The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-27
PEOPLE, ARE
VERY ANGRY 7
Prominent Naval Men However
Declare That Russia Was
Within Her Rights. 3
MORE SHIPS ARE e: SEIZED Z 7. >
Formosa and Calchas Both : all
Into the. Hands 81 the
Slavs Cruisers.
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Especial Cable to The Times. Dispatch
Copyrieh hit, feo4.)
LONDON. July 26.-What action will
The British government take In regard
10 the sinking of the British steamer
knight Commander by the Russian
vladivostok squadron off the east coast
OF JAPAN This question Is being Very
generally asked here to-day. i e the 6 ov-j
eminent should be guided by popu Ia r
feeling there is no doubt that sharp rlL
note would be sent to st. etersburg de-
snianding full rcpa "a ton and complete
. tllsziyowal OF the act>of her naval COM!
+ mi. M: Ter. II the government should so
even further and send British warshiPs
10 the scene of the operations OF the RUS
sian raiders, 1t would meet with the p
sproraIs or A large section Of the COM
munity. which declares openly that. the.
,Inproyoked sinking Of British ship
Wit hout taking her before q prize court
IS 7, I, open act Of war and should be so
Regarded. 3
The government, beyond addressing q,
note OF INJURY to st. Petersburg to In
dica tcg the fart that it has noted the IN
cid cnt, will Bnot, i am nfirmed. take adj
ton until II has 8received complete re-
port of the occurrence. and is in posi-
| ton to act with full knowledge. In the
meantime the war feeling is more in
| tense than 1t was over the Red Sea raids.
Washington Interested.
l3fsItS Is held here that inasnuch as the
I3cargo oftthe sunkcn ship was American
That Washington is as deeply interested
4 IN the matter MS England, and the fear
,~tntu hat N
hunted States may anticipate Great
lEritain In calling r ussia to account. This
i feeling Is expressed in William Waldorf
i Astors Pail Mall Gazette, which has this
4 10 sayiin this connections:
4 II indeed, Admiral Skrstloff ashould
| be encouraged by Ills latest exploit TO
/ play the same game with an American
N sIiip-as there Is reason to believe he
1 VIII J. since he Is reported to be watching
4 the highway from San FranrIsco--hc will
i probably find himself face to'face with
i the ultima ratio OF republics as well as
4 OF autorracles.
't,Ye should be sorry to have to com.
i pare British methods unfaYorably viii
i those OF any foreign power. ana stil
4 moro sorry to see Do1slHg Street taught
Il lesson In Washington or anywhere else
4 iinpn the maintenance of honor Of the
i british flag and the safety OF British
4 shipping: but We have n firm conviction
i that IN certain cvcntuallties that lessor
4 would be taught by the United State.
without thessllghtest hesitation
i Men who can By no means be con
4 sIdcred an alarmists regard the situation
las critical and say thateit would taxi
LITTLE more to create such feeling agatns
4 Russia that the government would b,
compelled to take action which must In
" evitably lead to war.
Within Her Rights.
Among naval men. however, may b
1 found a disposition to regard Russia
action as we'll within her rights. An Eofn
a Ger holding high ra nix in The navy said t
Il me to-day; SS6Gl
q This excitement Is without real foun
dation.$ JnSthe4R Red Sea matter Russi'
gone no further than she -had,a right Il
. do in lie. case OF the Knight Commander
Il The status az tho vessels making III,
a seizure is beyond question II, In tn
Judgment of the officer In command,
was best TO sink her, he had a right I
q do So lie could haya sent her 10
/, home port with q prize crew, release
under a bottomng bond, and had he
go to n neutral port. or do az he dit
take off her crew and papers and sin
here II he made a mistake his govern
ment would have to pay fun ,lagrage
This Is IA matter for naG~tiu,ip3 bi
! nothing to get angry about
This expresses the best naval ana diplt
/ | matte view. butcarries little weight wit
the public is q: ~
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