Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05
No Idea of Taking Action Regarding
the Philippines.
SENTIMENT SHOWN BY NEWSPAPERS
Diplomats Discussing Lord Sails
bury's Speech.
j APAN AND HA All

| Emperor Nicholas of Russia was much
disturbed as to the ultimate destiny of the
| Philippines, and that some sort of immed-
| late intervention was probable, was entirely
| unwarranted and placed Russia in a mis-
| leading position before the people of this
| country. He says the sentiment through
| out Russia, official and unofficial, is one
of extreme cordiality towards the United
States, and shows there will be no change
| in the traditional friendship existing be-
| tween the United States and Russia. The
friendly feeling, he pointed out, was
| shown by the Russian newspapers which
| arrived in the mail only yesterday. They
| were published just after the declaration
of war by the United States, and their
comment was, without exception, of the
| most friendly character toward the United
| States.
He said this feeling prevailed to a mark
| ed extent, even among the peasantry Of
| Russia, and it was a matter of surprise to
| him under such circumstances that re-
ports should be circulated in the United
| States that Russia was aout to assume an
unfriendly attitude toward this country.
The Russian ambassador. Count Cassini,
| Is expected here some time next month,
although. being an ardent sportsman, he
1
| He is now at st. Petersburg, after having
conducted the negotiations at Pekin re-
| sulting In the Russian occupation of Port
Arthur. Today is a Russian holiday, being
| the Saints day, after whom the empress
was named. Accordingly some Of the Rus
| sian officials went to Fort Monroe where
| they will have the opportunity, incidental
| ly, of seeing Commodore Schley's flying
squadron. Gen. Mertwego. the Russian
| naval and military representative here,
has not yet arranged to go to Cuba, as he
feels that the important operations are
still some time off.
sympathy of the British Ministry.
At the several foreign headquarters today
the speech of Lord Salisbury before the
Primrose Club last night was regarded as
| deeply significant, in that it was the first
expression from high official source clear
| ly indicating the sympathy of the British
| ministry in the present course Of the United
| States. A member of the diplomatic corps
said that while Lord Salisbury had neces-
| sarily spoken with caution yet his high
I tribute to the great commercial nation,
with it's vast railway resources and
| Gpability of equiping armies, was an I'M
mistakable reference to the United States,
| WI lie the reference to certain Lying coun-
| tries was equally unmistakable in its ap-
| plioation to Spain.
| In British quarters Lord Salisbury's
speech is received with much satisfaction
as another evidcisce of cordiality between
! this country and Great Britain. At the
same time, it is stated with the greatest
! positiveless that this friendly feeling has
at no time taken official form. in the way
O; entente or understanding of any
kind. 1t is regarded none the less help
full, however, in leading toward fuller CO.
operation and sympathy between the En-
gIish-speaking people en- both sides of the
water.
In the absence of all official action, the
report published by the Paris Eclair that
GIeat Britain would become the ally of
the United States in case 0: European in
tervention is dismissed purely specula-
| tive and based merely upon the friendly
feeling now existing between the two gov
erhments. The PARIS report that the Unit
ed States has promised 10 capture the
Canary Islands and cedc them to Great
Britain is characterized at The State De-
partment and by ieadins G.p--in mats as pure
~ fanciful The Sta.e department gives a
specific denial.
May ScEd ia Cipher.
The foreign embassies and legations have
received notitcallcn from the State De-
pa~tment that any cipher cables that they
may des:re to send to their consuls at
Havana, Porto Rico other Spanish pos
sessions will not be interrupted or censored.
This Is a distinct concession TO the foreign
representatives, which they fully appreci-
ete. They had rather expected that in
time OF war there would be difficulty of
Cabling III cipher to their Representatives
INSIDE OF the Spanish line. Dut The Stale
department has preferred to consider all
such communications from the ampassa-
aors and ministers III Washington as sen,
IN good faith anu iii confidence. SO that any
InIormaIlcn they ..itaiIrea wouio not reach
the enemy
Jupnn ssad ki.,ssui.an Annexatiou
The Japanese minister, Mr.. Hosni was
among Inc c;ilieIs the state Depart-
Hent today. he had not heard from Ida-
mia, but thought intormatfon mignt come
by way of FormCsa, japan mas laid
cable Formosa. The minister does not
credit reports that Hawni is about to be
turned over to the United states. He says
Japan has nothing to say Of Hawail's ac-
QUESTION by the United States in the usual
way, by treaty, long japan inter
es:s in Hawaii are safeguarded. But he
feels that 1t would be unfortunate to have
the acquisition occur through any sudden
ard surprising move, particularly in view
of the very friendly relations just at pres
ent existing between the United States
Great Britain and Japan. M-. Hoshi is in
ciined to believe that when the Japanese
decree of neutrality is In hand it viii dis
close that coal is not made strict contra
band of war.