The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-11-11
Will BE- PUNISHED.
Russian Officers Responsible
for North Sea Tragedy
ARE DETAINED AT VIGO.
Lord LansdOwne Makes an In
teresting Statement.
ARE DETAINED AT VIGO
INQUIRY WILL SOON BEGIN
A Commission Of English, Russian
American and French AdmiraIs VIII
Meet in Paris and In Case of Dis.
agreement Fifth Will be Chosen.

London, Nov. 10.-Lord Lansdowne
| in the absence of Premier Balfour al
| the historic lord mayors banquet
| held last night, made a strong plea fol
peace and arbitration on behalf of the
British government. Lord Lansdowne
pointed out to a large and rather un.
sympathetic audience that arbitration
was the only way in which the North
| Sea dispute with Russia could have
been equitably settled.
Between the lines OF every refer.
ence the foreign minister made to the
Russo-Japanese war was an urgent
plea, amounting almost to a demand
that 1t might be settled by arbitration
II was a carefully prepared statement
made before what is considered the
most representative gathering Of lead.
ing men of Great Britain. AS such, IL
was generally interpreted as a boldei
bid for intervention than has YET
emanated from any neutral power.
After detailing what would be the
procedure of the court of inquiry Lord
Lansdowne referred to the smallness
| of the number of Russian officers left
at Vigo and said:
"It was not for us to assume the re.
sponsibility for the selection OF the
officers That rested with Russia and
1t would be great mistake to relieve
her Of the responsibility"
The foreign secretary added thai
the government had received distinct
assurance during the last day or two
that the Russian officers detained
were those who were directly impli
Gated, and II the inquiry showed thai
others were culpable they also woult
be punished. Great Britain had re
ccived full expression Of regret, ,
lpromise of ample compensation and {
guarantee against a recurrence, will
security for all neutral commerce ant
Ipromise Of the punishment of th'
guilty persons. Was 1t possible to Sc
cure more?
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1o.-Final de
tails covering the Anglo Russian con
vention regarding the North Sea in
cident have been completed by the &C
ceptance by Russia in writing of Ger
tain points. Invitations will now b.
issued jointly by the two govern
ments to the United States an,
France to appoint admirals to serv
/ l 9.
the earliest possible moment in Pari
to select the fifth member. In case o
, the failure of the four admirals t
agree, the two powers will ask sov
, ereign to name him. Although neithe
. Russia nor Great Britain pledges her
self in advance to punish the offend
ers, both agree to accept the finding
of the commission, thus imposin
upon each other a moral obligation I
deal with any culpability. establishe
. according to the laws Of the respect
, i've countries.
|, The Russian inquiry into the n
ported firing on the German fishin
5 vessel Sonntag by the Russian secon
Pacific squadron in the North Sc
= on October 81 having established I
: the satisfaction of the authorities tht
one of the Russian warships did fl
:. upon the German vessel with the II
/, suit that she lost her fishing net
has agreed to pay full compensate
g to the owner of the Sonntag.