The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-09-08
PEACE TREATY
IS COMPLETED
DOCUMENT NOW AWAITS THE
SIGNATURES OF THE PLENl-
POTENTlARIES.
DIFFER AS TO PHYSIOLOGY
WORDING OF PROTOCOL OF LAST
SITTING NOT VET SET.
tiled UPON.
wITTE ANXIOUS TO FINISH UP
TO PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY OF
PRESSURE FROM HOME ON
MINOR POINTS.

Portsmouth, N. H, Sept. 8. - From
an official source the Associated Press
is informed that the treaty is COM
pleted. 1t consists of a preamble and
seventeen articles, the substance of
all of which have been given in the
Associated Press dispatches. 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 protocol to
which the Russians took exception.
The differences, however, were expect
ed to be Strengthened before noon to-
day. and it seems quite possible the
Mr.. De Martens, who is extremely
anxious to get back to Russia, has
engaged passage on La Lorraine, sailed
for New York on Thursday, and leaves
here on Wednesday.
Stick on PhraseoIoqy.
The work of engrossing the peace
treaty has already begun, Mr.. Rojest-
vensky doing the caligraphic work of
| the French, and Mr.. Adashi of the
| English text. Controversies over the
| phraseology still continue and there
We're several conferences yesterday
between Mr.. De Martens and Mr..
Dennison, differences before 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 struggles at Ports
mouth the same qualities have been
| displayed.
Witte Anxious to Get Through
Mr.. Witte is extremely anxious to
have the treaty finished and signed at
! the earliest moment to preclude the
| possibility of pressure from the home
| government upon minor points.
Especially at st. Petersburg there Is
constant danger that instructions at
get this concession or that concession,
and thus bring only diplomatic discus
sion which might indefinitely prolong
the negotiations.
One of the articles in the treaty
provides for the protection of private
rights and property acquired under
Russian control in South Sakhalin,
and in Dalny, Port Arthur and other
places in the Liaotung peninsula. The
Russian government has had
| InnumerabIe Petitions
on this subject. Several of them are
from Americans VINO hold concessions
in Southern Sakhalin. While full
| synopsis of the treaty will be cabled
to the governments of the two coun-
/ tries, the actual text will not be
! known at Toxic or st. Petersburg I'M
til the plenipotentiaries arrive. 1t is
expected that to cable such long
document textually would make it
possible for an expert later, when the
text became public. to work out the
personally convey the text to ST. Pc
tersburg and Baron Komura to Toxic.
This is the real reason why both are
anxious to get home as soon as posi-
| BILE, as the treaty does not go into
force until the two emperors have
signed.
Will Be Exclusive Affair.
| The signing of the treaty is to be a
very exclusive affair. The japanese
objected to the presence of any news
paper correspondents or photogra-
piers, and it has. therefore, been de-
cided that besides the plenipotenti-
aries and secretaries there shall be
present only Assistant Secretary
Peirce, representing the president;
Gov. McLane of New Hampshire; the
mayor of Portsmouth; Admiral Mead,
commander of the navy yard, and the
commanders of any United States
warships in the harbor. in this case
only Capt. Winslow of the Mayflower.
Mr.. Peirce has procured four ordinary
| quill pens, with one of which each of
Il - 1t.