The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1904, Page 4

Far Eastern Strongholds Are Not in Danger of Famine or a Shortage of Fuel. - Czar Asks Muscovite Editors to Print| but the Truth Con- Nothing cerning the War. fpecial Cablegram to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald ST. PETERSBURG, March 9.—The Emperor ived this afternoon repre- sentatives of the Russian press, headed by M. Souvorin, proprietor of the Novoe Vren: came to present to his address concerning the sovereign was particularly shook hands with every iid he recognized the.great whe ance of the resented public sentiment, for which as grateful “I beg you in the future to write the t and nothing but the truth,” i, addressing Souvorin. “I am grate- ful to you for having started a patriotic fund for warships. It is an excellent dea It may be mentioned that the fund | now reaches $15,000,000. A telegram was received to-day from | Viceroy Alexieff which ged conster- | military attaches and war correspondents. It was to the effect that he did not-propose allowing one or the other to come ifito Manchuria until the disposition of the troops was fully mad: That is to say, early in April, according to our calendar. Contrary to the report of a shortage of coal, Viadivostok has 12,000,000 poods | nd. A pood is thirty-six pounds dupois. T have excellent authogity for saying that Port Arthur also has slies of coal and provisions. am ff, commander of the in reward for his cour- :en appointed an aid-de-camp All of the officers and mer receive the cross of St. George General Kuropatkin will take the § clock traim on § 1y night instead later ex wishing to gain time to Mosc which city will give im a grand ovation < Vremya has a leader to- day on coal as contraband. It argues that it has been =o considered since the American Civil War, but now that age has I the w, Novoe bjects ollowing is the text of the Emperor's telegram to roy Alexieff ST. PETE BURG, February 11.— Mobilization is proclaimed in the Sibe- rian provinces. You are empowered to act as commander in chief. I.am with you heart and soul and with our brave fellows. May God bless our ‘operations. “NICHOLAS. , - . TOKIO ANXIOUSLY AWAITING NEWS OF BATTLE AT SEA| TOKIO. Tuesday, March 8. (De- 12 n transmission.)—It is believed at has already been a| naval engagement in the vi- nity of Viadivostok and tidings of it “re ixiously awaited t, it is said, go to Viad- e purpose of bombard- ese ivostok fc ing the town, but to locate and at- tack the armored cruisers Gromoboi Rossiay and Rurik and the cruiser Sogatyr ror forming the Russian squad- oned there. It is understood here that when the Japanese fleet ar- rived there on Sunday last it found the Russian squadron absent. If this is true, it gave the Japanese squadron advantages in the way e same time putting it in a posi- tion to prevent the Russian ships re- entering the harbor. It is doubted that the Japanese withdrew their en- tire fleet, unless the location of the enemy had been discovered, as meant surrendering the being in a position between the ene- my and the enemy’s base. There is a strong possibility that the Japanese found the Russian ships in the vicin- | ity of Possiet Bay and gave them bat- tle there. L) The names and number of ships in the Japanese fleet have been kept se- cret, but it was probably sufficiently gtrong to divide into two divisions, the to guard Viadivostok and the other %o cruise in search of the Rus- sian ships. It is said that the newly purchased cruisers, Nisshin and Ka- sagad, are taking part in the present movement.off Viadivostok. The Navy Department expeets to receive dis- patches to-morrow _fronf Wusan, where it was .planned that the fleet | e ——— seqm um.nol. STUBBORN CoLDS For obstinate colds, lingering coughs and Scott’s Emulsion is a standard remedy and a reliable cure. You can feel the good effects of even a small press, which had well | he | ngland has coal to sell to Japan she | The Japan- | of avoiding a | » to the inshore batteries, | it | advantage of | | tion with the Publishing Company. would call after the operation involv- Img an attack upon the Russian squadron had been concluded. The Japanese are quite confident of the ability of their squadror. to sig- | nally defeat the Russian snips and laughingly say that the big Russian cruisers, which stand unusually high out of the water, make excellent tar- ‘gels. SR A VON WALDERSEE'S DREAM OF EMPIRE | | PARIS, March 9.