New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-06
.ARM|STICE Signed;
JAPS CAUSE DELAY
CESSATION OF POSSIBILITIES TO
TAKE PLACE AFTER TREATY
rs RATIFIED.
FORMAL END OF WAR
is SOON TO FOLLOW
Text of Portsmouth Agreement Will
Not Be Kept from the Public
Signing Is to Be Quiet and I'm
ostentatious.

Signing Is to Be Quiet and I'm
ostentatious.
Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. An
armistice has been signed to take
effect after signature to the treaty.
The delay in cessation of hostilities
was due to refusal Of Japan to con-
sent to earlier time.
Japan has refused to consent to the
cessation of hostilities until the treaty
of peace has been signed. The Rus
sian plenipotentiaries, accompanied by
their secretaries, called on Baron Ko-
mura and Mr.. Takahira shortly after
noon Friday and were in conference
with them for half an hour. Japan
having indicated Thursday night
through Baron Komura her willing
ness for an armistice. Mr.. White, sup
posed Friday that he would find them
ready to sign. Baron Komura ex-
planned that while his government was
ready to consent to an armistice, his
instructions were that this should not
take effect until after the signing Of
the treaty. The discussion lasted for
half an hour, the Russian position be-
ing that Japan's contention was with
out precedent and that if the armis-
tice was not to take effect until the
signing of the treaty, it was practical
ly unnecessary. However, the Japan
csc were insistent and an agreement
was accordingly entered into, provid-
ing for an armistice which shall take
effect the moment the treaty is signed.
Mr.. Sato Explains Stand.
Mr.. Sato, in explanation of Japan's
insistence that the armistice shall not
go into effect until the treaty is signed,
said: at is necessary that not only
the commanders in the field, but all
the commanders of ships, shall be
notified, and this necessarily requires
a little time. Japan did not desire to
have the armistice go into effect until
the commanders on sea and land have
been notified, thus insuring the main
tenaace of the agreement" It is pointed
out in Japanese circles that an arms,
tice has practically been in effect since
the conference began. and it is de-
anxiety for clash before the sigma,
ture of the treaty.
Text of Treaty Coming.
1t is now expected that the text OF
the peace treaty will be completed by
Saturday night or Sunday. Full sum-
| maries, if not the actual text, will then
be cabled 20 Toxic and st. Petersburg
for the approval of the respective gov
| ernments, and by Tuesday, or Wednes,
| day at the latest, Mr.. White and Baron
Komura expect to receive final authors
| ity to affix their signatures. The sub,
| sequent exchange of notifications by
| the two governments will be simply a
formality. The conditions Of the
armistice, or rather complete suspen,
sion of hostilities marking the con-
| clusion Of the war, have been ar
| ranged, except for minor details, by
the plenipotentiaries here. -
Signing to Be Quiet.
The ceremony of signing the Treaty
| of Portsmouth, will be as quiet and
unostentatious as possible Both sides
desire to avoid any spectacular feat
ures. Both realize that, for different
reasons, the treaty will not be pop
ular in their respective countries. In
Japan especially there is expected to be
a great popular outcry. 'We know"
said member of the Japanese mis-
sion Friday, that we are going home
to stones and perhaps DYNAMITE No
! arrangements looking to a joint fare
| well visit to President Roosevelt have
been made or even suggested. Baron
Komura and Mr.. White will go sep
arately to Oyster Bay to express
thanks on behalf of their respective
countries and say "good-by." Mr..
White expects to sail September II on
the Kaiser Wilhelm II. He has al
ready Professionally engaged suite of
rooms on that steamer. Baron Ko-
mura has Professionally engaged cabins
on steamer sailing from the Pacific
coast September 20. He and his suite
expect to leave New York Sept ember
! u. The projected trips of the mis-
sions to the White mountains have
practically been abandoned because OF
lack of time
No Secret About Agreement.
The Treaty Of Portsmouth is tc
be given TO the world. There is to be
no secret about it, neither government
having any reason to withhold it. Its
provisions are therefore to be pub
lished broadcast textually, but not i'm
mediately. Mr.. Sato said to the pres:
Friday that it would not be given GU
until the final notifications had beer
exchanged by the sovereigns of tn,
two countries. The treaty will b.
engrossed on the treaty paper of tn,
American state department, a pecul
iarly fine quality of linen parchment
paper. Two of the caligraphers of tn
state department have Leen sent TO
to come here and do the engrossine
1t is officially stated that Presiden
Roosevelt will not come to Ports