The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06
TOAST TO LASTING PEACE.
Drinks to the Hope o. Civilized.
Mankind ier End oi>War.

AuOtCQn otmpu0aV mo FTank10O-
japanese anA Dusslans Fratesaaxs LIKE
Friends. and All Praise Unitea 9tateu
and Tie PreAdsnt--0R Ter Psstsm suth.
Orsrxs BAT, Aug. s.-Presidsnt Roose-
volt sreetsd The pssoe ENJOYS Of Russia
and japan on board The yacht Maybowsr
here thu afternoon and bate them god
speed On their mission Of peace.
When The Russians, Mr.. witts and
Baron Rossn. and ths Japansse.
Baron Komura and Minister Taiahira,
sailed for Portsmouth. N. H.. afesr The oon-
oiusion Of tbs simple but effective ore
monies Of ofhoial presentation to the Prssi-
dent and to each other. thsy carrisd With
thern these words Of tho President, spoken
a. toast:
4 drink to the welfare and prosperity Of
Tire sovsreigns and the peoples Of the two
great nations whose representatives have
mat one anothar on thia ship.
1t Is my most earnest hope and prayer.
In the interest not only Of these two great
Powers. but Of al oivilised mankind. that
just and lasting peace may speedily be con-
chuded between them
By the Preadent's suggestion there was
no response. An bowed and drank in
sisnoe. The Psea;daat stood with his
Dyes axed ON the ENJOYS. and they regarded
him with the utmost ssrioasnsss and DEF
ersaes. TAs cessmony d to-day was for
tn purpose Of formally presenting tho
ENJOYS Of Japan, Baron Komura and
Minister Takahira. and the ENJOYS Of Rus
sia. Ssrgius White and Baron de Rosen.
to President Roosevelt. and Of bringing
about the formal presentation Of tho ENJOYS
to each other.
The President went back to Sycamore
Hill with satisfaction reflected in his face
and bearing, and thu ENJOYS sailed for
Portsmouth, The Japanese. on ths Dolphin.
led the way. starting 1t s O'Clock, and the
Russians, ON the Maynower, followed them
half IN hour later. The cruiser Galveston
won't with them e. escot.
6I0sBER IN CIVILIAN DRESS.
Whom tho correspondents boarded the
Mayhower At II 80 In the morning tho decks,
newly ACCUSTOMED, were swarmins with
jaokiss In white, all busy and hustling in
their swift, silent fashion. Now and then
. command came from the officer Of ths deck
or from Lieut. Phelps, the executive officer.
A launch Of provisions arrived and was
unloadsd. Admiral c. d. sigsbes, who had
lost hin baggage while on route to Oyster
Bay. was pfomsnading In civilian olothes
on the deck Of tie Mayhower. where he had
spsnt the night. saily Haunting his comfort
In the faces Of the full uniformed officers
and the frook ooated. psrspirine correspond
ents. Later Admiral Sissbse found uni
form somewhere and appeared in full dress
1t The osrsmony.
Down below In the meas room propa-
rations Of another sort were going on with
tho same swiftnsss and silence. A scors
or moro Of Chinanen In specklees white
were setting the great round table. Tho
ships silver service shone brightly. A
whole parterre Of gladiolus seemed 70 grow
thickly In the center Of the cloth and har.
monized we'll with tho pink shades Of the
silver candelabrs.
Suddenly all the Cinnamon vanished
and TIE table WAS ct, and above most OF
the jackies disappeared and left the May
flower In perfect shipshape.
At uSo Admiral Coghlan; commAndaat
Of the Brooklyn navy yard. and Gen. Tssd-
srick Dent Grant. In command Of The Do
partment Of the East; arrived on the New
York harbor supervisor's boas and came
aboard tho MayAowsr h lsunch that vas
sent for them. They both congratulated
Admiral Mgsbes on Ab comfortable sp-
psa,anos and wished they wsre dressed
like him.
THE PRRsipRNT AaRrvRs
The Presidents launch IL coming, SIR
reported Executive Odao~ Phelps to Capt.
winslow Of the Maynow9. The fanfare
Of busls was hard - The launch hot
swiftly forward, flying the President's flag.
and the sharp orders for manning the
starboard slas rang out On deck. Cheers
and handoaapphs broke out from the
many craft about the MayAower. and at
1926 the President, followed by W. Emlen
Roosevelt and Col. ". g. Cromwell, stepped
aboard. After acknowledging the naval
salute he shook hands with the officers and
s,,esta 1ghilA thu hand of tia MaxfnHar