New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-04
EXERCISING THE TREATY.
Final Act of the Portsmouth Com
ference Soon To Be Performed.


The Associated Press is informed that the
treaty. is completed. It consists. as stated last
night Of a preamble and seventeen articles, the
substance of all of which have been given IN
the press dispatches But there are still cif-
ferences about the wording OF the protocol OF
rho last sitting which must be signed before the
treaty itself can be signed. The Japanese pre-
sented a protocol to which the Russians TOOK
exception The differences. however, are ex-
pected TO be Strengthened out oefor noon TO-
morrow.
The seventeenth article Of the treaty provides
that the exchange of ratihcations shall occur
,-i+bir eftv davs after its signature By the
Observation-Disclosures The Russian ratification VIII
he communicated TO the Japanese government
by the French Minister at Toxic, and Mr. Meyer,
the American Ambassador at St petersburg wiz
communicate the Japanese ratincauon 10 me
Russian government II the Russians are ready
the treaty will be signed Tomorrow afternoon al
; o'clock this date having been suggested oy
Baron Komura Otherwise, the treaty VIII oe
signed Tuesday morning. The japanese hope to
aa+ ouav Tuesday. and the Russians Tuesday
or Wednesday.
NJ De Martens who is extremely anxious to
ge+ hack TO Russia has engaged passage on La
lorraine sailing from New-York on Thursday.
and leaves here on Wednesday His great
ability as an authority on international law mas
been of inestimable service in the drafting OF
the treaty
After being t-eated TO every variety OF weath-
or the neace conference promises TO END IN tne
midst of raging northeaster- Since last h'sht
II has been blowing gale accompanied oy TOT
rents of rain According to local tradicons suen
northeasters continue for three days. so that II
proba bly, will last over the DAY On ~ihoN ~
treaty will be signed.
The Observation-Disclosures and the attaches OF the
two missions seem TO fully as anxious for the
,r+oin m ring down on the final act or the
5r,,,,a as the little colony Of newspaper corre-
sno,dents and summer guests. who are wai'ihs
to be ''in at the death" The work OF ensrossiis
the treaty has already begun. NJ Ro1estvensAs
doing the caligraphic work OF the frencn anu
NJ Alashi the English text. Controversies over
mira reoIogv still continue and there were sew
eraI conferences to-day between NJ de Maar-
tens and Mr. Denison. differences being relei'eO
for adjustment to the principals
JAPANESE sTICKLERs FOR WORDS.
The Japanese are proving great sticklers TOT
words They cling tenaciously to their IDEAS
Careful preparation and methoos nave oeeh 'iio
secret of their successes on lana ana sea- anu
g., .beir dinIon1atic struggles at Portsmouth the
san,e qualities have been displayed In tne
strings of the conference. Baron kon1ura al
wavs stated the japanese position on
GIVEN noint briefly. but with great care and
wben NJ wftte. whose method was enureS
different would try to draw out explanations. ne
,.o,,d stick doggedly TO the statement be had
made.
=, vx,+,e man Of affairs resourceful and
..,or..a as he IS admitted to be. had his case
in hts head He never brought any papers with
him He met everything which came up In an
o4s hand vav weighing II instantly In his mind.
anaIvzfng IT. arguing 1t pro and con- and stauns
his view quite bluntly never asking Tor time 70
consider Baron Komura. on the otner manu.
Gould with the greatest difficulty be induced TO
enter into the region of argument de STUCK 70
tho brief before him, speaking always quite
SLOWLY he would repeat over and over again
rba+ he had stated. as If he had learned his
lesson by .rote.
Several times VI witte would say: Yes 1
understand perfectly what you say but whar
do Won rnean-what is your real object?
Then Baron Konura would go back ana re-
state his proposition almost exactly as he nad
| done originally
Roth systems had their advantages BY IN
sts+frg Insisting. insisting Baron Komurs
| would sometimes catch NJ Witte OF his guard
ord nrovoke him into statements which were
always eagerly seized upon As fnal resort
| Baron Komura was always ready with written
solution Of question. and would produce II SUD
| denly. saying:
..This is what we propose. What have you got
| to offer?
Then the value of preparation and foreslghteo-
ness was apparent. NJ. Wtte seldom nao
crystallized counter proposition 10 make but
| on the other hand. whenever NJ Witte succeedes
| in leading his adversary into argument where
previous preparation awaited nothing. ne mac
| Baron Komura at disadvantage
A HORSE IN BLINDERS-
one of those present Hkened Baron kon1ura
| 10 A horse in blinders-as long as ne was on tn'
! beaten road with his work cut out ahead o
him. he got along swmminsly but the instan
| he was off the road into the woods. with th
| binders removed. he appeared 10 be confuses
and lost and hastened back as speedily as pos
sible TO the road he had mentally traversed 81
often. and with every foot of which he va
familiar.
Now. when the japanese are still continuing
their policy of insstance upon words or phrases
| NJ witte is showing considerable impatience
He is extremely anxious to have the treaty an