West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-14
Russia and Japan Have Formally
Ended the Great War.
END CANE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Russians Hold Special Thanksgiving
Services but the Japanese Make
No Special Demonstration
Terms Of Peace Pact.

affixed at o'clock Tuesday after.
noon and the most sanguinary war
of modern history came to formal
ending. The Russians h ]
special thanksgiving service after
wards. The Japanese made no
special manifestation f feeling
over il.
The treaty opens with preamble
reciung that his majesty, the EN-
peroT, and autocrat of all the Rus
sias, and his majesty, the emperor
of Japan. desiring to close the war
now subsisting between 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:
Art. I.-Shpulates for the re es-
tablishment of peace and friendship
between the sovereigns Of the two
empires and between the subjects of
Russia and Japan respectively.
Art. His majesty, the emperor
of Russia, recognizes the preponder-
ant interest from political, military
and economical points of view of
japan in the empire of Korea and
stipulates that Russia will not OPP
pose any measures for its govern
ment, protection or control that
Japan will deem 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
iects and enterprises of other coun-
tries.
Art. Sit is mutually agreed that
the territory Of Manchuria be sim
ultaneously evacuated by both Rus
sian and Japanese troops. Both
countries are concerned in this
evacuation. their situations being
absolutely identical Rights C.
quired by private persons and com
panies shall remain intact.
Art. 4-rhe rights possessed by
Russia in conformity with the lease
by Russia of Port Arthur aud
Dalny, together with lands and wa
ters adjacent, shall pass over in
their entirety of Japan, but the pro-
perhes and rights OF Russian sub
jects are to be maintained and re-
spected.
Art. s-The governments OF Rus
sia and Japan engaged themselves
.ecipTocally not to put any obs'a
cles to the general measures (Which
shall be alike for all nations) that
China may take for the develop
ment of the commerce and industry
of Manchuria.
Art. 6--The Manchurian railway
shall be operated Jointly between
Russia and Japan at Konang-Te.
heng-Tse. The two branch lines
shall be employed only for CONNER
cial purposes. In view of Russia
keeping her branch line with all
rights acquired by her convention
with China for the construction Of
that railway, Japan acquires the
mines in connection with such
branch line which falls to her.
However, the rights of private par
ties or private enterprises are to be
respected. Both parties t o this
treaty remain absolutely free to IN
dertake what they deem fit on ex-ap-
prop priated ground
Art Russia and Japan engage
themselves to make conjunction
Of the two branch lines which they
own, at Kauang-Teheng-T
Art. Sit is agreed that the
branch lines Of the Manchurian rail-
way shall be worked with a view to
assure commercial traffic between
them without obstruction.
Art. o-Russia cedes to Japan
the southern part Of Sakhslia island
as far north as the soth degree Of
north latitude, together with the is.
lands depending thereon. TIL e
right Of free navigation is assured
in The bays La Perouse and Tausre.
Art Io-This article reoites the
situation Of Russian subjects on the
southern part OF Sakhalin island and
stipulates that the Russian colonisis
there shall be free and shall have
the right to remain without changing
their nationality. Per contra, the
Japanese government shall have the
right to force Russian convicts to