New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-11-02
WISDOM Prevents
Threatened WAR
COURT OF INQUIRY TO SETTLE
LATEST TROUBLE BETWEEN
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
Both Countries Agree to Submit to
Arbitration Points in Dispute
Arising Over the North Sea
Affair.

London, Oct. 29.-AlI danger of war
between Russia and Great Britain has
been averted, and the settlement of
the only points in dispute regarding
the attack by the Russian second Pa
tober Fl has been referred to an in
ternational commission under The
Hague convention. Details of the
agreement were supplied by Premier
Balfour in speech delivered before
the national union of conservative
clubs at Southampton Friday night.
'The Russian ambassador" said Mr..
Balfour, 'has authorized a statement
to the following effect: The Russian
government, on hearing of the North
sea incident, at once expressed its
profound regret, and also promised
most liberal compensation. The gov
eminent has ordered the detention at
Vigo of that part of the fleet which
was concerned in the incident, in order
that the naval authorities might ascer-
tain what officers were responsible for
it; that those officers and any material
witnesses would not proceed on the
voyage to the far east; that inquiry
would be Instituted into the facts by
an international commission as pro-
vided by The Hague convention. That,
Mr.. Balfour interpolated, had nothing
to do with arbitration. 1t was the
constitution of an international COM
mission in order to find out the facts,
and any person found guilty would be
tried and punished adequately. The
Russian government undertook that
precautions would be taken to guard
against recurrence of such incidents
The ascertainment of the facts for
submission to commission formed
under the rules of The Hague peace
conference will be through the cor
oners' inquest at Hull in investigation
by the British board of trade and the
examination of officers of the Russian
ships which fired upon the fishermen.
Mr.. Balfour said that apology and COM
pensation having already been offered,
| nothing now remains but to determine
which account is correct, Rojestven-
skys or the trawlers. In his speech
Mr.. Balfour ridiculed the official ex-
PLANTATION of Admiral Rojestvensky, but
| praised the spirit in which the Rus
sian emperor and government had met
! the crisis. In both Russia and Great
Britain the prevailing feeling is OF
relief that there no longer seems to be
danger of war between the nations.
Emperor Approves Plan.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 29.-The en-
peror has approved the proposal tc
submit the North sea incident to the
international tribunal. The admiralty
! authorizes the statement that Admira
Rojestvensky has been instructed te
remain at Vigo pending the inquiry
into the North sea incident.
Public Dissatisfied.
London, Oct. 31-As time reveals
the terms and the possibilities Of tn
agreement for arbitrating the Anglo
Russian difficulty over the North Sc;
tragedy, it becomes evident the wratl
of many Of the British people has no
been appeased. The anger Is nov
turning partly from Russia agains
Premier Balfour and his government
It is felt that the government ha.
adopted a lame compromise after max
ing a great show Of force, and afte
declaring it would brook no delay il
satisfaction for the killing of Britisl
fishermen by the Russian Baltic fee
It is plain many people are disappoint
ed over the agreement to refer tn
trouble to a court Of inquiry to be ap
pointed under the terms of The Hagu
arbitration treaty. Such a court, the
say, could have no binding force O
Russia, and even if it could deere
punishment of the authors of tn
, North sea outrage, the czar's govern
s ment might refuse to accept the vel
dict. Many views are probably bes
expressed by the Standard, which dis
approves the settlement as a lame an
! impotent compromise ON the part
: the British government. 1t is felt thu
the honor of the nation has been sal