The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-09
M info;mation relative to naval and
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al info,mation relative to naval and
military movements.
Preparations were also made for the
czar's Journey to the ancient capital,
Moscow, where he goes in accordance
with the traditional custom Of his
f%crefathers to invoke Divine guidance
While the imperial train is passing to
Moscow, troops will line every foot
of the way.
At the Japanese legation all Is con-
fusion. Servants and attaches are
busy packing up the minister's effects.
M. Kurino, the Japanese minister.
shows the effects Of the long strain
but is calm and his strictly correct
attitude is unchanged. He has been
on good terms personally with Count
Lamsdorff and ether officials. He is
extremely reticent and declines to OF.
fer an explanation of the course OF
Japan, saying the authorities at Toxic
would doubtless give the world their
side of the story. He %ventured, how.
v to point out that the irritation
created by the delay in the Russian
response postponed from day to day,
together with the forecasts of what 1t
contained, might have convinced his
government that it was futile to pro.
coed further with diplomacy. He said
that the rupture of diplomatic rela-
tions did not necessarily mean war.
United States Ambassador McCor-
mick and other diplomats among
whom the Japanese minister is popu-
lar came to express to him their re-
grets at the turn affairs had taken.
M. Kilrino and his wife made a num-
Der of hurried farewell calls, includ-
ing one at the American embassy.
Four cars are ready at the Warsaw
! station for the minister and the lega-
ton staff. M. Kurino will leave at the
earliest possible moment. The busl.
ness at the Japanese legation viii
probably be turned over to the Brit.
ish embassy, although it was. thought
possible, in view of the fact that
Great Britain, as Japan's ally, might
be drawn into the quarrel, that MI
i Mccormick might take charge.
It is possible that the car may pos
sibly undertake the protection of the
Japanese in Russia as Nicholas !
did in the case of the English during
, the Crimean war. .
Japanese Fleet Reported Sunk.
Amid the crop d of stories afoa
there are some of the widest char
acter, as for example that a nava
battle had already been fought and
Japanese feet sunk,
When Count Lamsdorf informed M
Kurino on Thursday night that the re
sronse had gone to Viceroy Alexieff
he did not give him a copy OF it, bu
it is understood that he made known
in a general way, the Russian pos!
ton. Russia, while making conces
sions, declined to yield on the foul TO.
}, lowing points:
First-Japan's right to ask for
treaty covering the sovereignty Q
| Manchuria.
second-she insisted upon mutua
:, recognition of the independence
I Korea.
: Third-That there should be r
: fertilization of Southern Korea, whtc
might threaten Russian commune;
lions with Port Arthur and Vladlv'
stock, and
Fourth-She declined to me-
Japan's wishes with regard to a me-
trail zone on both sides of the Yal
river.
The news of the breaking off
diplomatic relations between RUSS
y and Japan was spread far and vic
throughout the capitals by extra bu
h letins of the Novoe Vremya and 9TH
papers. Much excitement was create
n and resulted in patriotic demonstr
y lions. .
It is the general opinion of milital
le men here that Japan will immediate
g land troops in Korea, whence W
lc come the first news of fighting unle
t. there should be an accidental encou
Re ter at sea.
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