—Colonel Marchand, | the hero of Fashoda, in the course of |an interview published in the Matin | to-aay. 18 quoted as having said that | the late Field Marshal von Waldersee, while in command of the allied forces | at Peking, had the purpose of making the province of Chill part of the hinter-_ land of the German possessions in Shantung, and was prevented only IN THE FAR EAST| | through repeated Rulalan representa- | tions to Germany. The colonel, who accompanied the | French forces to Peking, describes his { intimate personal relations with the field marshal during the operations of | the allies and adds that Von Walder- | see complimented Marchand on the lat- ter's African achievements and in- vited him frequently to be a guest at his private table. They discussed the organization and merits of French troops. Concerning the present war, Colonel Marchand remarks: | Field Marshal von Waldersee was upon the general question which al- ready was seen to be presented and which is now being solved by recourse to arms. He strictly carried out this rule of advancing German .interests: He desired particularly that Chili should become in some way a hinter- land of German Shantung and repeated observations by Russia to the chan- cellory in Berlin alone prevented his | carrying out his project.”. | CHINESE NATIVES : REPORT FIGHTING NEAR NEWCHWANG YINKOW, March 9.—Th9 British Con- | sul strongly and officially urges the for- eign women and children to leave New- chwang before the river opens. The British station gunboat Espiegle will | leave as soon as possible and will be treplaced. The family of United States Consul Miller will leave to-morrow. { Tt is understood that the neutral pow- ers will not embarrass Japan by the presence of warships in the river here, and therefore neutral interests at New- chwang will be officially abandoned. The tension among the Russians con- | tinues. There are circumstantial native | reports of fighting east of the railroad, | and there is some evidence of a Japa- | nese advance. It is reported that the action of the Russians in ordering Newchwang to be fortified was due to the withdrawal of the foreign warships, | thus removing the last possibility of the neutralization of this port. The Russians received by train to-day two five-inch guns and two six-pounder kowitzers. They were unloaded at the Newchwang railroad station. 'FRANCE PLACING | (COAST DEFENSES IN READINESS PARIS, ‘March 9.—In pursuance .of orders issued by Minister of War Andre, active work has been begun with the view of placing the coast de- fenises in a state of readiness. A hun- dred coast artilerymer. have arrived at Marseflles and are occupied in per- fecting the harbor batteries, a fo ce |vf naval mechanics is working on the | island approaches and the trials of arious kinds of heavy ordnance are progressing actively at Marseilles and elsewhere, These measures are not considered | significant, except as an indication of Ilh» determination of the officials to | have the coast defense in a state of preparedness. | JAPANESE CLAIMS OF LOSS INFLICTED [ UPON THE ENEMY TOKIO, March 9.—It is reliably as- | serted that when th: Japanese at- | tempted to block Port Arthur on Feb- |ruary 24 a Russian torpedo-boat de- stroyer, while trying to enter the har- bor, struck a mine and sank. Of the thirteen Russian warships inside the harbor of Port Arthur, it is added, all are disabled except five. * Finally, it is asserted that Whoangkishan Fort, at Port Arthur, was half destroyed by the Japanese shells and that only three batteries are available . here. About 800 Chinese and Russian work- men have been rushing the repairs on the warships. et RO Russia to Take Over Merchantmen. SEBASTOPOL, March 9.—The Rus- sian Steam Navigation Company is said to have received Goverhment fn- structions which compel it to curtail ordinary operations, particularly out- side the Black Sea. It is understood the instructions provide for a contin- gency call upon their tonnage'by the Govenmt. The company’s conven- the Government provides for the Government’s acquisition the ‘whole fleet for troops and - mili- tary work, within the M Sea only. too diplomatic to express an opinion | FRANCISCO CALL, THU RUSSIANS SAY VLADIVOSTOK AND PORT ARTHUR HAVE AMPLE SUPPLIES FOR A SIEGE SDAY, MARCH 10, 1904. DAY’'S DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR FOR SUPREMACY IN THE FAR EAST DMIRAL TOGO'S fleet bombarded the forts at Dalny and then attacked Port Arthur on Monday, according to a dispatch from Tokio. No details are given. Washington ex- perts believe these bombardments were for the purpose of keeping the Russians.occu- in the Sea of Japan. ed. Manchurian Railroad at will. rear of the Russnan defenses. being drawn into the war. States. News with Russian scouts. | The most sensational feature of yesterday’s Japanese troops had aPpeared in Manchuria, to the rear of the Russian position on the Yalu - River, where they had routed a Muscovite force. the assertion appears almost incredible. No movement of Japanese troops in sufficient force to have already invaded this region, which is held by the main KRussian army, has been report- Should the claim of a Japanese victory prove true, the brown men woyld appéar to have broken the backbone