Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-02
McLane Says Report Of
mis-treatment Of ENJOYS
As Reported In New York
Papers Is Entirely Untrue.



Roosevelt about some matters pending
before the state department which re-
quired the Presidents attention. The
matters which he presented to the
President, he said, were Of no public
Importance and he added that his visit
was Of no special significance.
1t is known that Mr.. Loomis will soon
retire from the state department, but
whether he will be given an appoint
ment In the diplomatic service has not
been disclosed. He declined to discuss
that subject, today. He has been men
toned In connection with the ambassa-
dorsnip to Braxil, but his appointment
to that post Is scercely likely.
Assured that the President could not
20 to Portsmouth or to the White
Mountains as the people Of New Hamp-
shire had hoped he might be able to do'
Senator Rurnham and Mr.. Moses dis
cussed with the President the criticism
which recently had been made on the
entertainment of the conference III
Portsmouth. They told the President
that everything possible had been done
nv the orticlals Of the state Of New
Hampshire and by the people at Ports
mouth to make the sojourn OF the
pIenipotentiaries to Portsmouth as
comfortable and convenient as possi-
bic. They told the President that there
vas no founda ton whatsoever for the
criticisms published Of the treatment
Of the ENJOYS and their suites and that
the plenipotentiaries themselves had
expressed their satisfaction with their
entertainment.
President Roosevelt himself selected
Portsmouth as the seat Of the confer
ence because of it's excellent facilities
in the way of entertainment and be-
cause the sessions could be held at he
navy yard. where the plenipotentiaries
could be assured absolutely of freedom
from interruption. New Hampshire Of
ficials had expected that the sessions
Of the conference would be held In the
White Mountains and originally there
was no intention that they should be
held at Portsmouth. President Roose-
vclt's decision as to the holding OF the
conference in Portsmouth, however,
was acquiesced in gladly. President
Roosevelt was presented, today, with
letter written by Gov. McLane of New
Hampshire to Herbert H. D. Peirce,
assistant secretary of state. who Is the
governments representative at Ports
mouth, explaining to him the situation
and advertlng to the criticisms which
have appeared In various newspapers
REGARDING the entertainment of the en-
voys.
After his conference with the Presi-
dent Mr., Loomis said in a most posi-
tive way that his talk had related not
in the slightest particulars to his ap-
pointment in the diplomatic service.
II can assure you absolutely" said
he, that the matter of my appoint
ment either to the city of Mexico or
TO any other place In the diplomatic
service was not mentioned in my in
terview with the President. l did not
come here on that mission. Many rum
ors have been circulated from time to
time -egarding my going into the dip
1omatic service but they have been
greatly exaggerated. I do not know
myself what l may do in the future"
Mr.. Loomis left for New York or
the 2.lS p. NJ. train. He will not return
to Washington. until next Tuesday.
Gov. McLane's letter follows:
Portsmouth, N. H.. Aug. 80.
Hon. II. H. D. Pierce. assistant sec,
retary. Portsmouth.
My Dear Mr.. Peirce: The article
In a New York paper under date of
Aug. 10 referring to the manner In
which the japanese and Russian. peace
ENJOYS are being entertained. is 1 am
glad to say entirely untrue.
1.-THE envoys are present in New
Hampshire on the invitation of the
governor Of the state. who rendered the
hospitality Of the commonwealth at
such place within our borders as best
suited the envoys' convenience. The
place chosen Is Portsmouth,; but hao
choice fallen upon our most remote
hamlet the entertainment would have
been furnished in exactly the same
manner.
THAT is to say: Our Legislature Is
not now In session and New Hampshire
has not any contingent fun sufficient to
meet an expense like that dependent
upon the entertainment Of the ENJOYS.
Accordingly. before the invitation Of
New Hampshire was presented to the
ENJOYS. l mad the assurance Of few
public spirited citizens that they would
Join with me in meeting the expense
of the ENJOYS entertainment until such
time as the Legislature could be asked
for the purpose.
"It was in this way that the Kear-
sarge Alabama celebration was fl
HANGED at Portsmouth in 1900: II was
this way that we met the eXtraordi-
nary expenditures for the replacing of
injured public works in the White
Mountains. last year; 1t was in this
way we met the cost of dedicating the
statue of John P. Hale. which Senator
Chandler presented to the state during
a recess of the Legislature.
Among the men standing in the breech
in the present occasion and one one other
of these mentioned. is Judge Calvin Page
Of Portsmouth. who is one of the three
trustees of the estate which owns the
Hotel Wentworth property and which
has no business interest in any brewery
property whatever, its holdings in the
Frank Jones Brewing CO. having been
sold more than three years ago.
so far as the ENJOYS are themselves
CONCERNED. IL Is sufficient to say in reply
to the allegations of the article in ques-
tiorl that Baron komura and Mr. Denni
son have frequently personally expressed