Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-03
NJ White Proves a Dip
|oInat Of High Degree.
Interview in Which He Shows.
Russia a MuCh-abuSed Power.

New York, Aug. 2.-Clothed with
plenary powers, personally prepared
and signed by his sovereign, Sergius
White. Russia's ranking plenipotentiary
TO the Washington conference. landed
here. today, from the Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse as quietly and democratic
ally as the most humble OF mis- fellow
passengers. VI. Lodygensky. the Rus
sian consul general. went down the
barber in a revenue cutter. this morn
ing. officially 10 greet the distinguished
envoy and was received by NJ. White
OH deck while the Kaiser Wilhelm was
at quarantine.
Accompanying the consul general
were Paron Schlippenbach. Russian
consul general at Chicago: Baron
Schiliing, Russian vice consul at New
York. and NJ. Wilenkine. Russian fl
nancial agent at Washington, who was
tie bearer of important dispatches
from St. Petersburg to NJ. White which
the latter promptly opened, read, and
quietly put in his pocket.
Awaiting NJ. White at the dock was
Baron Rosen. Russian ambassador at
Washington. with his first secretary of
embassy. NJ Hansen. Baron Rosen
went OIL board as soon as the ship
reached the dock and cordially greeted
his confrere and the members of his
suite. After 10 minutes of conversa-
ton, during which the majority of the
passengers landed, NJ. White came
down tie gang plank on the arm of
Baron Rosen, followed by his suite,
but soon found his progress impeded by
l,s.
and whose greetings NJ. White smiling
~ acknowledged by repeatedly lifting
his hat. Several policemen soon came
t. his rescue and cleared passage to
the automobile which was awaiting the
party outside the dock.
Midway down the pier. the process
sion was again stopped. however. by n
delegation from the Slavic Society of
New York, who presented NJ. White
with an address. The Russian envoy
made a brief but cordial response.
thanking the society for its greeting
and also for the cordial welcome he had
received from another delegation which
boarded the Kaiser Wilhelm off quar-
antine, this morning. having gone down
the harbor on tug which flew the
Russian flag.
Soon after the ship left quarantine.
NJ. White. surrounded by large group
Of newspaper men. who came down the
farbor on the revenue cutter and by
as many of the passengers as could
crowd around him, called to his side
Prof. De Martens, a member of his
suite, and handed to him a statement
with the direction that he deliver it in
English as the greeting of NJ. White
upon his arrival in this country. Prof.
De Martens read the greeting in clear
voice and at its conclusion, M. Wife
received Il hearty ovation, which evil
IDENTIFY pleased him and which he ac-
knowledged by several bows.
AS NJ. White does not speak English.
he was not pressed for an inter-
view, but the members of his party
were each approached for their views
about the negotiations. Naturally on a
subject of such delicacy, they were re-
ticent but this much was ascertained
beyond doubt:
In scope the powers of Mr.. White,
who comes as the plenipotentiary of
Russia to discuss with the Japanese
plenipotentiaries, means of ending the
war, and, provided a basis acceptable