The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-02
OF HITCH
OVER 8S,AKHALlN.
Treaty Will Be Completed p o-days
and Will Be Made Public At
ter It is Ratified BY the Two \.
Observation-Disclosures
Fear Popular u.
Outbreak.
CBy Associated Press.)

PORTSMOUTH, NJ. H., September a.
Japan has refused to consent to the
cessation Of hostilities until the treaty
ofrcace has been signed.
The Russian plenlpotentinriAs, accom-
panied by their secretaries. called on
Baron Konura and Mr. Takailrn shortly
after noon to-day and werc in conference
With them for half nn hour. Japan hav-
ing Indicated last night, through Balo1,
komura, her willingness FOR arl armislice,
NJ. Witte supposed to-day that iie would
find them ready to sign. Baron Ko-l.
mura explained that while his govern,
mentlwas ready to consent to all nruis-
tice, his instructions were this should
not not take effect until after the sisnngtof I
tho eaty. The discussion lasted for|3
half an hour, the Russian position bcing
that Japan $ contnntion was without pre-
cedent, and that II the nrmistice was 4
not to take effect until The signing Of #
the treaty, twas practically llnneces- II
sary. However, the Japanese were In
sistcnt, and an agreement was nccord- y
ingly entered into providing for an ar II
mistice which shall take effect thelio-
ment tho treaty Is signed. isssfS }5s 8t333s
Sato's Statement.
8,s Mr. Sato. in explanation Of Japnn's
lnsistence that the armistice shall not
go into effect until the treaty Is signed,
said: ::s it 81 &. 3 sI III
@ 1T is necessary tha, not only tho CON ,rt, VIZ
mnnders In the field but all the com 4
mnnders Of ships, shall be notified, and
this necessarily requires n little ttne.5
Japan did not deslregto have the arn1is-5
tlcet so into effect until the co.nmantel y
on sea and land had been ottfled, I, thus
ensurng the maintenance yof&tle agrees
ment." I'll 3&sSt 555
is pointed out n In Japanese circles
that an arnistlce has lpra otically been
III feet since4t q con ference hega n nnll
It is declared that there Is not,4 ground
for anxiety fora clash before y tfie$ Sig
natures Of the treaty, v X ,a n
Danger Of Hitch. "a
The only possible hitch on tho horizon
OF the peace ference. according to
reports current here, which, lo owcver,
are not officially confirmed , arises out II
of an evident misunderstanding overGthe@
question Of the NEUTRAL llzntion OF the Is-5
landSof Snkhalln. Es .4ss
According to the Japanese. tho UNDER
standing reached on Tuesday contem-&
plated a mutual obligation on &theRpart
OF the two countries MOTTO fortfy their \
respective possess Ions on the island. At
St Petersburg, however. there seems to
have heen ans assumption that the agree
ment involved freedom OF action upon
the part OF Russia IN this respect IN
the north of sakhalin. With an obliga-
ton on the part OF the Japanese not to
fortify or use for strategic purposes = tho
norton owned by her before 1876, which y
is to be retrpceded In the present treaty.
1T la expected Non both sides, however,,
that the hitch, If It really exists as re-
ported. will shortly be straightened out
and II IL believed that one of the subjects
q. to.nlght's conference related TO this, MS,
point. @4Es ys 54g3l * $i