Show I ENVOYS MEET THE PRESIDENT Japanese Are Entertained by Roose Hoose Roosevelt velt at luncheon RUSSIANS HAVE DINNER EXECUTIVE HOSPITALITY AT SAGAMORE HILL HILLa HILLO BAY BA Sept 0 OYSTER O a Komura and Minister n Taka Itira at luncheon today toda and M I Witte and Baron de Rosen at dinner tonight President Roosevelt extended to the peace envoys s of Japan and an Rus Rue Russia RueI I sia his first official courtesies and ex cx pi pressed essed to them on behalf of the American people gratification that the labors of their mission m to America have been performed successfully Japs Came First Baron Komura and Minister Taka him arrived at Oyster Oster Bay on board hoard the naval yacht Sylph which had h fl been b n sent to New York for then They reached Sagamore Hill Hili at 1 and remained with the president for two houra bourn Luncheon was served at 1 j A the envoys being entertained by the president and Mrs Irs Roosevelt here were cere no other guests Alter After the lunch t I eon the president and his guests die dis i cussed thoroughly the time details of the peace arrangements Both Baron Komura and amid Minister expressed to the president their appreciation of his efforts to which they attributed largely the suc sue success coss cess of the conferees in reaching an agreement When hen the Japanese envoys took their leave they the were conveyed to the pier in one of the presidents carriages whence they went went aboard the Sylph which sailed immediately for New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Arrival of Russians Tonight M Witte and Bason de deRosen deRosen deRosen Rosen the Russian envoys were the guests of President ent and an Mrs rs Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt velt at Dinner Dimmer M f Wittes well un understood understood understood antipathy to travel by water induced the time Russian envoys to make the trip to Oyster Bay Ba by rail At the Oyster Bay station the Rus RUB Russians Russians sinns were met by a it confidential mes messenger messenger messenger of at the president who accompanied accompanied them to Sagamore Hill M U Witte and Baron Ba on de tie Rosen Roren re regained gained with the tIme president until i ip Ip p m ut r 1 Neither would consent to discuss their visit I IM M 31 Witte Ute was asked whether he had I communicated to the president the an announcement announcement announcement that an imperial ordinance would be issued soon by b the time emperor of Russia abolishing the retaliatory duties on American machinery You must learn that from the president president president dent he replied |