Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-07
BAD WEATHER
FOR ENJOYS.
Fog Drives Russian Officials In
TO Newport HarbOr Complete
Journey by Rail.
HOPE FOR PEACE

PORTSMOUTH. y. H., Aug. THE
peace squadron is fog bound off New
port, Il. |. The Russian ENJOYS took
II train for Boston. The Japanese en-
voys are on shore at Newport, but will
probably leave for Portsmouth today.
When the vessels arrived off New
port the Mayhowcr, with NJ. White and
Baron de Kosen, came into port. After
Il stay of nearly five hours the Russian
representatives left for Boston on Il
special train. They decided to re-
main in that city for a time and pro-
coed to Portsmouth by rail.
Commander Cameron MGR. Winslow
of the AIayfower, the flagship of the
squadron, has issued Instructions to
defer sailing until today.
Owing to the delay of the men-of-
war at Newport on account of the fog
Rear Admiral Mead, commandant of
the Portsmouth navy yard, has issued
a statement saying that the ceremonies
to have been held today would be post
poned until further notice.
The city is filled with a small army of
correspondents, representing, in addi-
ton to the press associations and the
great dailies of the United States,
journals in Europe and Japan.
The large new naval stores building,
where the plenipotentiaries will hold
their sessions, is complete in every de-
tail.
The second floor of the building is to
be occupied by the peace missions.
The conference room is in the center
of the building over the main entrance.
Adjoining it on one side is a suit of
three spacious rooms, which have been
assigned to the Japanese ENJOYS. On
the other side is a reception room, ded-
icated to the representatives of the
United States government. Beyond
this is Il suit of three rooms for the
use of the Russian mission.
The ENJOYS We're greatly impressed
with the presidents toast on board the
Mayilower. He said:
Gentlemen, l propose a toast to
which there will be no answer and
which | ask you to drink in silence,
standing. / drink to the welfare and
prosperity of the sovereigns and PEG
pies of the two great nations whose
representatives have met II another
on this ship. 1t is my most earnest
hope and prayer, in the interest of not
only these two great powers, but of al
mankind, that Il just and lasting peace
may speedily be concluded between
them"
This was tile sentiment of President
Roosevelt, delivered in the dining sa-
Don of the Mayfiower to the peace en-
voys who have come to this country
upon his Invitation to determine us to
whether they can end the war now
between their two nations.
There was no installing the earnest
ness and sincerity of purpose with
which the president spoke these words,
Every one in the little group, even
those who did not understand the Ian
guage he spoke, was deeply impressed
not alone with the momentousness of
TO impress more thoroughly upon each
the fact that they had q great
luty to perform and that this man was
the way.
With this sentiment the president
left them. 1t was a scene that will
never be forgotten by those who wit
messed it. On one side the huge Rus
.ian, NJ. Witte, and on the other side
Baron Komura, the diminutive Japa-
nese, both so typical of the countries
they represent.
1t was a new role that this new
world was playing. For the fist time
in it's history the United States was
to make peace between two, ma
lions centuries older than itself, who
had slain each other by the thousands
and the tens of thousands.
The eyes OF the whole civilized world
We're directed upon this scene in the
of the Maytiower because here
was being attempted something that
no other nation in the world dared at
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