Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-09
ENJOYS FACE TO FACE.
They Are Introduced to Each
Other by the President.
URGED TO END WAR.
After Reception at Oyster Bay They
Start for the Conference at
Portsmouth.

Portsmouth.
| Sitiatze, Manchuria, Aug. 5.-The Jap
anese are throwing proclamations into
the Russian lines urging the Russians,
on account of impending peace, not to
undertake Reconnaissance which would
only result in useless loss of life.
ENJOYS Face to Face.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 5.-Repre-
sentatives of Japan and Russia, who
have come to this country to enter into
conferences looking to the negotiation Of
a treaty of peace, were formally intro
duced to each other today by President
Roosevelt on board the Mayhower.
| When both peace commissioners had
been received and formally presented to
each other they were entertained at
luncheon on the Mayt1ower. At lunch
con the President proposed the follow
| ing toast:
Gentlemen, I propose a toast to
which there will be no answer and to
(which l ask you in silence standing. l
drink to the welfare and prosperity of
the sovereigns and peoples of the two
great nations whose representatives have
met one another on this ship. 1t is my
most earnest hope and prayer in the in
/ terest of not only these two great pow
ers, but of mankind, that a just and
lasting peace may speedily be concluded
! between them"
President Roosevelt left the Mayf1ower
at 2:4O to return to Sycamore Hill. Ten
minutes later the japanese ENJOYS went
! on board the Dolphin for the trip to
! Portsmouth.
ENJOYS Leave for Oyster Bay.
New York. Aug. 5.-Baron KoInura
| and Minister Takahira, the two Japa-
| nese peace commissioners, together with
their suite. embarked for Oyster Bay
early today for their official presenta-
! ton to Presl0e nt Roosevelt and their
Introduction by him to Sergius White
and Baron Rosen, the Russian peace
epvoys. The japanese were the first to
| start for Oyster Bay and according to
! the programme will be the first to meet
/ the President.
Leave the Waldorf Astoria.
The Japanese started on their journey
| in an transformations manner. At 8
| o'clock several carriages drew up in
front of the WaldorfAstoria and at
taches of the hotel began to place the
ENJOYS hand baggage in them. At 500
o'clock Baron Kcmura, Minister Taxa
hira and Consul General Uchida entered
n
Denison, legal adviser to the japanese
ENJOYS, and two of the minor attaches
! OF the suite occupying the second and
| third carriages, while the fourth was
filled with Japanese servants. The par
ty drove to the New York Yacht club
landing at the foot of East Twenty
third street, arriving there at $40, ff-
teen minutes ahead of schedule time.
Bob Evans, Jr., as Escort.
Commander Robert Evans, Jr., of the
naval yacht Sylph was at the pier with
vey the party to the United States
cruiser Tacoma, which was anchored
in midstream off the pier. Baron Ko-
mura. Minister Takahira, Consul Gen
eral Uchida, A. Sato and Mr.. Denison
were taken off in the first launch, the
following in the others. There was no
demonstration at the pier, but the am
bassadors' salute of nineteen guns was
fired by the Tacoma as the first launch
drew up alongside the cruiser.
M. Witte Starts Out
The Russian peace plenipotentiaries left
the st. Regis hotel about an hour later
than the start of the japanese from the
Waldorf-Astoria. Mr.. White. Baron
ROsen and Consul General Lodygensky,
in an electric cab, headed the procession
to the yacht landing. Prof. T. De Mar
tens and Gen. Yermoleff followed in a
carriage. Several members of the en-
voy's suite did not accompany Them but
proceeded direct to Portsmouth by train.
The Russian party reached the landing
at the foot Of East Twenty-third street
fifteen minutes before 10 o'clock, when
they were due. They were met at the
landing by the Russian vice consul,
Ernst De Schilling, and by Assistant
Secretary of State PIERCE. Mr.. White
and Baron Rosen entered the first of the
launches to leave the landing for the
cruiser Chattanooga, and the remainder
OF the suite went in another. Mr.. PIERCE
went out in a gig from the Chattanooga.
Given Ambassadors Salute.
When Mr.. Witte, followed Immediate
ly by Baron Rosen, stepped aboard the
Chattanooga, an ambassadors salute of
nineteen guns doomed out from the
cruiser and she weighed anchor imme-
diately and started for Oyster Bay.
Opposite the yacht landing is recre-
with curious persons when the ENJOYS
entered the launches. When Mr.. White
and Baron Rosen came in view of this
crowd, cheer went up and there was a
clapping OF hands and waving of hand
kerchiefs. Mr. Witte and Baron Rosen
as well as the other members of the
suite lifted their hats and smiled and
bowed IN reply to the cheering.
At Oyster Bay.
Oyster Boy, n. Y, Aug Sin antici-
patton of the arrival of the peace en-
vOys, Oyster Bay assumed early today
an activity that has not been apparent
since the naval review off this harbor
two years ago. Hardly had daylight
appeared when teams with parties were
observed coming in from the surrounding
towns on Long Island, and yachtsmen
along the shores boarded their boats
early and began preparations for tax
ing out friends or parties
A heavy mist, almost fog, hung over
the bay and the Mayt1ower which was
anchored about mile and a half from
the shore was just discernable The
mist, however, soon disappeared under
the sun that burned fiercely through the
humid atmosphere and a lite later the
Dolphin and the Galveston which had
come in during the night, were visible a t
anchor in the lower part of the harbor.
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