Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-14
TEXT OF TREATY
AGREEMENT OF RUSSIA AND
JAPAN MADE PUBLIC.
BOTH LEAVE ALONE MANCHURIA
Japan Has Free Hand In corea and Is
Given All Russian Rights at Dalny
and Port Arthur-RalIways oper-
ated Jointly.

anu FoTt ATtnuT-ndIlWdys OpS'
ated Jointly.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.-The peace
treaty opens with preamble reciting
that his majesty, the emperor, and au-
tocrat of all the Russians, and his ma
jesty, the emperor of Japan, desiring
to close the war now subsisting be-
tween them, and having appointed
their respective plenipotentiaries and
furnished them with full powers,
which were found to be In FORM have
come to an agreement on treaty OF
peace and arranged as follows:
Article I.--Stipulates for the re-es-
tablishment of peace and friendship
between the sovereigns of the two en-
plres and between the subjects OF Rus
STA and Japan, respectively
Article Hills majesty, the emper-
or of Russia, recognizes the prepon-
derant interest from political, military
and economical points of view, of
Japan in the empire of Corea, and
stipulates that Russia will not oppose
any measures for its government, pro-
lection or control that japan will deem
necessary to take in Corea in conjunc-
ton with the Corean government, but
Russian subjects and Russian enter
prises are to enjoy the same status as
the subjects and enterprises of other
countries.
Article Hit is mutually agreed
that the territory OF Manchuria be ST.
multaneously evacuated by both Rus
sian and Japanese troops Both coun-
tries being concerned In this evacua-
ton, their situations being absolutely
Identical All rights acquired by pri-
vate persons And companies shall re-
Article IV-rhe rights possessed by
Russia in conformity with the lease by
Russia OF Port Arthur and Dalny to-
gether with the lands and waters adj
jacent, shall pass over entirely to Jap
an, but the properties and rights of
Russian subjects are to be safeguarded
and respected.
Article V-The governments of Rus
sia and Japan engage themselves recip-
rocally not to put any obstacles to the
general measures (Which shall be alike
for all nations), that China may take
for the development of the commerce
and industry of Manchuria.
Article VI-The Manchurian railway
shall be operated jointly between Rus
STA and Japan at Kouang Tcheng Use.
The two branch lines shall be employed
only for commercial and industrial pur-
poses. In view of Russia keeping It's
branch line with all rights captured by
its convention with China for the con-
struction Of that railway, Japan ac-
quires the mines in connection with
such branch lines which falls to It,.
However, the rights of private parties
or private enterprises are to be re-
spected. Both parties to this treaty re-
what they deem fit on appropriated
ground.
Article vII-Russia and Japan en-
gage themselves to make a conjunction
of the two branch lines which they
own at Kouang Tcheng Use.
Article Wilt Is agreed that the
branch lines of the Manchurian railway
shall be worked with view to assure
commercial traffic between them with
out obstruction.
Article IX-Russia cedes to Japan
far north as the 50th degree of north
latitude. together with the islands de-
pending thereon. The right of free
navigation is assured In the bays of
La Perouse and Tartare.
Article X-This article recites the
situation of Russian subjects on the
southern part of Sakhalin island and
stipulates that Russian colonlsts there
shall be free and shall have the right
TO remain without changing their ma
tionality. Per contra, the Japanese
government shall have the right to
force Russian convicts to leave the ter
ritory which Is coded to II.
Article XI-Russa engages itself to
make an agreement with Japan giving
to Japanese subjects the right to fish
in Russian territorial waters OF the
Sea OF Japan, the Sea of Ohkotsk and
Behring sea.
Article XI-Hhe two high contract
ing parties engage themselves to re-
new the commercial treaty existing be-
tween the two governments prior ia
notifications in details and with a
most favored nation clause.
Article X1lI-Russia and Japan re-
ciprocally engage to restitute their
cost of keeping the same, such claim
for cost to be supported by documents
Article XIv-This peace treaty shall
and English. the French text being evil evi.
dence for the Russians and the Eng
lish text for the Japanese In case OF
difficulty of Interpretation the French
document to be final evidence.
Article xV--The ratification of this
treaty shall be countersigned by the
sovereigns of the two countries with.
French and American embassies shall
be Intermediates between the Japan.
ese and Russians to announce by tele.
graph the ratification of the treaty.
Two additional articles are agreed tt
as follows
Article 1.-The evacuation of Manchu
ria by both armies shall be complete
within eighteen months from the sign
ing of the treaty, beginning with tn,
retirement of troops OF the first line
At the expiration of the eighteen
lowed to leave as guards for the rail
way hfteen soldiers per kilometer.
Article 1.-The boundary which lin
its the parts owned respectively b,
Russia and Japan In the Sakhalin is
land shall be definitely marked off OF
the spot by special limitographi
commission.
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