Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-24
Built.

When our forces are concentrated anu
ready they will finish by driving the
japanese into the sea.
NJ. Jeletz, a military expert who is to
accompany General Kuropatkin to the
front and whose opinions are conse-
~qucntly of increased value, predicts
that the Japanese will make their base
of operations along the line between
|Pingyang and Wonsan, Korea, relying
upon protection from their fleet against
u flank attack.
The Japanese army will from this
line have to march 200 miles over
mountainous country to the Yalu river.
where they will find the Russians
strongly intrenchedI IF they succeed
in forcing this line back they will find
another strong Russian line extending
from the Yalu to Mukden. They may
then divide their forces, using one-half
to hold the Russians i'll check while the
other half goes south to besiege Port
Arthur. In this event the Japanese will
be liable to a flank attack by the north
ern Russian forces from Kirin.
The appointment of Admiral Maka-
rolf to command the Russian Pacific
fleet is gazetted. &Ni A
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff has sent
the following circular to Russian rep
re~sentatiycs abroad:
'.Sincc the rupture of the negotia-
| lions between Russia and japan the
| attitude of the Tokyo cabinet has con-
| stituted open violation of all custom
airy laws governing the mutual rela-
lions Of civilized nations. Without
| specifying each particular violation of
| these laws on the part of Japan the i'm
perial government considers it neces-
| sary to draw the most serious atten-
| ton of the powers to the acts of VIC
lence committed by the Japanese gov
| ernment with respect TO Korea The
independence and integrity of Korea
as a fully independent empire has been
fully recognized by all the powers, and
the inviolability of this fundamental
principle was confirmed by article l. of
the Simonoseki treaty and by the
agreement especially concluded for
this purpose between Japan and Great
Britain on Jan. 30, 1902, as well as by
the Franco-Russian declaration OF
March 16, 1902.
"The emperor of Korea, ~foreseeine
the danger of a possible conflict be
tween Russia and Japan, addressed ear
ly in January a note to all the powers
declaring his determination to preserve
the strictest neutrality. This declara
ton was received with satisfaction by
the powers, and it was ratified by Rus
STA. According TO the Russian minis
ter to Korea, the British government
charged the British diplomatic repre-
sentative Mt Seoul to present an officia
note to the emperor of Korea thanking
him for his declaration of neutrality.
"In disregard Of all these facts, il
spite of all treaties, in spite of its OBJ
legations and in violation of the funda
mental rules of international law it ha'
been proved by exact and fully con
tirmcd facts that the Japanese govern
ment first, before the opening OF hostil
tiles against Russia, landed its troop
In the independent empire of Korea
which had declared its neutrality; sec
0nd, with u division of its fleet it mad
a sudden attack on Feb. s. that is
three days prior to the declaration o
war-on two Russian warships in tn,
neutral port of Chemulpo.
Recognizing that all the above fact
constitute a Migrant breach of intern0
tlonal law, the imperial gevernmen
considers it to be its duty to lodge
protest with all the powers against thi
Procedure of the Japanese government
and it is firmly convinced that all TIL
powers. valphng tue principles whicl
guarantee their relations, Will agre
with the Ru}sian attitude. AZ the sam
time the Imperial government consid
ars It necessary to issue = timely warn