Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-12

lowed the Wii+lS of iulliS aEJre eernerft NOT
specifying how much of China should
be neutral. In London, Berpin and
Vienna Secretary Hays note is favor
alby received altho the British are In
c.irpad TO accept Baron HaNaslii's crit
fcism that Manoluria sin1lJd be ex-
copied as fighting grauud. In Parts
the press Is tnctined ITO be alarmed.
The Frenoh people realize tire par,
their government played in helping
Russia rob Japan of llar spoiA5 III 1895
aapd they are Worried,
1t lis understood here that ClJina took
the initiative in aslding tire United
Sta,.ess TO secure am inter.lailunal pledge
Dor the maintenance of ller integrity.
China is disposed to be neutral now
hut she realizes that she can not
premise nex eraifry fer any definite
time War rs now being fought IN
MalnchuTia which Is Chinese SILL and
the inevitable resri. Will be THAT ar
mes Win soon he ma Ni1tng To anlh tnlo
II MO. acu1aMy fisfltfng in China ditseit.
In such an everp; an uprising OF Ohanese
would be gneyitabre. Yuan SttSksaf. the
Chinese commander tn olrief. mas 3o.-
600 we'll equipped troops at Pecflili.
close TO the Mancirrrfan froastier. ready
fn,r erich a N r,p,so>pen nto,
sympathixcrs Checked.
Tine presidents declaration of metz
traid ty WIN check American synpatliz-
ers. In effect It serves rrotsSe on Aneri-
can citizens that they must not enlist
with or aid either ,na,tlon ir1 airy way.
Numerous citizens htnve already been
offering their services to Japan and It
ls safe TO say chat there is hardly a
gunner in the American navy, very
few officers and hardly a man cpu-
nect.d with rAlitary uffairs who is not
fat ,ly CRAZY to get i,rto nh ia pa1lese
SERVICE. II was GeEanan and American
gunner.s WHO TRAINED many a shot so
effectively on Chinese chips in the war
or 1895 and IL the r,nrors and stories
picked UP around army and navy quar-
ters are worth anythtrlg Japan WILL not
NEED the aas staince Of amy employ
merit bureau tGlls time. DR.. ANITA
New comb MCGEE. the onny woman who
nro,ds a conmd s,siom in the United
States army. has r1aide an offer TO Jap.
anese Minister TalsaaEra, to taie q
rorrs Of trained nurses to the scene of
ccnfbict Already offers of enlistment
nave become SO numerous tirat Min
iss ter Taluafi,ra rsas beer, cors peAs-d 10
q.ssue q. pua,ac s7tatrTnent saying die can
NOT r,osedhly conssder such OFF .rs, e,.ow-
avcr. .rnyoi1 tfSey may he appreciated.
Under the declaration Of neutrality
military forces can not be organized ar
originated in the United States or any
OF It's territories While persons may
manufacture and sell arms and muni-
tions Of WAT and other articles known
as contraband OF war within this coun-
try. they can not carry such articles on
the high seas for the use of either bel
ligerent without incurring the risk Of
capture and the penalties demanded by
the law OF nations. II they violate the
neutrality they can in no wise obtain
any protection from the United States.
vIadisvostock Fleet.
Much speculation as to the future
has been indulged by navy men in re-
gard to the movement Of Russla's .
squadron OF four powerful armored
cruisers now at vladivostoclk. This
squadron is commanded by Rear Ad-
mirui Stackelberg, one OF the most able
officers in the cars navy, man Of
famous experience in the war with
Turkey. yladivostock Is situated north
OF the Korean coast on the Japan side
in frozen flarbor, but able to break
It's way out by the use OF an immense
American ice breaker which they have
there. TO enter the war game this
fleet would have to sail down the ia.
pan sea between Japan and Korea,
where it could begin the attack imme.
diately, as Japanese ships are scat
tered along the coast at many places.
It is well recognized In navy circles
that Russia's defeat was due to the un-.
expectedness of the Japanese attack
and to the unprepared condition OF the
Russian feet. This would not be true
with the vladivostock fleet and Ja-
pans next sea fight Is expected to be
an entirely different kind of an AFFAIR.
There is little doubt, however, OF ia
pans ability to take care Of herself on
the sea. Her navy is well prepared.
md her people natural seamen. while
the Russians are poor sailors at best.
Japs Gave Warning.
So unprepared was Rushsia for the
attack that much Indignation has been
aroused among the Russian people over
what they call Japans stab in the
back. This arouses only derision, how
ever, among navy men. All authorities
on International law know that the
of diplomatic representa-
tives is tantamount to a declaration OF
war; In fact Professor Theodore Wool