New-York tribune., 1905-07-24
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Plans WELL ADVANCED.
Tzgo StGtes to Haze Share iR Meet
iRg-Tke EnvOys Quarters.

the peace conference are being made rapidly
and satisfactorily, and by August ). the day on
which the plenipotentiaries are expected TO
reach Portsmouth from Oyster Bay on board the
MayfOwer and the Dolphin all VIII be in readi-
ness for their reception. The Washington gov
ernment and the State OF w-Hampshire are
cooperating In the effort to make the sur
rOundinSs OF the conference as suitable as pos
sible, and are receiving generous assistancs
from the people Of Portsmouth and the adjacent
villages Of Kitterry. Ne. where the navy yard
is and Newcastle. N H.. which the peni-
pOtentiaries will have quarters at the Hotel
Wentworth
Mr. Peirce. the Third Assistant Secretary OF
State, who is acting for the President in direct
ing the arrangements. left here Tonight for
Washington. where he win provide for the ship
ment of furniture for the equipment of the
Navy General Store. which is TO be used for the
sessions of the conference Mr.. Peirce viii
spend tomorrow in selecting the needed articles.
and they should be in place carly next week
Before starting for Washington Mr.. Peirce had
a conference with Rear Admiral Mead. COM
rlandant OF the navy yard, regarding details OF
the reception of the missions and the sessions
| of the conference
PLANS FOR ARRIVAL OF ENJOYS.
The tentative programme provides that the
plenipotentiarses shall land at the navy yard
I
mandant officially 20 pay their respects Tho
arrival of the two missions will be marked by
the firing of an Ambassadors salute for each
mission. The Marine Guard. which has recently
been increased. will render the prescribed
salutes and may escort the party from the navy
yard through the town of Portsmouth TO their
quarters at the Wentworth, a distance Of about
FIVE miles. AS the navy yard is the Maine
side of the Piscataqua River. the Governor OF
potentiarles in Portsmouth and formally we.-
come them to the State. He will at the
time extend TO them invitation TO be the
guests Of the State trip across the New
Hampshire mountains on the conclusion of the
| negotiations.
The State of New-H Hampshire has already
quested permission 70 bear the expense of enter
! tanning the penipotentiaries through the con-
ference. This request will probably be granted.
the Washington government undertaking the
entire expense Of the equipment of the quarters
| for the conference.
The Navy General Store building of brick
and steel construction. has just been completed.
| and is admirably suited for use as q meeting
| place. II has an imposing entrance finished in
! stone. and leading up from this to the second
| floor Is a broad stairway The whole building.
which has never been occupied viii be at the
disposal Of the plenipotentiaries. a marins
\ guard will be In attendance through the scs-
| sions and there Will be telegraph Offices and
telephones near at hand that the ENJOYS may
keep in close touch with their governments and
with Oyster Bay.
| BOTH MISSIONS AT ONE HOTEL
| Two States will share the honor OF being con-
nected with the great meeting, for each day tina
plenipOtentiaries will come from New-CastIe to
Kittery for their meetings. In the arrange
| ments at the Wentworth, care has been taken
that each mission may have the privilege of an-
soIute seclusion at all times. Although practi-
caIy Identical In furnishings and general de-
STABILITY, the quarters for the Russian and
Japenese ENJOYS in opposite wings of the
hotel. Each suite has its private dining room
and reception rooms. and each its private en-
trance. Both command excellent views of the
ocean. all the rooms facing the ocean side.
and the suites set aside for the chiefs of the
two missions open wide verandas. which
will be exclusively for their
The ENJOYS will be taken to the navy yard
when the weather Is fair In launches TO be sup
piled by the navy. Automobiles and carriages
will take them through Portmouth. a distance
of about five miles. when the weather is not
propitious. or when they prefer this trip to the
ride by water II is not expected that the
sions will begin much before ? o'clock in the
afternoon. if that early. as the arrangements
provide for noon-day breakfast for the Russian
mission.
These details. however. and the number OF
sessions day will. OF course he left entirely
TO the plenipOtentiaries. the arrangements by
the Washington government being confined en-
treIy fitting up comfortable and suitable
quarters and providing adequate protection
from intrusion and every possible facility for
the personal comfort of the envOys
ARMIsTICE THE FIRST QUESTION
From an authoritative source 1t is learned that
both missions expect that the question of am
the conference is convened. The Japanese viii
insist that this be for limited period and viii
it Is believed suggest that one month IN their
ference to complete its work. The signing os
this truce will. it is expected form the first
chapter OF the negotiations
Throughout Portsmouth and the neighbOrhood
the keenest interest Is displayed In the confer
ence. and the people are taking much pride n
the arrangements. The outlook is that the plen-
ipotentiaries will have far more invitations for
excursions and entertainments than II VIII
possible for them accept.
Among the first official entertainments incI-
dent TO the conference will be the dianer to be
given the penipOtentiaries by the Assistant Sec
retary Of State and Mrs. Peirce, at whose dis
posal the Niles Cottage. at Newcastle. has been
placed by it's owner for the summer. The cot
tage is only a few minutes walk from tae
Wentworth and is admirably adapted for eatet-
tanning. 1t Is probable that the Governor OF
New Hampshire will be the host at luncheon
for the two missions soon after their arrival
Other official entertainments In their honor I'll
be at the navy yard with Admiral Mead as hos,.
and ON board the Maynower and the Dolphin