Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-09-13


rtsmOuth. n. H., Special.-The
treaty of Portsmouth was signed short
ly before O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
in the conference room of the navy
general store at the navy yard. The
firing ci national salute of 10 guns
was the signal which told the people
of Portsmouth. Kittery and Newcastle
that the peace of Portsmouth was an
accomplished fact, and the church bells
in the three towns were soon pealing
forth a joyful refrain.
For = miuutes those outside the
conference room anXiously awaited the
signal. Suddenly an orderly dashed
to the entrance of the peace building
and waved his hand to the gunner n
few feet away and the opening shot OF
the salute rang out on the clear air of
the soft September afternoon, pro-
claiming peace between Russia and ia
pan.
WlTTE GRASPS KOMURA'S HAND.
treaty. no word had broken the silence
OF the conference room. Throwing his
pen aside, Mr.. Witte. without word.
reached across the table and grapsed
Baron Komura's hand. His conferees
followed and the Russian and Japanese
delegates remained for a moment in
silence. their right hands tightly clasp.
ed across the conference table The
war was over-Russia and Japan were
once raose friends.
This simple ceremony rang through
and deeply impressed the attaches and
secretaries Of the two missions, who.
with the invited witnesses, had formed
a large circle around the delegates sit
ting at the table.
Baron de Rosen was the first to break
the silence. Rising from his seat, the
ambassador, looking at Baron Komura
and Mr.. Takahira straight in the eye
said n few words which one had only
TO hear TO know that they came from
his heart. He began by saying that he
wished, on behalf OF Mr.. Witte. Rus
sia's first plenipotentiary. and in his
own name. to say a few words.
ROSEN'S EARNEST WORDS.
I'VE nave just signed" continued the
ambassador, IAN act which will have
forever a place in the annals of his
tory. As negotiators on behalf OF the
empire of Russia, as we'll as the empire
OF Japan, we may with tranquil con-
science say that we have done all that
was in our power in order to bring
about the peace for which the whole
civilized world was longing. We earn
estiy hope that friendly relations be-
tween the two empires will hencefortt
be firmly established and we trust tha-
his eXceilency, Baron Komura as Min
lister o. Foreign Affairs, and one of the
leading statesmen of his country, will
apply TO the strengthening of these re-
lations. the wide experience and wise
craftsmanship lie so conspicuously dis
played during these negotiations. which
have now been so auspiciously con
clude3."
BARON KOMURA'S RESPONSE.
Baron Komura replied that he shared
entirely the views of Baron de Rosen
The Treaty Of Portsmouth which they
had just signed he said, was in TIL,
inteYos. Of humanity and civilization
and he was happy to believe that i
would bring about frm lasting peace
between the two neishboring empires
He begged to assure the Russian plen
potentiaries that it would be his dut,
as well as his pleasure to do everythin!
in his power to make the treaty in fac
what il processes to be in words;
treaty OF peace and amity.
Portsmouth. n. H.. Speciality
peace opens with preamble recitini
that his majesty, the Emperor and au
tocrat OF all the Russians. and his mai
esty, the Emperor of Japan, desirini
to close the war now subsisting be
tween them and having appointed thei
respective plenipotentiaries and fur
nished them with full powers, whicl
were found to be in form, have come t
an agreement on q treaty OF peace an,
arranged as follows:
Article / stipulates for the establish