The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-03-03
COMP LA|NS OF
PRESS ATTACKS
cAssINI DEPLoREs COURSE OF
AMERICAN JOURNALS.
PRODUCTIVE OF ILL-FEELlNG
Their Anti-Russian Articles Cause
Hatred of Americans by the Cars
Subjects-Rumor of Japanese
Repulse at Port Arthur. sE

Washington, March Am important
conference lasting more than an hour
occurred Tuesday between Secretary
Hay and Count Casini, the Russian am
bassador. The growing i'll feeling in
Russia against Americans and the con-
tinued attacks of certain parts of the
American press against Russia was the
main subject discussed.
IF ~ X eo-a correspondent Count Cassini
said that the Russian people long since
had learned to regard the people of this
country as their fast friends, and that
it had been bitter disappointment to
them to find American newspapers at
lacking the Russian government, the
Russian people and Russian policies.
He said the first feeling of his people
had been one of painful surprise, but
that this is now crystallizing into de-
plorable feeling of unfriendliness.
The tone of Russian newspapers
said the ambassador, "a consequence of
the tone of many American newspapers,
is beginning TO take very painful d.
rection in their references to the Unit
ed States, and in my opinion 1t is in the
interests of both countries that some
measures shall be taken to check this
before it is too late. .... .....
.. Fortunately, the relations of the two
governments continue, as always, abso-
lutely friendly, and for this reason |
am, hopeful that the present unfriendli-
ness on the part of the press of the two
countries will not be lasting. The
friendliness of the American and Rus
sian governments, it is my firm belief
furnishes the basis for the restoration
and preservation of the traditional
friendship of their two peoples, and /
hope some means may be found for the
latter to reach better understanding.
What is the cause of the present I'M
friendly policy OF the Russian press to-
wards this country" the ambassador
was asked. = ~ ~ - T'$
The ambassador responded: at is
the constant unfriendIy feeling ex-
pressed in many American newspapers
against Russia. l am sure that when
these attacks, which so far as Russia
van CIV adS "ilhOuI CduSC, emu, lIl6 Et-
lations Of Russia and the United States
will no longer be clouded"
Jap Defeat Reported.
St. Petersburg (via Emden, Prussia)
March News has been received here
that the Japanese attacked Port Arthu,
Tuesday and were repulsed with heavy
losses
jars Fortify Korean Town.
Liao-iaEC Manchuria. March 2.-The
Japanese have occupied Ichio- Yang
Korea. and are now terrifying the walls
Of the town. This was the objective
point of Gen Mishtchenko, who, with a
detachment Of mounted Cossacks, has
reached Kasanja, Korea, and was expect
ed TO arrive at Ichio-Yang Monday. A
detachment Of Russian troops is in the
neighborhood of Ichio-Yang. The
Koreans are averse to giving the Rus
slams information regarding the move
ments of the Japanese.
The Chinese troops around Liau-Che
are being reinforced. -Shi-Kai, the
Chinese commander in chief, has 10000
men near Junipin-Fu. While 5000 men
are with Gen. Ma. Fresh troops are ar
irving in the province Of Chilli.