| Show cordial words of farewell come from americans and japanese envoys hope tor jews new york sept russian commissioners who successfully concluded a treaty of peace with the envoys of japan at portsmouth N II 11 started on the return to st petersburg today the party headed by watte sailed on the steamer kaiser welhelm II 11 at 3 this afternoon baron komura waa to see the russians because ot his illness but through ire sent them a cordial message of farewell mr and other members of the japanese party entertained the russians tor halt an hour in addition to air watte tho party sailing on the kaiser welhelm II 11 included gregory financial agent of the russian government to the united states before leaving the hotel mr witto shook hands with some of the hotel attaches with whom ho had been brought into contact A big crowd had gathered at the dock of the kaiser welhelm in hoboken to sea mr watte and there was much cheering and hand clapping as be went up the gang plank to which he bowed acknowledgments he received the newspapermen cordially in bis rooms on board the steamer and through baron rosen made a statement to those whom he had met thanking them and baying that never in his lifo before had it been so forcibly impressed upon him that the pen Is mightier than tho sword he then shook hands with all of them and said goodbye shortly before the ship sailed major lynch of the united societies of new york and forty members of the irish club of new york were received by mr watte each member of the irish club presented to the peace envoys tiny russian american and irish flags major lynch said to mr witte wo take this opportunity of thanking a country which has been a friend of our adopted country in time of i josd when the bugle sounded for all visitors to go ashore mr witto and baron rosen embraced and kissed each good bye As the ship drew out into the stream the irish delegation and others on the dock cheered lustily and mr watte lifted his hat in before mr witte left his hotel for the steamer today he had 0 conference with isaac N and oscar straus of this city and adolph kraus of chicago mr said conference mr watte allowed us to foresee the emancipation of the jews in russia and participation in the government of the empire in the same degree and proportion that other alu sian subjects are allowed to participate mr walto made no pledge he spoke for himself as an individual out it la well known while not in power now he wil be soon the jews in russia will enjoy civil rights nation prejudicial to the jews tho injustice of which mr watte admits freely will be ended and they will ba placed on an equal tooting with the rest of the emperors subjects air was asked ac the subject ol 01 a loan to russia to be mada by a syndicate of jewish financiers had baen broached but he replied in the negative the matter ot a loan he said waa not even suggested sir witte at tha time ot our first conference with him at portsmouth had expressed a desire to confer with us further on tho question of the persecution ot jews in russia and the visit strauss kraus and I 1 paid him this morning was in compliance with the expressed wish ot mr witte we continued the discussion ot economical conditions in russia where we had left off citing inequalities in the law and restrictions particularly affecting the jews and suggested their abolition or repeal t may say that we left mr watte impressed with the belief that tho reforms urged by us will bo in effect and that in no very distant date the jews of russia will enjoy equal rights with all other russian subjects A delegation from tho armenian colonial council ot the united states ot which archbishop H Saraj lan 1 present called upon mr watte doaa at his hotel and presented an address on behalf of the armenians Armen ians him tor his interest in the welfare of their countrymen in russia and con granulating him and his colleague baron de rosen on the happy conclusion of the peace conference in the address the hope was expressed that mr wittes sympathy and influence would aid in the speedy pacification of i the caucasus mr watte expressed his pleasure at the receipt of the mr morial and sent his thanks to the ar 1 menlaos 0 this country |
