Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08
PRACB At
PORTSMOUTH.
Treaty Signed Tuesday After
noon.
DOOMED The NEWS,

| russians ana Japanese Si9n the DOC.
| ument and Then Shake Hands Aeross
the Conference Table--The stipula.
tions Of the Treaty In Detail.
The treaty of Portsmouth was
signed shortly before o'clock last
Tuesday afternoon in the conference
room Of the navy general store at
the navy yard. The firing Of a
signal which told the people Of Ports
mouth, Kittery and Newcastle that
the peace Of Portsmouth was an ac-
complished fact and the church bells
In the three towns were soon pealing
forth joyful refrain.
For A minutes those outside the
conference room anxiously awaited
the signal. Suddenly an orderly DASH
ed to the entrance OF the peace
building and waved his hand to the
gunner a few feet away and the
opening shot Of the salute rang out
on the clear air of the soft September
afternoon proclaiming peace between
Russia and japan.
Up to the moment Of signing the
treaty, no word had broken the ST.
lence Of the conference room.
Throwing his pen aside, Mr.. Witte
without a word reached across the
table and grasped Baron Komura's
hand. His confreres followed and the
Russian and Japanese delegates re-
maIned for moment in silence, their
right hands tightly clasped across the
conference table. The war was over
Russia and Japan were once more
friends.
This simple ceremony rang true
and deeply impressed the attaches
and secretaries of the two missions
who, with the invited witnesses. had
formed q large circle around the dele
gates sitting at the table.
Baron de Rosen was the first to
break the silence. Rising from his
seat the ambassador, looking Baron
Komura and Mr.. Takahira straight
in the eye, said a few words which
one had only to hear to know that
they came fom his heart. He be-
gan by saying that he wished on be-
half of Mr.. Witte, Russia's first
plenipotentiary. and In his own name
to say few words.
An Historic Act.
I'VE have Just signed,r continued
| the ambassador, ian act which Will
have forever a place In the annals
Of history. AS negotiators on behalf
of the empire Of Russia, as well as
the empire Of japan. we may with
tranquil conscience say that We have
done all that was in our power to
bring about the peace for which the
whole civilized world was longing.
We earnestly hope that friendly re-
lations between the two empires Will
henceforth be firmly established and
we trust that his excellency, Baron
Komura, as minister Of foreign affairs
and one of the leading statesmen OF
his country will apply to the
tstfengthening~of these relations the
wide experience and wise statesman
ship he so conspicuously displayed
during these negotiations which have
now been so auspiciously concluded.
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 the interest Of humanity and
civilization and he was happy to be-
lieve that 1t would bring about a
firm, lasting peace between the two
lneighboring empires. He begged to
assure the Russian plenipotentiaries
that II would be his duty as we'll as
his pleasure to do everything In his
power to make the treaty In fact
what II processes to be In words-a
treaty Of peace and amity.
At the conclusion Of Baron Ko-
20 nd
said he desired to see Baron de Rosen
and the Japanese plenipotentiaries
alone for a few minutes. The four
retired to the. Russian Office and were
closeted for ten minutes. What trans
pired In that final conference OF the
peacemakers, the world may never
know. The plenipotentiaries have re-
fused to discuss II even to their sec
retaries
The entire Russian mission, headed
by Mr.. Witte. attended thanks
giving service celebrated In Christ
Episcopal church both by American
and Russian clergymen.
Reentering the hotel. one Of the
chief members Of the Japanese mis-
sion said: 1.-The treaty signed today
may be the most important historical
feature OF the twentieth century"
Articles of Agreement.
The details Of the treaty are COM
pretended in the following articles:
Article / stipulates for the re-estab-
lishment Of peace and friendship be-
tween the sovereigns Of the two en-
pires and between the subjects Of Rus
sia and Japan respectively.
Article 2. His majesty. the en-
peror of Russia. recognizes the pre-
ponderant interest from political.
view of Japan in the empire Of Korea
and stipulates that Russia will not
oppose any measures for its govern
ment, protection or control that ia
pan will deem necessary to take In
Korea in conjunction with the ko-
rean government, but Russian sub
jects and Russian enterprises are to
enjoy the same status as the sub
jects and enterprises Of other coun-
tries.
Article 8. 1t is mutually agreed
that the territory Of Manchuria be
simultaneously evacuated by both
Russian and japanese troops, both
countries being concerned In this
Evacuation. their situations being abb
solutely Identical. All rights required
by private persons and companies
shall remain intact.
Article 4. The rights possessed
by Russia In conformity with the
lease by Russia of Port Arthur and
Dalny, together with the land and
waters adjacent, shall pass over In
their entirety to japan, but the
properties and rights Of Russian sub
jects are to be safeguarded and re-
spected.
Article 5. The governments Of Rus
sia and Japan engage themselves re-
ciprocally not to put any obstacles
to the general measures (Which shall
be alike for all nations) that China
NAV take for the development Of
the commerce and industry Of Man
churia.
Article G. The Manchuria railway
shall be operated Jointly between