The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-20

enough concessions to their advsrsariss
and thit 10 make more would Be TO impose
upon themselves Unnecessary and uncalled
for hutniliation
Tho Russians who are oficially at Ports
mouth IN connection with the peace con-
ference DO not know what to expect OF the
Presidents action. Mr. Witte has boon
away 81 day at Magnolia, Mass, visiting
the Baroness Rosen and her daughter.
He got back tonight. Baron Rosen was
70 accompany Mr.. Witte on this trip, but
tho plan was knocked galleywest last night
BY the receipt OF the Presidents message,
which required Baron Rosen's presence at
Oyster. Bay. So Mr.. Witte went alone.
A. for tho Japanese, they are saying moth
ing. Baron Komura went driving this
afternoon, and Mr.. Takahira and some OF
the Japanese mission went for an outing
Theirs IL waiting game, and they are
taking things easy.
There was ple11y Of excitement at the
Hotel Wentworth NO Last night. after the
Presidents messlss was received. A
search was made for Mr.. Peirce, but no
could not be found. The cottage In which
he lives IL about mile from the Wentworth
but chose who sought him there found that
he hid. gone out for the evening. In some
wayoit was ascertained that Mr.. Peirce
was at York Harbor, over in Maine, fifteen
miles from the Wentworth. 1t was after
midnight when Mr.. Peiroe reached tho
hotel. He made the trip in an automobile,
and lost no time in the journey
Jumping from his muddy motor car.
he made his way quickly to Mr. Whites
apartments to deliver the Presidents mes
sage. There occurred short consultation
between Mr.. Witte, Baron Rosen and Mr..
Peirce, and when this was over tho Presi-
dents representative jumped into his auto
mobile again and was whirled over to the
main building OF the Wentworth, hundred
yards or 80 distant.
Thsre he made a rush for the telephone
booth, and after frantic efforts to get Oyster
Bay he gave up the attempt and jumped
ior:ths telegraph office in the hotel. There
he eat down beside an operator and do
tatsd messages which were probably
addressed to the President The rumor
went around among the newspaper CORE
spondents who gathered in the corridor out
side the telegraph room and wondered
what was up, that the President was on
tie other end of the wire. Half an hour
passed with Mr. Peirce still sitting beside
the operator and debating to him. When
he rose he quickly strobe to the porte
coehere, entered the waiting automobile
and was whirled of to his cottage.
IA-summoning a representative Of Russia
TO Oyster Bay the President did not dis
clpse his purpose. He merely sent a mes
sage to Mr.. Witte through H. H. D. Peirce
the Federal Governments representative
at the peace conference. saying that he
had an important communication to make
and asking that Baron Rosen be sent to
Oyster Bay II possible.
The Presidents choice OF Baron Rosen
for this important mission was based, Of
course, on the fact that Baron Rosen Is
the diplomatic representative Of Russia in
the United States, and as such the proper
person to treat with the head Of the nation
to which he Is accredited.
Through him the President can COM
mtlnioate directly with the Gear, although
It is unlikely that any message viii be sent
by Baron Rosen to his Emperor without the
concurrence Of Mr.. Witte.
The reason OF the Presidents desire
to deliver his communication to Baron
Rosen personally, and probably orally, Is
easily understood
He could conduct the exchanges through
Nj. Meyer, the American Ambassador at
st. Petersburg, but to do so would be to
give a formal Official status to whatever
the President has to say, and the position
which Mr. Roosevelt occupies In tho peace
negotiations as neutral is little too delicate
to permit that, according to the views Of
those acquainted with the proprieties OF
diplomatio interchange.
In all the exchanges preliminary to the
peAoe conference conducted by the Presi-
don't at Washington most Of his messages
to st. Petersburg and Toxic were delivered
orally to Count Cassini, the then Russian
Ambassador, and Mr.. Takahira, the jap
anese Minister. who is here as one Of his
sovereign's peace plenipotentiaries. There
IL little, perhaps nothing, Of written record
In the files OF the White House and the State
Department to show what the President was
doing at that time in connection with his
peace movement. As q neutral, extremely
anxious to avoid hurting the sensitive
feelings Of either belligerent, he avoided
sending direct messa ges to the Governments
at st. Petersburg and Toxic In the present
instance he is doubtless actuated by the
bdHiS NHOtlNc Vi NiSSlctiOlh, PAOAoAAAA6 ShcsS
his communications shall be delivered in
formally to Russia and Japan through the
medium of others not officially connected
with the Government Of the United States.
There has been much speculation here
to-day as to whether the President will
hake the support Of the Kaiser in his effort
to prevent the Portsmouth conference from
ending in failure. Most OF the foreigners
maintain that Emperor William will hold
himself strictly aloof from any such move
ndnt. They say that the Kaiser wants the
war to go on and at the recent conference
assured the Car that Germany wanted
Russia to fight to the last ditch.
JAP GENERALS PRAISE U. s.
Oyama and Kodama Alive to Power Of
RO0sevelt's Peace Efforts.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Ths Daily News
tonight publishes a cablegram from its
correspondent with Gen. Oyama's army in
Manchuria, reading az follows:
Marshal Oyama to-day received the Daily