THE PEACE TREATY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7917, 5 September 1905, Page 3

THE PEACE TREATY.

TERMS WITHHELD. UNPOPULAR IS BOTH COUNTRIES. " STONES OR DYHAUTE." WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Mr Detmison and Professor Maar-* tens, acting for Japan and Russia respectively, have completed twelve of the clauses of the draft peace treaty. There was a long discussion over Sagfaalien. The envoys were consulted and accord reached. The clause dealing with the evacuation of Manchuria remains to be dealt with. It is to be expected the treaty will be signed on Monday afternoon. M. Sato (of B.iron Komura's staff) declares that th<; terms of the treaty will not be announced until ratified. The actual signing of the RussianJapanese treaty will be unostentatious, both sides realising that it is unpopular at homeOne Japanese delegate remarked : "We are aware that we arc going borne to stones, perhaps to dynamite." j

THE CZAR'S REMARKABLE MESSAGE, Mad or Ignorant ? Doing His Dot; to His People. JAPAN THE YIELDER. His Faith in the Ann; Still. "Able to Inflict Defeat." (Received Sept. 5, 0.15 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 4. i Rejoicings at the conclusion of peace occurred throughout General Linevitch's army, also at Vladivostok.

The Czar, in a message to General Lincvitch, recapitulates that the Japanese demands were refused, adding : "Japan agreed to all Russia's conditions, but asked for the former portion of Saghalien." After praising the army, which he is convinced is able to inflict serious defeat on the enemy, the Crar declares that his duty to his own conscience and his people is not to again put the army's valour to the test at the expense of fresh and endless horrors of war in order to retain one half of a remote island. He therefore accepted the preliminary conditions of peace.

REASOH TRIUMPHS OYER PASSIOH Anglo-iipanjM Alliance. Assorance of Clnlisition aid Progress. (Received Sept, 4, 9.46 pjn.) LONDON, Sept. 4. Special reference to the peace treaty was made in many churches and (chapels yesterday. The newspapers discuss the probability of Great Britain's early, evacuation of Wei-hai-wei.

Germany lately decided to eipend £750,000 on Kiao-chau (China). The Right Hon, H. Asquith, speaking at Abercairney, on Saturday, declared that the peace was the signal of almost unparalleled victory of reason over passion, Regarding re-fashioning the Anglo-Japanese alliance, be said that While reserving liberty and judgment as regards details, all Liberals, he said, agree in declaring that the alliance was a material assurance of our common interests, which were also those of civilisation and process, involving no antagonism to ti., r-his and legitimate suscepti.lilitlrs of other powers. It was heartily approved by the people of Great Hrilain. and was already regarded D y them as an integral jiit of our policy in the Far East.

EYACOATIOH OP HAHCHURMAi iimoeot. Operates Within 18 Months. Toe Treaty Completed (Received Sept. 4, 10.13 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. i. The Morning Post reports that Baron Komura (Japanese Plenipotcn-? tiary) asked for the evacuation of Manchuria at the earliest moment. M. dc Wittc pleaded the limited capacity of the railway, It was mutually agreed that Russia and Japan completely evacuate tho country within eighteen months. Russia retains ten railway guards per kilometre.

The treaty of peace has been completed.