New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
Anglo-Arnerican Memories
tcOpyrirht. 1911. George w. smsiley.,
London, August %.

since 1905 Count Witte has wi'naraWn
,,,hl,c life and his name is not
'1O. cautioned. But forgotten he can
NV. - nor can History ever be silent
n.,srping the man who won diplomatic
CON-. Cor his country at Portsmouth
W. ,.r defeat in the battlehelds OF
~ - Count witte was the real hero OF
As'' ,or,smouth Conference. BY his
INC .ss the Conference was kept
-rben but for him it must have
INV BY his courage. his unbend-
'0'''i 1--we. his mastery and mastertul
'ns ~ was the triumph for Russia
p.I.-o5 BE has had none too much
''n, ,,,on. reason enough why he
-. "a have a little more: and why
~, ~. mart Of the truth hitherto withheld
son,i now be stated.
'p 49,, left London, reluctantly
w." ,sn for Portsmouth 1 took passage
l0. .ss Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse be-
% can't Witte was known to be
'1' ~ that ship. We sailed from
s0ne anton Wednesday noon, expect
- =. nick up the Russian at Cher
- bv o'clock that evening. But
w ,s delay. and the ship anchored
nv Noodles Nobody would tell us
So though finally an officer assured us
,,onld start at 3 o'clock next morn
'. 1,pon this I assumed there was an
- N the machinery and that 1t
..to all these hours TO make re-
Not ON any other theory could
s,,ng Of precise hour for re-
- he explained. At o'clock we
- The North German, by which
~ .,,sciarv Prussian, cuisine Is the
- highly colorcd in Europe ana
,..s.r Won dine at a big hotel In Ber-
= North German Lloyd ship tho
-, hues of the dishes are much
s.me The food is various. album
I..,, and well suited, ! doubt not to the
herman taste. ,
,rsr dinner l went on deck to find
L.. chin still anchored at the Needles
H. brilliant starlit evening Pres
IL met high officer Of the ship and
- him how the machinery repairs
- citing on. with a surprised air
l.e answered;
.7-,e machinery IS all right.
arbsr what are we waiting for?
w. can't move till the fog lifts.
| ,ooked at him and then at the sea
a stv Above and below it was as
.resr as daylight for as many miles as
H.. t,s could reach. But my friend
,sd -,-, 49,.
keeps us
bed he added:
aDor't YOU know that the Channel is
I,bs great highway Of the worlds trade
iron East to West and from West to
hast and that 10 cross the line OF this
ltrafic. as we must, from North to South
Is dangerous business?
What a remark 10 make TO pas
lrsnqer! But again he said;
III YOU will come 10 my cabin ] viii
i,bov YOU a thick pile Of kilograms all
,4porting dense fog all over the Cham
bel"
had it on my lips 10 say that I
Isouaht British captain would at least
rave gone on till he found the fog. But
h did not: nor did 7 look at the fog tele-
srams. but thanked him and said good
hight and sat down in my deck chair 70
lreditate on the different methods OF
sssmanship prevailing in German ana
british ships II was long past mid
Isght when I turned in; the big snip
llilI anchored and myriads Of stars sun
rirrored IN the smooth waters about us.
what time We finally got away ] never
Snsg, but the ship was under fun steam
n breakfast, and we reached Cherbourg'
six hours passage. between : and "
'cock that Thursday afternoon; some
In hours out from southampton. A
Tender met us in the harbor with the
passengers who had left Paris Wednes-
Fay morning expecting to embark tnat
sme afternoon. The hotels OF Cher-
socrg could put up but fraction OF the
mole number. The rest had spent the
h'ght in the railway station or in the
Irssts: and looked il. Some Of them
complained bitterly that they had not
been warned Of the delay before leaving
Paris But the French railway author-
hes look with no loving eye on German
l'hps, and, though I believe they nave
oov ccme 20 some sort Of terms the
f'orss Of inconvenience and even haro-
lilips we're for years many.
Count Witte. like his fellow passengers
T. the tender, looked the worse Tot
wear. He was easily distinguishaole oy
great height and Slav face. HIS WIRE
vas with him. but here they parted ano
s came on board the Kaiser by himselr;
lhs people on the tender end the snip
l'sluting him. The Captain and other OF
I'n were at the gangway TO receive
In, and imagine they told MIN they
al been delayed by fog. When ne esKeo
~ about il some days later ] old not
l'asn Ike 10 repeat the conversation as
lsooye given, and said that, so tar as
could make out, the German WORD Tor
ng and starlight was the same. he
Himself spoke German indifferently well
I'at think he did not take my sugges-
Won too literally. A Russian OF inc
"Iue pattern Is quick witted person.
ST Donald Wallace. my colleague on
ne Tines" had met Count Witte IN
ea'sia and proposed 10 introduce me-
'N whereas Walsce's sympathies were
AoSn to be Russian. mine, II had any,
ISa think then had, were Japanese