Milford chronicle., 1905-09-08
ENJOYS SIGN
PEACE TREATY
Armistioe Goes Into Effect at Once
and Troops Will be Recalled.
PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY

summation of the great historical actI
a salute was fired at the United States .
navy yard on Kittery Point
The armistce already agreed upon
goes into effect with the signing OF
the treaty. The troops will immediate
" be withdrawn from the fighting line
to await the formaHties of the ratif-
cation of the treaty, when they will
be sent as rapidly as possible to take
up the works OF peace.
Both Russian and Japanese mis-
sions on their arrival at the navy
yard were received at the entrance of
the building by Admiral Mead. while
two companies Of marines. command S
ed by Major Moses, rendered military
honors
The copies Of the treaty Of peace
brought to the navy yard had been
carefully compared by the secretaries
of the two missions in order TO avoid
the necessity of reading them before :,
the signing. at which personages ex- e,
traneous to the negotiations assisted. H.
When the, secretaries had ascartaiued H.
the perfect exactness of the two cop i
les of the treaty the planipotentiaries
and the other members of the two o.,
missions entered the conference hall. r..
accompanied by Assistant Secretary nc
Peirce. Governor McLane Admiral of
Mead and the mayor of oPrtsmouth.
Mr.. Witte, the chief Of the Russian m,
plenipotentaries. was the first to sign
his name to the treaty. After the cere-
monies OF the signing of the treaty
Baron dc Rosen delivered a short rec
speech, point9ng out the importance the
OF the present event and the influence Gee
1t will have i'm the relations between the
the two countries. He ended by ex- 4
pressing the satisfaction he felt at the in
good relations which have character hot
lzed Jhe work oil the plenipotentiaries. are
Baron Komura replied. parauhrasing and
Baron de iosen's speech and eX Of
pressed his thanks for the kind words are
addressed to himself and TO the mem mal
5ers of his mission stu
The entire Russian mission. headed
by MT. Witte, attended a THANKSGIVING D'S>
iervice celebrated in Christ Episcopal Fat;
'hrch both by American and Russian
lergymen. Pi
Re-entering the hotel one of the PERI
hief members Of the Jananese mis-. at
ion said: The treaty signed may be Jean
he most important historical feature wand
the twentieth century" hcr
Provisions Of Treaty the s
The peace treaty opens with a pre- lt py a
nble reciting that his majesty the e-.., --.9
nDeror and autocrat of all Russians 9'-'-,l NV,
nd his majesty, the emperor of Jauan. -
'siring to close the war now sub aI' -ilg'
sting between them and having an an, a. VI
lnted their respective planiDotentfar- -
5. and furnished them with full pow p@' III
which were found to be in form - 4,,,
We come to anagrcement on a treaty
peace and arranged as follows: -.
-rtinie l-Stipulates for the re-establieh- NJ.
lll OF peace ana friendship between tho
eIei5hS oi the two empires and be- l-ie Is
ZEN the subjects OF Russia and Japap betwe
pectivey sbo,,t
tticle Pills majesty, the emperor of to IN.
7sll' recognizes the prepouderant in-
'Sl from political military and econ from g
cal points Of view OF Japan in the en- Of otht
nor oppose any meiaras rs ip' lar t EqssI9 a cHlL
deem ' to sfe'i taEo II 57S F9 1ap4o Mother
Junction with the Korean governments &c
a.. '5s''t,, y, SnDJeet5 ana Russian enter New
ects and ente,1,.sss -s Sl'.us as lhe accom-
+ ''''' 'oui- yearolc
ticIe 2-It is mutually agreed that the body y
,,' ~, ~ NianGH9fa ne simultaneously neatly
IS. Both coi6trias toi,,ll .iu l5panese then to
,iS evacuation, their situations b.in., q West
.gtely Identical An rights acquired Hylaud,
IlNate persons and companies shall bv the
u intact. '' 'i0
icIe 4-,rhe rights po..soss..l ,....,.... Gusta
hiormity with the leaae by Russia of whom
4Aflnuf and Dalny together with the keeper
liz, t.'-'i NoJ"ee nj snail pass over mother
.lr eiillfetY TO ja .ln. but the proper l-ir..7
ma rights OF Russian subjects are 20 hiIIeu H
lesuarded and respected. 1t was
cle 3-Ihe governments of Russia heIped +
not to ,a,t Ia .,, 5oenselYes recpro- The ia
measures (Which shall be alike FOR over tHe
tions) that China may take for f5a a newsp
p4ent OF the commerce and indus the dark
.le -,',:i,g'luii, s~Isa 3r,n.,,,...., mortal W
-rated jointly befqet ''t,,wly Es.i; snl face Dor
at Kouans- -Tcheng-Tse. The two two emily ma
rcial ana industra purpo5es gg o,ly i2r Or Wife
p Russia Keeping her branch line Tynchh
u rights acquired by her convention Georpe IA
nina for the construction of tbat -.
y, Japan acquires the mines i'm CON, lel HusD
with such branch line which ibl' f@T- o short di
However. the rights of private Arnold di
or private enterprises are to he cd hin, A
ed Both parties to this treatv ra a.
psolutely free TO undertake what .Ae room
'em nit on appropriated ground Is one of
e '-hnssia and Japan engage them lice theor!
linz 1,,a eJuhetion Of tAe two his wife a
-Ise' $1oo,oO
the Nrancb7,,i',1 riis5. rnnt tne branch New Yo
with view to assure coro,narto1 1@ o9 Alton B. p
etw9en them without Obstruction. Collins as
~ r"S5aa t 9edes to Japan the lyn Rapid
the 5Oth degree Of north latftud nuai sdiai
with the islands dependina tber5 line has r,
right of free navigation is as Inns & She
''' p@ss ot La Perouse and Tar years in al
1O-This article rs,ftes az, ... company, v
Russian subjects on the soufber1 han & Par
Saknalin Island and stipuIates