of Russian resistance in Southern Manchuria and to !Je able to seize the The Tokio’ dispatch.announcing that the Ru ing all of the warships damaged in Admiral Togo's first attack with torpedoes is confirmed in a dispatch direct from Port Arthur. In a remarkable statement given to the press a high official in the St. Petersburg For- eign Office asserts that the attitude of the American Secretary of State alone stands in the way of an accord of the powers that would prevent any other nation than the present belligerents It is declared that Secretary Hay's diplomacy is a “nightmare” their ability to defeat the Russians. rect to Port Arthur and Vladivostok, war reports Whence these pied while Japanese troops were being landed on Liaotung Peninsula. No authentic news concernigg the fate of the Russian Vladivostok -squadron has been received. Tokio is hourly awaiting details of the naval engagement believed to h'neheen fought was_ the announcement that troops came is not stated, and . It is to be noted in this connection that advices have been receiv- ed in Washington that Japanese troops had appeared in the vicinity of Antung, this indicat- ing that the Japanese were’landing an armv on the Manchurian side of the Yalu and in the ans-at Port the governments of Europe, which are unable to fathom the aims or intentions of the United of a series of land engagements comes from various Far Eastern sources. said the Russians were defeated near Haiju, northwest of Chemulpo; hut as the Japanese have- advanced in force far beyond that point it is_probable that if any engagement occurred it was British and American Consuls have advised the women and children to leave Newchwang, against which town a Japanese force is moving. will abandon Newchwang to the enemy. A London journal prints a unique story illustrative of the confidence of the Japanese in It says Japan is placing contracts for coal, to be shipped di- | heavily fortified strongholds in the Far East. although these are at the present time Russia's Arthur had succeeded in float- to It is It is believed the Russians most — Great Britain and France Are Awaiting a Favorable Opportunity to Offer Mediation to Belligerents. Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. FISCAL POLICY 1S CRITICIZED Association of Chambers of Commerce in United King- dom Adopt Resolutions 2 : LONDON, March 9.—The Associa- tion of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom at its annual session here to-day adopted by a vote of the representatives of fifty-eight chambers against fifty-four the following resolu- tions: “That the United Kingdom has just cause for complaint of certain restric- tions and unfair arrangements directed against the commerce of the empire and that the Chamber of Commerce would support his Majesty’s Govern- ment in measures for negotiation, but urge the Government to appoint a royal commission to investigate and report on the whole fiscal policy of the nation.” The discussion developed a great di- versity of opinion, resulting in a com- promise resolution of a colorless char- acter. —_— e Turkish Prisons to Be Inspected. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 9.—Dr. Thorn, a member of the American mis- sion at Marsdon (Turkey in Asia), has been appointed by the Porte to inspect the prisons at Diarbekir (Asiatic Tur- key) and arrange for the medical treat- ment of the prisoners, in consequence of the compnlaints of Sir Nicholas O’Connor, the British Embassador here, regarding the condition of the Bul- garians who are confined at Diarbekir. i e S Swimming Records Are Broken. BROOKLINE, Mass., Mafh 9.—Three swimming records were broken to- night: Fifty yards—By Harry Le- moyne. * Time, 27 1-5 seconds; four- fifths of a second below former record. 440 yards—By C. M. Daniels. Time, 6:05; former record 6:10, held by Brewer of California. Plunge for distance—By A. M. McCormick, distance 65 feet 7 inches, Former record 62 feet. ’ —_————— Russin Will Not Exhibit. ST. PETERSBURG, March 9.—Fin- ance Minister Kokovzoff announced to- day that the response to his efforts to get intending exhibitors to reconsider their decision not to participate in the St. Louis Exposition had been insuffi- cient to warrant the Government to re- consider its determination, and that consequently Russia would nat numcl- pate in the exposition. —_——— Big Guarantee Deposit. OTBAWA, Ont., March 9.—The Do- minion Government was notified to-day that the Grand Trunk Railroad had de- posited $5,000,000 in the Bank of Mon- treal to the credit of the Finance Min- ister as a guarantee for the construc- tion of the Grand Trunk Pacific road. The deposit is in cash. Death of 'a Well Known Actor. SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., March 9.— Robert Taber, the actor and divorced husband of Julia Marlowe, dM here last night. - \ Bl‘_ll{LlN. March 9.