The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-09-14

aud Japan, signed In the Conference
loom at KiItery, Tuesday, Sept. 3, by
hr. Witte representing Russia and
Baron Komura acting in the same capa-
city for Japan, embodied the following
articles:
Article / stipulates for the re-estab-
ishment of peace and friendship be-
tween the soverelgns of the two empires
and between the subjects of Russia aud
Japan respectively.
Article 2 His Majesty the Emperor
OF Russia recognizes the preponderant
interest from political, military and eco
nomical points OF view of Japan In the
empire OF Korea and stipulates that
Russia will not oppose any measures Tor
It's government, 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 subjects and enter.
prises of other countries
Article 8. 1t Is mutually agreed that
the territory of Msnchuria be simulta.
neously evacuated by both Russian and
Japanese troops, both countries being
concerned In this evacuation their stu.
atoms being absolutely identical AL
rights acquired by private persons and
com panies shall remain intact.
Article The rights possessed by
| Russia in conformity with the lease BY
Russia of Port Arthur and Dalny togeth
CT with the lands and waters adjacen
shall pass over in their entirety to Japar
but the properties and rights of Russian
subjects are to be safeguarded and re
spected.
Article The governments OF Russii
and Japan engage themselves recipro
cally not to put any obstacles to thu
general measures (which shall be alike
for all nations) that China may take fo
the development of the commerce ant
industry of Manchuria.
Article 6 The Mauohurian rsilwa,
shall be operated jointly between Russi'
and Japan at Kouang Tcheng Use. Th'
two branch lines shall be employed onl.
| for commercial and industrial purposes
In view of Russia keeping her branch
line with all rights acqu red by her con
vention with China for the construction
of that railway. Japan acquires thu
| line which falls TO her. However, thu
rights of private parties or private en-
| terprses are to be respected. Boil
parties to this treaty remain absolutel,
free to undertake what they deem fit OF
appropriated ground.
Article Z. Russia and Japan engage
themselves to make conjunction of thu
two branch lines which they own, a
Xouang-T chengTse.
Article 8 1t il agreed that thu
branch lines of the Manchurian railwa.
shall be worked with view to assure
commercial traffic between them with
out obstruction.
Article Russia cedes to Japan tn,
southern part of Sakhalin Island as ia
north as the fiftieth degree of north lat
itude together with the islands depend
ing thereon. The right of free naviga
ton is assured in the bays of LaPerous'
and Tartare.
Article 10 This article recites thu
situation of Russian subjects on tbs
southern part of Sakhaln Island ant
stipulates that Russian colonists Their
shall be free and have the right to re
main without changing their nationality
shall have the right to force Russian
convicts to leave the territory which ii
coded to her.
Article IL Russia engages herself t
make an agreement with Japan giving
to Japanese subjects the right to fish il
| Russian territorial waters of the sea o
Japan, the sea of Okhotsk and Behrinl
sea.
Article II The two high contracting
parties engage themselves to renew thu
commercial treaty existing between thu
two governments prior to the war in al
its vigor with slight notifications in de
tails and with a most favored nationa
clause.
Article Is Russia and Japan recipro
cally engage to restitute their prisoner
of war on paying the real cost of keep
ing the same such claim for cost TO b'
supported by documents.
Article IA This peace treaty shall bt
drawn up in two languages, French anC
English, the French text being evidence
for the Russians and the English tex
for the Japanese In case of difficulty
of Interpretation the French documen
to be final evidence.
attiClo uo IdlluCdblOu Va hbii
treaty shall be oountersigned by thu
soyereigns of the two states within fifty
days after its signature The French
and American embassies shall be inter
mediaries between the Japanese anC
Russian governments to announce b.
telegraph the ratification of the treaty
Two additional articles are agreed Il
as follows:-
Article /. The evacuation of Man
churia by both armies shall be complete
within IS months from the signing o
treaty beginning with the retirement o
troops of the first line. At the expira
ton of the 10 months, the two partie
will only be able to leave as guards TO
the railway fifteen soldiers per kilo
metre.
Article 2. The boundary which limit
the parts owned respectively by Russii
and Japan in the Sakhaln Island shall
be definitely marked off on the spot b!
a special photographic commission.