The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-08
THE PEACE OUTLOOK
IS MORE HOPEFUL
czAR WILL STAND BY M. WHITES
DECISION.
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gotiations-Russians Astonlsh.
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general belief that M. Witte, the chief
of the Russian peace ENJOYS, is not
clothed with absolute powers to sign
a peace treaty, M. Karostovetz, his
clief aide, tonight issued formal
statement declaring that whatever de-
cision is arrived at by Witte will be
binding and considered so by the car.
BY virtue of arrangements already
made, the Russian ENJOYS will be put
in close cable connection with the
palace at Peterhof, and they will thus
be enabled. to communicate at any
time with the czar.
This announcement cleared the air
trifle, and when reported to NJ Sato,
the spokesman for the Japanese dele
cation, he said that it made the out
lcok for peace much more hopeful. He
declared that they had the utmost con-
fidence in M. Witte and his judgment
and expressed the belief that when the
Japanese terms are communicated to
the Russian ENJOYS they will not con-
slider them exorbitant.
This city will tomorrow morning
witness a most unique spectacle when
the entire Russian delegation, arrayed
in their robes of state, will leave the
Hotel st. Regis and proceed to the
Russian cathedral at Ninety-seventh
street and Madison avenue, where they
will on thro,Ioh tho puSciop ra1ioinuo
services Of song and prayer. This is
In accordance with the ancient Musco-
vite rite to begin any momentous work
with prayer, Only the immediate par
ty will be permitted to enter the house
of worship, and the structure will be
entirely surrounded by police to ensure
privacy to the ENJOYS.
Immediately afterwards the party
will start for Oyster Bay, where Baron
Rosen, the Russian ambassador to the
United States, will present his chief to
President Roosevelt. This meeting is
to be unofficial in character, similar to
that of last week, when the Japanese
ENJOYS met the President, and will
precede the first formal meeting of the
Japanese and Russian peace envoys,
which is to take place at Oyster Bay on
Saturday.
M. Witte and Baron Rosen spent to-
day in sightseeing automobile tour
of the city. The Russians were given
an enthusiastic welcome, especially
through the streets Of the lower east
side, where thousands of Americanized
Russians clambered around the auto
mobile and frantically tried to shake
the hand of the great Russian reform
er. NJ Witte responded to the ova-
ton by continually bowling and doff-
ing his idebrimmed panama hat
He was highly delighted at his recep-
ton and took occasion time and again
to compliment the Americans as a
warm hearted and wonderful peo-
ple"
Asked after he had returned to his
hotel how he had enjoyed his trip he
declared that it had revealed to him
sights and scenes Of beauty and inter-
est SURPRISING all that his imagina-
ton had ever suggested regarding the
chief city of the New World.
Asked what of all he had seen had
impressed him most he replied,
through the interpreter without hesi-
tation:
There were two things which both
delighted and surprised me. One was
the tall buildings, skyscrappers you
call them, and the congested nature
of the east side"
On leaving the st. Regis M. Witte was
driven direct to Central Park in which
an hour was spent. He then proceed
ed along Riverside drive, where he in
spected the tomb of General Grant
and had an unobstructed view of the
palisades and of the Hudson river for
several miles The atmosphere was alb
clear and the sun was shining
thus presenting a picture
which delighted the Russian states
man.
The party then journeyed to Broad
way down which they sped, making
lengthy stops at Forty-second and
Twenty third streets where the sky
scrappers interested the visitors great
ly.
II have seen pictures of these build
lrgs." said M Witte, "but no repre-
of them could do justice to
their striking and impressive grand
eur"
The automobile then made a tour
of the east side and there M Witte
directed the chauffeur to
move slowly so that he could study the
people. He was deeply interested,
when he caught sight of the immense
groups of men, women and children,
whom he at once recognized as of his
own nationality. They crowded around
the automobile cheering and shouting
in their own tongue and M
Mite responded by doffing his hat and
bowing repeatedly He was greatly
cheered by this reception and the sha-
dow OF smile clung around his stern
features as he signalled to the chaffeur