The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-21
UNITED STATES AP-
PEALS FOR JAPAN
A Plea for Her NOn-COmbat-
ants-Russian Warships
Going to Port Arthur

news. Al PORT Arthur quiet and order
reign. Both sides seem 10 be prepar-
ing for renewed activity, but wnere the
next lighting VIII be cannot be fore
tod.
Russia will be asked by the United
States TO tIeat kindly the japanese
non-com patants VINO nave been ieIt IN
SiDeiia ana To enable them 10 make
their way back To Japan. Kogora
1akahiIa, the Japanese minister, cali
ed at the state department Saturday
and informed the oInclals that he had
received teports that between folly
and hfty Japanese non-cunmbatan,s
Wee in d sunerihg condition an sew
efal Siberian towns. 1he MINISTER re-
quested the washington government
To use It's good offices TO assist the
Japanese 10 reach Berlin, where the
Japanese mlmster Will take them in
enaI ge.
ne state department acted prompt
ly and caDieg4 am has been sent 10
Mccormick, the American ambassador
at 81. Pete. souig, lnp1tIng nlm 10 call
The attention or the imperial COVE. n
hope tnat the Russian officials WI.
take immediate steps tor the relief Oh
tie Japanese.
10 press representative Minister
&Aah4a SAID:
was NOT at the state department
nor at SecietaIy nays les.deace, bat
l was at the Gepa4 tment Iater ana
hanasd 10 Mr. Looms, the ASSISTANT
Secretary or STATE, note Iequsst.Ag
the United states COVE. nment 10 use
its good onices 10 see tnat the Japanese
residents IN Siberia, VINO are destitute
ana desiie 10 return nome, snaIr be
sent TO 1erlin, wne.e my 'coneague Will
take charge OF them.
Il fhaae tnis request because of his
teleg4 am received here. reporting tnat
Two JapaAese suDJecLs, VINO af.lsSd al
being lew Gays ago from the m
le-iof or Siberia as u~4esaees nom
la. sc nuInDer vi Japdnese stLI ilsins.
lhe.e, iepOrtea 10 ham lnaI Lhey wele
boySotteo ana noe o.4ly nad tney found
IL iHpOssiGIe 10 ed4n living, out
wee suiie4 iils great pnvat.ols. ia
some towns. At Was sala, tney were o.
ae.ed ~ the ponce aathOri1Ies 10 ieave
al nlonient5 . noIce, wItnuut time 10
tahe linear eLects win lnem. We
tAe. eIo.e nave decided to have them
sent 10 Japan.
1t Is not unnatural that in time of
waf there exists between the people or
belige.ent a degiee vi enmity, bat in
my opinion IL Is notable feature OF
the p4 eseht eonuIct that since It's OUT
b.eak the russians have acted in al
untowa4d manner WIN The noneonbat-
ants ana prIsone4s OF our peopie. 1he
NiadlNostoK squad. on fiied upon Jap
anese merchantmen and sank one OF
them. A Japanese mayor and five sill
d.eis, who weie taken prisoners in ko-
rea, wee parad-d through the streets
OF Mukden. Japanese residents in
ManchuIia, many of whom we've wo-
men, were subjected to indignities
While on their way TO seaport 10 lind
O steamer TO take them To Japan. This
repo.t from Be.l.n tells of the cruel
treatment of innocent people by the
police authorities of Siberia.
Just think how Russians are treat
ed in Japan You never hear any
complaint by them against the Jap
anese authorities and people. On thu
contrary. II was reported from Chem
uipo that when the bodies of two Rus
sian sailors were recovered from the
wreck OF the Variag the sailors of the
japanese men-of-war buried them
with military honors and many resi-
dents OF the Japanese town at that
port went to their graves out of re-
spect for their honorable DEATH"
A late dispatch from St. Petersburg
states thai the whereabouts of the
NiadiVostok squadron is a profound Of
hclal secret, but there are those hero
who believe that the Japanese may
awaken some mo ming to find that the
two divisions OF Russia's Pacific flee,
have effected juncture. 1t is betray-
ing no confidence to state that both
the admiralty and Vice Admiral Maka-
rolf. before he left for the far east, re-
gai ided the fact that the divisions were
separated as most unfortunate for
Russia's chances OF success at sea.
Realizing that offensive naval op-
erations are impossible under present
conditions, 1t Is believed that no op-
portunity will be neglected to repair
this Initial misfortune, even should It
involve considerable risk. Conse-
quently the report that seven Russian
warships were sighted the other day
of Gensan creates much speculation
mere as to whether they could be the
vessels Of the cruiser division. The
number OF ships sighted apparently
does not tally with that of the Vladi-
Nostok division. which properly con-
sisted OF -four fast cruisers and the
transport Lena. 1t is learned, how