The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-08-15

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| from $50 o'clock to noon, and from 8
till $50 or O'clock.
The Russian plenipotentiaries,
| through NJ. Nabokoff, who assisted at
this meeting as secretary, issued the
| following official statement:
"The first meeting took place this
morning. NJ White, Baron Rosen, Ba
ron KOmura, Mr.. Takahira, and a sec
retary on each side participated The
program of the following meetings has
been fixed so far as the form is con-
cerned. The meetings will be twice 4
day, in the morning and in the after
noon, after 8.
Information will be given to the
press after being agreed upon by both
sides. The records of the proceedings
and all of the documents will be COM
piled both in English and in French
The French text (fera fob will be ac-
cepted in evidence in case Of dispute"
Baron Komura, in accordance with
the agreement. has chosen Mr. Sato,
Mr.. AdacEi and Mr.. Otchiai to partici-
pate daily in the conference as the Off
cial secretaries of himself and Mr.
Takahira
The ENJOYS Travelled to and from the
navy yard in motor cars, and will CON
tinue to do SO while the conference is
in session
All kinds of rumors were af1oat as to
the cause of the quick return of the
ENJOYS to the hotel, conflicting state
ments were made concerning the mis-
take over the credentials, and a num-
Der of persons were afraid that the ne
gotiations had been abruptly broken
off. Later the Russian secretary, NJ.
Korostovtz, explained the matter
clearly and the misunderstanding was
cleared up
good deal of attention was attract
ed by the fact that the Russians dlned
IN room up stairs by themselves in
the evening instead of taking the meal
in the large dining room as they did
before. One explanation is that the
Russians like to smoke at the table.
1t has been noticeable that outside the
conference the Russian and Japanese
officials have not mingled together.
The Japanese stroll freely about the
hotel and converse affably with any
one who approaches them; the Rus
slams keep to their rooms in the annex.
and are rarely seen in the main builC-
ing.
In the evening the amenities were OBJ
served by the general exchange of
cards, NJ White, Baron Rosen and
their suite sending theirs through the
MOTEL office, while the cards of the jap
anese mission We're left at the doors OF
the members of the Russian mission
by little Japanese messenger boy.
Commanders Winslow and Gibbons
made their official calls upon the two
missions late i'll the afternoon.
The Japanese and the Russian news
paper correspondents have broken tha
ice and have begun to fraternize.
Meanwhile life at the Hotel Want.
worth is unusually gay Not outside
of European capital does one often
lind so cosmopolitan gathering as
that which furnishes the setting to
this momentous peace conference.
Gathered under the roof of the hi.
rambling summer hotel is a representa-.
tive of almost every nationality.
The great dining hall at night pre.
sented striking scene AT one end
Of the spacious hall long table. with
covers laid for seventeen persons was
occupied by NJ White aud his suite
At q similar table with the same num-
o~A " SoNcASi pldccu nearer the en-
trance. sat Baron Komura and his as
sociates.
The TWO parties were separated by
a distance OF about thirty feet, with
many tables intervening.
The Japanese entered the dining hall
first walking in orderly disorder, Bar.
on Komura and Minister Takahira in
the van. When all had gathered about
the board the chairs were drawn and
the party seated itself almost as one
man.
At the head Of the table sat Baron
Komura his short stature making it
necessary for him to stretch out his