Show japanese and russian troops are to evacuate within 18 months division of sakhalin Sak halin is to be marked portsmouth N H sept 5 the peace treaty opens with a preamble reciting that his majesty the emperor and autocrat of all the dussias Rus sias and his majesty the emperor of japan desiring to close the war now subsisting between them and having appointed their respective plenipotentiaries and furnished them with full powers which were found to be in form have come to an agreement on peace and are agreed as follows article 1 stipulates for the rees re es ment of peace and friendship between the sovereigns of the two empires and between the subjects of russia and japan respectively article 2 his majesty the emperor of russia recognizes the preponderant interest from political military and economical points of view of japan in the empire af korea and stipulates that russia will not oppose any measures for its government protection or control that japan will deem necessary to take in korea in conjunction with the korean government but russian subjects and russian enterprises are to enjoy the same status as the subjects and enterprises of other countries article 3 it 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 situation should be absolutely identical all rights acquired by private persons and companies shall remain intact article 4 the rights possessed by russia in conformity with tho lease by russia of port arthur and dalny together with the lands and waters adjacent shall pass over in their entirety to japan but the properties and rights of russian subjects are to bo safeguarded and respected article 5 the governments of russia and japan engaged themselves reciprocally cipro cally not to put any obstacles aces to the general measures which shall be alike for all nations that china may take for the development of the commerce and industry of manchuria article 6 the manchurian Manc hurlan railway shall bo operated jointly between russia and japan at kouang tse the two branch lines shall be employed only for commercial and industrial purposes in view of russia keeping her branch line with all rights acquired by her convention with china for the construction of that railway japan acqua acqui res the mines in connection with such branch lines which tall to her however the rights of private parties or private enterprises are to be respected both parties to this treaty remain absolutely free to undertake what they deem fit on ex ed grounds article 7 russia and japan engage themselves to make a conjunction of the two branch lines which they own at kouang tcheng tse article 8 it Is agreed that the branch lines of the manchurian Manc hurlan railway shall be worked with a view to assure commercial traffic between them without obstruction i article 9 russia cedes to japan tho southern part of sakhalin Sak halin island as far north as the fiftieth degree of north latitude together with the ia lands depending thereon the right of free navigation is assured in the bays of la perouse and tartara Tart arc article 10 this article recites the situation of russian subjects on the southern part of sakhalin Sak halin island and stipulates that russian colonists there shall be free and shall have the right to remain without changing nationality per contra the japanese government shall have the right to force russian convicts to leave the territory which is ceded to her article 11 russia engages herself to make an agreement with japan giving to japanese subjects the right to fish in russian territorial waters of the sea of japan the sea at and bering sea article 12 the two hi ch refract ang panties engage themselves to renew tho commercial treaty existing between the two governments prior to tho war n all its vigor with slight modifications in details and with a most favored nation clause article ija russia and japan reciprocally cipro cally engage to restitute their priori ert of war on paying the real cost qi keeping the same such claim tor coat to be supported by documents article 14 ahls peace treaty shall be drawn up in two languages french and english the french text being evidence to the russians and english text for the japanese in case of difficulty of interpretation the french document to be final evidence article 15 the ratification of this treaty shall be countersigned counter signed by the sovereigns of the two states within 50 days after its signature the french and american embassies shall be intermediaries terme diaries between the japanese and russian governments to announce by telegraph the ratification of the treaty two additional articles arc agre d to as follows article 1 the evacuation of manchuria by both armies shall bo complete within 18 months from the signing of the treaty beginning with the retirement of troops of the first line at the expiration of 18 months the two parties will only be able to leave as guards for the railway fifteen soldiers per kilometer article 3 the boundary which limits the parts owned respectively by russia and japan in the sakhalin Sak halin island shall be definitely marked off on the spot by a special limit of graphic commission |