The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04


posing. al the end Of his speech.
three chers for America. The aud
ience gave that. and also three
chers for Russia.
A red pennant. denoting the
breakfast hour. yet seeming sym
bolic OF the great democracy
across the seas. flew to the breeze
together with the American coiors.
when the first member OF Seat
A. Ballinger. former secretary OF
the interior. reached the dock. Ev-
identity scenting the busy program
ahead for them, the commissioners
held themselves secluded to every
one till 3 a. m.
The official reception COMMITTEES
was headed by Gov. Ernest Lister,
who came here specially from
Olympia: Albert J. Rhodes, presi-
dent of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce. and President Henry
Suzzallo, of the University OF
Washington.
Other members Of the COMMITTEES
consisted OF Judge Thomas Burke.
William Pigott. former Congress-
man J. w Bryan; r. l.. Proctor.
president OF the Central Labor
Council; r. A. Ballinger. James A
Wood. Austin f. Griffiths. J. w.
Maxwell. Louis +. Shela. Julian L.
Shay. Mrs. Thomas Graham.
Thomas S. Lippy and Dr. E. o. Hos-
land. president of the Washington
state college. They represented
various civic organizations OF Sc
attic.
From the dock. the commission
was taken for an automobile ride
about the city. after which the
Arena luncheon took place SEN
ator Root was the only one of the
commissioners scheduled to speak
at this gathering
L. S. secret service agents. head
ed by Capt. Foster. of the Seattle
office. accompanied the commission
on its auto trip. and special squad
of 30 police. on foot. in auto, and
on motorcycle, headed by Lieut.
Hedges, were detailed at the dock
and at the Arena
AS soon as the commissioners
sent word to Dock Officer Flood
that they were ready for visitors
and the waiting photographers and
newspapermen, the deck of the
Buffalo swarmed with people.
Root Greets Burke
Hello. Burke" said Root. as he
stepped out of his cabin room and
almost swung the door on Judge
Burke.
Hello, John" shouted Charles
Edward Russell, as he spied John
II. Perry. attorney for the Scripps
papers. Perry. former resident of
Seattle. and now of Cleveland. had
been visitor here for few days
and left for the East this morning.
While free to talk in general
terms. the commissioners refused.
however. to discuss the official Rus
sian situation. and referred all in
terviewers to Senator Root. official
spokesman of the commission"
Senator Root proved the most tact
turn OF all. and beyond expressing
a general belief that Russia's stabil-
ity is not uncertain. he declined to
voice any more intimate opinions.
These will be reserved for his Off
cial report 10 President Wilson,
At the Arena the doors were open
ed at 1880. A large attendance had
been assured by the sale of tickets
for the luncheon by committee OF
which Ralph Horr was chairman.
Members Of the Party
The party includes Mr.. Root.
John r. Mott. chairman of the ma
tional war council of the Y. NJ. c.
A.; Cyrus II. Mccormick. president
of the International Harvester
Company; SanApel II. Bertron. a
member of thu banking firm OF
Bertron. Griscom & Co, New York;
James Duncan. vice president OF
the American Federation of Labor:
Charles Edward Russell. the social
list writer: Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott.
chief of staff of the United States
army. and Rear Admiral James H.
Glennon. naval ordnance expert.
Charles r. Crane. another member
of the commission. remained in
Petrograd.
With the mission are: Col. r. T..
l.. Niche, aide to Gen. Scott. Col.
William Lee Judson, military at
tache TO the mission: Col. T. Bent
ley Mott, aide to Mr.. Root; Lieut..
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