Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-02
ARMISTICE IS SIGNED
Russians Agree to Formal Cessation Of
Hos,ihties.
TREATY WILL Be COMPLETED TODAY
1t Will Be Cabled to Toxic and st. Peters
burg for Approval,
CONFERENCE ADJoURNS, NEXT WEEK
AOJOURNs, NEXT WEEK
Signatures Will Be Affixed to Documents
Tuesday or Wednesday.
POSSIBLE HITCH IN PROCEEDINGS
Apparent difference OF Opinion over
Provision for the Naturalization
of Russian Half OF SAX
haIin Island.

after signature to the treaty The delay
in cessation Of hostilities was due to re-
fusal OF Japan to consent to earlier time.
The effect Of the armistice concluded
today is that it becomes operative only
upon the signature of the treaty by the
plenipotentaries and continues until the
final exchange Of ratification OF the ON
perors of the two countries. II is for this
reason that the plenipotentiaries who will
themselves convey TO their respective cap
itals the momentous document. which to
become binding must receive the signatures
of their respective emperors are anxious to
leave at the earliest possible date, foregoing
the innumerable invitations which have
been showered upon them.
Mr.. Ssto, in explanation Of Japan's in
sistence that the armistice shall not go into
effect until the treaty is signed, said:
1t is necessary that not only the COM
manders i'm the field, but all the command
ers Of ships, shall be notified, and this
necessarily requires a little time. Japan
did not desire to have the nrmistice go into
effect until the commanders on sea and land
had been notified, thus ensurlng the main
tenance of the agreement.
II is pointed out in Japanese circles that
an armistice has practically been In effect
since the conference began and II Is de-
clared that there is no ground for anxiety
for clash before the signature OF the
treaty.
Possible Hitch over SakhaIIn.
The only possible hitch on the horizon OF
the peace conference, according to reports
current here, which. however, are not off,
clally confirmed. arises out OF an evident
misunderstanding over the question Of the
naturalization of the island OF sakhaln.
According to the Japanese the understand.
ing reached on Tuesday contemplated a
mutual obligation on the part OF the two
countries not to fortify their respective
possessions on the island. At st. Peters
burg, however, there seems to have been
an assumption that the agreement involved
freedom of action upon the part Of Ruseia
in this respect In the north OF SakhaIin
with an obligation on the part OF the Japa-
neso not 10 fortify nor use for strategic
purposes the portion owned by It before
1876, which is to be retroceded in the pres
ent treaty. 1t is expected on both sides.
however, that the hitch. II 1t really exists
as reported, will shortly be Strengthened cut
and it is believed that one of the subjects
of tonights conference related to this
point
Rapid Progress with Treaty.
AS result of the reports made tonight
by NJ. de Martens and Mr.. Dennson to
their respective chiefs on their work this
afternoon at the navy yard in the drafting
of treaty of peace, NJ. Witte and Baron
Komura had a brief conference in the for
meTs apartments at $50 tonight, regarding
some "details Of translation and the few
points of Interpretation upon which the
trainers had been unable to reach complete
| accord. When Baron Komura left Mr..
Dennison and Mr.. Adachi, he entered the
apartments of NJ. Witte where they were
Joined by NJ. de Martens and Mr.. Plancon.
:
hour, when the japanese returned to Baron
Komuras apartments, leaving NJ Witte
and his conferees who remained in confer.
! ence for more than an hour NJ. Witte and
! Baron Komura had no difficulty in coming
! t. an agreement on the disputed points
and at tomOrrow's session the trainers of
| the treaty expect to complete their work.
/ The treaty must then be engrossed in
/ French and English, in duplicate, which
may take several days. II is stated to-
night that twelve articles OF the treaty
have been completed and agreed upon. 1t
| now seems probable that the trainers will
! be able to confne the treaty to fourteen
! articles instead of fifteen, was the origt-
| ..a! plan.
/ Full summaries, If not the actual text
! will be cabled to Toxic and ST. Petersburg
| for the approval of the respective govern
the latest M Witte and Baron Komura
expect to receive final authority to afix
their signatures. The subsequent exchange
/ OF ratihcations by the two governments
, will be simply a formality.
VIII BE signed at Portsmouth.
The ceremony Of signing the treaty OF
! Portsmouth" will be as quiet and unosten-
tatious as possible. Both sides desire To
avoid any spectacular features Both re-
ahze that for different reasons. the treaty
will not be popular in their respective
countries. In Japan especially there II
expected to be a great popular outcry.
! I'VE know" said a member Of the Ja-
anese mission today, that we are going
home to stones and perhaps dynamite"
No arrangements looking TO a Joint faro
we'll visit to President Roosevelt have been
made or even suggested.
Baron Komura and NJ Witte will go sep
arately 70 oyster Bay 10 express thanks
on behalf of their respective countries and
say goodbye" NJ. Witte expects TO sail
September l2 on the Kaiser Wilhelm II.
He has already Professionally engaged a
suite Of rooms that steamer Baron
Komura has Professionally engaged cabins
on a steamer sailing from the Pacific coast
September 90 lie and his suite expect TO
leave New York September y. The pro-
Jectad trip Of the missions 20 the White
mountains has practically been abandoned
on account OF lack of time
NJ. witte continues TO receive messages
OF conErstulation from all over the world
He reads each one OF them and gives al
rections 20 his secretaries regarding tha
answers to he sent
Banquet 90 EnvOys.
OYSTER BAY, l.. l., Sept President
Roosevelt received today an invitation on
behalf OF the state OF New Hampshire 70
attend the banquet which is TO be rendered
by that state 20 the peace ENJOYS OF Russia
and Japan. The banquet probably will be
held az the Mount Washington house IN
the White mountains az some time In the
near future yet be determined definitely
Austrian Emperor COngratuIAtes BO6h
| VIENNA, Sept Emperor Francis 10
SeDh. IN addition 70 telsETaphink hers .eoRI