The Monticellonian., 1905-09-14
TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH.
An Official Synopsis of the Treaty of
 Peace Between Russia and Japan.

Portsmouth. N n. Sept 12-Fol- lowing is an official synopsis of the treaty of peace between Japan and Russia signed here last week:
 Ii opens with a preamble reciting that his majesty the emperor the aE- tocrat of all the RussaS. and his maj esty. the emperor of Japan. desiring to close the war now subsistnS be- tween them. and having appointed their respective plenipotentiafies and furnished them with full powers which were found to be in form, have come to an agreement on q treaty Of peace and arranged as follows.
 Article 1 stipulates for the rezestab- lishment of peace and friendship be- tween the sovereigns of the two em- pires and between the subjects Of Rus sia and Japan respectively
 Art. ?. His majesty the emperor of Russia recognizes the preponderant in terest from political military and eco nomical points of view of Japan in the empire of Korea and stipulates that Russia will not oppose any measures for it's government, protection or con trol that Japan will deem il necessary to take in Korea in conjunction with the Korean government but Russian subjects and Russian enterprises are to enjoy the same status as the sub jects and enterprises of other cou1- tries
 Art. 2. r is mutually agreed that the territory ef Nanchuria be simul- taHe0usly evacuated by both Russian and Japanese troops Both countries being concerned in this evacuation, their situations being absolutely iden- tieal All rights acquired by private persons and companies shall remain intact
 Art. 1. The rights possessed by Rusisa, in conformity with the lease by Russia of Port Arthur and Dalny, together with the lands and water ad- jacent shall pass over in their en- tirety to Japan. but the properties and rights of Russian subjects are To be safeeuarded and respected
 Art. ,. The governments of Russia and Japan engaged themselves recip- r0eally not 10 put any obstacles to the general measures (which shall be alike for all nationsl that China may take for the development of the commerce and industry of Nanchuria
 Joint Operation Of Railway
 Art. 6 The Nanchurian railway shall be operated jointly between Rus sia and Japan at Teheae-Tse. The two branch lines shall be employ ed enly for commercial and industrial purposes. In view of Russia keeping her branch line with all rights aequir- cd by her convention with China for the construction of that railway. Ja- pan acquires the mines in connection with such Efaneh line which falls to her However the rights fa private parties to this treaty remain absolutely free to undertake what they daem fit on appropriated ground
 Art | Russia and Japan engage themselves to make a conjunction of the two branch lines which they own at kouang-T g-Teheng-
 Art s. II is agreed that the branch lines of the Manchurian railway shall be worked with view to assure com mereial traffic between them without obstruction
 Art g. Russia cedeS to Japan the southern part of Sakhalin island as far north as the fiftieth degree Of north latitude. together with the islands de- pending thereon The right of free nayisation is assured in the bays of La Ferouse and Tartar.
 Art. 10. This article recites the sit nation of Russian subjects on the southern rart of Sakhalin island, and stipulatez that RussiaN colonists there shall be free and shall have the righ' to remain without changing their tionality Per contra. the Japanese government shall have the right t0 force Russian convicts to leave the territorv which is eeded to her.
 Art ar g-ayp harsaif tn make an agreement with .IaDan. giv- ing the Japanese subjects the right to fish in Russian territorial waters of the sea of Japan, the sea of Okhotsk and Rering sea.
 Art. 12 The two high contracting narties engage themselves to renew the commercial treaty existing between the two governments prior to the war in all it's vigor. with slight modified tion in details and with most favored nation clause
 Payment for Prisoners of War.
 Art. 13 Russia and Japan recipro- cally engage 10 restitute their prison CTS of war on paying the real cost of keeDing the same, such claim for cost to be supported by documents
 Art H. This peace treaty shall be drawn un in two languages, French and English, the French text being evidence fer the Russians. and the English text for the Japanese. In case of difficulty of interpretation. the French document to be final evidence.
 Art 15 The ratification of this treaty shall be countersigned by the sovereigns of the two states within 50 days after it's signature The French \ 10 ha ip termediaries between the Japanese and Russian governments to announce by telegraph the ratification of the treaty.
 Two additional articles are agreed to as follows:
 Article 1 The evacuation of Man .huTia bv both armies shall be com plete within IS months from the sign ing of the treaty. beginning with the retirement of the troops of the first line Al the expiration of the IS months the two parties will oniv be able to leave as guards fer the railway 15 soldiers ner kilometer
 Art 3 The boundary which limits the parts owned. respectively by Rus sia and Janan in the Sakhaiin island shall be definitely marked off an the spot by a special limitographic com mission
 Consumption of Sulphur.
 The statistics of the United St?tes geological survey show that the total domestic consumption of sulphur in 1904 was 539 S55 long tons which was an increase over that of the previous year of 50,67l tons. Formerly all sul- phur used in this country was i'm ported from Italy. But in recent years deposits of this substance have been