The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-07
RUSSIANS HAVE PRECEDENCE /
Order Which Ruled at Oyster Bay Re
- versed at Portsmouth. Ii

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug, 7.-When
the peace ENJOYS arrive here Admiral
Mead will make a ceremonial visit to
each of the commissions. He will visit
the Russians first. The order of prece-
dence established by the president when
he received the Japanese first at Oyster
Bay on Saturday has, been turned topsy--.
turvy by an order from Mr.. Pierce the
third assistant secretary of state. Mr..
Pierce telegraphed the admiral that
the Russians were to- be given prece-
dence in everything while here. e M NJ
The point made by the president was
that the Japanese called on him first
point made by Mr.. Pierce is that as
! Russia maintains an embassy in . this
! country, and Japan only a ministry, and
as the function here tomorrow is state
! department function, the Russians
! should be received before the Japanese
are. The Oyster: Bay affair, 1t is :ex-
/ planned, was presidential function and
! not state department. enterprise at all.
| Thus the Russians, who might have
| been miffed because they were second,
! will be first in the Portsmouth navy
yard, and it is hoped by this marvellous
! splitting of hairs everybody will be sat
. isied- and the entente -cordiale pre-
served.
The Reception. -
Admiral Mead will visit the Russians
first and then the Japanese. Then the
ENJOYS will land at the navYyard and
will call on the commandant. After that
they will have breakfast at the com
mandant's house and be escorted by, a
Kittery bridge. The admiral's ser
wants are Japanese, but he is trying to
i get some Frenchmen. There Governor
McLane,; with his staff; United States
Senators Gallinger and Burnam, many
distinguished citizens and a provisions,
regiment Of the New Hampshire militia
will meet them.
The ENJOYS will be escorted to the
Rockingham county courthouse in Ports
mouth, where the government will wei
come them and the appropriate respon
ses will be made. Then the envovs will
be put in the big red automobiles tina
will be at their disposal all the tim
they are here and whirled over the fou
miles Of graveled roads to the Hote
definitely. They will be taken to thei
apartments, the Japanese in the annex
and the Russians in the main body o
the hotel. There will be, no meeting a
the conference building in the navyyar
until the next day. $50.
Name of the Treaty.
Portsmouth is worried bit. /
seemed all settled that the treaty,
: signed, would be called the treaty G
:, Portsmouth and probably will be-. Sti
:. the Kittery people (Kittery is
:, Maine), are saying it must be the treat
! Of Kittery, because the conference wi
! be held in the navy yard, which is
= Kittery. and not5in Portsmouth at al
= altho it is called the Portsmouth nav
= yard. Newcastle has put in an GA
: too, for the Hotel Wentworth is
J. Newcastle, N. H, and not in Port
. mouth.
/ A compromise has been suggeste
3 that the treaty shall be called the treat
n Of Piscataqua after the river IN whit
i the navy7yard island is situated. Port
i mouth will not hear of this. It mu
!. BE the treaty Of Portsmouth or nothin
IS. There is much unrest for fear II
il ENJOYS will 60 to Washington and SIT
j. the treaty there after doing the wo,
h here. If that should happen Port
mouth would be crushed.
Trip to White Mountains.
Governor McLane has plan to ta
: the ENJOYS to the White mountains
n Thursday and keep them there I'm
u Sunday. He will lay it before the
when he entertains them. It was t
original desire Of the New Hampshi
officials to have the ENJOYS meet
j. the White mountains, but the state (
% partment decided on Portsmouth I
le, cause they could be given the priva
IN they want while here.
n Everything is now ready both on t
inside and the outside of. the I. lar