Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02


session of the cabinet and elder states
men on Monday had sanctioned the
final concession.
When Baron Komura yielded the rest
was mere child's play Articles 10 and
IL Gnterned warshlps and the limita-
easD We're withdrawn. Japan agreed
that only that portion of the Chinese
Eastern railroad south of Changtu, the
position occupied by 0yama, should be
coded to Japan Both sides, once the
deadlock was broken, wanted "iust
and lasting peace, and in that spirit it
was decided to practically neutralize
Sakhalln, each country binding itseh
not to fortify its half of the island ant
Japan assuming an obligation not tt
fortify La Perouse strait between Sa
khalin and Hokkaido, which would ban
Russia's commercial route to the Pa
cific..
The plenipotentiaries went further
They decided to add new clause il
the nature of a broad provision fol
neutral commercial privileges, by
which each country will secure for thu
other the benefit of the "most favored
nation clause and the "open door.
The new treaty will therefore be 9
wonderfully friendly document of char
acter almost to raise the suspicious
that the two countries have not nego
tated peace, but have concluded the
basis of future alliance. There is,
however, no evidence, as rumored, that
to the present treaty.
Before leaving the conference build.
ing Fluctuations were exchanged with
the president at Oyster Bay. Both
Baron Komura and M. White tele.
graphed. The former confined himself
to apprising Mr. Roosevelt of the con.
ditions upon which peace had been con.
cluded. NJ White, more expansive,
frankly laid his tribute at the presi-
dents feet. In his message he said:
History will ascribe to you the
glory for the peace of Portsmouth
and adding the expression of Russia s
hearty appreciation of the president s
M L.
replied with words of thanks and con
graduation. Then began the jubila-
ton. NJ. Witte and Baron de Rosen
returned to the hotel for luncheon.
The Japanese had remained at the con.
ference hall to lunch with Mr.. Perry.
The news that peace had been conclud-
ed had preceded the Russian plenipoten-
tiaries, and such scenes of wild rejoic-
ing have never been before witnessed
in the state of New Hampshire as
greeted them upon their arrival at the
hotel. M. Witte, dazed at the sudden
and happy termination of the confer
ence, was fairly overpowered by the
tremendous ovation he received He
could only express his gratitude by
shaking the hand of everybody and in
response to the volley of questions
fired at him as to the terms murmur,
1--WE pay not kopeck and we get half
of Sakhalin." Later in his room, when
he had partially recovered himself, he
declared that he could not have dream
ed of such victory-for that he re-
CARDS 1t as diplomatic triumph of the
first magnitude he makes no attempt
| to conceal And that is the general
verdict here. The Russians are over
joyed at the result. 1--WE have had our
Liaoyangs and Mukdens on land" they
say, land our Teushimas on sea, but
the Japanese have had their Ports
mouth"
Although NJ. White is not diploma
fist, they declare that he has outma-
| neuvered the japanese, yielding one by
one to the conditions until he forced
them into a corner ON the main issue
of indemnity and left them no escape
except surrender or to convert the war
into war to collect tribute. The Rus
slams declared that automatically the
Japanese made their colossal blunder
when they agreed to consider the CON
ditions seriatim. The japanese CORE
spondents, though they said little, plain
ly showed their dissatisfaction with the
terms. They stood aloof, silent in the
midst of the general jubilation. Bells
were ringing in Portsmouth and New
Castle and the feet in the harbor was
dtlulIS 10 Iuc uln WltH tHeE sIEeus
and bells. On a smaller scale it re-
called the finish of an exciting inter
national yacht race at Sandy Hook.
One of the Japanese, however, gave the
true note when he remarked, Tell me
that the mikado has approved it and l
shall be satisfied"
Baron Komura, following the rule he
has set for himself, declined to make
any statement, and Mr.. Takahira, quiet
and reserved, as usual, would only say
when asked to make a statement:
For the sake of humanity and civil
lization and as we believe in the inter
est of both countries and the world we
have made peace"
The interned warships to which ia
pan has waived her claim and which
will be returned to Russia are:
The battleship Cesareyitch, at Using
tau.
The cruiser Askold, the gunboat
Mandjur and the torEa3S GOAT de-