Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1905 — FINAL PEACE ACT NOW COMPLETED [ARTICLE]

FINAL PEACE ACT NOW COMPLETED

Emperor and Mikado Affix Their Signature* to the Treaty of Portsmouth. CZAR DOBS A GRACEFUL DEED President Roosevelt the First to Hear of the Imperial Signature. Official Declaration of the Ratification Is Made at St. Petersburg?— Japs Prepare to Evacuate Manchuria. Toklo, Oct 16. The peace treaty with Russia went into effect today. The text of the treaty was published this afternoon.

St. Petersburg, Oct 16. —The ratification of the treaty of peace is formally announced this morning in the Official Messenger, which says that its operation began yesterday. The text of the treaty is not given. Paris, Oct. 16.—The following official statement was issued z here on Saturday evening: “His majesty the emperor of Russia today signed the treaty of peace between Russia and Japan. He has charged the ambassador of Russia in Paris to communicate this fact to the knowledge of the French government and to request it to Inform the Japanese government.” Premier Rouvier, acting on behalf of the Russian government, cabled M. Harmand, the French minister at Toklo, to inform the Japanese government that the emperor of Russia had signed the peace treaty, thus completing Russia’s part In the conclusion of peace between that country and Japan.

Uncle Sam Notifies the Czar. Washington, Oct 16.—Minister Takahira called at the state department Saturday with a message stating that the emperor of Japan had signed the treaty. A cablegram was sent to Spencer, Eddy, in charge of the United States embassy at St Petersburg, who was instructed to inform the Russian foreign office that the emperor of Japan had performed his part in the conclusion of the treaty of peace. St. Petersburg, Oct. 16. Spencer Eddy, the United States charge d’affaires, at 3 p. in. yesterday officially informed the foreign office that the emperor of Japan ratified the Russo-Jap-anese peace treaty Saturday. The French minister at Tokio at the same hour informed the Japanese government that Emperor Nicholas bad signed the treaty. Japanese Evacuation Begins. Tokio, Oct. 16.—1 t is believed that the government has sent an order to Manchurian headquarters to commence the evacuation of Japanese troops Oct. 16. It is expected that Japan will effect a complete withdrawal of her troops in six months.

COMPLIMENT TO ROOSEVELT

Russia Gives Graceful Evidence of Her Appreciation of His Work. St. Petersburg, Oct. 16.—As a graceful mark of appreciation of the part he took in bringing about the conference at Portsmouth and the resultant peace President Roosevelt was the first person to lie notified by the Russian government thatEmperorNicholas had ratified the treaty. As soon as the emperor’s signature had been affixed to the instrument, and before the treaty had been brought back from Peterhof for the counter-signature of Foreign Minister the news was sent directly to the president Official notification of the French government. according to the foreign office, followed several hours later, when Count Lamsdorf had completed the ratification by his signature.. The government took no steps to make known to the people of Russia the fact that the emperor had signed the treaty until the receipt of the official notification that the instrument had been ratified by the signature of the emperor of Japan, and the first news, therefore, was communicated through the Associated Press dispatch from Washington. As soon as the treaty had been fully ratified the foreign office communicated the fact to the war, navy and other ministers, and the necessary orders were immediately issued to bring home some of the ships interned in neutral harbors. The date for the exchange of prisoners of war has not yet been fixed. Thomas Smith, United States vice consul at Moscow, has sent to Medvid several thousand roubles which had been received from Japan for the Japanese prisoners there. Komura Arrives at Tokio. Tokio, Oct 17.—Baron Komura, the foreign minister, who acted as chief peace plenipotentiary for Japan, arrived here from Vancouver, B. C. His reception at the railroad station was not enthusiastic, those present being principally government dignitaries. The streets were strongly guarded by police and gendarmes. The baron drove to the palace in an imperial carriage.