The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-08
BRINGS TO CLOSE
ONE OF bLOOD|EST
WARS IN HISTORY
Arrnistice, Which Has Already Been
Agreed Upon viii at Once
Go Into Effect.
HosTlLlTIEs IN MANcHURiA
WILL BE SUSPENDED NOW

Portsmouth, N. H.. Sept. 5.-The
treaty of Portsmouth" is an accom-
plished fact.
The peace treaty between Japan and
Russia was signed at 3:47 o'clock this
afternoon in the conference room of the
general stores building, No. 76, of the
Portsmouth navy yard. g..
The war in the far east, which has
been one of the bloodiest in history,
and which has marked feats of almost
unparalleled heroism on both sides,
was brought to close.
The armistice, which has already
been agreed upon, will at once go into
effect and hostilities in Manchuria will
be suspended just as soon as the news
of todays action can be conveyed to
Field Marshal Oyama and Gen. Line
witch, the military commanders in the
field Of japan and Russia respectively.
Within so days the ratification of the
treaty formally entered into today will
be exchanged by the emperors of the
two recently belligerent countries and
a permanent peace will be established.
In the meantime the advance forces
of both parties will be withdrawn, and
by Oct. 20, II not earlier, the Russian
and Japanese armies will begin their
evacuation of Manchuria, and the SOL
diers will start on their return home.
The grand elimination of the four
weeks of deliberation which have thus
far brought about the conclusion of
hostilities was marked with little os-
tentation. OF course, there were for
malities to be observed, but so far as
possible these were eliminated. After
the secretaries had carefully compared
the respective English and French
copies of the treaty which should be
prepared, two of each, the four impor-
tant documents were laid before the
plenipotentiaries of the two interested
powers.
Baron Komura, Minister Takahira,
for Japan, and M. Witte and Baron
Rosen. for Russia, signed their names
in the places designated, affixed their
personal seals. and then, as the copies
were exchanged, did the same with
each of the other three.
It took but few minutes to do this,
the actual signing, when Baron Rosen
and Baron Komura made short
speeches of congratulation upon the
conclusion of their labors and ex-
pressed their pleasure at the work they
had accomplished in behalf Of civiliza-
tion and humanity.
The perpetuation of the peace thus
established was then pledged in cham
payne and there was general inter-
change of compliments and expressions
of good fellowship in the happiest vein
over the wine and the light luncheon
which had been provided
The protocol of last Thursdays meet
ing, at which the peace agreement had
been arrived .at. had previously been
signed at the hotel, at LAS o'clock.
thus removing the last bone of conten-
tion between the representatives of the
two governments. The protocol of to-
days meeting was signed as soon as it
could be prepared by the secretaries,
and then, just after o'clock, the Rus
SLAMS left the navy yard to celebrate
the conclusion of peace at special TIE
Deum service at Christ church, Ports
mouth, in which Anglican and Russo
Greek church rituals were happily
blended.