Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-02
RECALL OF ROJESTvENSKY.
II Was Never Iutimated to Russia that
Great Britain Would De-
mand It,
COMMISSION WILL SIT IN PARIS.
viii Consist Of Five Naval Officers
Admiral Dewey Probably viii he
One Of the Members.

81. Petersburg, Nov 2. p. m.--The
Associated Press can authorltatlvely
announce that the basis Tor the British.
Russian agreement to submit the North
sea Incident to a commission insures an
amIcable settlement without a sequel
The understanding is complete.
In the heat Of the excitement follow.
Ing the incident many false impressions
obtained credence abroad. Now that
the smoke has cleared away Il IL pos
sible to state that Great Britain dis
claimed any intention OF trying TO de.
tain the Russian squadron, which could
only be interpreted as hostile act, 1t
was never intlmated TO Russia that Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky's recall would be
demanded, and Great Britain never
asked Russia to pledge herself 10 the
punishment OF any one The British
government fully realized that officers
Of the Russian squadron may have act
fair was a deplorable mistake but az a
result Of the inquiry which win estab.
llsh the facts each government Is ex.
pected to take up action with.
out demands from either side
and no pledges have been requested
or given by either country. SO far as
future complications are concerned the
Incident is regarded as closed, though
there has been a slight hitch in the
Russo-Anglo negotiations regarding
matters relating 10 the international
commission which has necessitated their
transfer here. But hey only cover
minor points and are expected to be
adjusted during the day
WILL SIT IN PARIS.
II IL now regarded as almost certain
that the commission win sit In Paris
and be composed Of hve naval officers.
one Russian and one British, each pow
en- 10 choose another member and the
four 10 select a NTH. Russia has prac-
tlcally named Admiral Kasnakoh
and Great Britain Admiral Sir
Cyprlan Bridge, although the latter Sc
lection Is not absolutely settled Great
Britain expressed her intention Of ask
ing that a United States naval officer
sit on the commission whereupon Rus
sla announced that she would select a
French officer There is a strong in
tmation that Great Britain win IN
vita Admiral Dewey 10 be one Of the
commission Officers OF such character
as those mentioned insure the accept
ance OF the findings OF the commission
by both countries and the world.
RUSSIAN MEMBER.
Admiral Kasnakoh is one OF the
ablest officers IN the Russian navy and
is a courty man Of conclllatory dispo-
sitlOn and judicial temperament. He
has practically retired from active SER
vice. The high esteem IN which he IL
held at the admiralty Is shown by the
fact that he was selected TO be the
admiral 10 command the Russian
squadron which went 10 New York on
the occasion Of the worlds fair celc-
brati0n an 1898 II transpires that Ave
and not four Russian officers left the
squadron at NigO and are now on their
way TO st. Petersburg.
London. Noy. Yesterdays attack
Of nerves, due to misInformed state
ments In the London newspapers. has
given way to- extreme calm The news.
papers angrlly assail the government
for leaving London 20 Wrestle with It's
fears all day long when a word would
have disposed Of an the alarms, and
they suggest that II the admiralty
would require Vice Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford 20 refrain from "sur.
prise notifications and other inter
csting maneuyer3 during the next few
days II would not only add 10 the tran
guilty OF the country but would
smooth the way TO "a final settlement OF
the dispute.
Today's cabinet meeting excited
hardly the slightest interest on the part
of the general public For the first
time In many years the ministers met
az the premier's residence as Mr.. Bal
-four e suifrng from the blocking of
small superficial vein in his left lee
requiring complete rest. All the minis
tcrs Were present Foreign Secy. I.aus
doHnc coming boo after having inter
views with Ambassadors BcukcndOrn
and Cambuu who We're early visitors
at LGnsd0Wnc, house and the foreign OF.
Zee respectively The two amkassa-
doris had previously met to discuss
some points OF detail I'm the formation
of me international commission
The cabinet sal for nearly a couple
OF hours the subject oi discussion be-
inr details of the arrangements for the
international commission