The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 21, 1904, Page 22

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 190z JAPAN EXPLAINS HER ACTION IN INVADING Tokio Will No Longer Permit Fleeing Russian War- ships to Violate the Neutrality of China by Using Her Ports as a Refuge. TOKIO, Aug. 20.—The Japanese Gov- ernment to-day gave to the press a statement defining its attitude in the capture of the Ryeshitelni and declar- ing its position on the entire question of Chinese neutrality, as follows: “The status of China in the present | struggle wholly unique. Nearly all| of the rations are (‘arried“ She is not a nevertheless her‘ belligerert and | neutral That condition of contemplation of interna- | and a con-| this case it is a creature | understanding to which erents have given adhesion, view to limiting the area ot‘ ilities in the interest of foreign in- e and the general tranquiliity | 8. The Japanese Government engaged | to respect the neutrality of China out- side the regions actually involved | war, provided that Russia made a| engagement and cagried it cut faith. The Japanese Govern- x considered that they were pre- cluded by this engagement from occu- king use for warlike pur- y kind of territory or ports | of China outside of the zone which had been made the theater of war, because i to them that any such occu- pation would ‘ipso facto’ convert the laces thus occupied and used from to belligerent territory. It y seemed to them that any such | and use of neutral Chinese ory or ports by the Russian forces i give effect to the proviso In the Japanese engagement and justify her| ing tory or ports so oc d used as belligerent. SIA BREAKS FAITH. . the Japanese Gov- t China’s neutrality applicable only to \ are not occupied forces of either belliger- a cannot escape the an unsuccessful war the conflict territories are in part in part things, in th 1 law, is an anom: party tc In 1t seem by conditionally p from ¥ Port Ar- e of Chefu ack, which her home to afford her. In she was guilty of & of China, as agreement of the n was fully jus- g the harbor of Che- t rbor e neutrality so far the inci- WaS conce: d. With of the inci the he port was revive { »)n taken by Japan “he- » ect natural consequence of Russia’s rd of her engagement, | i s ne in this matter, nor | sia has flag- 's neutrality und‘ engagement. Shortly | sstment and isolation of m of wireless tel- | etween the be- Russian system s installed b the The efu CITES MANDJUR INCIDENT. | t Shanghai the beginning of | an gunboat Mand- | ef e of China’s n°utralh_\'.| e port for weeks after to leave. Finally, af- tions, she consented to Russian cruiser Askold | stroyer Grozovol have now | | these Deoires been at Shanghai for more than 1 al week and still refuse to leave or dis- arm. “The Japanese Government has no intention of disregarding China’s neu- trality so long as it is respected b; Russia, but they cannot consent that Russian warships, a result of a broken engagement and a violated neutrality, shall unchalienged find in the capture and destruction. “The statement of the of the Ryeshitelni that his ship was disarmed upon arrival at Chefu is un- true. The vessel was fully armed and manned when #isited by Lieutenant Termshima early on the morning of August 13; but, in any event, disarm- ament would not fulfill the require- ments of China's neutrality regula- tions, and it was for China, not Rus- sia, to decide. RUSSIANS THE AGGR “It has been suggested in many qus ters that the present case is compar- able with the case the Florida, among others, but the Japanese Gov- ernment draws a clear distinction k tween the two events. The neutrality of Brazil was perfect and uncondi- tional and Port Bahia was a long dis- of tance from the seat of war, whereas the neutrality of China is imperfect | and conditional and the port of Chefu is in close proximity to the zone of | military operations. “The reports of the Japanese and Russian officers who took part in the Chefu incident agree that the Rye- shitelni was the aggressor and the first to commence the hostilities which re- sulted in her capture. This fact would, the Japanese Government believe, de-| prive Russia of any grounds for com- nt which she might possess if the {lawfulness of the canture were othexg- wise in doubt. In this respect the case resembles the case of the Ameri- can privateer General Armstrong and the Bfitish ship The Anne. harbors of China safe refuge from | | commander “The case of the Ryeshitelni is in itself of trifiing importance, but it involves a principle of paramount im- portance. Experience has shown that China has taken no adequate steps to enforce her neutrality laws. If circumstances the Ryeshitelni cculd make Chefu a harbor of refuge, then the great ships of the Russian navy might do the same and nothing would prevent those ips from i ing forth from their retr to attack in| | The necessity of guarding | such an eventuality was too commanding, too overwhelming, to rermit the Ryeshiteini incident to stand as a precedent. The end of this incident will not affect in any way for- eign commerce or disturb the general situation in China, but will merely serve notice to Russia that she must keep her engagements in the future.” e et B TWO RUSSL CRUI IRS SAFE. All Vessels of the Port Arthur Fleet Are Now Accounted For. MUKDEN, Aug. 20.