The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-03-31
America Is Declared to Have
Pledged Secret Aid to
Japan.
Toxic i'm Return Will Cede
the Island of EOrmOSa
TO This Nation.
st. Petersburg Editors Bust
Iy Advocating an Alliance
With England.
Special Dispatch to The can.

Special Dispatch t. Ihe Nali-
PARIS. March sO.-As an indica-
ton Of the restless, nervous state of
public opinion here may be men
toned the ready acceptance of a state
ment wired from St Petersburg to the
effect that Japan has been promised
secret support by the United States in
exchange for the island of Formosa.
Even the Temps credits to a certain
extent this wild rumOr, in spite of the
indignant denials of the japanese le-'
cation.
For a moment the fury of the press
against England seems 10 be abating
and TO be directed against the Govern
ment and people of the United States
for their alleged desire to mix in the
conflict Even HanotauX, the former
Foreign Minister, believes the main
danger Of a widening of the war cen
tiers in Washington. He points out.
in confirmation Of this opinion, the
series of pinpricks administered TO
Russia at the opening Of the war
Secretary Hays note, the incident of
the Dalny and Mukden COnsuls, the
talk about the Mandjur's refusal to
leave Shanghai, the protest against the
placing OF mines in the harbor of
Inku and the English and American
Consuls' protest against the 'declara-
ton Of martial law in Newchwang.
HANOTAUX'S DEDUCTION.
"Au this" says Hanctaux, points
to the fact that on account of business
interests the United States is willing
10 risk the peace Of the world"
The foreign critic of the Echo says:
IF the Russian bear should show his
teeth both English and Americans
would soon think ii best to be good.
1t is otherwise certain that the day
will come when Russia viii interpret
anew the Monroe doctrine as meaning
that Americans must not put their feet
outside of America"
ST. PETERSBURG, March 3O.-The
NOvOe Nremya to-day executed face
about, strongly supporting the idea of
a Russo British understanding in an
editorial entitled The Blindness of
England" in which the paper argues
that the success of Japan would be
more injurious to Great Britain than
10 any other European nation, and
points to the United States as the
common rival Of both. 1t describes
Japan as Americas sharpshooter''
and says:
LIST OF GRIEVANCES. o
Remember that that nation, in the
person Of the commander of one of
its men-Of-war at Chemulpo, refused
TO join in the collective protest of
the other foreign commanders before
the japanese destroyed the Nariag and
the Koreitz. Remember whose flag
alone among all did not take on board
the crews Of our perishing ships. To
the honor of England, the ally of
Japan. il was not her representative,
but the commander Of an American
ship.
The Americans wish to convert the
Pacific into an American Mediter-
ranean. Would that be to the adj
vantage Of England? Does England
not understand in her blind policy and
hatred toward Russia that she is turn
ing this ocean into an American Medi-
terranean? Sooner or later the Euro
pean countries Will recognize that
America is their mutual enemy. Why
should not Russia and England, in
view Of their possessions outside of
Europe, combine?
Some one will do England a great
service by warning her of the econ
Omical and perhaps political Sedan
which viii be effected by the japanese
and Americans. Russians and Eng
lish do not clash. Russia does not
want India, but only access to the open
sea from Vladivostok and Port Arthur.
They are like two planets, which, by
combining and supplementing each
other, could dominate the world"