Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-14
W AR OFFICIALLY ENDS
MINISTER TAKAHIRA AN
NOUNCES ACTION OF MIKADo.
Ambassador Rosen Unoff1cially Reports
the Signature of the Czar-
Formalities Remaining.

The Emperor of Russia and the Emperor
OF Japan this morning signed their re-
spective copies of the Portsmouth peace
treaty, thus officially ending the war.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador.
called at the State Department It's morn
ing and saw Secretary Root. While he had
no official advices on the subject Informal
ton had reached him to the effect that the
emperor of Russia had early in the day af-
fixed his signature to the copy of the treaty
drawn at Portsmouth and engrossed on vel
lum at st. Petersburg. 1t was not nec-
essary for the ambassador to convey that
information officially to the State Depart
ment, for, according to the plan arranged
yesterday, the Russian foreign office was
to advise the FRENCH government of the
act of signature, and lat government in
turn was to advise the Japanese govern.
ment.
Minister Takahira's Announcement.
A few minutes after noon Mr. Takahira
the japanese minister, who had been wait
ing anxiously all the morning for the word
to come from Toxic, appeared at the State
Department with the message stating that
the Emperor of Japan had signed the treaty
at Toxic. Mr.. Takahira took his news first
W ~ul. [adeS, lHc SGCOIu dSSlStanC secretary
of state, who had really arranged all the de-
tails of the exchange, and Mr.. Adee in turn
communicated the news to Secretary Root
and to the newspaper men who were pres
ent A cabegram was Immediately dis
patched to Mr.. Spencer Eddy charge daft
faires of the United States embassy at st.
Petersburg, who was instructed to inform
the Russian foreign office that the Emperor
OF Japan had performed his part, and so
both copies of the treaty having been duly
signed, and each of the great nations lately
engaged in hostilties having been officially
informed OF the fact, the Russo-Japanese
war winch began February s, 1904, with the
attack by Togo's fleet upon the Russian
ships at Port Arthur, terminated officially
today, October IA.
Little Remains to Be Done.
Little remains to be done to meet the
official requirements. At later date prob
ably in the course of month or two, copies
of the treaties will be actually exchanged
probably In Washington, by the Russian
ambassador and the Japanese minister or
charge, for it is possible that Minister TAX
ahira before that conference will have gone
to Japan on a leave of absence. There is
nothing for this government to do in the
way OF proclamation for the Presidents
neutrality proclamation, issued at the be-
ginning of the war; terminates automatical-
iy>tn its operation at the close of hostiitIes
The Aurora. Jemtchug and the Oleg, con-
stituting Admiral Enquist's squadron at
Manila, and the Lena at Mare Island CAL
which have been interned for months may
probably now be released whenever the
Russian government sees fit to make the
request, though, as it is understood the
ships have been undergoing extensive re-
pairs to make them seaworthy it may be
some time yet before they are ready to
sail.
Signed at Peterhof.
ST PETERSBURG, October 1.-THE
treaty of peace was signed today though
the representatives of the foreign office
refused to make any official statement on
the subject. The treaty, engrossed on
parchment. with the French and English
text In parallel columns was sent by For
eign Minister Lamsdorff to Peterhof where
the ceremony of signing took place