Show PEACE OF PORTSMOUTH 1 A FACT ACCOMPLISHED Japanese Yielded Disputed Points With Magna Magn Magnanimity p of a Victor Sakhalin Will Vill Be Divided and Russia Win Will Pay for the Main Maintenance Maintenance of the Diplomatic Triumph For M Witte r N IL H Aug OThe OThelon PORTSMOUTH r lon long and bloody war between J II pan and Ru Ie ended terms ot oC pe peee ce were agreed upon by byM bYM M and Baron at the session ot f the conference this Ing and this preliminary ar for an armistice were con and the actual work of fra fram Ing ng the Treaty of Portsmouth w was iy by mutual agreement turned over to Mr lr De Dc Martens Martene Ru las great Inter lawyer lawver and Mr who for Cor years has acted as thE legal Ad er of the for egri office I Sudden and Dramatic End I IThe The treaty Is expected to be corn com d by the end or of the week i This happy conclusion of the con confer feD nee flee which it a week ago ngo would have I been shipwrecked had It not been for I I th the Intercession of nt Roosevelt was sudden and dramatic For the th sake of peace Japan with the of a victor at the last ment yielded everything still In Is Russia refused to budge from h ultimatum Emperor Nicholas had t given to President Roosevelt through I Ambassador Meyer No Indemnity un I dr any guise but an to I Ih h divIde Sakhalin and reimburse Japan the maintenance of prisoners were I s last words I f Answer 1 Th y had been repeatedly reiterated I jr iT Instruction and In the form 2 a written reply to the Jap 1 compromise proposal of oC last r I they were delivered to Bu Ba Buron 7 c ron Komura this morning M Witte VItt I 5 J went nt to the conference de h Was powerless to change the dot ot of I an 11 1 i or the cross of a lOt t In hi hh fn Emperor Nicholas word wOld had hasi been gIven not only to him but butto butto to President Roosevelt the head of oC a state l k Offer of Compromise When Baron therefore first offered d the now new basis of e In the Associated Pr Prees s dIs dIspatches I f patches last night the complete re I n of Indemnity et coupled wU with witha a proposition for the redemption of I at n a price to be fixed by a I tribunal Q of the neutral powers In feet 1 if l not In words orda the offered by th iL M Witte ag re r I It wAs ws what M Wite Witte In hs his Interview with 1 hp iP A Pr Preat ae the P ps moment M Witte dl did not and as ae ashe he e p t a r ne was Y hat Japan Yielded Baron Komura gave way on an all the the disputed points With the prescience that has hag enabled the Jane Japanese to gauge sauge the mental processes of their adversaries on the feld field of oC batte and upon Ute the se sea tey they had realized In ad adane adaree aree ane that peace could be obtained In other wa way They had warned their government govern men t t Roosevelt ha had alo ai I it Is believed advised Japan that i ft was better to meet the Rusian Russian po niton than to take the o 0 continuing the war for thE the purpose 0 or collecting tribute The at atthe th the advIce of oC the cabinet and elder statesmen yesterday ha had sanctioned the final concession When lien Baron n Ko Komura Komura t mura play pIa yielded the ret rest was mere childs Two Articles Withdrawn Arice Articles 10 and 1 11 interned war war warships ships an and I te the of Sfa sea power in tle e far est east were wih with drau Japan apa agree agreed that only that on oc of the Eastern rail mn railroad rOad south or of the oc by O ama should be ced ceded to toS S Japan apan Both aldes sides once the br n a jut just and last I ec and In that respect It i was 5 f I td tc practically neutralize Sak I Sk hahn each binding itself not nott j I tf t fortify Is Its half balf of th a and d assuming an obligation not to t I rUfy L La Perouse strait bet between en Sakhalin and Hokkaido which would bar route to woud Ule tug Pacific 1 4 The went fUrther The They decided to add I a neW clau clause in Inthe the nature oj 1 broad pro Jn for oi mutual privileges by which eh each country countr 11 iII secure for the theother other the benefit o n the most favored naton nation claus clause and the open dor door Almost an Alance Alliance The new treaty therefore wf will be bea a wonderful wonderfully friendly doment document ot of otI ofa I a character character almost almot to the sus aus p clon that te the two twe nol not peace hut but have the bal basis or of a alliance Thee There is however no as that Iny ny secret daus are to be a to the treaty treat aJ Before leving leaving th the coler e build ing Were rt t the president at Oyster Oster By Bay Both Baron Komura und ond JL 11 t te J graphed The former confined to apprising Mr t or of the the con upon which p pea had ben been S 11 T Witte frankly laid hi lii tribute at the feet In his he said hI hi History wi ascribe to you ou the 1101 glory and added the pt ot hearty of the presidents generous Mr replied wih with wor or of thanks and cong tanks Scene of Rejoicing Then bogn began the jubilation r f Witte and Baron do de Rosei returned to the hotel for luncheon The Ja Japanese had remained at te the hail haU to wIh with Mr Peirce The news that Deace ece had bad ben been had preceded the Rusian t and such scene scenes of wid wild rejoicing Jave k never before bt ben n Witnessed se In Jav the the state o of New Hampshire as greeted them upon their arrive at the tho hotel M Wite Witte dazed at the sudden and happy termination ot of th the conference Wt was faIrly overpowered b by the ire tre tremendous ovation he received Ho He could only express hIs gratitude by shaking 4 the hands Qt of and In re response response to the volley ot of questions fird fired at him as to the terms murmured We pa pay not a kopeck kopeck and we get halt half or of Un i iA Sak A R Russ Triumph Later inIa 11 roe when h he had pa h he par that he co l not haw dram l o of a me that tc t i ij it as i j d triumph of the first magni ude tude t he mako makes no attempt to conceal and