—Confirmation has been received here of the report that the Russian cruiser Novik has en- tered the harbor of Korsakovsk, Island of Saghalien, and it is announced that | rumors prev recently | idents sighted off Hongkong, has arrived at | result of the alleged degradation of | capital of French Indo-China. | the the Russian cruiser Diana aigon All of the vessels thur fleet have now for. Admiral Togo's sinking of a cruiser type in the Shantung have been erroneous. o T Skirmishes Between Outposts. LIAOYAN been accounted report of the of the Pallada 5 * - L stopping, the weather is cool, but the roads are in such a condition that no of importance is expected for a considerable time. The fighting of the last two days has been limited to light A troop of Cossacks last night occu- pied Tanziapoudza, a village a couple encount {of miles southeast of Anping, and killed or’captured seven Japanese. L ERRER battle proves to | Chinese Not Troublesome. CHEFU, Aug. 21, 1 a. m.—There are alent that the Chinese res- of Chefu are uneasy local taotai in connection with the Ryeshitelni incident. Authoritative of the Port Ar-|circles declare that the rumors are unfounded. The Chinese are quiet, according to the American and Japan- | ese Consuls Lo Russia’s Floating Dock Destroyed. LONDON, Aug. —Lloyds' has re- ceived information to the effect that Aug. 20.—Rains are |a floating dock which was on its way ADVERTISEMENTS. WILL CONVINCE YOU. DIZZINESS, There are thousands of persons to-day en- joying good health simply because they were persuaded to try HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS when their stomachs were weak and their livers and kidneys disordered. Then there is no logical reason why you should remain sickly and delicate. 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'mishes hetween outposts. | as " the | | from St. Petersburg to Libau for the use of the Baltic fleet is a total loss, having broken in two VE SHANGHAI ORDERED TO L Russian Warships Must Stop Repair- i ing and Depart. | SHANGHAI, Aug. 20.—The Russian torpedo-boat destroyver Grozovoi has | been ordered to' stop repairing and | either to leave this harbor at once or to | disarm. The Russian cruiser Askold | must leave here on Monday at noon. | These orders were issued by the Taotal | ot/ Shanghai. It is believed in official circles that both warships will disarm. The Taotai notified the Russian Con- | #ul General here that if his orders for the two vessels to leave port or disarm were not at once obeyed the Chinese | Government would effect the disarma- ment of the ships and that their crews would be held in custody until the ter- mination of the war. Permission to re- pair the boilers of the Askold was re- | fused. The Taotai contends that the Askold came into port with two engines and two sets of boilers in operation, and that she must leave port in the | Tame condition. | The change in the date set for the { departure of the Russian ships (it was previously announced that the Askold would be permitted to remain at Shang- hai until next Tuesday) is due to an intimation from Japan that China was siding with Russia and that China’s re- sponsibility in the matter was serious. China disclaimed responsibility if Rus- sia failed to observe her neutrality. The Japanese Consul General here de- clares that the Grozovol and Askold are seaworthy and that they have been gaining time to repair to their full fighting capacity. AR ATTACKING THE FORTRESS. Final Assault by the Besiegers of Port Arthur. CHEFU, Aug. 20.—The steamship Pechili, just arrived here, was over- hauled and boarded by a Japanese de- stroyer and five torpedo-boats six miles off Liapshan last night. An offi- cer from the destroyer stayed on board for forty minutes conversing with the Japanese Consul to Newchwang, who was a passenger. for Chefu. The sounds of firing were so heavy occasionally that conversation was difficult. The Japanese explained that they were | shelling the Russian positions with the utmost vigor, preparing for an assault to-day toward daybreak. When the Pechill was permitted to proceed on her course the firing was at its heavi- est, and it was believed to indicate the imminence of a general assault. Tjuin, the Japanese Consul General at Tientsin, who arrived here to-day on the Pechili, says that to-day's battle, which began at daybreak, is directed against the fortress itself. It is taking place along the entire line, and it is Ja- pan’s supreme effort, to which the re- cent battles were but preliminary con- tests, He added: “I firmly believe that you can safely say that Port Arthur will soon be in our hands. One after the other of the outer defenses has been taken by the Japanese and the latter have completed their preparations