Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-25
NONPLUSSED AT HAY
The RUSSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY.
Its WORK Is Bsisg Pushed with viser-Ths
Iaersasing Possibility Of war with
Great Britain Discussed In isns-
sian Military Circles.

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81. Petersburg, Feb. 19.--The infor-
1 nation contained In press dispatches
from Washington that Secretary Hay
had announced the negotiations in
connection with his note to the pow
ers on the subject Of the integrity Of
China to be closed without awaiting
Russia's formal response came as o
surprise to oficial circles here. An
official Of the foreign ONCE with whom
the representative of the Associated
press talked on this matter appeared
TO be rather nonplussed at this conclu-
sion to the American proposition, but
he displayed no irritation and said:
/ III this is true 1t has not changed
the Russian programme Not to await
Russia's reply might, however, offend
Russian susceptibilities and tend still
further to Increase the feeling already
existing here In certain quarters that
the United States is not friendly to
Russia. In this connection there is no
doubt the government feels somewhat
embarrassed by the desire of the
United States to install consuls in the
open ports of Manchuria Immediately.
The government does not like to be,
placed in the position of putting obs
stacles in the way, but that entire ter
ritory is now under military control
and these posts would be within the
sphere of the war operations Fur
thermore, trade Is at standstill at
present and the authorities cannot
comprehend why Washington should
press this matter now. None of the,
other powers is seeking to take imme-
date. advantage of the privileges ac-
corded by the Japanese treaties. As
far as concerns Port Dalny, to which |
place an American commercial agent
has been appointed, the situation is
even worse, as 1t is not impossible that
the military authorities will soon re-
quest all foreigners to leave there"
In diplomatic circles here Secretary |
Hays action is considered fine
stroke Of diplomacy, as 1t is believed
that the note has brought out general
acquiescence to the principle involved.
Tine Russian Rod Gross Society.
st. Petersburg, Feb 1.-the work
Of the Russian Red Cross society Is
being pushed with great .vigor, The
donations already exceed $1,000 900.
Two or three Red Cross trains will be
dispatched to the far east each week.
M AlexandroYsky, who starts next
to take charge Of the Red
Cross field work. probably will estab-
fish his headquarters at Hardin. The
general plan Is to locate general hos
pitfalls along the Amur at Khabarovsk,
Blagovestchensk, ETC., and transport
the sick and wounded back to these
points by the Songaree and Urungu RVS |
ers and their tributaries, thus avoiding
with the military trafic
On the railroads. One feature Of Red
Cross operations which has never be-
fore been introduced during war will
be the organization of small detach-
ments to accompany the regiments in
% action. Each detachment will con-
list Of two surgeons, four students and
Jour body carriers. First aid to the
wounded will be applied on the bat
lefleld. Baron Korf, who was secre-
AIRY to the st. Louis exposition com
is now devoting his entire
line TO Red Cross work as chief Of
he personnel division. When explain
ng recently the extensive preparations
Il the society, Baron Korf said: I'VE
ire preparing for a long. hard war;
Possibility Of war with Crest Britain.
Paris, Feb. 19.-The Figaro says
,fficial circles In Russia continue to
cunt on Germany's unreseFved sup
,ort and discuss openly the possible
,hange of the equilibrium Of Europe
which might result from the grouping