Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-23
Aalacca Incident Only a Factor
In the Much Greater
Problem
THE ENGLISH PRESS BELLlCOSE
Government Resolved That No More
Volunteer Fleet Ships Shall Pass
The BOsphorus,

London, July 20 The morning pa
pers generally express satisfaction that
the Malaoca incident has been settled
In accordance with the demands OF
Great Britain, though there Is an IN
clinatlon to await the settlement Of the
broader question Of the passage through
the Dardaneles Of the volunteer fleet
ger has been averted, This feeling is
heightened by Premier Balfoufs an
nouncement on the Adjournment Of the
house of commons that he stil had
no official news TO communicate either
In connection with the Malacca Incident
or with the volunteer fleet steamers in
general.
Some papers are even inclined to
doubt the authenticity of the news that
the Malacca incident has been settled,
but the Daily Telegraph semi officially
explains the apparent contradiction
existing between Mr. Balfour's state
ments and the kilograms from ST. Pc
tersburg. Two dispatches left the
foreign Office on July 81" says the
Daily Telegraph. zone has elected a
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yet been answered. The promise that
no similar incident shall occur again
Is very vague and elastic. II may mean
that no British vessel shall in the flu
ture be seized, the papers OF which are
regular and the cargo carried by which
belongs to his British majesty's gov
eminent. That Is not much of con-
cession, seeing that our fleet has in
structiOns 10 prevent another such out
rage"
The paper fears that the Russian
government has not yet agreed to desist
changing the volunteer fleet steamers
into cruisers after the passage of
the Dardeneles, and says I'VE well
come the action regarding the Maacca
as proof that the Russian government
has no idea Of gratutously picking a
quarrel with us. This is good as far
as 1t goes
The Daily Telegraph goes on TO say
that Its alarmist editorial OF July ~
was written with full knowledge that
the Russian government would act as
II has done and the object in so writ
ing was TO point out that the Maacca
incident was only factor Of the great
problem which has not been settled.
The paper confirms the statement that
Car Nicholas was urged by the French
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Malacca and this settlement Is attrib-
utes to the French action. adding: 1T
Ia rumored I'm diplomatic CYCLES that
Germany wishes to cooperate with
Great Britain In the settlement Of the
main feature of the dispute"
IL urgently points out 70 the govern
ment that popular opinion In Great
Britain would not admit such partner
ship, and adds an interesting detail TO
the heat Of the controversy Of the last
few days by positively stating that II
the Malacca had approached the OAR
danelles she would have been sum-
moned to surrender by our gunboat
awaiting there, and II she had not COM
piled she would have been fired upon"
The Standard adopts somewhat
similar tone, and while expressing re-
lief that the specified incident Of the
Malacca ceases to be dangerous" says;
There still remains a divergence Of
views as the immediate outcome Of
which there will be an indefinite pros
pect OF trouble until the Russian admi-
rally conforms TO the principles recog-
nized by other states"
The Daily News says 1t believes that
the government Is resolved that no
more Russian warships, however care
fully disguised, shall pass the Bos-
phorus, the outlet of which a portion
of the Mediterranean fleet will care
fully guard Z. Confirmation OF the fore
going 8,ement is lacking.
The Times says; Although there Is
good reason to hope that we have adj
vanced a stage toward a satisfactory
solution Of the grave situation brought
about by the seizure Of the Malacca,
we cannot consent to any arrangement
which would cut the ground from un-
der our feet. 1t Is the status Of st.
Petersburg that we contest and we
take our stand not upon some lmpalpa-
BILE point OF international law but on
the plain text OF the treaties and con-
ventions which govern the passage Of
the Dardanelles,"
The Times draws attention 10 serious
complications of a similar kind which
are liable TO occur In the Pacific, in
stanclng the Pacific Mail Steamship
oompany's apprehenslons on this point,
The marine insurance article OF the
Times says that greater anxiety eX-
listed IN London yesterday over cargoes
for the China and Japan seas than
over those by way Of the Red sea- es-
pecialy with regard to the American
steamship Shawmut. 1T Is most i'm
portant" the article says, that the
Americans and o. selves should
strongly object TO any attempt to treat
provisions destined for ordinary civil
Ian consumption as contraband of
war;"