Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
ENJOYS AT PORTSMOUTH
PEACE PROSPECTS NOT coNslp.
Erred OF THE BEST.
New Hampshire City Extends Cordial
Welcome to PIenipotentiaries OF
Russia and Japan-The Yellow Fe-
yer Situation at New Orleans.

After tedious round of ceremony
the peace ENJOYS of Russia and Japar
came to haven In the Hotel Went
worth at Portsmouth. n. ii. Tuesday
The delayed entry of the delegates to
the place where their labors Will take
place was made with great ceremony
land witnessed by many thousands OF
people. The Mayflower and the Dol
phin, conveyed by the Galveston. APP
lpeared off Portsmouth vharbor about y
a. m. and dropped anchor off the navy
yard shortly afterward. The ENJOYS
were carried ashore just before noon
and taken at once to the building
where the peace conference will be
held. They then went TO the court
house where they were received by
Governor McLane and his staff, after
which they were carried to their
quarters at the hotel.
| The trip of the squadron from
Newport. r. l., was without incident
of special nature. Early on Monday
morning the fog had lifted and the
outlook was for a clear day. How
ever before the squadron had left the
harbor the fog was thick again and
throughout the day and night the
three vessels We're steaming in
dense mist, making 1t necessary to
keep the whistles constantly in opera
ton. Although the warships were not
in sight of one another except at in
tervals they We're always in commun-
ication by wireless telegraphy.
The Russian and japanese ENJOYS
met on the cruiser Mayfiower at Oys--
ter Bay Saturday and were introduced
by President Roosevelt During the
luncheon which followed the introduce
tory ceremony the president proposed
q notable toast in which he expressed
earnest hope and prayer. in the in
terest not only of these two great
powers, but of all civilized mankind. |
that a Just and lasting peace may |
speedily be concluded between them.
The eve of the opening Of the all
important negotiations at Portsmouth
sees a belief in the possibility OF peace.
says a despatch from ST. Petersburg
lnder date of August s. Even the
nope that the negotiations will reach
peaceful understanding is more prev
ilent than IL was a week ago, and the
and the government are
waiting anXiously for message
rom the United States. The last eff
orts TO influence Japan and the Jap
.nese plenipotentiaries through the
Medium of press expression have been
made, the denouement being now too !
lose to make further efforts to sway !
ublic opinion at home or abroad. e
Iany Zemstvoists until recently ia
ored a continuance of the war SOLE d
Y because they considered that out 5
ide impelling power such as war was d
ecessary to force the government TO j
rant the country the demanded re- il
)rms AS the result of the granting h
T a popular assembly on a compare F
vely liberal basis is assured, they no \
niger desire continuance of the s.
ar and desire peace on humane G
rounds. AS this conviction gains el
round the ranks of the reformers 81
no desire peace swell and the empe-
II is daily receiving communications :.
ON Zemstvoists and others setting u,
nth the countrys growing desire for ~ =,
ace. The question of the retention "
the island of Saghalien has dropped y, ~
It of discussion, and the question of ~ :.
indemnity has become the para We os
cunt one. ~