The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-07
PROVISIONS 0F THE TREATY
Synopsis Of the Historical Documen,
Completed and Signed at
Portsmouth, N. H.
PREAMBLE AND SEVENTEEN ARTICLES
Treaty Opens With Recitation Of the Fact
That the Emperors OF the Belliserent
Nations Desiring to Close the Existing
War Have Come to an Agreement
substance OF Articies.

Portsmouth, Sept. 1.-THE peac,
treaty opens with preamble recitins
that his majesty the emperor and auto
crat OF all the Russias and his males
ty the emperor Of Japan desiring |,
close the war now subSiSting between
them and having appointed their re
spective pleniputentiaries. and fur.
nished them with full powers which
were found to be in form. have como ll
an agreement on treaty of peace and
arranged as follows:
Article one stipulateS for the re-cstab,
lishment 81 peace ard friendship be-
tween the sovereigns OF the Two en-,
pireS and between the subjects of Rvs.
STA and Japan respectively.
Article His Majesty, the emperor
of Russia recognizes the prcpondcrant
interest from political military and
economical points If view CT Japan in
the empire OF Korea and stipulatec
that Russia will not oppose any meas
nres for its government, protection or
control that Japan will deem necessary
to take in Korea in conjunction with
the Korean government but Russian
subjects and Russian enterprises are
10 e.,ioy the same status as The sub
Jects and enterprises OF other countries
Article st is mutually agreed that
the territory of Manchuria be stimuli
la tgI lN,- hT, Il
and Japanese troops. Both countries
being concerned in this evacuation
their situations being absolutely identi-
cal. All rights acquired by private
persons and companies shall remain
intact
Article 4.-The rights possessed by
Russia in conformity with the lease
by Russia of Port Arthur and Dalney
together with the lands and waters
adjacent shall pass over in their en-
tirety to Japan but the properties ami
rights of Russian subjects are to be
safecuarded and respected.
Article THE governments of Rus
STA and Japan engaged themselves re-
ciprocallv not 10 put any obstacles to
the general measures (Which shall be
alike for all naliCnSl that China may
take for he development of The COM
merce and industry of Manchuria.
Article G.-The Manchnrian- railway
shall Re operated Jointly between Russia
and Japan al Kouang-Tchcn e-Tse
The two hrarch lines shall be employed
only for commercial and industrial
purposes in view Of Russia keeping
her branch line with all rights acquired
by her convention with China for the
construction If that railway, Japan ac-
quires the mines in connection with
such branch lines which falls to Ter.
However. the rights Of private parties
or private Enterprises are to be re-
spected Both parties TO this treaty
remain absolutely free to undertake
what they deem fit On appropriated
grounds.
Article Russia and Japan engage
then selyes to make a oniurction of
the two branch lines which they own,
at Kouang-
Article SIT is agreed that the
branch lines of the Manchurian rail
way shall be worked with view to as
sure commercial traffic between them
without obstruction.
Article Russia cedes to Japan the
southern part of Sakhalin Island as
far north as the fiftieth degree OF
north latitude together with the islands
depending thereon The right of free
navigation Is assured in the bays Mt
La Perouse and Tartare
Article :" - article recites thc
situation Of Russian subjects on the
southern part Of Sakhalin island and
stipulates that Russian colonists there
shall be free and shall have the right
to remain without changing their no
tionality. Per contra, the Japanese
government shall have the right to
force Russian convicts to leave the ter
ritory which IL ceded 70 her.
Article 11.--Russis engages herself
to make an agreement with Japan CIV.
ms to japanese subjects the right -