The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-08
TREATY NOW SIGNED
Document Contains Preamble
and Seventeen Articles.
WHAT ENJOYS HAVE AGREED TO.
plenipotentiRries Are Anxious tO Lay
che Pact Before Their Emperors.
Who Have Fifty Days to Anix
Their signatures.

Who Have Fifty Days To AniN
Their signatures.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Sept J.-The
peace treaty was signed at this after
noon. The armistice agreed upon on
Thursday goes formally into effect The
armies of the car and mikadO how
ever, do not retire from their present
positions until the treaty has been ratl-
fled by the two emperors. This Will be
a matter of weeks. The limit is fifty
days
The treaty begins with the customary
preamble. in which It Is stated that
the cmperors OF Russia and Japan hay-
ing appointed NJ. Witte and Baron
Rosen. and Baron Komura and Mr..
Takahira, respectively, their ENJOYS to
conclude a treaty Of peace between
the two nations, these plenipotentiarles
have met, exchanged credentials and
agreed to the following articles:
Article 1-Provides in the usual man
ner for lasting peace between the two
empires and between the subjects Of
the two cmperors.
Article 2-Rccognlzcs the predoml-
nant interest Of Japan In Korea.
Article 2-DispOscs Of the Russian
concessions IN Korea.
Article 4-Regulates the future trade
relations of Korea with both empires
and provides for the maintenance Of
the "open door" and equal opportunl-
ties i'm purely commercial transactions.
Article 5-Provldes for the eyacu0-
ton Of Manchuria by the armies OF
both powers and provides also for the
status Of Harbln which. 10 a limited
extent. remains under Russian control
as essential TO the working of the
transm0nchurian railway to Nladivo-
stok.
Article GA mere corollary to arti-
Gle .. II compels both powers to re-
store the parts Of Manchuria respec-
lively occupied by their armies to the
Chinese civil administration.
Article 7-Provldes for equal oppor-
tunitcs in all respects for the two ma
tions in Manchuria.
Article S-Transfers from Russia 20
Japan the lease Of the Liautong penin-
sula. including the ports Of Port Ar
thur. Damy and Talienwan. acquired
by Russia from China IN 1897.
Article 0-Transfers to Japan with
out compensation all Russian govern
ment property, railways, docks build
ings. shipping captured in the harbors
and Improvements In the Liautong
peninsula
Article 1O-The usual clause regulat-
ing the status Of private property and
rights Of Russian subjects in the ceded
territories.
Article 11-Transfers absolutely TO
Japan the Russian railway and railway
concessions between Port Arthur and
Dalny and Kwengtchengsi. Japan is
not permitted 10 guard the railways
outside the Llautong peninsula.
Article 70 Recognizes Russias right
to maintain the transmanchurlan rail-
way running from the Siberian frontier
to Vladivostok.
Article 13-Cedes TO japan the south
orn half Of sakhalin island, with all
Russian government buildings and i'm
provements. Tho actual demarkation
Of the frontier is TO be decided by a
mixed commission.
Article 14-Prohiblts the erection Of
Notifications by Japan at the southern
extremity Of Sakhalin and the closing
by her Of La PerOuse strait. II pro-
vides also against the military Occupa-
ton Of Sakhalin by either power, and
lays down the principle that the straits
Of Tartary shall be open to free nayi-
CATION.
Article 15-Grants 10 Japan rights
equal 10 those possessed by Russian
subjects OF fishing along the whole
coast Of the Primorsk province he
tween the Tumen river and Berlng
straits
Article 16-Makes arrangements for
the drawing up Of a future CONNER
cial treaty between Russia and Ja-
pan In the meantime the commercial
relations between the two powers will
be governed by the most favored ma
ton" principle.
Article 17-prOvides that the ex
change OF ratihcatlOns shah occur
within fifty days after the signature
OF the treaty by the plcnlpotentiaries.
Prisoners will not be returned until
the treaty has been ratified. The Rus
sian government has already made ar
rangements with the North German
Lloyd steamship company 20 transfer
the GG.OOO Russian prisoners to their
home land by the Suez route Each
vessel will carry about 1900 men.
NJ Witte plans 10 leave here at o
o'clock IN the morning on special
train II is said that he has given up
his Chicago trip, but will dine at the
Metropolitan club and visit the presi-