Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-05

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 ASSISTANT SECRETARY PIERCE. mission of peace Every honor due to their rank was paid to the envoys, and the cordiality of the greeting by the president on behalf of the American people left nothing to be desired.
 The occasion was unique in that for the first time in the worlds history men of the yellow race. presented to the president today, will dictate terms of peace to men of the white race. Unique also in that for the first time in Amer lea a peace conference is inaugurated between two foreign nations, one of Europe, the other of Asia.
 Assistant Secretary of State Herbert H. D. Peirce in the absence of Secre- tary Root did the honors for the de- partment of state. He was accompa- nied by Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigs- bee as a representative of the navy and Major General Frederick D. Grant, commander of the department of the east, as . representative of the army.
 As the presidents representative, Third Assistant Secretary of State Peirce. accompanied Baron Komura and Mir Takahira and their suit to the pier of the New York Yacht club at g o'clock this morning. where the delega- tion boarded the protected cruiser Ia coma. and the vessel steamed away for Oyster Bay. -
 An hour later MT. Peirce performed a similar ceremony for NJ. Witte and Baron Rosen, the Russian plenipoten- tiaries, and their suits, who went aboard the protected cruiser Chatta- nooga for their trip to Oyster Bay Mir. Peirce then boarded the converted yacht Sylph. which. steaming rapidly ahead, passed the two warships Taco ma and Chattanooga and took position at the front of the column.
 Arriving at Oyster Bay, the peace squadron" anchored. it's arrival being loudly heralded by the firing of an ann bassadoria1 salute of nineteen guns for each mission from the Galveston. May flower and Dolphin, which were in waiting to convey the plenipotentiaries to Portsmouth. AIr. Peirce on leaving the sylph boarded the Mayfower and awaited the arrival of the president. The president boarded the Maynower at 1 o'clock. He was given the presi- dental salute of twenty-one guns from all the vessels in the harbor. and as soon as his flag was broken out on the Maynower the Japanese plenipotentia- ries were conveyed on board and were presented to the president by Assistant Secretary Pelrce
 Half an hour later the Russian en- voys arrived on board the Mayfower and were presented to Mir. Roosevelt. Immediately the president formally presented the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries to each other.
 This was the historic moment. as the representatives of the two hostile na- tions. engaged in a death struggle in the far east. bowed to one another with all the courtesy of kings cham berlains. the en-oys involuntarily showing the difference between the east and the west. the Russians bend ing stifiy with a sIignt inclination. the Japanese making the sweeping bow of the orient.
 A buffet luncheon in the cabin If the Mayfover followed At it's conclusion the Japanese mission took leave of the president and boarded the Dolphin. Mir. Peirce vent aboard the cruiser Galveston. and the president then took leave of the Russian mission and went ashore. again receiving salute of tventv-one guns.
 Under convoy of the cruiser. with Mir. Peirce aboard. the Russians on the Msyfover and the Japanese on the Dolphfr sailed for Portsmouth The squadron steamed slowly. 30 as to ar rive there about 1o o'clock Monday morning
 Both delegations r1l be received at the Portsmouth navy yard with mill tsrv honors. and after lanehso1- as guests If Rear Admiral Meade. the peace eonnissiooers viH pay tbeir re- spects to the governor of New Hzmp- shire
 II fs nj expected thsf the peace dei ezztes -i1I begin rheEr deliberations before Tuesday. Aua e