—The semi-official Post states to-night that it is in a posi- tion to give “from an absolutely sure source” the substance of a letter which Count Benckendorff brought with him from the Czar to King Edward. In this letter no appeal whatever is made for mediation by neutral powers, nor is there any reference te a possible appeal to The Hague tribunal. There can be no question of peace until Russia has given proof of her superiority on the field of war. The Post states, however, that France and England are only waiting for a fa- vorable moment to tender their good offices. On this point both the London and the Paris Cabinets are in accord. Their action is only- a question .of time, but thé opportunity is not oconsidered to have vet presented itself. £ Signs are not wanting that the Ger- mans are not at all unanimous in sup- port of Russia. Thus the Cologne Volks Zeitung in an article on Germany's re- lations with Russia says: “It would be of great moral import- ance as the result of the present war if the immense respect felt fgr Russia should disavpear—a respect which has been the causé of ngore success for Rus- sian policy than anything that she has really done. It is not in the interests of Far Eastern people, and less in the interest of Germany, that Russia should assume a preponderant position and appear as an arbiter of the des- tiny of the world, before whom all must bew. A Russian victory would not oniy cause her to become the third power in the Far East, but would call for the full. pressure of the Franco-Russian alli- ance in Europe—pressure which would outdo all which we have yet expe- rienced.” BERLIN, March 9.—Die Flotte (The Fleet), the official publication of the German Naval League, in a two-page leader entitled “What Do We Learn From the Russo-Japanese War?" says that the occurrences in the Far East point with flaming fingers to the urgent necessity for hastening the ‘building of the German fleet programme. The two principles deducible from the conflict, the paper affirms, are that Russia against her will became entangled in war, a misfortune that might occur to Germany, and that battleships decide sea fights, while torpedo-Boats achieve results only under esvecially favorable circumstances. The German duty, be- fore it is too late, is to have practicatly the construction alrgady authorized and to add to the scheme for naval defense adopted in 1900. (TR s S A Special Rate to St. Louis. CHICAGO, March 9.—A. special round trip rate of $67 50 from San Francisco and Los Angeles to the St. Louis Ex- position has been announced by all the ‘Western railroads as a result of a meeting here to-day of the Transcon- tinental Railway ,Passenger Assicia- tion. This rate will only be obtainable on three days of each month from May to December, inclusive. A rate of $72 50 for the round trip from the Pacific Coast to'Chicago was also announced, to hold good on the same dates as tbo ‘exposition rates.s King’s Adviser Is Convicted. BELGRADE, Servia, March 9.—Dr. Petronijevics, who was head of the Cabinet of the late King Alexander, was to-day convicted of the embezzle- ment.of $11,600 from the estate of a son {after being Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company o3 CHAMBERLAIN 5 VERY ILL Alarming Rumors in Cireun- lation Concernig Mental Condition of Statesman Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing (‘ompnn\ LONDON, March 9.—The Times says this morning: “Considerable anxiety regarding Mr. Chamberlain’s condition is being mani- fested on account of circulatign of re- ports among members of the House of Commons that he is suffering| from an incurable mental affliction. It was whispered about to-day that Mr. Cham- berlain was in incipient stages of sofl- ening of the brain. “Where this report originated- could not be learned, nor was it possible to obtain information confirming the re- port or contradicting it. The report finds little credence among friends of Mr. Chamberlain, although they are disturbed by it. “Those opposed to Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal policy seem more ready to re- gard the report within the realms of probability. Some said to-day that if it were true it would explain why the ex-Colonial Secretary went off to Egypt right in the middle of his fight, leaving his tariff reform campaign practically without head. “Suggestion is heard that Mr. Cham- berlain’s present condition is probably the seauel to a cab accident in which he was seriously injured in coronnuon year.” ————— CONFESSES CRIME TO » ESCAPE CRITICISM John McCarthy Would Rather Be Jailed Than to Have It Said He , Turned Traitor. SEATTLE, March 9.