The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
PORTSMOUTH LUCK IN WARS.
TOWN HAS MADE HISTORY. WHY
NOT AGAINf


NOT AGAINr
Natives Banking su Past Performances
Tor the Success q This CsnSesence
--Ceatrsst - THIS Meeting PSaos and
the PALACES IL -. Petersburs ard Toxic.
PoRTsAourH, N. H., Aug. 2e.-You can
not make your proud, genuine Portsmouther
believe that the prospects for peace are
anything but brilliant. Tho wish 10 father
10 the thought. The baokstairs confer.
ence, which bankers to get back to Wash
ington. New York or Paris, believes that
every meeting u going to bring the break.
Portsmouth, which wants the peace M med
after ths town. can SEQ only peacs.
AThs treaty Of Portsmouth why evsn
Washington would b proud Of Giving ts
namo to treaty like this
Portsmouth has . good unofficial reason
for the faith that 10 In Il. Wherever history
IL making. Portsmou nth manages TO tear
OF it, share. lts luck 10 wonderful. In the
revolution they built the Ranger here,
and Paul Jonea called his all-victoricus feet
from the hsrbor Of Portsmouth,. In the
War Of 1872 this was the main station for
fitting out the American navy. Tho War
of 1912 was naval war, a. every one knows,
% that Portsmout gets the lions share
OF the glory. Portsuout didn't SCORE very
hea Willy In the Mexican war, but then that
was an unjust imperialistic war anyway
and utterly unworthy Of the help Of New
England.
In the civil war Portsmouth was the
muster place for the Yankee troops from
this part OF the country. Here whsu tho
war began foregsthered the Second New
Hampshire Regiment, commanded by Col
Gilman Marston. who was afterward the
most bestoried general oficer in the Union
army. It waa he who was once approached
by his chaplain, . Baptist. who told him
that rival regiment bad just gone through
q great revival. The chaplain thought
that there should be an awakening In their
own regiment. Damn EN-. there viii
be, said the General. and forthwith ordered
a detail out to b baptized Gen. Marston
once refused to put bis troops aboard .
transport. saying that be brought the
Second New Hampshire out to fight and
not to drown. The Kcarsarge was built
at Portsmouth,. The Union army with
Cen. Marston's aid won the war. The
Ksarsarge smashed the terror Of the Con-
federate navy. Portsmouth luck again.
You wouldn't think that Portsmouth
would get into little affair like the Spanish
war, fought by regulars and rough riders
away down In Cuba. but she did. For It
was TO her that they brought tho Spanish
naval prisoners. Tho United States Won
the Spanish war In walk. Portsmouth
luck.
In the face Of this evidence It h utterly
l. A1 ~ ind
that thia conference should not result n
peace and that the peace should not be
named after the town. To deny this would
b to assert that Portsmouth,, historical
luck has taken total dop.
SKETCH OF CONTRASTS.
A little debate In the palm garden to-day
sst " talking and thinking Of the serious
aasir a which ve are aasisting here. It u
hard to remember that The bargain u for
treasure 20 big 40 to Be past imagtnstion.
for the future Of nations, that upon It's
Issue hangs the possibility Of 100000 TRACE
dSes il the paper houses Of Nippon and
tbs husa .; zusco-y. And ~ fell to near-
v@k ine q the contrast between the game
|, and IT, field. At Toxic, 1t 81. Petersburg
and q the Wentworth. New Castle, N. H..
they are threshinG out tho question OF
pseee.
At 81. Petersburg the Car and his Grand
Dukes hold counsel in the palace Of hum
dysd tragedies Thay move through dark
and splendid CORRIDOR. where life guard
and Cossack salute a. they pass; they mest
In the chamber Of state with all tho for
matsy Of empire. Before the palace ten
regiments keep guard against an unauiet
people,
In Toxic tho Mikado confers with the
elder statesmen In Chiyoda Palace, the
ancient castle Of Tokugowa the Shotgun.
Tho elder statesmen pass into far chambers
of tho palace, where none OF inferior rank
may paas: beyond arc the sacred hsbita-
tions Of the Emperor hinself, wherein none
but Princes enter. Regiments guard this.
too; the splendor Of the East with the mill
tary display Of the West.
Here In Newcastle, N. H., in the wooden
hotel built by plain Yankee citizen - .
sumnss resort. four gentlemea In fIock
coats, representing big slice Of the brains
In the Japanese and Russian governments,
are meeting in the Office Of Q general stores
building, living amongst summer girls and
tennis men, getting their washing mixed
with the shirts, collars and lingerie Of .
family In the Wholesale grocery businsss
In Portland, Maine, and having their drssa
waistcoats mixed with those Of Pittsburg
people in the steel business.
In the immediate background are i'm
promptu dances. bridge whist tournaments,
the Aos, frivolity and Irritation Of uim-
msr hotel. In the lsas immediate back
ground are two quaint sleepy and friendly
New England towns. For pomp and parade
thsrs are I'VE marines. who sit BY the gate
Of the Kittery yard. Whom the corporal
In command sees the automobiles Of the en-
voys coming he rays. All out you. and Tho
marines fall In and salute. II the chauffeur
isn't too fast for them. There are also six
Secret Service men in straw hats and an
sntomohi)e blackboard and one gentleman
in white Hanneh and yachting cop. who
represents the majesty Of the State Depart
msnt and goes ahead TO make arrange
msnts. II these aren't contrasts the back
stairs oonfereos won't take = cent.