Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-26
TAXES STRONG POSITION
On NEUTRALITY OF CHEF00
SAYS RUSSIA HAS CONTINUALLY
VIOLATED NEUTRALITY BY
USING PORT AS A BASE
FoR SUPPLIES.

| tleSS learned THIS AFTERNOON tnat Japan
has made demand on China, prac.
tically in the nature of an ultimatum,
that she Immediately enforce her
neutrality in the case of the protected
! cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat
destroyer Grozovoi, now at Shanghai.
Japan pointed out that the time limit,
twentyfour hours, permitted by inter.
national law, had expired and that
Japan therefore was at liberty to take
such action as may seem to her ex.
pedient.
At the japanese legation here IL was
expected that the Toxic Government
Ihad no intention of remaining quies.
cent II Russia attempted to compel
China to give asylum to her men Of
war, and authorized repairs at her
ports which would enable them to re.
sumo belligerent operations. Should
China fail to comply Immediately with
Japan's demand the division Of Jap.
anese war ships now In the vicinity
OF Shanghai will, tho legation de.
elares, be instructed to enter the port
land capture the Askold and Grozovoi,
as was done in the case OF the Ryeshi.
t,lni. Japan has made no secret OF
her intention but has not consulted
the powers, believing that the matter
lis one which concerns herself alone, as
Japan is prepared. the legation fur.
ther asserts, TO recognize Chinese neu.
Itrality only so long as II Is respected
by Russia.
With regard to the Ryeshitclni.
Japan. IL Is asserted, Is determined not
~ comply with the Chinese demand,
Submitted In compliance with the Rus.
sian note. that the vessel be returned
to Chcfoo. Japan insists that. to all
intents and purposes, Chefoo has been
A Russian base during the war, Chi.
nesc junks having been fitted out
there and sent through the japanese
hioCkading vessels to Port Arthur.
No answer has yet been given Japan
10 the Russian protest in the case Of
the Ryeshitelni, but when IL is made
it will be communicated to all the
powers.
st. Petersburg. Aug. l7.--Russia has
agreed to the disarmament of the Rus.
sian cruiser Askold, now at Shang.
hal.
Information received at st. Peters.
burg foreshadows that Japan will de.
cline to restore the Ryeshitelni or
make any reparation, and that, on the
contrary. she will contend that Rus.
STA. in sending the destroyer to Che
foo on an important military mission,
herself became responsible for the
violation OF China's neutrality. which
Japan, at the opening of the war
promised TO respect to the extent which
/ Russia did. Nevertheless 1t is under
stood that Great Britain, as the ally
OF Japan. has advised her TO apologize
Ii Is believed that Japan realizes that
this course will please the Western
! power but that she will not follow 4
!, because IL would mean a loss Of pres
tige In China, where concession has al
ways been translated to mean weak
ness.
China has replied To Russia's repre-
sensations regarding the Ryeshitelni
:. but her reply II couched in genera
terms, processing friendship and The
desire to preserve the strictest neu
trality. II expresses disapproval o.
=, Admiral Sah's inability to protect tn,
:. Ryeshitelni, and represents that h,
!, took all the precautions possible, bu
could not prevent the night attack
i, The reply also says that one Of the Jap
anese destroyers was oyerhauled a.
y she was leaving the harbor and hat
protest was lodged against her action
, In view Of which the japanese Ca,l
!, tain promised to return the RUSSIA
= boat. but did not do so. The repl,
!, does not say the Ryeshitelni's restitu
y ton was demanded.
China's reply is considered unsatis
, factory by Russia, the main question
!" what has China done to secure In,
', restoration Of the Ryeshitelni?-re
. naming unanswered. Russia also dc
handed the punishment Of Admira
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