—Tq clear him- self in the minds of people of his own class of the charge that he had once turned State's evidence against his pals, John McCarthy to-day admitted that he was one of the men who blew open the safe of the Standard Oil Company in this city in 1891, which resulted in the sending of Deafy Con- nelly and Shorty Adams to the peni- tentiary. McCarthy also admitted having served a term in San Quentin caught while tunneling under a street Los Angeles in an attempt to reach a bank vault. McCarthy was arrested here by the police last Sunday because he hap- pened to have in his possession a tool designed to wrench,the bar handles from safes. He is suffering from a recently received bullet wound and the authorities expect to hear that he is wanted in some other city.’ ———————— hvnn Treaty With Abysinnia. WASHINGTON, March 9.—During he executive session of the Senate to- day Senator Cullom made a favorable report from the Committee on Fereign Relations on the treaty with King Men- elik. It is a commercial agreement of Prince Michael and senténced to two | regulating the exchange of business be- years’ imprisonment. tween the United States and Abyssinia. Russian Troops Will Be Sent to the Balkans if Necessary to Prevent an Outbreak. [Japan Hopes a War in the Near East Will Divert the Attention of Her Enemy. ST. PETERSBURG, March 9.—Care- | ful inquiry concerning the outlook in‘ the Balkans develops that the prevail- | | ing opinion in Government as well as| in diplomatic circles is against an out- | break of war in the spring, although | the danger is not considered passed. | A perfect understanding exists between Russia and Austria, and, besides, the Russian authorities appear to be com- pletely satisfied regarding the attitude of Bulgaria. What assurances the au- thorities have concerning Bulgaria are not known, but they do not tally with direct information from other sources, representing Bulgaria as having her army under mobilization, with having her plans perfected for an Invasion of Tyrkey and as being confident that sh= can defeat the Turks single-handed Fvidently the Porte also is alarmed at | the outlook, as an American (the rep- resentative of an ordnance firm, who | came here to act as a broker in the salec | of South American warships to Russia) | has been requested to go to Constan- tinople immediately, the Sultan desiring | to purchase a large supply of guns. It is a mistake to imagine that Rus- | sia is so engrossed with affairs in lhek Far East as to b8 unable to give atten- | tion to the Balkans. She has carefully | refrained from removing troops from | the vicinity of the Roumanian frontier | and will be prepared, if necessary, to| assume her share in the event of war KIEFF, Russia, March 9.—The papers here make a feature of an interview | with a Japanese correspondent of the Nichi Niche, who is now visiting the Balkans. He is quoted as saying the | Japanese fully recognize that they have ne hope of defeating Russia unless her attention is diverted by possible com- plications in the Balkans. The object of his visit is to ascertain the chances of such trouble bri-aking out. RUSSIAN AT PORT ARTHUR AGAIN INTACT PORT ARTHUR, March 9.—The hole in the hull of the Russian battleship Retvizan, which was made during the first attick of the Japanese, has been | repaired and the battleship has been | refloated. She is now anchored in the inner roadstead alongside the Cesare- | vitch. The other necessary repairs to | the ship will be completed shortly. | PARIS, March 9.—Dispatches re- | ceived from Port Arthur confirm the | previous reports that the Russian bat- | tleship Retvizan had been refloated and entered the inner harbor. It is ex-| pected that she will be ready to resume | | acti\e service in a few days. g TURKISH CRUISER | IS NOT HELD FOR | FINAL PAYMENT | NEW YORK, March 9.—Reports from Newport News, Va., that the Turkish cruiser Medjidia is being held up there | by the builders because of doubt re- | garding the final payment by the Sul- tan's Government upon the cruiser are denied in a di¢patch from Philadelphia, quoting Edwin S. Cramp as saying: | “The last paoyment is now on deposit | — -~ | FAULTY VOTIN MACHINE CA 7S ANNOYANCE | | Washington, New Jersey, Must Hare§ New Election Because of takes in Record. NEW YORK, March 9.—A votng | machine used in the municipal elec- tions at Washington, J., has gone| Mis- wrong and another election will be necessary. | When the Election Board opened the machine they found amazing re- sults from the day's balloting. A candidate for Councilman on the in: | dependent ticket registered 370 votes, | his associate registered 349, while their opponents, Gulick and Groff, tal- lied 370 and 369, respectively. Mem- bers of the independent party are jubilant for the reason that one of their opponents caused the mix in at- ‘tempting, when the polls opened, to shift the tickets and put the regular one at the top, thus getting the mechanism out of order. e e Colonel Grigsby Is Given a Hearing. WASHINGTON, March 9.