Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-01
STONES AND
DYNAMITE
That is What , the Japanese
Plenipotentiaries Expect
Upon Their Return
FINAL FOMAL|T|ES
Full Text Of Treaty Will Be Ready
Some Time Next Week and Will
Then Be Signed.

Portsmouth, Sept. lit is now ex-
pected that the peace treaty will be
completed by tomorrow night or Sun
day. Full summaries, il not of the
actual text, will then be cabled to
Toxic and st. Petersburg for approval
Of the respective governments and by
Tuesday or Wednesday, at the least,
Mr. Witte and Baron Komura expect
to receive final authority to affiX their
signatures. The subsequent eXchang
es of ratificatons by the two govern
ments will be simply formality. The
conditions of the armistice or rather
complete suspension of the hostilities,
marking the conclusion of the war,
will be arranged except for minor de-
tails by the plenipotentiaries here.
Baron Komura and Mr.. Witte will go
separately to Oyster Bay. Mr.. Witte
expects to sail on September 12 on
Kaiser Wilhelm Ii. Baron Komura
has Professionally engaged cabins on
steamer sailing from the Pacific coast
on September 20. The ceremony of
signing the treaty of Portsmouth will
be as quiet and unostentatious as pos
sible. Both sides desire to avoid any
spectacular features. Both realize that
for different reasons, the treaty will
not be popular in their respective
countries. In Japan especially there
is expected to be a great popular out
cry" 1--WE know" said a member of
Japan's mission today, that we are
going home to stones and perhaps dy-
namite.'
No Armistice Until Treaty is Signed
Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. Japan
has refused to consent to a cessation
of hostilities until the treaty of peace
has been signed. The Russian en-
voys accompanied by their secretaries
called on Baron Komura and Mr.. Ia
kahira shortly after noon today and
were in conference with them half an
hour, Japan Indicated last Tight
through Baron Komura her willingness
for an armistice and Witte supposed
today he would find them ready to
sign. Komura explained while his gov
ernment was ready to consent to an
armistice his instructions were that
this should not take effect until after
signing the treaty. The discussion
lasted half an hour, the Russian posi-
tion being that Japan's contention was
without precedent and that if the ar
mistice was not to take effect until
the signing OF the. treaty, it will be
practically unnecessary. However, the
Japanese were insistent and an agree
ment was accordingly entered into pro-
viding for an armistice which shall
take effect the moment the treaty is
signed.
A Banquet Planned.
Oyster Bay, Sept president
Roosevelt received today an invitation
on behalf of the state of New Hamp-
shire to attend the banquet that is to
be rendered by that state to the peace
envoys of Russia and Japan. The ban
quet probably will be held at the
Mount Washington house in the White
Mountains.
An invitation was extended person.
ally by Senator Burnham, of New
Hampshire, and George R. Moses, sec.
retary to Governor McLain Of that
state. When assured that the Presi
dent could not go to Portsmouth OF
the White Mountains, Senator Burn
ham and Mr.. Moses discussed with the
President the criticism which recently
had been made as to the entertain
ment Of the conferees at Portsmouth
They told the President that every
thing possible had been done by the
officials of New Hampshire and the
people of Portsmouth to make the so
journ of the ENJOYS at Portsmouth as
comfortable and convenient as posi-
BILE. They said there was no founda
tion whatever for the criticism pub
lished of the treatment of the envoy!
and their. suites and that the plenipo
tentiaries themselves had expressed
satisfaction with their entertainment.