Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-04
DEMANDS QUICK ACTION.
English Foreign Office Makes clea,
That IL Feels Exasperated.


London, Oct. 27.-Great Britain sent
a long and urgent note to the Russian
government detailing the cIrcumstan-
ces of the attack by the Russian squad
ron, October II. on British fishing
boats.
The text has not been given out, but
1t is officially stated at the foreign Of
fee that it contains the significant an
nouncement that the situation is one
which, in the opinion of his majesty's
government, does not brook delay"
Meanwhile the conservative public
and press are remarkably undemon-
strative. AS usual the lingo element of
democrats, and some even in official
quarters, go so far as to say that it
may be necessary to stop the Pacific
fleet pending settlement of the whole
affair, though this extreme measure, it
is believed will not be necessary.
Everywhere there is evidence of the
very positive opinion that this is no
time for the usual diplomatic dilly-
dallying, that there must be no delay
and no limit set by Russia to her apol-
ogy or the extent of compensation for
sufferers by what King Edward himself
terms 'the u~nwarrantable action OF
the Baltic squadron commanders.
King Sends Message.
The king sent the following message
of sympathy to the mayor of Hull:
From Francis Knollys, Buckingham
Palace, Oct. 24.-To His Worship, the
Mayor of Hull: The king commands
me &c say that he has heard with pro-
found. sorrow of the unwaIrantabie ac-
ton which has been committed against
the North sea fishing fleet and asks
you to express the deepest sympathy
of the queen and his majesty with the
families of those who have suffered
from this most lamentable occurrence.
"KnollyS."
Francis Knollys,A baron of Faver-
sham, is b private secretary Of King
Edward.
The deep resentment Of the whole
British public, however, is reflected by
the incident at the Victoria station on
the arrival of Count Benckendorff from
the continent. There is no attempt
anywhere among men Of responsibility
to magnify the occurrence into a de-
liberate act Of war, but In view OF the
present inability TO find an explanation
there Is being poured upon the heads
Of the officers of the squadron a flood
of invective and in~sinuation. though.
incompetence first and thereafter COM
plete panic Is the most generally ac-
cepted explanation.
Thus far no official word has beer.
received from ST. Petersburg as to the
attitude of the Russian government.
Word From ST. Petersburg.
The fact that 1t had been decided
during the day to prepare a semi-ofi-
cial note expressing the regret OF the
Russian government and its Willingness
TO make full PREPARATION s. soon as the
responsibility was fixed was commune
Gated by the Associated Press to Lord
Landsdowne and was the first infor-
nation IN the subject he had received
| from st. Petersburg. The absence DUR
ing the day of Count Bencken-
dorff, the Russian ambassador, neces-
sarily caused some delay. but the Rus
sian charge d'affaires. who called at
the foreign Office on request by note
from Lord L~ansdowne, unofficially ex-
pressed deep regret and as far as 1t
was possible for him to go. gave assur-
ance of speedy action by the Russian
government.
Lord L~ansdowne IN this interview
told NJ. Sansonoff, the charge. thai he
desired to see Ambassador Bencken-
dorff Tuesday morning. Lord Lans-
downe asked M. Sansonoff IL he could
offer any explanation Of the affair. and
the latter replied that he only knew
what had appeared In the papers, and
that he had not received any word up
to that time from ST. Petersburg. Lord
L~ansdowne gave no suggestion as to
what might be done In the matter.
At the Russian embassy II was
stated that the whole affair was SC
obviously q mistake, from whatever
cause. that Rusia's course was plainly
dictated. namely. apology and ample
compensation"