—President Roosevelt to-day gave a hearing at the White House to Colonel Melvin Grigs- by, United States District Attorney for | the Second District of Alaska at Nome, on charges of malfeasance in office The charges have been investigated by the.Department of Justice and the At- | torney General has recommended to ihe | President the removal of Colonel | Grigsby. | ——e— Ballot Box Is Robbed of Contents. -DENVER, March 9.—The ballot box used in Precinct 1 of the Second Ward at the recent election in this city” has been found to have been broken open | and robbed of its contents. It was! in custody of City and County Clerk Julius Michele, who had been ordered to produce it in court Friday next at the hearing on the charges of ballot Yox stuffing filed against the eleetion | officers of this precinet. v i B | i I Fire Claims Two Victims. TULARE, March 9.—Mrs. M. P. Bra- zill, wife of a prominent farmer near ! Tulare, died this morning as the result | of frightful burns received several days while trying to rescue her sister, iss Hoskins, who was burned to death. The fire was caused by Miss Hoskins dropving a lamp, from which the oil scattered on the clothing of both Women. | funas “FLEET § | portea | ticularly as a in a bank, subject to our orders as soon as we present the papers showing thnt the cruiser has been turned over to the Turkish Government. This cere- mony will probably occur on Thurs- day.” et URGING JAPANESE TO CONTRIBUTE TO TOKIO’S WAR FUND SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 9.— Japanese in Utah have been asked to contribute $10,000 toward the Japanese war fund being collected in this coun- try by the Fokugikal (patriotic so- ciety), a branch of which is being or- ganized here. According to E. D. Hashimoto, the organizer, similar as- sessments have been made upon the Japanese of Nevada, Wyoming, Mon- tana, and Colorado. Letters, it Is said, have been written to leading Japanese of every big city in the coun- try and every State will have an or- ganization of the society to collect for the home country in its struggle with Russia. Hashimoto said that $280,000 has al- ready been raised in San Francisco alone and that large sums were com- ing from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. S T Prize Steamship Released. NAGASAKI, March 9.—The Norwe- gian steamship Hermes has been re- leased by the Sasebo Naval Court and ordered to proceed to this port to await orders regarding the disposal of her coal cargo. The hospital steamship Kasai Maru has arrived here, bringing twenty-two wounded Russian sailors belonging to the gunboat Koreitz, which was destroyed by the Japanese fleet at Chemulpo. They will be re- moved for the time being to Matsu- ama Hospital, on the Inland FrLasas Russi: Seize Yungwon. SEOUL, March 9.—A party of nine Russians seized the Koredn telegraph station at Yungwon to-day. It is re- that a fight has occurred be tween Koreans and Russians on the Korean side of the Tumen River GOING TO ORIENT TOSTUDY PROBLEMS PRESENTED BY WAR Sea. George Kennan, traveler, writer and | lecturer, arrived here last evening from “':Ashinzlnn with his wife and will de- part for Japan to-day on the trans- port Buford. He is going to the Orient in the interests of Outlook, not par- war correspondent, but to study the problems out of which the Japanese-Russian war arose and those that may develop during the progress of the hostilities. Kennan hasg visited Russia twice and is well acquainted with the political and social conditions of the empire, a fact which he has demonstrated in the books He has written and in his lectures, which re- sulted in his being escorted out of Russia on the occasion of his last trip to that country. During an interview last evening Kennan said: “Although I have been sincere in iny descriptions of the conditions existing in that country, I cherish no ill feeling against the Russians for their con- duct toward me, nor has their treat- ment blased me in my opinion of the nation and its ruler in the matter of warfare. I regard the Czar as a good | man, who, unfortunately, has been be- trayed by the war party. I also have a great respect for the Russian sol- | dier, but undoubtedly the military or- ganization of the empire is inferior to that of Japan. Prominent Russian of- | ficials have admitted this much to me. ““Russia has long been eager to dom- inate over China, a fact which the great nations know, and should her ambition be realized it would seriously menace the future of India With Japan, which has given assurance to Peking that the Mikado will maintain China’s integrity, it is the aim to se- cure control over Korea and drive Russia out of Manchuria, which is Japan's only hope of maintaining h.r own national integrity. [ believe that the war will develcp many interestine problems and :o these I hope to zive as much of my attention as possible.” MY NAME IS NOT HUNYADI ONLY,