New-York tribune., 1905-07-03
THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES
Sketches of the Russian and Japan
csc Representatives..
y. V. MURAvIEFF.

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OF Justice and present Ambassador at Rome, is a
brother Of count Murnvief who died suddenly on
June 21, 1860 when Minister for Foreign Affairs. H"
born in 1850. and with his late brother was
greatly instrumental in the transformation OF the
Russian penal system and in utilizing the vast re-
sources Of Siberia The two brothers descend from
Of the oldest families In Russia which has
figured nearly every page of Russian history
since the year l4SS when the MurGyieffs came into
the landed estates In the Province OF Novsorod
which tho family has held ever since.
". Muravief formerly Secretary OF State at
St Petersburg. and in 1892 appointed president
OF the criminal section Of the Senate. which Is the
highest court In Russia. On January l. 1891 on the
death of W. Manasseln. he was appointed Minister
of Justice and under his direction the judicial re-
form OF the governments of Astrakhan and Arch
angel we'll of Siberia. was carried through
In August. 1903, Emperor Nicholas appointed NJ
Muravien arbitrator at The Hague or the cases
between Verezuela and the blockaoing powers, and
in October Of the same year he made presi-
dent OF the Venezuelan tribunal. At. The Hague
NJ Muraven displayed great gifts of eloquence
and legal acrmen tle was appointed Ambassador
at Rome on February 2. 1895
BARON RosEN.
Baron Roman Romanovitch Rosen comes of very
old Swedish stock His ancestors followed the
banners of Gustavus Adophus in the invasion o.
Muscovy three hundred years ago and settled In
Lithuania where the family estates arc 1he no
sens have given Russia many distinguished Gener-
ais. diplomats and writers. Inc Drotner Oh BdIoH
Rosen achieved eminence in science He is
member of the Russian Academy of ImmOrtalI
and is perhaps the greatest living authority on
Arabia. The baron, who is II State Councillor,
Chamberlain of the Imperial Court and a knight
of the Order of ST Vladimir. St Ann and St. Stan
islas is an accomplished scholar talented musi-
clan and a nngust, speaking English. French.
German Italian and japanese. His wife. Baroness
Elizabeth Alexievna Rosen. is accomplished mu-
scian daughter of General Odintzoff. who for
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rod.
The baron has been for many years in the for
eign service of Russia He was charge d'affaires
Toxic and later became consul general in New
York. He became charge d'afares at Washing
ton in President Cleveland's first administration.
and still retains his membership in the Metropoli-
tan Club. In that city. In 1893 the baron was
appointed Minister Toxic and remained there
until the outbreak of the war with Japan. Baron
Rosen appointed Ambassador to the United
States in succession to Count Cassini in May last.
BARON KoMURA
Baron Jutaro Komura, the Foreign Minister of
Japan. was educated in the United States and for
mery Japanese Minister at Washington
where he was succeeded by VI. X Takahira the
present minister. On leaving the United States
Baron Komura went to st. Petersburg Minister
OF Japan When the between Japan and
China began he was called to Toxic. and at it's
close TO Peking In 1900 as japanese Min
istcr to China Later, in September. 1901, he was
made Foreign Minister and in February. 1902 was
made baron AS Foreign Minister he had long
and delicate negotiations with Baron Rosen. then
Russian Minister at Toxic, which eliminated in
the great struggle which has resulted so dsas-
trously for Russia
Baron Komura among the first Japanese TO
come to the United States for his education and
is generally understood to be the first Japanese
who received a degree from Harvard He is
great admirer of the United States, and has many
friends in this country.
NJ. TAKAHIRA
Kogoro Takahira. Japanese Minister to the United
States. was born in 1854 in the Province of Iwate
Northern Japan. He was educated at the Imperial
College, at Toxic where he devoted much atten-
ttOn to the study of English and French. which he
speaks fuentIy. Immediately after graduation he
entered the service of the government, and, after
occupying an obscure position in the Foreign Office
for about three years. he appointed attache OF
the legation at Washington in 1879. Later he
was advanced to be secretary of legation and
served some months as charge d'afaires. He was
recalled in 1883. and appointed to a secretaryshp
in the Foreign Office. where he remained until 1885,
His next diplomatic post that OF charge
d'afrares Seoul. where he remained until 1857
when he transferred to Shanghai, where he
acted consul general until 1890,
NJ Takahra returned to the Foreign Office. and
was made chief Of the political bureau and year
later became consul general at New-York. In 1892
he was made Minister Resident The Hague. then
Minister to Italy, and later he to Vienna
While he Minister to Italy the ChinO-Japanese
War broke out, and he rendered valuable services
his country in the negotiations connected with
that war. While Vienna he negotiated treaties
for his government with Austria Hungary and
Switzerland. He again recalled 10 Toxic. and
was made Minister OF Foreign Affairs. This
Office he held until he sent to the United
States Minister.