The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-03


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Ga iiassisa irsnr pirniissrniiai1, ~
BE arrival hrse riniasiirsiif draiei
haFihs ssi ihai lapsns iRaarp lrftas
prfr ihislrsaisls H. sisa driirsi i''si-
urrlf iiai b. hai l.frsiirissi that ths
fssifrfrnnr swaii iIrsk ~ in = eask,
~ Mite. eiaa noiiins ~ Atnsfira 10
aiiriit iir i,rarp maffgvAne 9Th a.
i,sns representatives o. o. hri sesa
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ii.s,s.iI. bic rsafHrfr. uniil b. starts o.
iile nsafrFrnrr. After D. sas settled
in naasninrrni snii "a ih1 huiri nc
ritni save mui thr fnlius ins state
nisiii a,isirussfsi a. iAs AnirFirsn isrs-
iirs
10 iha ffrhiil sfrrtihEs - she
Amrffran nrasi,si1Fs aisn inY hfsi
tisit g. So hnsiaishir shanns - ne
tniiri Riatrs I nneF has hraHfrit
ihanks THE tini aiirHiian iunfhss
49, ~ i'ir mufs pf,fsansiig is~0anss I
fraiIgs fiis tasiHsss - thn isaurf
a. l. hiri - co. rrrss ~ thr Waited
States ani admiFr tiin krsn inirih
srnfr piih uhifh h is uhifHmif a.
n,si-t am siai o. D. aiiir o. aiii
iiiai allen ai'i,fys .sir ihr ethical upfth
~ tnr ains fuF co. aiiaInmrui -
nhi,h fhat lnerF IL ~ ufisll ani 80
su.srssfuIiy -mpiafrd 600 ~ ihr ~
tis'si - ihrss sims b. ihr -sishlish.
nftii ~ fa-ar. sod ffirii,isiiip amuns
hai'aiss. and be L. a. ilr ifaisrwufihf
r4 Es fee. iar irspr ~ the tniini
state. .u iiiis ,iiFr,tipn iilai my visit g.
ihr urw uufd is siifihuiahl-.
"iuf u is in cpmpl.anrr with che
American peoples desire far i'rann. -
.si.i,h i'r~siiirni Roosevelt Wa she 40
ihssisf,i -si"n-ni. that bic majesty
ihn car has empowered mr g. cone
hithrf ani assrftain The conditions
utifh nur gallant adversary ds-ms
nss.-ssart ani adequate pc iasis for
i.-are negotiations n-s-i hardly
ts,ini oui that II l. ms ari-ni desire
that the two riiitalrpus fp,.s who iirsi
i..sume acquainted ~ the Geld - hat
tis mas have found In each others
sterling qualities motives powerful
~ lnsh O. cultivate That acquaintance
.hip until u riI-ns Into lasting friend.
shin.
"Ni.anwhiie. however. ~. terms ~.
f-r,,i must mr., h. asccrialn.'i. weigh.
~ aud judged admissible by Russia
i.ef"rr sh- rnn prpc-,i 10 formal me-
gpiiniions Hitherto. ne you are aware.
u was customary In cas~s Ike this 20
settle ~ such prclimlnarics before the
meeting u the plrnIlpirniiaric,. whose
tack II was o. come a. n final agree
mcni On che matters under discussion.
Now. 'hc very fact That his majesty
/ ii- ear consented a. tHk" u course 10.
yolying departure from this ancient
diplomatic usage aud o. appoint
mission g. learn the nHirr- ~ onr
brave cnomy's terms i nu eloquent
token ~ the friendly feeling which he
lud BIZ subjects continue 90 cherish
toward the people o. inr United States.
4 say continue g. ebcrisli.' because
at no epoch IN our history hay" onr
traditional relations with the great ~.
public been other than cordial And
now I should like 90 say am 90 prove
30 your people. who live less In the
past than In the present and the future,
that II Is the fcrvent wish OF the en-
pcror and the people OF Russia 10
strengthen the ties Of friendship which
have hitherto existed between the two
natiuns.
1T IL In virtue Of that sincere desire
that his majesty the car has unhesi-
tatingly accepted the cordial Invitation
Of your first citizen and genial leader,
and II my mission should prove in all
other respects barren and the endcavor
To lind n common basis for peace ne
gotlations should fail for the time be-
Ing. that signal proof OF friendship
given by his majesty the ear and the
Russian nation would still stand out
as n memorable event. though trust
with far reaching and beneficial result
TO the two great peoples of the west
and the east
As Mr.. Wltte does not speak Eng.
!ish he was not pressed for interviews,
but the members Of his patty were
each approached for their views about
the negotiations. Naturally on sub
ject of such delicacy they were reti.
cent, but this much was ascertained
beyond doubt:
NJ. White is empowered, provided a
basis acceptable to Russia is obtained,
TO sign the treaty of Washington, his
powers being equal In every way to
those handed to Baron Komura by the
japanese emperor. NJ Witte brings
with him instructions prepared by his