Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-03
CONTAINS SIXTEEN ARTICLES
Status of SaIshaIin and of La Perousc
Straits Specifically Set Forth, as
Well as Method and Time of Evacu.
atins Manchura-Lack of comnuni-
cation May Delay Signing.
fBy Associated Prcss.l

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Sept. =
With the exception of a single portion
of the text, the Treaty of Ports
mouth" was completed this afternoon
at conference In Baron Komuru'.;
room and IL is barely possible il can
be signed OH Monday 1t consists of
sixteen articles.
Tonight at 8 o'clock NJ. Witte and
Mr.. De Martens and Baron Komura
and Mr.. Dcnnison began The reading
of the text.
The treaty will not he engrosscd by
the two caligraphers sent by the state
Department. AZ the last moment il
was decided To have attaches OF the
two missions perform this work.
The articles relating to the monitor
tiflcation Of the island of Sakhnlin and
La Perouse straits and the evacuation
Of Manchuiiu were settled. Both par
ties bind themselves not to fortiry
the, island La Perousc is to he
open" and Japan agrees not to erect
works to command the strait.
iIcOpS 10 DC WltnQFdWn.
The article relating TO tho ovuc,rF,.'
ton of Nianchuria provides that the
troops. Immediately upon the exchange
of final Publications are To he with
drawn respectively to The lines of
Mukdcn and Hardin and the number
OF railroad guards" in ordinary times
is limited. but provision is made for
the despatch OF troops for the protcc-
ton OF the line in case of disorders
upon condition that they are immc-
diately withdrawn when their mission
is finished.
There are said to he four "annexes"
10 the treaty itself. The Japanese
desired that the word describing tho
Status of La Perousc Straits should he
Open" but the Russians wanted it,
distinctly specified that no fortilica-
tons should be. erected on Japan's
side which could support war fleet
or under whose guns fleet could Oh.
crate
They did not want the situation to
be similar to that of Gibraltar which.
although open" could if England de-
sired, be instantly closed.
AS to the evacuation of Manclluria
the Japanese wanted the method ana
time Of the withdrawal of the troops
particularized and the number of the
railroad guards" which are to remain.
specified in the bond TO permit this
question to be left open would be- euui.
Valent to tacit understanding that
Russia was to retain her sphere Of
influence In northern and japan hers
In southern Manchuria It would re-
Vive. In way, the conditions which
existed before the war. Control Of
Manchuria might become hone of
contention leading eventually to an
other war
The interruption of communication
with Japan may delay slightly tho
signing of the treaty.
No Message For Four Days.
The Associated Press can state def.
nitely that no messages have reached
the JAPANESE picnipOtentiariCS for four
days. and they are now proceeding
under their general Instructions. a
cable has been received from the Jan.
anese consul at Hong Kong saying
that he could not tell when communi.
cation would be restored.
The typhoon which Interrupted tho
cable was severe. but 1t is not known
whether or not ii effected both the
land and submarine lines.
Baron Komura has not yet decided
whether, upon the engrossment of
the treaty, he will assume the respon-
ssilb9tility Of. signing il without direct au-
thorization If he does not. however,
the delay would he only a matter OF
two or three days us special steam
er could go from Shanghai to Maya.
saN in fifty hours.
The Last Point Settled.
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