Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
ROOSEVELT AND WHITE
ENVOY IMPRESSED BIZ THE
PRESIDENTS ENERGY.

the characteristics which most pleased NJ.
Witte when he made the chief magistrate 9
acquaintance at Oyster Bay yesterday. but
he was about equally pleased with several
other notable things about the President
which he enumerated after he got back to
the st. Regis in the afternoon.
1.-The impression he made on me was ex-
cellent," said M. Witte. II admired his
energy, and 1 admired. too, his brightness
and cleverness. He struck me as a very
broad minded man. After seeing him do
not wonder that the American people should
have called such man to the highest honor
in their gift.
II have not time now to talk about the
details of my visit to Oyster Bay-1 have
not even had time to speak of them to NJ
kOrostorovetZ-but was DESTROYS of taking
the time to say this much of your Presi-
dent
To take even the minute required to say
this was a drain on the Russian envoy
time. He is the busiest man in these parts.
Every second of his time is being split into
fractions to enable him to see the innumer-
able visitors and to attend to the thousand
and one things which are clamoring for at
tention. Even as 1t Is. the vast majority of
those who attempt to see him have 10 go
unrewarded. and the air of hustle and ex-
element which pervades the quarters at the
ST. Regis is not a good atmosphere for
nervous person.
Something of this. without doubt, is due
to the fact that the Russians have not Sys-
tematiZed their work as have the Japanese,
but even If this element were eliminated the
Russian envoy would be unable to meet all
the demands made on his time.
1t was shortly after o'clock pm. when
the Russians returned from Oyster Bay to
the ST. Regis. They had been recognized by
very few of those who saw them on the
journey. Crossing the ferry some attention
was attracted to the policemen who stood
near to them, but those who turned to look
merely wondered what the patrolmen were
doing and did not notice that they were es-
corting the two foreign-looking men close
by. There were seven policemen in the
guard as the two diplomats entered the
ferry house at the New York side.
At the St. Regis number of persons who
were anxious to gain access to the ENJOYS
for one reason or another were in waiting
NJ. Witte stood for some time in the lobby,
occasionally surveying those who were IN
waiting but as none of them spoke French
and it was known by this time that the en-
voy does not speak English. he was not
spoken to. Later NJ. korostorovetz and M.
Wilenkin came down and began the process
of sitting the visitors.
Mr. Ham, the proprietor Of the st. Regis,
succeeded yesterday in getting Russian
imperial ensign to hang on the 9th avenue
side of the hotel. Hitherto he has been
hanging a merchant flag. The difference is
that the merchant flag has the ST. Andrew
cross on white field, while the imperial en-
sign is made up of three broad stripes or
white, blue and red from top to bottom,
with a white square in the center, contain
ing black double-headed eagle.
Witte to See Jews.
A delegation of well-known Jews from
different parts of the Union. headed by
Adolf Kraus of Chicago, has obtained from
NJ White promise that at some future
date he will grant them an interview. Their
object is to lay before him the question OF
better treatment for their race in Russia
Mr. Kraus is member Of the firm or
Kraus Altschuler & Co. of Chicago, and
some years ago was proprietor and editor OF
the Chicago Times. His partner, Samuel
Altschuler, recently was democratic canol-
date for governor of Illinois.
Accompanied by Baron Won Schiippenbach,
the Russian consul at Chicago, Mr.. kraus
came here and went to the Waldorf-Astorla
Baron Won Schlippenbach saw NJ Wltte yes
terday and requested him to grant an inter
view. which the Russian envoy promptly
agreed to do.
No date was fixed; the matter waits en-
tirely on NJ. Whites convenience. The IN
terview may not take place until atter the
peace conference is over.
The President Pleased.
The President was very much pleased
with the broad-shouldered Russian plenl-
potentiary, whom he entertained yesterday
at luncheon He is credited with saying
after NJ Witte had departed: He Is
splendid fellow
In the interview between the president,
Baron Rosen and NJ. White the peace ne,
eotiations were discussed on broad, general
lines. and NJ White, 1t Is said, expressed
himself hopeful of being able to conclude a
peace treaty, for which the president nat,
urally hopes also. 1t could not be learned
whether or not the matter of an armtstlce
was discussed but it is thought improbable
in view of the nearness of the actual con-
ference at Portsmouth.
NJ. White and Baron Rosen arrived at
OYSTER Bay at 1920. The courtesy of q
private car was extended to the Russians
by the Long Island railroad, as 1t had been
to the Japanese last week. The govern
ment, however. thought it necessary to give
the Russian Secret Service Agent George
Byrnes, while the New York detective bu-
reau sent Detective Sergts. Downing and
Foye as special guard. The japanese had
no guard. Events proved that guard was
necessary for the Russians. for at Glen
Cove two burly fellows of suspicious mien
attempted to shoulder their way into the
car of the ENJOYS. The porter and the de-
tectives threw them Off
Even the Oyster Bay population appre-
ciated the Importance of the visit, and
far larger crowd gathered to see M. Witte
than Baron komura drew. There were
more photographers, too.
Acting Secretary Barnes Assistant Sec
rotary Latta and Telegraph Operator Ing
ling came to attend to the arrangements
at the station. AS soon as NJ. Witte and
Baron Rosen set foot on the platform the
crowd surged and swarmed about them.
The newspaper men who wished to ask
questions closed in. The detectives piloted
the two ENJOYS through the crowd. and
once within the sanctuary of the Presi-
dents carriage, into which Baron Rosen in
sisted that his senior must enter first,
Baron Rosen turned on his pursuers and
cried:
NO. no! Nothing to say. Go on" he
added to Julius, the colored coachman.
Half a dozen camera men from New York
were lined up starboard of the carriage.
AS 1t was about to move they took rapid
aim and snapped. Julius drove rapidly up
the village street and was soon on the road
to Sycamore Hill. Baron Rosen had blood
in his eye. He was mad clean through at
the photographers. HE idgeted in his seat
ITS an outrage" he finally burst out to
the defenseless secret service man on the
box. Those photographers should be stop
ped" NJ. White smiled and said nothing.
The President greeted the ENJOYS with
cordially. and they talked much together
both before and after luncheon concerning
the upshot of the peace negotiations, and
on the whole all seemed hopeful.
Shortly before the 400 train pulled out