The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-03
POWERS EQUAL TO
THOSEsOF KOMURA
Though Apparently Pessinistic,
Declares He Will Do Every
thing in His Power to Bring
About PeaceKomura De-
Fl clines to Discuss State.
tnents Of Russian.
(By Associated Press

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# NEW YORK. August 2.--Clothed with
plenary powers, personally prepared and
signed by his sovereign, sergius Witte,
Russia's ranking plcnIpotentiary to the
Washington conference, landed here to-
day from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
as quietly and democratically as the most
humble Of his fellow passengers. a num-
ber Of Russian officials in this country
went down the harborE In a revenue cut
ter 10 greet the distinguished envoy. n
Awaiting M.5Wittet5at the dock was
Baron Rosen. Russian ambassador at
Washington. with his first secretary OF
embassy. Mr.. Hansen, Baron Rosen
came on board as soon as the ship reached
the dock and cordially greeted his conferee
and the members Of his suite. After a
ten minutes conversation, during which
the majority OF the passengers landed,
NJ. Witte came down the gang plank on
the arm of Baron Rosen, followed by his
suite, but soon found his passage i'm
peded by q tremendous crowd, who
cheered him, and whose greetings NJ.
Wtte smillngly acknowledged by repeat
edy lifting his hat: Midway down the
Tier the procession was again stopped,
this time however, by a delegat tion from
the Slavic Sotiety, OF New York, who
presented tte with an address. The
Russian envoy 8n1nGe u beautiful and cor
dial response
Has .Plenary Power.
Soon aftets the Il ship left quarantine
NJ. Wltte, surrounded by large group
I o. newspaper, men who came down the
harbor on the revenue cutter and by as
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around him, called to his side Professor
DE Martens, member OF his suite
and handed to htm3ft abatement $50 with
the direction that he deliver It in Eng
tlish as the greeting of NJ. Wltte upon
his arrival In this country Professor
De Martens read the greeting in aeolcar
voice. and at its conclusion M. yNitte
was given hearty ovation, which
pleased him. and which he acknowledged
by several bows.
AS M yJYItte does not speak English,
he was not pressed for an Interview, but
1t was asoertained beyond a doubt from
members OF his marty that the scope of
the powers OF Nj. Wtte, who comes as
plenipotentiary Of Russia to discuss
with the japanese plenlpotentiaries
means Of ending the war, and provided
a basis acceptable to Russia is obtained,
to sign the treaty OF Washington. Is
equal lin every way the powers handed
to Baron Konlura by the Sapanase EN-
peror.
Gives Out Interview.
On shipboard NJ. Wilte was generally.
retIcent when tho subject Of his mission
was mentioned. However, to an Asso-
ciuted Press correspondent, who accom-
panied him from CherbourG. M. Witte
said:
almost everywhere In Europe, as we'll
as in America not only Russia. her
forces. her resources and her power OF
resistance are not known, but the pco-
ple are even mistaken about the true
results OF the war. Tho Russians have
had rcverses. but this does not signify
that they have lost the power which was
known to the Muscovite empire before tho
war; 1t does not mean that Russia has
become a neglble quantity. nor that the
Japanese have acquired by result of the
recent Victories such supremacy as to