The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-20

enough concessions to their adversaries
and that to make more would be TO impose
upon themselves unnecessary and uncsheo
for humiliation. r. =. g
Tho Rrssians who are oficially ut Ports
mouth In connection with the, peace CON
ference do not know what to expect OF the
Presidents action. Mr.. Witte has boon
away all day at Magnolia. Mass, visiting
the Baroness Rosen and her daughter.
He got back tonight. Baron Rosen was
10 accompany Mr., Witte on this trip, but
the plan was knocked galleywest last night
by tho receipt Of the Presidents MESSAGE,
which required Barop Rosen's presence az
Oyster Bay. 81 Mr.. Witte went alone
As for tho Japanese, they arc saying uotn-
Ing Blron Komura went driving TINS,
afternoon, and Mr., Takahira and some OF
tho Japanese mission went for an outing.
Theirs Is a waiting game, and they are
taking things easy. ,...,.,,,yo. i, :,
There was plenty OF. excitement at the
Hotel Wentworth late last night, after the
Praaident'a message was received. "A
search was made for Mr.. Peirce,. but ne
could not be found The cottage in. which
he lives Is about mile from the Wentworth
OuL LnO66 WIZ bOukuS 'VssoaS sON.AAN
he had eone out for the evening In some
way it was asoertained that !, ny. Petfce
was at York Harbor, over In Maine, hfteen
miles from the Wentworth. 1t was after
midnight when Mr.. Peiroe ressohed the
hotel. He made the trip in an automooiie'
and lost no time in the Journey 81, w.
jumping from his muddy motor oar,
he made his way quickly to MIR. Whites
apartments to deliver the Presidents mes
sage. There occurred a short consultation
between Mr.. Witte, Baron Rosen aud MT
PIERCE, and when this was over the Presi'
dents representative jumped into his auto
mobile again and was whirled over to the
main building Of the Wentworth hundred
yards or 60 distant. ,., .u. az &c
There he made rush for the telephone
booth. and after frantic efforts'to get oyster
Bay he gave up the attempt and jumped
for the telegraph Office III the hotel. Ihers
he sat down beside an operator and dio-
tated messages which werc probably
addressed to the President. The rumo,
went around among the newspaper CORE
spondents. who gathereiin the corridor out
side the--teieErnrh-r,osrr -un,t-' weseeree
what was up, that the President was OF
the other end of the wire. Half an hou'
passed with Mr. PIERCE sthl csttting >beeK1s
the operator and debating to him. Wher
he rose he quickly strobe to the porte
oochere, entered the waiting automobile
and was whirled of to his cottage.
In summoning representative OF Rnssit
to OYSTER Bay the President did not dis
close his purpose. He merely sent mes
sage to Mr.. Witte through H. H. D. Perce
the Federal Governments representative
at the peace conference, saying that NJ
had an important communication to make
and asking that Baron Rosen be sent u
Oyster Bay II possible.
The Presidents choice Of Baron Rosel
for this important mission was based, o
course, on the fact that Baron Rosen Il
the diplomatic representative OF Russia II
the United States. and as such the prope
person to treat with the head of the natio
to which he is accredited.
Through him the President can com
municate directly with the Car, althoug
It is unlikely that any message will be sen
by Baron Rosen to his Emperor without Tn
concurrence Of Mr.. Witte.
The reason of the Presidents desir
to deliver his communication to Baro
Rosen personally, and probably orally.
easily understood.
He could conduct the exchanges throug
Mr.. Meyer, the American Ambassador
st. Petersburg, but to do SO would be
rive a formal official status to whateve
the President has to say, and the positio
which Mr.. Roosevelt occupies in the peac
NEGOTIATIONS as neutral is a little too delicat
to permit that, according to the views {
those acquainted with the proplieties {
diplomatic interchange.
In all tho exchanges preliminary to tn
peace conference conducted by the Pres
dent at Washington most OF his message
to st. Petersburg and Toxic were dehvere
orally to Count Cassini, the then Russia
Ambassador and Mr.. Takahira- the Jal
anese Minister, who is here as one OF h
sovereign's peace plenipotentiaries. The
II little perhaps nothing, OF written recol
IN the files of the White House and the Sta
Department to show what the President vi
doing at that time in connection with n
peace movement. AS a neutral, extreme
anxious to avoid hurting the sensiti
feelings of either belligerent. he ayoidt
sending direct messag es to the Government
at st. Petersburg and Toxic. In the prese
instance he is doubtless actual ed by t
same motive Of discretion, preferring tn
his communications shall be delivered
formally to Russia and ia pan through t
medium of others not officially connect
with the Government Of the United States
There has been much speculation he
to-day as to whether the President =
have the support Of the Kaiser in his enc
to prevent the Portsmouth conference fre
ending in failure. Most OF the foreigne
maintain that Emperor William will he
himself strictly aloof from any such mo'
\ meut. They say that the Kaiser wants
war to 60 on and at the recent conferen
assured the Car that Germany want
flssia to fight to the last ditch.
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