Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-04
That Ceremony May Take
Place This Afternoon.
Will Be Very Exclusive, Only Five
Outsiders Being Invited.

Portsmouth. N. H., Sept. 3.-F'rom an
official source. The Associated Press is
informed that the treaty is completed
Il consists as stated. last night, of a
premable and II articles the substance
Of all Of which have been given in The
Associated Press dispatches.
But there were still differences about
the wording of the protocol Of the last
sitting, which must be signed before
the treaty itself can be signed. The
Japanese presented n protocol TO which
the Russians took exception. The diff
ferences. however, are expected to be
Strengthened out before noon, tomor-
row, and it seems quite possible the
treaty may be signed, tomorrow after
noon.
Mr.. de Martens. who is extremely
anxious to get back to Russia, has en-
gagged passage on La lorraine sailing
from New York on Thursday and
Will leave here. Wednesday. His great
ability as an authority on international
law has been Of inestimable service in
the drafting of the treaty.
The seventeenth and concluding ar
ticle of the treaty provides that the ex-
change Of ratiiications shall occur
within 30 days after its signature by
the plenipOtentiarieS. The Russian
ratification will be communicated to
the japanese government by the
French minister at Toxic and Mr.. Mey-
er, the American ambassador ut St.
Petersburg viii communicate the Jap
anese ratification 10 the Russian gov
ernment. If the Russians are ready
the treaty will be signed nj ) o'clock.
tomorrow afternoon, this date having
been suggested by Baron Komura.
Otherwise the treaty will be signed,
Tuesday morning.
The plenipotentiarieS have invited
Governor McLane to witness the sigma
ture of the treaty and he has been tele-
graphed for.
The Japanese hope To get away.
Tuesday. and the Russians, Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Portsmouth. n. H.. Sept 3-After be-
ing treated to every variety of weather
the peace conference promises to end in
the midst Of n raging northeaster. Since
last night, it has been blowing a gale
accompanied by torrents of rain. Ac-
cording TO local traditions. such north
casters continue for three days so that
it will probably last over the day on
which the treaty will be signed
The plenipotentiaries and the attaches
of the two missions seem to be fully
as anxious of the final act of the drama
as the little colony of newspaper corre-
SpondentS and summer guests who are
waiting TO be in at the death" The
work of engrossnG the treaty has al
ready begun. Mr. Rojhestyvensky doing
the calGraphc work of the French and
Mr. Adashi, of the English text. Con-
troverSieS over the phraseolOgy stin
continue and there We're several con-
ferences. today, between NJ dc Martens
and Mr.. Denison. differences being refer
red for adjustment to the principals.
The Japanese are proving great stuck
lers for words They cling tenaciously
to their ideas Careful preparation and
method have been the secret Of their
successes on land and sea and in their
diplomatic struggles at Portsmouth the
same qualities have been displayed. In
the sittings of the conference, Baron |
Komura always stated the Japanese po- |
sition upon given point briefly but |
with great care and when NJ. Witte,