The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-10-15
TREATIES SIGNED
AND PEACE RE|GNS
Two Emperors Formally Afflx
Their Signatures
WAR is THING OF THE PAST
Paris Notifies Toxic and Washington
Notifies st. Petersburg That the
AlI-Important Step Has
Been Taken. ase
WAR is THING OF THE PAST

Washington, October 14-The Emperor
of Russia and the Emperor of Japan
this morning signed their respective
ly ending the war.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador,
called at the state department today
and saw Secretary Root. While he had
no official advices on the subject, informa-
ton had reached him to the effect that
the Emperor of Russia had early In
the day affixed his signature to the copy
of the treaty drawn at Portsmouth. 1t
was necessary for the ambassador to
convey this information officially to the
state department for according to the
plan arranged yesterday, the Russian eof-
flee was to advise the French government
of the act of the signature and that
government In turn was to advise the
Japanese government.
A few minutes after noon Minister
Takahira appeared at the state depart
ment with a message stating that the
Emperor of Japan had signed the treaty
at Toxic. A cablegram was Immediately
dispatched to Spencer Eddy, charge of
the American embassy at st. Petersburg,
who was instructed to inform the Rus
sian foreign office that the Emperor of
Japan had performed his part. and so
both copies of the treaty having been
duly signed and each of the great ma
tions lately engaged in hostilities having
been officially informed OF the fact, the
Russo-Japanese war which began Feo-
ruary s, 1904 terminated officially today,
October IA.
Little remains to be done to meet Of
ficial requirements. Later copies of the
treaties Will be actually exchanged. Ad-
miral Enqust's squadron at Mania and
the Lena at Mare Island, which have
been interned may probably be released
whenever the Russian government makes
the request.
France Notifies Toxic.
Paris. October 14-Premier Rouvier, act
ing on behalf os the Russian government,
tonight cabled NJ. Harmand. the French
munster at Toxic, to inform the Japanese
government that the Emperor today had
signed the peace treaty. thus completing
Russia's part in the conclusion of peace
between that country and Japan.
EARLY in the day the foreign office re-
ceived a notification from st. Petersburg
that Emperor Nicholas would probably
sign the treaty during the day, and
would ask France to communicate the
fact of ratification to Japan
Premier Rouvier, accordingly, remained
in his office throughout the day for the
purpose of Immediately transmitting the
| message. Notice of the signing OF the
| treaty in st. Petersburg did not reach
here until 6 o'clock this evening. when
| the Russian embassy received dispatch,
saving that Emperor Nicholas had af-
| fxed his signature to the document. and
| renuesting that France be asked to trans
NIT the information to Japan.
In the absence of Ambassador Nelidoff.
the counsellor of the embassy, Nekliou-
doff. went to the foreign office at o'clock
| this evening and met Premier Rouvier.
whom he Informed of the signing of
the treaty at st. Petersburg and re-
uuested that Japan be notified Of the re-
sumption of diplomatic relations between
the two countries. Premier Rouvier prom
| ised to expedite the matter. and Smmed-
lately cabled the French minister at To-
kio to communicate the information to
the japanese government.