Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-23
WHAT LENA Will %
DETAIL OF PROGRAM FOR
HANDLING RUSSIAN CRUISER
WILL DlsMANTlE AND REPAIR.
RUSSIA IS WELL SATISFIED
WITH THE AMERICAN
ATTITUDE.

rotary of State Adee today gave out
the following statement regarding tho
Russian ship Lena, now at San Fran.
cisco:
"The President has today issued an
order, through the Acting Secretary
of State, directing that the Russian
armed transport Lena, now at San
Francisco, be taken in custody by the
naval authorities of the United States
and disarmed. The main features Of
the conditions prescribed are that the
! Lena be taken to the Mare Island Navy
Yard, and there be disarmed, by re-
moval of small guns, breechlocks Of
! large guns, small arms. ammunition
y and ordnance stores and such other
dismantlement as may be prescribed
/ by the commandant OF the navy yard;
that the captain give written guar.
antee that the Lena shall not leave
San Francisco until peace shall have
been concluded: that the officers an"
crews shall be paroled, not to leave
San Francisco until some other under
standing as to their disposal may be
reached between the United Slater
Government and both the bclligerents,
that after disarmament the vessel ma;
be removed tO u dock for such reason
able repairs as will make her seawor
IN! and preserve her in good condition
during her detention. may be so repair
I'd nj the navy yard II the Russian
commander should 50 elect: that while
At a private dock the cOmmandant oi
the navy yard at Mare island shah
have custody of the ship. and the re
pairs shall be overseen by an engineer
officer tn be detailed by the command.
ant, and that, when so repaired, Ii
peace shall not have been concluded
! the vessel shall he taken back to the
Mare Island Navy Yard and be there
held in Gust dy until the end of the
war.
This action has been taken upon
the written request of the commander
of the Lena, addressed to Rear Admir-.
= nj Goodrich, setting forth that as the
vessel is incapable Of putting to seq
without ncedful repairs she must dis
arm, and asking that needful repairs
p be permitted after disarmament.
"The Secretary OF the Navy has tel
cgraphgi the Presidents order 10
San Francisco and given instructions
to Admiral Goodrich, and to Captain
McCalla the commandment of the Mare
Island Navy Yard TO carry out its pro.
visions"
Minister Takahira called upon Act.
, ing Secretary Adee today in connection
with this case. lie has no instructions
from his own Government as 10 any
representation that he should make
IN the State Department and he iu
? consequently at liberty TO act on his
own initiative. However, he told Mr..
Adce that the japanese Government
4 had such perfect confidence In the dis.
= position of the United States Govern.
i ment to do the right thing in relation
: TO the Lena that he felt that II was
+ unnecessary for him TO even make q
suggestion as to the disposition of the
case. His call today was only for the
purpose of inquiring whether any new
phase had developed.
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3 prssi,r ,ro,snnr, Low, navin@ ,oon
. sa,,,od od,ciaIs ~ Tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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y mor,s will now aovo,e th.w,cIveo >,
r..chi,g nm rrdoru,ana,no r.oor1,n :.
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: Indicated q, The stotemen, made Inv Inc
t state Danor,mon, Tho nrosont av
> r,ngame,t 4. lint , ,.mnorarv ono IA
' signed ,o moo, Tho onostion 40 n i'm.
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D likely that the oa,cers ana crew will
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