The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
BRIT0NS ARE VERY WARLIKE
BOTH PUBLIC AND PRESS ARE lR.
RITATED ALMOST BEYOND
ENDURANCE.
THE REPORT OF A LUNATIC
BRITISH PAPERS so CHARACTER
IZE RoJEsTvENskY's YER
SION OF TRAGEDY.

London, Oct. 27.-Tension increases
as time passes without definite set
Element Of the situation created by the
Russian blunder In the North sea. Am
bassador Benckendorff communicated
to Foreign Minister Lansdowne on
Wednesday and the fact that this was
regarded as unsatisfactory only served
to infiame the public mind; and
while official circles are giving out in
timations that 1t is their confident be-
lief the whole matter will be salts
factorily arranged, it is now quite
evident that only short time will be
allowed Russia in which to give final
and complete assurances of her inten-
ton to comply with any and all de-
mands Great Britain may make within
reason. The arrival Of Admiral Ro-
jestvensky at Vigo and the certainty
that he Is in direct communication
with his government removes at once
the possibility of any delay on account
of the inability of Russia to get his
side of the occurrences of the night OF
Oct. q.
With this official version before the
Russian government, together with the
official statement of the members of
the fishing fleet 1t Is unlikely the
British public or the British govern
ment will allow another twenty-four
hours to pass quietly without deriving
satisfactory reply to the note, which
demanded a quick answer. NEAR
while the admiralty Is not idle. Re-
ports from all naval stations show that
a tremendous state of activity exists.
This is especially true of Gibraltar,
from which place it is announced that
some of the best of Great Britain's
war vessels are under orders to pro-
coed in the direction of the Russian
Baltic squadron, and that all the ships
of the British channel fleet are ready
to go to sea at a moments notice.
Time Limit Nearly Ended.
Hitherto there has been no indication
that time had been set by Great
Britain for Russia's reply to her de-
mands. but the fact that three battle
ships and three cruisers are under or
ders for the morning of Oct. % is
construed in some quarters to mean
that Great Britain will not wait longer
tudu tudI udlS DClOIS iCi
sea dogs, while it is also evident that
the Russian cruisers and smaller boats
of the Baltic squadron may find diff
Guilty in passing the gateway to the
East unless the crisis is completely
over by the time they reach the en-
trance to the Mediterranean.
Information has reached the Asso-
ciated Press from an authoritative
source that puts a brighter light upon
the situation. 1t is understood that
practically everything has been de-
cided upon to the satisfaction of Count
Lamsdorff the Russian foreign min
lister, except the question of the pun
ishment of the offending officers of the
Baltic squadron. 1t is further under
stood that Great Britain is not de-
manding final and formal under
standing before announcing that she
is satisfied, but an understanding in
general terms on the part of Russia,
which can be accepted as sufficient
guarantee for an official announcement
that the crisis has passed.
Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, speak
ing at bennington last night, said he
had no further information to dis
close. but that he had no doubt Rus
STA would make full reparation and
punish the offenders.