Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-09-09
TREATY IS ALREADY
JAPANESE and RUSSIAN ENJOYS
COMPLETE THEIR WORK.
The 18th and Concluding Article of
Treaty Provides Exchange of Ratifi-
After Being Signed-Governor Pres
ent to Witness Signing of Treaty.

Portsmouth, Sept 4.-From an Off
cial source the Associated Press is.
informed that the treaty is completed.
1t consists of preamble and IL artl-
Giles. But there were still differences
about the wording of the protocol of
the last sitting which must be signed
before the treaty itself can be signed.
The Japanese presented a protocol
to which the Russians took exception.
The 18th and concluding article OF
the treaty provides that the exchange
of notifications shall occur within so
days after being signed by the pleni-
potentiaries. The Russian ratification
will be communicated to the Japanese
government by the French minister at
Toxic, and Mr.. Meyer, the American
ambassador at st. Petersburg, will
communicate the Japanese ratification
to the Russian government.
After being treated to every variety
of weather the peace conference prom
Uses to end in the midst of a raging
northeastern. Since last night 1t has
been blowing gale, accompanied by
torrents of rain. According to local
traditions such northeasters continue
for three days, so that it probably will
last over the day on which the treaty
is signed.
The Observation-Disclosures and the at
taches of the two missions seem to be
fully as anxious for the curtain to
ring down on the final act of the dra-
ma as the little colony of newspaper
correspondents and summer guests
who are awaiting to be Gin at the
death" The work of engrossing the
treaty has already been begun. Mr..
Rojestvensky is doing the caligraphic
work of the French and Mr.. Adashi
that of the English text.
StickIers for Words.
Controversies over the phraseology
still continue and there were several
conferences today between Mr.. De-
Martens and Mr.. Dennison, differences
being referred for adjustment to the
principals. The Japanese are proving
great sticklers for words. They cling
tenaciously to their ideas. Careful
preparation and methods have been
the secret of their successes on LAND
and sea, and in their diplomatic strug
giles at Portsmouth the same qualities
have been displayed.
In the sittings of the conference
Baron Komura always stated the Japa
nese position upon given point Drlet
", but with great care, and when M
White. whose method was entirely dill
ferent would try to draw out explana
lions. he would stick doggedly to thu
statement he had made.
M. White. a man of affairs, resource
full and talented as he is admitted u
be. had his case in his head. He neve
brought any paper with him. He me
everything which came up in an OH
hand way, weighing it instantly in HI
mind, Analysing it, arguing the pr
and con. and stating his view quit
bluntly, never asking for time to col
slider.
Baron Komura, on the other hanC
could with the greatest difficulty b
induced to enter into the region OF al
gument. He stuck to the brief D'
fore him, speaking always quit
slowly, as if he had learned his LEI
son by rote. Several times M. WIFI
would say:
ayes. I understand perfectly whf
you say, but what do you mean' "n'
is your real object?'
Then Baron Komura would go pac
and restate his proposition almost e.
actly as he had done originally. Bot
systems had their advantages. BY Il
sisting, insisting, insisting, Baron n
mura would sometimes eaten M. VIII
off his guard and2 provoke him In
statements which were always eager
seized upon.
M WHITE seldom had crystalize
counter proposition to make. But
the other hand, whenever M. VIII
succeeded in leading his adversary
tn the realm of argument where PREY
GUS preparation availed he had bar'
Komura at a disadvantage. one
those present linked Baron Komura
q horse in "blinkers." AS long as
was on a beaten road with his wo
cut out ahead of him he fought alol
readily. but the instant he was
the road into the woods with the oil
kers" removed, he appeared to be &C
fused and lost and fastened back
speedily as possible to the road
had mentally travelled so often a
with every foot Of which he was IAN
lar.
Now when the Japanese are 81
continuing their policy of insisting
ON words or phrases, M. White is sho
ing considerable impatience. He is
tremely ANXIOUS to have the Urea