The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06
And Sit Down at Meat
With Mr.. Roosevelt.
HIS TOAST TO PEACE
The President Introduces the Russians
and Japanese to One Another and
They Fraiernize With One AnOth-
er More as Comrades Than
as Enemies.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Oyster Bay, n. Y, August 5.-His-
tory was made to-day in oyster Bay.
Russians and Japanese clasped hands
and greeted one another with all out
ward evidence of cordially, and for
the first time since nations began to
have relations one with another. an
executive of a great power received
the ENJOYS of two belligerent cOun-
tries on Il mission of peace, extended
formal greetings to the representa-
tiVeS of Russia and Japan, introduced
the plenipOtentarieS to one another,
and entertained them at an elaborate
luncheon, at which Russians and
japanese fraterniZed with one another
as comrades rather than as enemies.
During the luncheon President
Roosevelt proposed a notable toast, in
which he expressed the earnest hope
and prayer, in the interest not only
of these two great powers, but of all
civilized mankind, that just and
lasting peace speedily be concluded
between them"
The occasion was impressive. 1t
was attended not by pomp and cere-
mony. but by a simplicity and frank
and of the people of America.
Due honor was paid the distinguish
ed guests of the President and of the
country, and they were received with
all the dignity to which their exalted
rank entitled them.
The day was ideal After the sun
had buried away the haze Of early
morning, the weather was glorious a
brisk breeze just tipped the waves of
Long Island Sound with silver tenn
pering at the same time, the heat of
the suns rays.
On Board the Mayhower.
The handsome war yacht May
flower, one of the most beautiful YES
sells of the United States navy. on
which the formal reception of the
Russian and Japanese plenipoten-
tiaries took place. swung easily at
anchor just at the entrance of Oyster
Bay from Long Island Sound A
quarter of a mile away was the dis
patch boat Dolphin, the favorite
cruising vessel of several Presidents
of the United States. Two miles out
in the sound the cruiser Galveston was
anchored, in waiting to convoy the
vessels bearing the ENJOYS to the seat
of the Washington peace conference
at Portsmouth. ~ II.
The MayfloWer is in command of
Commander Cameron MGR. Winslow,
President RooseFelts naval aide, who
was detailed to this duty as a special
mark of distinction to the peace COM
mission by the President.
Before the arrival of the President
and the ENJOYS. the cabin of the May
flower was handsomely decorated with
flowers. The luncheon table i'm the
IN a N sal
No attempt was made to decorate
the cabins of the vessel with flags.
care being exercised i'm every feature
OF the ceremony attendant upon the
reception not in the slightest way to
offend the SenSibilities of the guests
Of the occasion.
Every officer of the Mayfiower was.
atured in special full dress uniform:
the crew were in sailormens dress of
snowy white
Rear Admiral Charles d. Sigsbee
was aboard the Mayfiower as the guest
of Commander Winslow.
Major General Frederick d. Grant
Commands of the Department of tho
East, and Rear Admiral Joseph b.
Coghlan, Commander of the Brooklyn
navy yard, respectively the represen-
tatiVes of the army and the navy at
the reception. went aboard the May
mower at Il.DU q. M
Guns Welcome Roosevelt.
AS President Roosevelt stepped or
the gangWay to ascent to the deck Oh
the Mayf1OWer, the first gun of the
presidential salute OF twenty-One guns
doomed its welcome and the beautiful
presidential pennant of blue and gold
was broker cut at The masthead. The
President was greeted by Commander
WinsloW as he reached the deck The
band, after the sounding of four ruff
files on the drums, played the Star
Spangled Banner"
One after another the President
personally greeted and shook hands
with the officers of the ship.
Meantime the cruiser Tacoma, with
the japanese ENJOYS and their suite OH
board, had arrived from New York.
making the run in two hours and three.
quarters. The shin came to anchor
at 1890 o'clock. about half a mile
from the MayfioWer. Almost at the
same \me. the naval yard Sylph, with
Third Assistant Secretary of State
Herbert H. d. PIERCE on board also
mo TO anchor 9 short distance from
the Mayf1oWer. Mr. PIERCE, who, in
the absence of Secretary Root was to
represent the Department of State at
the ceremonies incident to the recep.
tion boarded the Mayfower from 4
lnr~"H ah0''t ton rNinutes after the
arrival of the President
The Japanese Mission.
AS the Japanese mission, headed b.
Baron Komura and Minister Takahira.
assembled the gangway of the May