Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-06
Chinese to Develop Manchurla

guarded and respected.
Chinese to Develop Manchuria
Article 5-The governments of Rus
sia and Japan engaged themselves re-
ciprocally not to put any obstacles IN
the way of the general measures,
which shall be alike for all nations.
that China may take for the develop
ments of commerce and industry of
Manchuria.
Article 6-The Manchurian railway
shall be operated jointly between Rus
sia and Japan at Kouang Tcheng Use.
The two branch lines shall be en-
ployed only for commercial and indus
trial purposes. In view of Russia
keeping her branch line, together with
all rights acquired by her convention
with China for the construction of
that railway, Japan acquires the mines
in connection with such branch lines
as fall to her. However, the rights Of
private parties or private enterprises
are to be respected. Both parties to
this treaty remain absolutely free TO
undertake what they deem fit on ex-
propriated grounds.
Article Russia and Japan engage
themselves to make conjunction of
the two branch lines which they own
at Kouang Tcheng Use
Article Sit is agreed that the
branch lines of the Manchurian rail-
way shall be worked with view to
assure commercial traffic between them
without obstruction.
Article 9-Russia cedes to Japan the
southern part of Sakhalin island as
far north as the fiftleth degree of north
latitude, together with the islands de-
pending thereon. The right of free
navigation is assured in the bays of
Laperouse and Tartare.
Article 10-This article recites the sit
uation of Russian subjects on the
southern part of Sakhalin island and
stipulates that Russian colonists there
shall be free and shall have the right
to remain without changing their ma
tionality. Per contra the Japanese
government shall have the right 10
force Russian subjects to leave the ter
ritory which is ceded to her.
Japan Gets Fishing Rights
Article 11-Russia obligates herself
to make an agreement with Japan CIV
ing Japanese subjects the right to fish
in Russian territorial waters of the
sea of Japan, the sea of Okhotsk and
Bering sea.
Article 12-The two high contracting
parties engage themselves to renew the
commercial treaty existing between the
two governments prior to the hostil
tiles, with slight notifications in de-
tails and with "most favored nation"
clause.
Article 13-Russia and Japan recipro-
cally engage to restore their prisoners
of war on being paid the real cost of
keeping the same, such claim for cost
to be supported by documents.
Article 14--This peace treaty shall be
drawn up In two languages-French
and English-the French text being evil
dence for the Russians and the Eng
lish text for the Japanese. In case of
difficulty of Interpretation the French
document to be final evidence.
Article 15-The ratification of this
treaty shall be countersigned by. the
sovereigns of the two states within
fifty days after it's signature. The
French and American embassies shall
be Intermediates between the Japanese
and Russian governments to announce
by telegraph the ratification of the
treaty.
Two additional articles are agreed to
as follows:
Article 1.-The evacuation of NAH
churia by both armies shall be COM
|, plete within eighteen months OF the
signing of the treaty, beginning with
the retirement Of the troops of the frs