.
Both the Russian and the Japanese on
their way will prepare copies of the
treaty In their own language.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken to prevent the text Of the
treaty from becoming public. Al.
though expert callgraphers had been
called for from Washington by Assist.
amt Secretary Pierce upon the requisi.
ton OF the envoys. 1t was decided at
the iast moment to dispense with their
:ssrvicea, inasmuch as the convention
Is 10 be kept secret until ratification
by the respective governments, It was
deemrd advisable to have the en-.
srossing done by members Of the
suites.
The treaty provides that within fifty
days from the date Of signature ratifl.
cations shail be exchanged by tele-
graph This exchange will be con-
Quoted through the American ambas.
:sador In ST. Petersburg. who will no.
lily the Japanese government Of the
Cars ratification, and by the French
minister in Toxic, who Will notify the
Russian government of the Mikado's
ratification
Specially prepared official tape, red
and white, has been received through
the State Department, and will be
used in binding the pages together at
the upper left-hand corner.
The signing Of the treaty will be
without ostentatfous ceremony. 1t
has been arranged in addition to the
ten ENJOYS there will be present by
Invitation Assistant Secretary OF State
Pierce. Who represents the President,
the governor of the State of New
Hampshire, Mr. McLane, Admiral
Mead. commandant OF the Portsmouth
navy yard, and Captain winslow, of
the Mayfower.
1t has been decided that there shall
be no photograph taken of the cere-
mony. sss'T siss -.
Unless there is a change, in the
present plans, the Russians Will hold
u special thanksgiving service short.
" aftnr The signing OF the treaty.
For This purpose Christ Episcopal
Church IN Portsmouth has been Offer
ed. and there is in contemplation the
bringing here by special train from