Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05
That Against Great Britain is
Declared to be Steadily
Rising
MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN WAR.
London Spectator Warns the British
Press Against Giving Russia DC.
casiOn for a Quarrel.

London, March 4-The Russian
ambassador Count Benckendorfi, who
returned from ST. Petersburg Wednes-
day, today visited King Edward and
presented the king with an autographs
letter from the car.
This was In answer to letter sent by
the king, who, on hearing that the
count intended going to st. Petersburg,
sent for the ambassador and asked him
to hand the car an autograph letter,
in which King Edward in the most
friendly terms emphasized Great Brit
aims complete neutrality during the
war In the far east and said he trusted
shat the car would pay no attention to
the press reports intimatIng Great
Britain was not neutral, nor to any UNI
friendly comments of the English pa
pers, which the king regretted.
The Spectator tomorrow will say In
long article on the effect of the Russo
japanese war on international relations.
especially the relations between Russia
and Great Britain:
we do not want 10 appear as alarm
lists, but we would be doing harm and
not good IL We tricdito conceal the fact
that the present situation in regard to
foreign affairs Is one OF considerable
anxiety"
The Spectator points out how "the
Russian feeling OF resentment against
Great Britain is steadily rising, the Rus
slams being convinced that the British
have been the chief cause of their diff
culties by encouraging the japanese to
go TO war.
Without considering whether there is
any truth I'm this View" continues the
Spectator "the important fact is that It
Is held by the Russian people. and that
public opinion IL In such a state of eX-
citement that war with Great Britain
would be extremely popular"
proceeding TO explain why the mill
tary party should try to escape the
humiliation Of possible defeat by a
small Asiatic power" the Spectator re-
marks
"A great European war would oblit.
crate all traces of the Japanese war. A
popular war would cover up an unpop-
ular one and give the Russians an ex-
cuse to make peace with Japan or with
draw from Japan's reach and so stanch
the bleeding In men and money now
going on In ManChuria."
Further according TO the Spectator.
military men in Russia believe the
war against Great Britain would be
conducted in company with Germany,
whose colonies could be taken In the
event of the British being victorious,
while as the Russian fleet has already
gone, Great Britain could innlct great
injury to Russia"
The Spectator proceeds 10 warn the
press against giving Russia occasion for
picking a quarrel, especially referring
to the progressively anti-Russlan tone
OF the Times under the impression OF
partlsanship" which II declares, 1T Is
difficult TO condOne or even under
stand"
Continuing the Spectator says:
THAT the Times should give occasion
to those who desire to embrol Russia
and Great Britain Is rendered more re-
markable by the fact that the Times has
done much excellent service In pointing
out the trend or German policy. II Is
to be feared that the harm done by the
want of restraint originally shown by
the British press cannot now be undone,
but at least our newspapers should real
i2e the need Of not playing into the
hands OF the military party In Russia
or providing material for those who de-
sire to prove to France that her ally has
been treated In an unfair and hostile
spirit by the British people. While ex.
ploslves are lying about there always Is
need Of extra care and clrcumspectlon."
The Spectator concludes by urging the
government 10 be yigilant and have Its
plans prepared for all emergencies, say
ing;
we must look the facts In the face
and prepare to take the consequences
Of the japanese alliance one OF those
consequences was the activity and Bit
ter hostility OF Russia and the oppor-
tunity afforded to the German emperor
TO knock the heads of the European
powers together and Set something Of
advantage to his natlOnh