Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-01
TOday's Telegraphic News
THE TREATY.


over phraseoIogy, the present expecta-
ton is that the peace treaty between
Russia and Japan, will be signed Tues
day.
There is at present slight disagree
ment over the article relating to the is
land OF Saghalien, but it is thought that
a complete understanding will soon be
reached. With this exception the first
rough draft of the treaty is practically
finished.
A meeting of the euvoys is expected
TO be held tomorrow when the draft OF
the convention will be submitted. The
protocol of the session OF last Tuesday
at Portsmouth when the peace terms
were agreed upon, has not yet been APP
proved and signed. The ENJOYS have
been awaiting a message officially cen
firming their action before taking up
that work. This protocol differs from
the others in that, while ENJOYS felt that
their powers were sufficient, they de-
clined to attach their signatures to this
document until the Gar of Russia and
the Mikado OF Japan had approved their
course. and authorized the work to be
done.
1t has been decided that the cermOny
of signing peace between Russia and
Japan shall be simple one The Presi-
dent has declined the invatiOn of the
Governor of New Hampshire to attend
banquet here at this time, aud 1t Is an
nounced that he will not be present to
witness the signing of the treaty which
will take place in the conference room
of the navy yard, where all the delibera-
tons have been conducted.
If this is done on Tuesday, as is now
expected, the ENJOYS will leave Ports
mouth on the following day. 1t is their
desire to be in New York, Wednesday
night, so that they may make an official
call on the President Thursday morn
ing. This meeting has been arranged
by the President for the purpose OF per-
hitting the exchange of congratulations
and ofleave-takings. They will be given
a lunch of the same informal character as
that which marked the ceremony on board
the MayAowor when the ENJOYS were first
brought together by the President.
From that point the movement of the
respective missions will be indepe 1dent OF
each other. They both however expect
to visit Washington. Baron Komura
and party will return to Boston, and
may than accept hospitality of the State
of New Hamphire for brief sojOurn in
the White Mountains or they will leave
for Seattle as the guests of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Both TrontO and Chi
cago will be visited. From Seattle the
steamer Dakota will be taken for Japan.
NJ. Witte after paying visit to Wash
ington, will visit several eastern cities.
A proclamation of an armstice to go
into effect Immediately is now being
drawn up by the ENJOYS here at the botel
with the formaity of special meeting at
the navy yard and be will at once cabled
to General Linevitch and Marshal Oyama.
The formal announcement WAS made
this morning that message bad been re-
ceived from the Emperor OF Japan, giving
his consent aud approval to the peace
terms and agreeing to an armistice
Portsmouth, n. H., Sept. 1.-The
armstice proclamation was signed at high
noon today.
Portsmouth, n. H., Sept THE
explanation of the japanese demand that
the armistice should not take effect until
after the treaty Is signed, is, it is said,
that it is a limited armistice. which
while providing for the temporary cessa-
ton of hostilities, holds the armies in
readiness, if necessary for an immediate
resumption of hostiities in case OF an
unlocked for breach
At 1915 p. m. Mr. Sato made official
announcement of the signing OF the
armistice by the four ENJOYS. He con-
frmed the statement that it would not
90 into full effect until after the signing
of peace treaty here. He put the time
of signing at 1870 but that evidently
referred to the assembling of the ENJOYS.