The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-28
Roosevelt Appeals 10 Japan's
Peace ENJOYS. 81
LONG TALK At OYSTER cav
They May Ask Government Not
to force hoStiIitieS.


tosagsm ore Hill to Meet the Preaidens
Neither VIII Discuss tho nequest |
Plans Made for Taking the Cssn- /
n,issioncrs to Portsmo uth--An -
Lunch At Oyster Bay on Aug. ; and ~ /
Leave on the Maynower and Do'phlns |
with Three Cruisers a. an Escort
OYSTER BAY. july 27.-Baron Komurs,
accompanied by Minister Takahira, the other
Japanese peace envoy, arrived here on
the 1920 train to pay his respects to Presi-
d ent Roosevelt.
Minister Takahira said that Baron Hoe
mura and he might leave on the AIS train
for New York. unless they were asked -
stay to luncheon.
To luncheon they stayed. and incidentally
they discussed not only the peace negotia-
lions but the armistice in ManchuriA
which is so near the Presidents heart.
1t Is highly probable that the President
succeeded in influencing the Eastern diplo-
mats to recommend that their Governs
ment should at least not force the fighting
while the peace negotiations are In prog
ress at Portsmouth.
The only representatives Of the Presi.
Dental household waiting to meet the
ENJOYS at the station were julius, tho
colored ooachman and Tom Mghtfoot
and John Kelly. discreet oolored messen-
gers Of the White House.
This way Lightfoot piloted the ENJOYS
to the Presidents rig. Drive on, said
Minister Takahira, after they had got In.
wait minute" commanded Light oct.
and Julius obeyed the voice that was tho
more familiar Of the two. &
There was another visitor. Goelet
Gallatin, friend of the President, was also
expected to lunch to-day. He arrived on
the same train. and thereby hangs tale.
The ENJOYS had a private parlor car, BY
the courtesy Of the Long Island Railroad
Company
When Mr.. Gallatin, it was said, tried to
yet into the car at Long Island City he Yves
barred by the porter. When the ENJOYS
returned from Sycamore Hill, where pre-
sumably they met Mr.. Gallatin, they stu
treated hi m as though he didn't exist. "
Baron Komura would say nothing at an
when he returned from Sagamore Hill, but
Minister Takahira made few laoonio re-.
marks, saying that the GRAND was one
purely for the purpose OF exchanging
oivilities. It was definitely announced
to-day that the peace ENJOYS OF both bel-
hgerent countries will arrive here about
noon on Saturday, Aug. S, on two warships,
from which they will be transferred to tho
Yacht Mayf1ower that will lie at anchor
here.
The State Department will have It's hands
full to see that the order OF precedence
is strictly adhered to when the transferring
Of the ENJOYS takes place. The launches
with the ENJOYS and their suites Will aim to
reach the Mayhower at the same time. II
one should get ahead Of the other, they
have to do it all over again, according "
Hoyle.
After the formal presentation all hands
will have luncheon in the cabin OF the Nay.
flower. Then the party will separate.
Some will stay ON the May6e~er and tho
others will ne transferred 10 tho Doiphini
which will also arrive here.
Conveyed by the warships. probably
the Galveston and Tacoma. which will
bring them to Oyster Bay, they will proceed
direct to Portsmouth.
1t was about o'clock last evening whom
Baron Komura and Minister Takahira re-
turned to the Waldorf-Astoria. Mr.. Sato;
the spokesman, said that there was nothing
to say regarding the call upon the Prest-
dent and that from now on until the arrival
Of the Russian ENJOYS things would be very
quiet at the Japanese headquarters here.
The Baron and his suite will not leave New
York again until they go to Oyster Bay
to be introduced by the President to the
Russian ENJOYS. Very soon after that
ceremonial both the Russian and the Jap
anese commissions will start for Porte-
mouth. f5
Mr.. Sato, the spokesman OF the Japanese
party, was asked about President Roo6e-
velt's request for an armistice pending the
conference at Portsmouth and the report
that both the Baron and Minister TakAhira
had promised to lay the fact Of the Presi-
dents request before the Japanese En-
peror in a cablegram to he despatched a.
soon a. they returned to the city.
Mr.. Sato said that no statement would
be made concerning the trip to Oyster Bay
until to-day. Minister Takahira was equally
unoommunicative.
MIR. Sato, in talking generally yesterday
Of the form Of proceedings, referred to the
conference in Shimonosek Japan, 1t
which the Japanese Chinese war was
brought TO an end. and said that he thought
, 1t not improbable that they would form Z
precedent.
Il should think it very probable said
Mr.. Sato, that the first thing to be at
| tended TO at Portsmouth would he an ex-
| animation Of credentials, and that thu
would occupy the first day. In the cass
! Of China 1t was found that the envoy wus
not equipped with full powers. and Of
course that ended the conference at once.
Such, undoubtedly, would be the fate Of
the pending conference If it we're found
that the credentials Of either party wera
defective.
| when Ii Hung Chang returned to Japan
with full powers tho conference at Shi.
monoseki began at once. The Japanese
! Government rented building there fol
the nurpose. 1t had formerly been q