for the grand as- sault. General Stoessel was asked to surrender. He refused. Now comes the final test. Chinese who left Liaoshan Promon- tory at & o'clock yesterday afternoon have arrived here and say the Japanese have built two forts at Shushiyen. i They confirm previous reports that the Russian warships now at Port Arthur are in comparatively good condition. They heard nothing of the sinking of a Russian gunboat off Liaoshan Promon- tory last Thursday night. o e PO L R A B S PORT ARTHUR STILL HOLDS oUT i Continued From Page 21, Column 1. Wwill not be possible to carry them out in the face of General Kuropatkin's strong position unless the fall of Port Arthur releases such a mass of rein- forcements as to completely turn the numesical scale of troops in the north. — All Reserve Officers in Rus- sia Are Summoned to the Colors. P i GRSl ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 20.—The Emperor has issued a ukase summon- ing to the colors all the reserve officers throughout the empire. The defeats which the Russians have sustained only seem to increase Rus- sia’s determination to hurry reinforce- ments to the front. The imperial ukase published this morning, ordering the mobilization of forty-five additional districts, calls to the colors the reserves of about one-tenth of European Rus- sia. Considerably over half the first- class reserves of European Russia have now been called out, and practically all the reserves in Siberia. The Officlal Messenger to-day an- nounced the mobilization of the re- serves in four districts of the Poltava government, two in the Kursk govern- ment, two in the Tver government, one in the Samara government, four in Saratoff government, two in the Astra- | Khan government, one in the Ufa gov- ernment, five in the St. Petersburg gov- ernment, three in the Novgorod go ernment, three in the Pskov govern- ment, one {n the Volhynia government, seven in the Archangel government and | seven in the Olonetz government. NOVIK AND DIANA SAFE. The Admiralty was considerably re- lieved by the receipt of the news of the arrival of the cruiser Diana at Sai- gon, French Indo-China, and of the Novik at Karsakovsk, island of Sagha- lien. The Novik is expected to con- tinue her voyage to Vladivostok as soon as she has coaled. She probably put into Karsakovsk in order to ascertain the whereabouts of the Japanese squad- ron. The report from Chefu that the Rus- sians have driven the Japanese out of { | { | | | | | | 28. CHEFU Czar Determined to Send Heavy Reinforcements to the Far East. -+ the positions at Palungchang, whence they had been bombarding the forts of Port Arthur, was received with con- siderable gratification at the War Office, where it was regarded as evidence that the defenders are strong enough to take the offensive when the occasion demands. For this reason the War Office is not inclined to credit the reports that the Japanese have cap- tured forts No. 3 and No. 4, five miles northeast of Port Arthur. It is admit- ted that the possession of these forts would render the situation of the be- siegers desperate. The War Office has official informa- tion from the fortress up to August 8§, 9 and 10. This report tells of the des- perate character of the Japanese at- tacks, which continued practically witheut intermission for forty hours. General Stoessel's report after the as- saults of August 14 and 15 is expected at any hour. SHELLS DAMAGE RETVIZAN. Private information coming from Port Arthur by way of Chinese junks says that when the Japanese sent in | the flag of truce on Friday they con- veyed a message to both the general commanding the fortress and the ad- miral commandidg the squadron. According to the Admiralty’s infor- mation the battleship Retvizan was the most unlucky ship in the harbor be- fore the sortie of August 10. Out of 153 | shells entering the town five struck the Retvizan, wounding her captain and three other officers. She was also the only ship hit when the Japanese fired over Liaoti Mountain, the 'extreme southern part of the Kwangtung Pen- insula, during the earlier stages of the operations. The Emperor has telegraphed to Lieu- tenant General Stoessel, in command | of the military forces at Port Arthur, as follows: “I direct you to congratulate In my name and on behalf of the whole of Russia the troops, sallors and inhab- itants of Port Arthur on the successes gained in the fighting of July 26, 27 and I am fully convinced of their abso- lute readiness to uphold the glory of our arms by their unbounded bravery. I warmly thank all. “May the most high God bless their heroic deeds, ‘Which entailed so heavy secrifices, and may He protect the fort- ress of Port Arthur from the attacks of the enemy. NICHOLAS.” FUTURE CZAR'S GODFATHERS. The selection of Emperor William and King Edward to be godfathers of the heir to the Russian throne has created an excellent impression and is considered to be an especially happy omen of the future relations between Russia and Great Britain. 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