The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-29
lNGL0- RUSSIAN
WAR lYERTED
official announcement That
Arbitration at The Hague
Has Been Agreed
Upon.
EHREAT ENDS THE CRISIS
BRITAIN WOULD NOT ALLOW
RUSSIANS no PROCEED.

Complete BackdOwn--War If Their
Than TangIer-Premier BaIfour
States That Part Of the Cars War
ships VIII be Detained at Vigo Pend
ing Decision OF Tribunal-Guilty
officers to be Punished-Rojestven
sly's Story of Torpedo Boats Secuted
Phantom ships and Creatures of
Pure Fancy.
London, Oct. 2S.-All danger Of war
between Russia and Great Britain has
been averted, and the settlement of the
bnly points in dispute regarding the at
ack by the Russian Baltic squadron
pn British trawlers October q has been
referred to an International commission
Hnder The Hague convention.
Premier Balfour, speaking at a meet
ing of the National Union of Conser-
broke that silence which had been SO
long preserved and had brought the
people of the United Kingdom to a
condition of almost desperate irritation
Ind had given rise to misconceptions
which Mr.. Balfour tonight himself
Exposed. "The Russian ambassador"
said Mr.. Balfour, "has authorized a
Statement to the following effect: The
Russian government on hearing of the
North sea incident at once expressed
It's profound regret and also promised
most liberal compensation. The gov
rnment has ordered the detention at
Figo of that part of the fleet which
was concerned in the incident. in order
hat the naval authorities might ascer-
ain what officers were responsible for
It; that those officers and any material
Witnesses would not proceed ON the
koyage to the Far East; that inquiry.
would be instituted into the facts by
AE international commission as pro-
ided by The Hague convention
That, Mr.. Balfour interpolated, had
4 lothing to do with arbitration; it was
he constitution of an International
commission in order to find out the
facts, and any person found guilty
Would be tried and punished adequate
". The Russian government undertook
that precautions would be taken to
guard against recurrence of such Incl
Hents. Special instructions on this sub
ect would be issued
M Preliminary to this court, said Mr.
Balfour, there would be the coroner s
Inquest at Hull over the dead fisher
nen board Of trade inquiry and an
INQUIRY by Russian officials at Vigo.
The board of trade inquiry would be
specially constituted by the British gov
ernment to include representative men.
The Russian embassy had been asked
% send representative and give as-
distance Apology and compensation
having already been offered, nothing,
how remains but to determine which
Account is correct, Rojestvensky's or
( he trawlers.
Mr.. Balfollr plainly said that Thurs
/ hay evening Russia and Great Britain
seemed to be on the brink Of war, and
Net gave the frankest praise to the at
aitude preserved throughout by the em-
peror and Russian government.
While the premier was unable to
praise the pacific attitude of the Rus
! sian government too highly, he bitterly
3 Assailed Rojestvensky's report, declar-
ing that 1t was an insult to Great Brit
bin as a neutral nation, and ridiculed
Its probability.
The immense audience received Mr..
Balfour's announcement of the settle
nlent of the affair with unbounded en-
Ahusiasn, which was echoed through
n but the Kingdom when the evening ex-
"A tras came out and set suspense at rest.
N The day was an eventful one In the
metropolis. The population, stirred by
tlaring headlines in the morning news
papers, seemed convinced that war was
Inevitable. The cabinet meeting, which
Mas held at noon, served to increase
rather than allay anxiety. Through
but the country there had spread a
deep-rooted, though perfectly erroneous
idea that Great Britain had given Rus
sia a time limit in which to reply and
l. f.Charley'' Beresford, Englanl's naval
Idol, was on the spot. Many, indeed.
Thought it was only a question of hours
when he would be demolishing Rus
sian ships. Without the least national
desire for war, a great naval excite
ment had been worked up. In the
Z streets tonight many expressions OF
disappointment might be heard because
( the crisis had not developed into hostil-
ities. This merely voiced the opinion
! of the thoughtless, thought a large sec
i tion of the public. NO further difficult
ties are expected either from popular
feeling here or automatically. Foreign
Minister Lansdowne and Ambassador
,Benkendorff probably will be able to
decide the constitution of the interna-
B tional commission and its date of sit
ting. In view of the circumstances
Sneither Japan nor Spain is likely to oh.
beet to the temporary prolongation ot
the stay Of the section of the Baltic
squadron at Vigo and inquiry will be
expedited as much as possible,