Show RUSSIANS AND JAPS CLASP HANDS Oyster Bay Saturday was a great flay In Oyster Bay Russians and Japanese Jap-anese clasped hands and greeted one another with all outward evidences of cordiality and for tho first time since nations began to have relations one with another an executive of a great power received tho envoys of two belligerent bel-ligerent countries on a mission of peace President Roosevelt on behalf of the United States and Its people extended ex-tended formal greetings to tho representatives repre-sentatives of Russia and Japan Introduced Intro-duced tho plenipotentiaries to ono another an-other and entertained them at an elaborate elab-orate luncheon at which Russians and Japanese fraternized with ono another as comrades rather than at enemies During the luncheon President Roosevelt proposed a notable toast In which ho expressed tho earliest hope and prayer In tho Interest not only of these two great powers but of all civilized civ-ilized mankind that a Just and lasting peace may speedily be concluded between be-tween them The occasion was impressive It was attended not only by pomp and ceremony but by a simplicity and frankness characteristic of tho president presi-dent and people of America Duo honor was paid tho distinguished distin-guished guests of tho president and of the country and they received all dignity to which their exalted rank entitled them |