The sun., 1905-09-06
Russians and Japanese Sign
Treaty Of Portsmouth
at SAT P. N.
THEN TOAST ROOSEVELT.
Also Gar and mikade, and There
Is a General Exchange Of
Congratulations.

Final Cerem Ony Takes Place in tho Con.
ference Room at the Navy iard-After
Signing. the ENJOYS Cordially Shake
Hands, and Then Follow Formal
speeches-salute Fired and Ports.
mouth Bells Rung When News Is Re.
ceived Outside-OnIcial Mesa ges Sent
to Toxic, st Petersburg and Oyster
Bay-Russlans Attend Special Thanks
giving Service at Portsmouth Church.
PoRTsMoUTH, N. H., Sept. 5.-Peace
came to Russia and Japan to-day as simply.
quietly and unostentatiously as great
things do come when the edge has been
taken of by foreknowledge and all that
remains is formal act to round out what
has been done previously.
Four dignified gentlemen each anxious
to perform the final perfunctory duty
that would relieve him from the arduous
labors done in this quaint old American
community, signed their names to four
pieces OF parchment, drank some cham
payne, exchanged compliments that were
well meant for the moment but might not
bear the analysis Of absolute sincerity
and listened while they drank to the BOOM
ing of big guns that were supposed. like
the famous shots Of the Concord minute
men, to sound the news around the world.
1t was all very cut and dried. this signing
of the peace treaty that brought to an end
the greatest conflict Of modern times, and
those who participated in it apparently
we're glad when 1t was over.
STONED AT Sat.
1t lacked thirteen minutes OF o'clock on
this afternoon OF rain and sunshine when
the treaty Of Portsmouth was officially
concluded through the action of the pleni-
potentiaries of Russia and Japan in at
taching their signatures and their personal
seals to the agreement that had required
just four weeks to complete. clerk Of
the State Department at Washin gton
rushed out from the red brick building
where the ceremony had taken place and
announced the news to the group of waiting
newspaper correspondents, an enlisted
man Of the American navy waved red
flag to the saluting battery fifty yards
away; gun crashed out, the bells Of the
churches of Portsmouth pealed and in
quicker time than it takes to tell OF it the
nows that the bloody Far Eastern conflict
was over was spread broadcast through
out the civilized world.
But it was dignfied if not solemn cere-
mony wthal. Until it had been COM
pleted there vac enough Of anxiety and
suspense connected with it to keep up
the interest of those who watched its
progress. Yet everybody who was there
in the big gaunt hall where peace was
made appreciated the Importance Of the
occasion and forgot the surroundings in
the knowledge that a function Of historical
Importance was being performed and that
they were witnessing a scene never to be
forgotten.
There was more Of the specta cular, per-
haps, than there was in the modest library
OF the White House on that August day,
seven years ago, when William Mckinley
and Jules Camb6n signed tho contract
that brought the Spanish-American war to
an end; but the attempted ostentatiousness
Of the preparations did not serve to make
less impressive the events that will make
this day famous in Japan and Russia. and,
be it not overlooked, in proud little Ports
mouth.
BEFORE THE CEREMONY.
The time set for the signing Of the peace
treaty was o'clock, but that was merely
diplomatic carelessness. 1t meant that the
final ceremonies were to be begun at that
hour Even UP to the last minute there
were rumors that portended great delay
Not until after o'clock was the protocol
OF the last days session Of the peace con-
ference completed and signed. Until this
was done-this formal approving of the
minutes of the proceedings that ended
with the agreement Of the ENJOYS upon
every point of difference--it was not pos
sible to make the treaty perfect through
attaching the names and seals of the sig
natories.
The final protocol was attested by all
the ENJOYS in Mr. Witte's room at the Went
worth Hotel before the start for the con-
ference hall was made Then everybody
concerned FASTENED to put the finishing
touches to his toilet and to hurry away to
do his part in the last great act of making
peace.
sCBIE AT THE NAVY YARD.
Those who had charge Of to-day's cere-
monies were determined to make them as
formal and as spectacular Us possible.
No detail was overlooked that would
add to the irlpressiveness Of the occasion.
These officials Of the American Government
had never had such an opportunity before,
and they made the most Of it. Long before
the hour for the final scene to begin the
marine battalion Of the Portsmouth navy