The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
Member Of Japanese House Of
Peers Arrives in America
and Talks Of War;
ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOR
is EFFECTUALLY BLOCKED
Four squadrons Of the Japanese Navy
Are Watching Port Arthur While
the Others Are Patrollinp
the Coast to the North.

San Francisco. April 6.-Baron Masono
Matsudurai of the Japanese house Of
peers arrived on the steamer Korea to-
day With him is Vamawaki, secretary
of the ministry of agriculture and com
merce The baron is on his way to st.
Louis, where he will assume the man
agement of the Japanese exhibit at the
worlds fair. He is a member of the
conservative party of Japan and was for
many years vice minister of home af-
fairs of the government
"The entrance to Port Arthur harbor
ron, "and Japan will soon be in command
of the Russian stronghold. There is only
room for one ship to pass in and out Of
the harbor.n
The operations at Port Arthur have
been very expensive but we don't care
for that as long as we are successful. The
Japanese intend to force the surrender
of Port Arthur in a short time by COM
bned attack of land and sea forces. W..
then hope to force Russia out of Manchu-
ria as well as Korea. We have large
force in the latter place. the exact num-
Der is a secret. and we soon hope to have
an equally large force In Manchuria
our cavalry Is not the weak point in
our army On the contrary. l consider
it equal to that of Russia and the few
engagements which have taken place with
the Cossacks show the truth of this state
ment
Thus far Japan has spent $500, 900 on
the war
In Seven Squadrons.
London, April THE Daily Telegraph $
Seoul correspondent says he learns from
Japanese sailor who participated in the
attack on Port Arthur that the Japanese
fleet is divided into seven squadrons.
-Four of these are watching Port Arthur,
the fifth patrols the Korean coast and the
and seventh cruise between Vladivostock
and north Japan. Two torpedo boats
were much damaged in the engagements,
but otherwise the fleet was little injured.
The damages to the Japanese cruisers
lwate and Voshine have been repaired
and the vessels have Joined the fleet
The Daily Teegraphs Wei Hal Wei cor
respondent cabling under date of April
g. says Russian warships are patrollng
the Gulf of Pc Chi Ii, and that the Lon
don Times steamer was stopped and
searched 80 minutes outside of Port Ar
thur today.
The Standard Tien Tsn correspondent
says Paul. minister to China has pro-
tested to the Chinese government of the
presence of Japanese instructors with the
Chinese army which he regards as a
violation of neutrality.
Korean Emperor Favors Russia.
Port Arthur. April G.-The Associated
Press correspondent has had an interview
with high parsonage closely connected
with the emperor of Korea. who left his
native land because. of the administra-
tive reforms introduced through the in
fluence of the Japanese Apparently re-
f1ecting the views of the Emperor, this
parsonage said:
81 foresaw the Japanese action. 1t Is
an attempt to apply to Korea. the policy
which the the British have made In India
My country has reason to sympathize
with the Russians, knowing the justice of
their policy toward the natives of Amur,
where many Koreans labor
The sailors Of the fleet who distin-
guished themselves in the recent Japa-
nese attacks were decorated with the
cross of st. George Sunday by Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff in the presence of Grand
Duke Cyrit. cousin Of the Emperor
kuropatkin Reviews Troops.
New Chwans, April G.-General Kuro-
ratkin commander-in-c chief of the Rus