The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-01

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minds had been open but few hours
before, to warlike suggestions.
A satisfactory arrangement had
been reached continued Mr.. Balfour,
with the Russian government relative
to the officers who are believed to be
responsible for the outrage. The
ships under their charge, forming a
considerable portion of the Baltic feet
would be detained at Vigo while the
other vessels and those officers, who
can clearly not be charged with the
blame. would be permitted TO proceed
that those whom the tribunal will ad
judge guilty will be adequately pun
ished by Russia.
In order to- provide against future
possibilities of a similar nature, there
would also, the prime minister said, be
a board of trade inquiry, for while
Great Britain was anxious, first of ALL
to guard against encroachments upon
the higher privileges of British sub
jects and their material security,
questions of commerce had arisen
which required the attention of the
government. Great Britain was will
ling, however, to give proof of her en-
tire impartiality in the matter and
would perhaps go to the length of in
viting Russia to send representatives
to the trade commission. This, how
ever, was question to be determined
at a later date, dependent entirely
upon the result of The Hague inquiry
and the good faith shown by Russia.
The prime minister then took up the
question of the North sea incident
apart from its official ramifications. 1t
was his opinion he said, that the tri-
bunal could not do other than find for
the Hull fishermen and against Russia.
The whole civilized world, with the
exception of the czar's domain, had al
ready OWNED the true version and
comparing the stories told by the fish
ermen and those narrated by the Rus
SLAMS, it was impossible TO doubt
which of the two stories was absolutely
true
With biting sarcasm, the prime min
lister referre" to Admiral Rojestven-
skys statement that his vessels had
been attacked by Japanese torpedo
boats. This claim Mr.. Balfour char
acterized as pure fancy" unsupported
by either fact or possibility. The
very thought of torpedo boats of bel
ligerent power entering the North sea
unobserved at time when every coast
service was on the alert and the water
| studded with craft Of all descriptions
was simply ridiculous. -.
FRANCE BUTTS IN.
Paris, Oct 29.-Uondon Times.)-
Some sensation has been caused here
by the statement that the French gov.
ernment had offered it's good services
to the British government through
Ambassador Cambon in London to
clear up the difficulty with Russia.
Presented thus, the information is
quite inaccurate. II NJ. Cambon join.
ed in any conversation which took
place between Count Benckendorff and
Lord Lansdowne, he did so on his
own authority and without any in.
| structions Aom the French foreign
| Office, where ii is continued to be
| looked on as favorable symptom
that neither the British nor the Rus.
sian government has yet asked NJ
! Delcasse to intervene.
In q way, however, it is noted with
! satisfaction here that this inaccurate
report that the French government is
trying to smooth matters over seems
to have been welcomed by English
public opinion and to have a calming
effect. In diplomatic circles there is
conviction that England will not
give way on the question of punish,
ment of the responsible Russia Off.
GERS, that Admiral Rojestvensky's ex
planation Is little better than an ad
ditional insult and that, should war
ensue, the English will claim that
they are in no way joining forces with
the Japanese but that Russia has
provoked the war with them on quite
separate count and consequently the
French have no reason to mix them
selves up in the quarrel.
1t is still an open question whether
this view, which is that of the Brit
ish diplomatists here. will be adopt
ed by the French government. In the
meanwhile Sir Francis Berthe, the
new British ambassador to-be, when
Sir Edmund Monson retires at the
end of the year. is arriving here or
Monday for a'short stay.