The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-17
GREAT BRITAIN
Is SUSPICIOUS
Germany's New Navy Causes
Strange DipIOmacies.
KING EDWARD MOVING FORCE
ARRIVAL OF SIR CHARLES HAIR
DINGE AT ST. PETERSBURG.

81 Petersburg, May 16-6 p. ny
Sir Charles Hardnge. the new British
ambassador To- Russia. arrived at ST.
petersburg today. Because of the part
The ambassador IS expected 10 play i'm
carrying out King Edwards desire for
closer relations between Great Britain
ana Russia, more than usual interest i'm
--i7 ARRIVAL was displayed I'm official and
aAolHclal circles The government was
extremely puucLllOus iu observing the
most minute details OF the ceremonies
imposed py international etiquette on
.ir arrival OF d new ambassador. The
iliDeilai waiting room al the Warsaw
station was thrown open for mis- use and
et imperial carriage with d guard of
totiul OF tussdcks I'm red tuuiCs cOu-
Neye0 the ambassador from the station
To me embassy As soon as the em-
lffor returns to ST.. Petersburg Sir
charles win present his credentials
and at the same time deliver a speech
IS nleh u IS expected viii reveal guard
tlllr or course the object OF his mis-
SION. The authorities here attach con-
siderable Importance 20 the prJspec-
I've declaration, owing to the ambassa-
oOi relation With King Edward. It,
VII De regarded as much as an express
SION of the views of the king as of
The British government. ON his part
Spouse which viii be no less cordial
IMAM The utterance of the British am
bassadOr
Specific Purpose Yelled.
Ia official and diplomatic circles it
IS generally known that the establish
meur of better relations between Rus
STA and Great Britain is the object of
Sir Charles Hardiuge's mission The
specific purposes, however, are still
yelled, despite the discreet inquiries
made by foreign diplomats of their
British colleagues here.
You know as wei as we do said
well informed diplomat to the COR
respondent of the Associated Press this
afternoon, 'the intense personal desire
of king Edward 10 reach an agreement
with Russia. The king wishes 90 bring
about a change iu Anglo Russian rela-
lions such as is realized by the agree
neut between Great Britain and
France I'm spite of the belief else
where this Is no more q difficult task
than Was accomplished m Paris and
London We believe Sir Charles Har-
diuges mission is 10 reach an under
landing with Russia whereby viii be
defined their respective spheres of i'm
nueuee iu Asia just as the Anglo
French convention defined their dis
tineJ spheres in Africa
One Important Question.
There is no question of Great Brit
ain formally Offering Intervention 90
arrange for peace between Japan and
Russia. Russia had made it absolute
ly clear that she VIII have $40 inter-
ference. There are plenty of subjects
Tor negotiations. One of the most im-
portant Is the reduction of ornaments
on the Indian frontier. which now con-
sritufes an enormous and useless exc
peuditur- for both countries
The same diplomat asserted that
Russia's resentment against Great
Britain for not allowing her 20 take
ConsfantiHople is no longer justified as
the British government has not the
same reason as formerly To oppose the
advance OF Russia through the Darda-
ueUes II the British have a motive
for seeking q Russian agreement 81 is
attributed 90 British suspicion OF Ger
many. due TO the latter.s creation Of a
navy