Arizona republican., 1904-10-26

sented, Great Britain intends to insist upon full compliance with them> From a diplomatic standpoint, the very fact that Great Britain has not shown her hand strengthens her position. What the nature of the demands will be must necessarily be a matter of speculation until Admiral Rojestvensky's report arrives, but if the important allegation in the note is established, namely, that the squadron actually changed forma- tion before opening fire, it would seem to fix the responsibility upon Rojest- Vensky; and, whoever the author of the offense may be, it is regarded as certain that Great Britain will de- mand, among other things, his punish ment. It is also considered certain
 that failure to promptly comply with the demands would be immediately fol- lowed by Ambassador Harding's re-
 call.
 Although some nervousness is per- ceptible in diplomatic circles, generally
 speaking there is the greatest conf
 dence among both diplomats and high
 officials of the government that the af-
 fair will be amicably adjusted. It is felt, indeed that the very gravity of
 the situation may prove it's salvation,
 by imposing the utmost care and de-
 liberation upon both sides. The en- peror's action this afternoon. fore- shadowed by the Associated Press dis patches of Monday night following his interview with Count Lamsdorf. is re- garded as an expression of his purpose 10 meet any reasonable demand of the British government and to do every thing possible to avoid a cause of quarrel. Il is known that the emperor was greatly grieved and shocked when
 ne heard the news at Cronstadt on | Monday afternoon. To a member of
 the court, the Associated Press learns, J ne has already expressed a determiua-
 ton to punish whoever is responsible | for the error.
 i 4 tour of the embassies and Iepa-
 tiops this afternoon showed that the 1 sentiment was almost unanimous that Russia should make Nevery reparatfon ] and that the incident should be ad- 1usted unless Great Britain's demands ] should be unTeasonab bic, which it was i thought they would not be.
 Nevertheless, great activity was ! manifested at all the legations. Cipher i dispatches were coming and going. and
 the foreign office was besieged by m | ger secretaries and ministers, all eager l Tor information. The scenes. gave for J cible reminder of those iunediate1v ] 4-- NAAS severance or diploma ffC
 relations withIJapan. At the admir- i atty there were similar scenes of ao- tIVity The corridors were full of l newspaper correspondents and naval
 attaches awaiting information regard ] ing Rojestvensky's report. but the ad-
 mlralty had nothing to offer in explan-
 auon of his extraordinary silence. II
 Is felt that this. delay is the most .seri- ! ous feature Of the situation. While ! the British note fixes no time limit fo~ l Russia's reply. it is argued that pro i tracted delay of the admiralty report ] Will do more than anything else to fn- l hame British public opinion and ren- ] der hoal adjustment difficult The ad- ! Iniralty still clings to the hope that an
 official report may place the affair in 8 l more favorable light, though officials are reluctant 10 admit that it may
 have been a case of panic started by some nervous officer.