The Columbus journal., 1905-09-13
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-EaiIways Oper.
ated Jointly.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H.-The peace
that his majesty, the emperor, and au-
tOcrat of all the Russians, and his ma
jesty, the emperor of Japan, desiring
to close the var 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 a treaty of
peace and arranged as follows:
Article I-Stipulates for the re-es-
Establishment of peOce and friendship be-
tween the SOvereignS OF the two EN-
pires and between the subjects of Rus
STA and Japan. respectively.
Article Ills majesty. the emperor
or Russia. the p"reponderant
interest from political. military and
economical points OF view of Japan in
the empire o Korea. and stipulates
that Russia Will not oppose any meas
Ures for its government. protection or
control that Japan willdeem necessary
To take in Korea in conjunction with
the Korean government. but Russian
subjects and Russian enterprises are to
enjoy the same StaAlIS as the subjects
and enterprises Of other countries.
Article Hit is mutually agreed
that the territory of M~anchuria be 81
IhlitdntouSlS eNdtudttl 10y eotH AUS
sian and japanese troops. Both cOun-
tries being concerned i'm this eVacua-
ton. their situations being absolutely
identical. All rights acquired by pri-
Na:e persons nd companies shall re
main intact.
Article IV-rhe rights possessed by
Russia in conformity with the lease by
Russia of Port Arthur and Dalny, to-
gethcr with the lands and waters ad-
Jacent. shall pass over entirely to Jap
an. but the properties and rights OF
Russian subjects are to be S~afeguarded
and respected.
Article N-The governments of Rus
STA and Japan engage themselves recip-
rocally not to put any obstacles to the
general measures (Which shall be alike
for all n%ations., that China may take
for the development of the
and industry of Manchuria.
Article NI-The Manchurian railway
shall he operated Jointly Rus
STA and Japan at kouang TchenS Use.
The two branch lines shall he employed
only for commercial and industrial pur-
poses. In view of Russia keeping its
branch line with all rights caquired 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-
main absolutely free to undertake
what they deem fit on appropriated
round
Article VI!-Russia and Japan en-
gage themselves to make a con junction
of the two branch lines which they
own at KOuang TchenG Use.
Article Wilt il agreed that the
branch lines of the Manchurian railway
shall he worked with a view to assure
commercial traffic between them with
out obstruction.
Article IX-Russia cedes to Japan
the southern part Of Sakhalin island as
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
Ia PerouSe and Tartare.
Article N-ThiS article reciteS the
situation of Russian subjects on the
southern part of Sakhalin island and
stimulates that Russian %colonistS there
shall be free and shall have the right
Ia remain without changing their ma
ti"na'ity. Per contra. the japanese
government shall have the right to
force Russian %convicts to leave the ter
ritorv which is coded to it.
Article engages itself to
make an agreement with Japan giving
Ia Japanese subjects the right to fish
in Russian territorial waters of the
Sea Of Japan. the Sea of OhkOtsk and
Rehring sea.
Article NI-Hhe two high contract
ing parties engage themselves to re-
new the commercial treaty existing be-
tween the two governments prior to
the war in all its vigor with slight
notifications in details and with a
most favored nation clause.
Article XII-RuSSia and Japan re-
ciprOcally engage to reStitute their
prisoners of wra on paying the real
cost of keeping the same. such claim
for cost to he su"ported by documents.
Article XIV-ThiS peace treaty shall
be drawn up in two languages. French
and English. the French text being evil
dence for the Russians and the Eng
fish text for the Japanese. In case OF
difficulty of Interpretation the French
document to be final evidence.
Article NE-The ratification of this
treaty shall be cOunterSigned by the
sovereiSnS of the two countries with
in fifty DAYS after its signature. The
French and American embassies shall
he Intermediates between the Japan
csc and Russians to announce by tele-
graph the ratification of the treaty.
Two additional articles are agreed to
as follows:
Article 1.-The evacuation Of Manchu-
ria by both armies shall he complete
within eighteen months from the sign
ing of the treaty. beginNinG with the
retirement of troops of the first line.
At the expiration of the eighteen
months the two parties will only be al
lowed to leave as guards for the rail
way fifteen soldiers per kiloweter.
Article II he boundary which linn |
its the parts owned respectively by
Russia and Japan in the Sakhalin is
land shall he definitely marked of on
the spot by a special photographic
commission.
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