The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-11
ENGLISH DRAFT OF ARBITRA'
TON AGREEMENT ACCEPT
ED BY RUSSIA.
SENSATIONAL REPORT
AT ST. PETERSBURG
Said That Evidence Proving Attack on
Squadron Was Organized by Jap
anese Official Will Be Presented to
Commission.


yention covers six articles, as pre- /
viously forecasted from here. The |
commission will sit in Paris and will
consist of five members, Russian,
British, American and French, the rep
resentatives of these four nations to
choose the fifth member. Broad out
lines for the inquiry are laid down
by the convention, but the commiS-
sion will have wide latitude in deter
mining all the relevant facts. AL
though the convention is agreed to, it
is believed that some minor matters
connected with the subject, the exact
nature of which cannot be ascertained,
are still undecided.
Says Attack Was Planned.
A sensational report was current
here, attributed to a high authority,
| that Russia will undertake before the
international commission to prove that
the japanese minister at The Hague
actually organized an attack on the
Russian squadron and will produce a
message sent by the minister contain
ing complete evidence that such was
the case.
Points of Russian Case.
Four points of the Russian case, as
presented simultaneously by special
dispatches from Paris to two papers
here, which bear evidence that they
came from inspired sources, are as
follows:
1. Information which reached Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky as he was leav-
ing Danish waters showed that sus-
picious vessels were in the North sea,
navigating first under one flag and
then under another
2. The transport Kamtchatka's re-
port by wireless telegraphy. some time
before the incident occurred, that she
had seen two torpedo boats (the
Kamtchatka being then 80 miles be-
hind the squadron).
3. Later the receipt of suspicious
wireless message signed "Kamtchat-
ka," asking for the exact latitude and
longitude of the squadron, message
which it was afterwards aScertained
vas never sent by the Kamtchatka.
4. Then the appearance of two tor
pedo boots alongside the squadron,
which could not have been Russian, as
all the Russian torpedo boats were
then in the English channel The
squadron did not fire until the torpedo
boats were seen.
The fact that only seven torpedo
: boats are now with the squadron
whereas eight left Libau is explained
BY the fact that one of them broke
down before the squadron left Danish
waters and was towed back to Libau
by the Russian ice-breaker Ermak.
The reports of British warships fol.
lowing up the various divisions of the
Russian squadron are creating intense
irritation here. The Sviet says:
THE shadowing of the Russian
squadron by British cruisers canno
60 on. This game must be stopped
and the sooner the better"
Terms of Agreement.
The, terms of the Anglo-Russian con
, vention agreement on the constitution
Of the commission, as described by ar
ticles 9 to IA of The Hague peace con
vention, to investigate the North sea in
cident are as follows:
First-The commission is to consis
of five members, namely officers of Grea
Britain, Russia, the United States an
France, these to select fifth. If the,
, cannot agree upon choice, the selection
/, is to be entrusted to the sovereign O
, some country to be chosen by Grea
Britain and Russia.
Second-The commission to report o.
. all the circumstances relating to the dis
aster and to establish the responsibility
Third-The commission to have tn
power to settle all questions of proce
dure.
q Fourth-The parties to bind them
selves to supply the commission with al
q the necessary information, facilitie.
etc.
Fifth-The commission to meet 1
= Paris so soon as possible after the sic
6 nature.
! Sixth-The report of the commissio
/. to be officially communicated to tn
respective governments.
q Provisions are to be added regardin
= the assessors and agents expenses,
. decision to be reached by majorit,
etc.
1t is expected that the commissio
will assemble in about fortnight. Tn
n greatest satisfaction prevails at tn
foreign Office at the amicable agree
b ment reached and firm hope is e.
% pressed that the American admiral to
q selected by the United States to sit O
s the commission will prove an imparti.
|. judge of the facts submitted.
Details Still Unsettled.
London, NOV. THE British foreig
', Office has received, through AmbassadC
g Hardinge, Russia's acceptance of tn
st Geographic summary of the Angle
n Russian convention, but it states that q
, several details remain to be settled
d was not in position to make any stat,
ment Saturday.