Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-09-07
PEACEMAKERS
! SIGN TREATY
Representatives Of Japan and Russia
Af1x Signatures 10 Document.
FRENCH and ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Sun Smiles BenediCatiOn on COnSummatlOn
of Final Act-SynOpSis Of the Sew
enteen ArticleS-HOw ii was

Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 5.-The
treaty of Portsmouth was signed short
ly before 4 o'clock this afternoon IN the
conference room of the navy general
stores at the navy yard. The firing OF
a national salute of nineteen 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 joyful refrain.
For forty-seven minutes 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 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 silence
of the conference room. Throwing his
pen aside, Mr.. Witte without a word,
reached across the table and grasped
Baron Komura's hand. His conferees
followed, and the Russian and japanese
delegates remained for moment IN
silence, their right hands tightly clasp
ed across the conference table.
The war was over-Russia and Japan
were once more friends.
The treaty of peace between Russia
and Japan was signed by the repre-
sentatives of the two empires at 9:4I
p. m. today. On the instant OF the con-
summation of the great historical act
salute was fired at the United States
navy yard on Kittery Point.
Mr.. Witte, accompanied by Baron De
Rosen and Mr.. Plancon, left the hote
for the navy yard at 2:9O p. m. The
rain, which had been falling in torrents
for half an hour previous to this time
suddenly ceased and the sun, which hac
not been visible for three days, shone
forth.
Baron Komura, Mr.. Takahira and Mr.
Dennison, the legal adviser Of the Jap
anese ENJOYS, left at 2:48 in an automo
bile for the navy yard. They were
greeted by the guests of the hotel gath
cred on the veranda to witness their de-
parture. Bishop Henry c. Potter, OF
New York, was among the number.
One of the chief members of the
Japanese mission later said:
"The treaty signed today may be the
most important historical feature Of
the twentieth century"
The treaty opens with preamble re
citing that his majesty, the emperor
and autocrat of all the Russians, ant
his majesty, the emperor OF Japan
desiring to close the war now subslstlnl
between them, and having appointet
their respective plenipotentiaries, ant
furnished them with full powers which
were found to be in form, have come II
an agreement on treaty Of peace ant
arranged as follows:
>" Article 1. 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 emperol
of Russia recognizes the prepOnderan
interest from political, military ant
economical points of view Of Japan IL
the empire of Korea and stipulates tina
Russia will not oppose any measures
for its government, protection or con
troll that Japan viii deem necessary t.
take in Korea in conjunction with the
Korean government, but Russian sub