a nd that is tle the general verdict here tu tonight t The Russians are overjoyed at u t the la result We have had our Llao LIao Yan s and on land they say and our o ur on sea but the Japanese have h ave their Portsmouth Remarkable Ovation Not until N Wite Witte arri arrived e at th the hotel otel h wih with Baron do de Rosen shorty shortly after 1 and rec ind d one or of the most r ovations ever eyer accorded a f In this country did the guests In i ii the hotel know the terms or of peace which thich th Associated Press bule bulb to t ined a few minute minutes after the adjourn o lent ot of the morning session For half an n hour thE crowd awaited the arrIval ot o f M Witte Word Vord lied had come that he hend and a nd Baron Dc Rosen were returning to their heir t hotel for luncheon but that the J tJ missIon would remain at the 1 I na navy vy yard M Wite Witte Almost Moved to Tears By the time the big automobile bring in i ng tie e Russian peacemakers dashed up to t o Uie front of the Russian head quarter ter t eS the veranda was as crowded with p The crowd met the envoys before they reached the veranda and began the mighty cheer that did not die until M 1 Witte ite lied had entered his apart meats on the second foor floor and sunk into an an arm chair move moved almost to tears and completely oYer overcome ome by the of the moment the conflicting emotions produced by the momentous events at the na navy yard and the enthusiastic demonstration which greeted him on his arrival What About Indemnity Bravo Bravo tIme the crowd cried In their ma enthusiasm the people rushed to thee the edge ge of the veranda and met the ff fifty or more who had been at at time the corner to give ghe the signal of oC the envoys s arrival arrival Both M I Witte and Baron Earon De Dc Rosen lifted their hats The occasion was ns wih with al all It Its enthusiasm too solemn for them to do more than respectfully bow their heads Then M Witte started shaking the hands Before 11 M Witte had passed up the stairway leading to his apartments the crowd began cr crying What about how much did Russia pay Not Nota Cent Said Witte The v i Ir brought M VIleta to a halt n ie first ot of the tho stairs TurnIng to the crowd delb deliberately and with tat that commanding force which has mado his personality the most po ator in the eacel l n II with words that seemed to fo come com through his bis tightly clenched Ups lips fairly snapped back to his questioners wih with deep feln feeling Pas un sou not a cent The ring of pride In his voice told the crowd that M 31 had won his Victor victory He came to Portsmouth de daring larin that he would not pay an indemnity in BUY any shape or form He had made good his word The words brought another cheer Forcing his wa way through the crowd M Witto met the tha of oC the Rus Russian stan sian Jon who rushed forward to shake li Briefly he gave tem them I Ute jo joyful tidings Then as lie he started I t U the thC stairs he si said t to another In InqUirer inquirer who mU the word I IVe We Ve pa pay nt not a kop kopeck ck of indemnity I fit sir not 0 a kopeck J Japanese Disappointed yelled ed uproariously all ex except the Japanese In a group the Jap Japanese anese correspondents returned to the hotel anxioUsly awaIting news from the he Japanese mission They were that Baron Ko Komura Komura mura ard M Mr Tak hira had hod not re returned turned to to the hotel for luncheon and vre unwilling to cable home much about the agreement until the tho Japanese had bad been received Until that hat should come they were un to b time the news We e 9 1 wal wait until we her hr from our they wi wilt tel tell the whole truth id oe one of them with an ls on the thc adjective Cheers for th the Japa The Thc wh e truth they learned when Ir Sa Sato to made the official announcement later ll n to tha evening The gr t Japanese e demonstration did not b gln until after n 0 In the even evenIng tag Ing as the Japanese e nl their seM secretaries remained at the yard during the afternoon When It came I It wa was ev n more remarkable tan than that for lor the Ule Russians for al all pr present nt a what sacrifice the hero little naton nation had made for or peace The he crowd w which h h awaited them as theY dashe dashed up In an wa was even larger larKer than that which greeted M I Witte came In volleys in and again the crowd hurrAhed waved aed their bats As the car came S a under the re both plen gravely lifted their hats cud aDd held beld them In their hands as they theyS passed through the lne line or of cheering S popl people to tb the elevator Baron Komura and Mr looked straight ahead be and seemed almOt almost d dy I by y b he ovations Even the ringing ll S I I chr not more mOe them Only th ot of Ue the dRY work seemed emed to Imp ue theft They felt tIm th fu r hleb hd hd ben been on their Solemnity w s written up upon on ther theIr fa faces as they entered the ho hotel hotel S tel sad aAd the of jubIlation greet greetIn greeting In ing tem them on eYer every side did not shut dat u tr fron their l the home country and the the p possible effect upon their heir poo S mIe Ie a of the news 8 or of the sacrifice that S hd had be been made tOT for pace peace Neither plo plenipotentiary stOP stopped d to shake hands but luta by Ur Mr Sato they t to their rooms Sa tos Announcement Il Ill be back in a moment sid said S Mr Sato ashe elevator took him to the second foor floor where hee he In S Baron K murs rom room the s Of the days proceedings When Wien Nr Mr Sato the lobby a few min minutes mm S utes tater later with th th the official announce S ven the summer girls crowded S SIn In ani and pushed and fought to get on the inner circle Mr Sato fairly rou fought ht S his way to the rear veranda and ascending to the bandstand read thc S stat statement ment in the same mono monotone tone In al all of oC It an S have mado mado hear him In a group stood th the C Continued on P Page 2 2 |