The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-08-09
RISING HOPE FOR PEACE
BELIEF is GENERAL THAT EN-.
VOYS WILL AGREE.

BELIEF is GENERAL THAT EN-.
VoYS WILL AGREE.
NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN TODAY
Each Side Will Examine Credentials
of the Other-Plenipo.ent
Formally Welcomed by Officials of
New Hampshire.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 9.-The
Russian and Japanese peace missions
have submitted themselves to intro
duction and likewise to all of the cere-
monies of welcome and reception on
the part OF the United States govern
ment and the state of New Hamp-
shire and are ready to face each other
for the purpose of ending the war in
the far east and if possible consum.
mating permanent peace between
the two great nations.
Today they will meet in the naval
stores building of the Portsmouth
navy yard. The Russian plenipoten.
tiaries will examine the credentials
and powers which the emperor of ia
pan has delegated to Baron Komura
and Minister Takahira, and in turn
4 the Japanese plenipotentiaries will
scrutinize the powers which the Rus.
sian emperor has conferred upon M.
Y WHITE and Baron Rosen.
gs2 The second days session, to take
place tomorrow, it is expected, will
y be devoted either to consideration
of the Japanese peace terms or to a
proposition for an armlstlce by the
Russian plenipotentiaries. 1t has been
! estimated that if basis of negotia-
1 ton for peace is found, the actual ne
gotiations will consume something
like five weeks time before a treaty
can be perfected and signed.
The landing and reception of the
ENJOYS was function replete with
ceremony. The dignity of the nations
salutes was contrasted with the
hearty EXPLANATIONS of good will on
the part of thousands of persons who
throngcd the streets of Portsmouth
and surrounded the court house,
where Governor McLane pronounced
his cordial words of welcome.
ENJOYS Much Affected.
The ENJOYS Of both Japan and Rus.
STA were much affected by the demon
stration of the American public. NJ
White rode through the business sec
ton of the town with his tall silk hat
raised above his head in constant
Acknowledgement of salutes Ambas
sador Rosen, in the same carriage
was also uncovered in honor Of the
cheering crowds. In the carriage fol
Il lowing were the two Japanese ENJOYS
Y and they too were not remiss in re
spending to the hurrahs of the crowds
Three carriages were occupied by
mission, and in the procession
i through the streets of Portsmouth
Ne Russians and Japanese were given
awnate positions, the first, third and
20 carriages were Russian and the
second, fourth and sixth Japanese.
The public was vigorously excluded
from the navy yard, where the en-
voys came ashore. The landing was
effected most expeditiously and every
thing moved without the slightest in
terruption. The Russian suite was
proceeding to the breakfast room from
the landing when the salute from the
battery announced the landing of the
Japanese.
The ENJOYS were met at the court
house by Third Assistant Secretary OF
State Peirce who first presented M
White to Governor McI4ane and then
Baron Komura. The senior Russian
commissioner presented his suite to
the chief executive of New Hampshire
and the Japanese plenipotentiaries did
likewise. Governor McLane's formal
speech Of welcome was responded TIC
by profound bow of both parties.
Optimism Prevails.
While there are no official state
ments or predictions regarding the
outcome of the Forthcoming negotia
lions, the prevalence of general good
feeling is noticeable throughout the
environs Of the peace missions.
1t is thought that at today's meet
ing of the peace ENJOYS here it may
be possible to exchange the funda
mental basis on which the repre-
setatives of the two belligerent pow.
ers may be able to come to an under
standing. 1t is only after an accord
on those fundamental bases that an
armistice will be considered advan
tageous by both parties. :. On one
point the Russian delegates are in
structed not to yield-that regarding
war indemnity, which, it was stated
is against the Russian feeling, against
Russian pride and against the whole
history of the country.
There is the belief that although
on the verge of the first meeting the
two missions appear very far from
agreement, once the plenipotentiaries
are in the conference room the po-
sition of each will be greatly modified
and that they will make an earnest
effort to come to terms.
Although she has prepared an ire