Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-01
AGREE TO ARMTSTICE
BnvOyS Instructed to Provide for SuSpsn-
sion Of HostiltieS.
RAPID PROGRESS IN DRAFTING TREATY
Ten Of the Fifteen Articles Are Already
Completed.
WILL PROBABLY Be SIGNED NEXT WEEK
N. Witte is Anxious to Sail for Europe
September IL,
CAR THANKS The PRESIDENT
PlO PROGRESS IN DRAFTING TREATY
IL PROBABLY BE SIGNED NEXT WEEK
CZAR THANKS The PRESIDENT
Nicholas sends CabIeRrRm Expresss
ing Gratitude for Action of
MIR. Roosevelt Rs
Mediator.

PORTSMOUTH n. H, Aug 3l-Japan
through Baron Komura has agreed 10 the
immediate conclusion Of an armistice. At
IL o'clock tonight Mr.. Takahira went to
Baron de Roseus room and explained that
he and Baron Komura received instruc-
tion to arrange terms of an armistice.
Baron Rosen Immediately communicated
with M, Witte and 1t is probable that
meeting will be held tomorrow morning for
the proclamation Of complete suspension
of hostlties preliminary to the arrange
ment of the details by the two generals
upon the battlefield.
Rapid Progress on Treaty.
Rapid progress has been made today in
the drafting of the treaty Of peace Baron
Komura, at NJ. Whites request tomorrow
will probably fix a day for it's signature.
Russia's consent to suspension of hos
tilities reached NJ. witte tonight in a cable
gram from Count Lamsdorff whom En-
peror Nicholas has empowered to deal with
the important phase of the negotiations.
So rapidly and well Is NJ de Martens,
with Mr.. Dennison, performing his delicate
! ana important task, of drafting the treaty,
that he able to return from the navy
yard tonight to report to NJ. Witte the
practical completion Of ten articles of the
treaty. 1t is expected the treaty will in
elusive of the preamble.
Japan's original demands are said to have
numbered thirteen. Only twelve however,
were presented to the Russians, as Presi-
/ dent Roosevelt is credited with persuading
| the Japanese plenipotentiartes before the
converting of the conference to withdraw
! one of the conditions which he regarded as
| unjust.
! Whether this thirteenth demand dealt
with the fortfcations at Vladivostok can
not be learned.
! Having waived three of the demands pre-
sented, the indemnity the interned ships.
and the limitation of Russia's naval
strength in the far east, the Japanese final
| conditions were nine Several of these,
! however, will be divided in the treaty and
grouped into two or more articles.
VIII He signed Next Week. -
! NJ Wittc Is exceedingly anxious to sail
| for home on September 12. In the mean
time he is to take leave of President Roose-
welt and personally present the thanks of
his emperor for the presidents assistance.
He is therefore doing what he can TO
hasten the drafting of the treaty which he
would probably be prepared to sign by
Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, at
the latest, unless some obstacle should
arise The only difficulties which have thus
far appeared have been due to the ambigu-
Gus language of certain parts of the daily
protocols which form the framework Of the
treaty It is here that the long experience
and recognized authority of the famous
international lawyers are proving of assist
ance to Japan as well Russia. Both N.
de Martens and Mr.. Dennison, who is also
well grounded in international law, are
selecting with great care the language
of each article in order that the treaty may
furnish no ground for differences in the
future, and accurately record the exact
spirit as well the substance Of the
agreements concluded in the conference by
the plenipotentiaries 1t thus happens that
the trainers sometimes spend an hour in
the selection of one word to find finally
that they are both striving to express the
identical idea.
Car Thanks Roosevelt.
} OYSTER BAY, l.. l., Aug. a.-Emperor
; Nicholas of Russia has recognized CRATE
fully the great part which President
Roosevelt played in the successful negoti-
) ations for peace. In a cablegram received
} by President Roosevelt today Emperor
Nicholas congratulated and thanked tho
president for his efforts The cablegram
; follows:
PETERHOF, Alexandria Aug. S1.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt: Accept my congratulA-
, tons and warmest thanks for having
brought the peace negotiations TO a suos
I
energetic efforts. My country will CRATE
= | fully realize the great part you have
played in the Portsmouth peace conference.
NICHOLAS.
That the Russian emperor should thank
President Roosevelt for his efforts TO in
sure peace between Russia and Japan was
to have been expected but it is particularly
significant that in his cablegram Emperor
Nicholas extended to President Roosevelt
his "warmest thanks for having brought
the peace negotiations to a successful con-
clusion."
The dispatch is regarded as one Of the
most remarkable OF its kind over sent by
r the head Of one nation to that OF another.
$ Congratulatory messages by the score yet
\ are pouring in upon the president. The ex-
y ecutive once force here Is completely
swamped and 1t win be many days before
n acknowledgment Of the receipt of all mos
sages can be sent out. 1t will be impossible
t for President Roosevelt himself to respond
e TO the fluctuations Of his friends every
o where, but in the course Of time the sender
D Of each message viii receive response.
japanese Are Dissatisfied.
| TOXIC. Aug al p. m.-The attitude
| of the japanese government indicates that
there is no immediate intention TO issue a
| formal statement relating TO the result OF
the peace conference. II is possible that
. | Japan's ENJOYS TO Portsmouth will publish
n statement at the termination Of their
T. labors. The Foreign Office intimates that
D | there will be no publication here until a
signed copy Of the treaty reaches the
n emperor and it's approval is @azetted. whi"h
{ | viii probably be a month hence, or until
Baron Komua appears before the diet and
, makes a report on the peace conference
| and It's results. The date for the assem-
" bling Of the die mas not yet been deter
mined.
p Premier Katsura and Marquis Ito are the
! recipients Of numerous protests and me-
d, MORALS against the versions Of settlement
< Of the war as given by the newspapers.
The Yorozu Shimbun, an independent
radical newspaper, attacks the peace pact
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