Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-03
GIVES
MANIFESTO.
Russian Peace Envoy has Ar
rived at New York De-
Sires Peace.
RESPECT FORAMERICANS

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-Sergius White.
the Russian peace plenipotentiary, on
his arrival here emphatically denied
having said that Japan's peace terms
were intolerable. He also denied posi-
lively that he had predicted that the
conference would break up in a week.
Nj. Witte, who comes to America to
attend the peace conference with ia
pans representatives to be held soon
ut Portsmouth. n. H., was driven di-
rect from the pier TO the Hotel st. Re-
gls, where he will remain, with Baron
Rosen, his confrere, until he starts o
the conference. After he was settled
in a magnificent suit at the hotel the
envoy gave out the following state
ment addressed to the American peo-
pie:
For the friendly greetings of the
American newspapers upon my first
visit to the hospitable shores of the
United States l offer my heartfelt
thanks. This kind attention touches
me all the more profoundly because |
realize the vastness of the power
WltluGu Nv lit luCSo VI ~ oiiiACN
States and admire the keen intelli-
gence with which 1t is uniformly di-
rected. Il am glad to be able to add
that l also appreciate the ethical worth
of the aims for the attainment of
which that power is 80 often and so
successfully employed. One of the no.
blest Of these aims is the establish
ment of peace and friendship among
nations, and 1t is to the praiseworthy
efforts of the people of the United
States in this direction that my visit to
the new world is attributable.
For 1t is in compliance with the
American peoples desire for peace, of
which President Roosevelt was the au-
thorized exponent, that his majesty
the ear has empowered me to come
hither and ascertain the conditions
which u gallant adversary deems
necessary and adequate as a basis for
peace negotiations. / need hardly
point out that it is my ardent desire
that the two chivalrous foes who first
became acquainted on the field of bat
! tie may have found in each others
sterling qualities motives powerful
enough to cultivate that acquaintance
ship until 1t ripens into lasting friend
ship.
MEANWHILE, however, the terms Of
fered must first be ascertaIned, weigh
ed and judged admissible by Russia
before she can proceed to formal ne
gotiations.
1T is in virtue of that sincere desire
that his majesty the z has unhesi-
tatingly accepted the cordial invitation
of your first citizen and genial leader,
and IL my mission should prove in all
other respects barren and the endeavor
to find n common basis for peace ne
gotiations should fail for the time be-
ing, that signal proof of friendship
given by his majesty the car and the
Russian nation would still stand out
as a memorable event, though l trust
with far reaching and beneficial result
to the two great peoples of the west
and the east
AS Mr.. Witte does not speak Eng
fish he was not pressed for interviews,
but the members of his party We're
each approached for their views about
the negotiations. Naturally on a sub
ject of such delicacy they We're reti-
cent, but this much was ascertained
beyond a doubt:
NJ. Witte is empowered, provided a
basis acceptable to Russia is obtained,
to sign the treaty of Washington, his
powers being equal in every way to
those handed to Baron Komura by the
Japanese emperor. NJ. Witte brings
with him instructions prepared by his
emperor which outline the general pol
10y which ha ic IN follow