The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-11
WAR NOW IS
A CERTAINTY
Diplomatic Relations Severed
and Respective Ministers
Given Their Passports.
JAPAN LOSES PATIENCE
Russia Insists She VIII Wait
For Japan to Make
First Move
JAPAN LOSES PATIENCE
WAR is NOW INEVITABLE
Great Activity Displayed at All centers
of Russia's Eastern Pawer-Jap-
anese Exodus From Rus
sian Cities.

WAR NOW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
relations between Japan and Russia
severed, and respective ministers given
passports.
OPENING OF HoSTILITIEs-Rus-
STA insists she will wait for Japan TO
make first overt move, but bears a tone
Of confidence in outcome.
ONUS OF THE SITUATION-Rus-
STA declares Japan has been precipitate,
and Japan says patience was
with Russian d%alliance and ~equiyoca-
ton.
WILD RUMORS AFLOAT-Reports
of naval battle already having taken
place are unsupported.
THE FIRST MoVE-Japan IN
| doubtedly will occupy Korea, and hos
tilities are !iekly to begin there.
st. Petersburg, Feb. S.-Count Lams-
dorff. the Russian foreign minister, has
officially informed the Russian repre-
sentativea abroad that Japan has de-
cided to break off negotiations with
Russia and to withdraw the minister
and the Whole Japanese legation staff
from st. Petersburg.
The Russian foreign minister there
upon ordered the Russian minister,
Baron de Rosen, and his staff to leave
Toxic.
The official Messenger publishes the
following circular telegram, dated Feb
| ruary 6, sent out by the Russian for
eign minister TO the representatives or
the Russian government abroad:
Acting under instructions from his
government, the Japanese minister at
the iraperial court has presented a note
which informs the imperial govern
ment of the decision of Japan to break
off further negotiations and recall her
minister and the entire staff at the
Japanese legation.
# ..N - n Of thic. 1io + ~ r,nrinl
majesty has been pleased to order that
the Russian minister at Toxic, with the
whole staff of the imperial mission,
shall leave the capital of Japan without
delay. Such an attitude on the part Of
the Toki government, which has not
ever awaited the arrival of the answer
of the imperial government. which was
sent off during the last few days,
throws the whole responsibility for the
consequences which may arise from a
rupture of diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the two empires on Japan.
ST. Petersburg Is Startled.
Although the fear was general here
yesterday that the representation Of the
Russian note to Japan might be fol-
lowed by an act on the part of the Jap
anese court which woul plunge the
two countries into war, the startling
action of Japan in severing diplomatic
relations with Russia before the actual
delivery of the Russian note came like
a bolt from a clear sky. 1t vas be-
lieved mat the receipt of the note
might have unmasked an ultimatum,
but thatfJapan should sever diplomatic
relations, a step little short of a declar-
alton of war, was almost like a blow
in the face under the present circum-
stances, and it is resented here accord
ingly. The authorities believe this ac-
ton places Japan distinctly in the
wrong light before the world, and,
moreover, after such a piece of impu-
dence," as 1t is denominated here,
makes easy an appeal to the patriot
ism OF the Russian people.
The news at any mo1nen hat Japan
had drawn the sword and that the first
clash had occurred would not b. sur
prising.