Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
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Paris. March 12.-Tne Tien Tsn
correspondent of the Journal says that
| newspapermen will not be allowed to
follow either the Russian or japanese
armies before all the troops are con-
centrated.
The viceroy of Chi Ii province and
the governor of Pekin favor Japan.
Twenty thousand well trained troops
under Gen. Ma are camped on the
Manchurian frontier.
Should the Japanese land at New
Chwang and gain 4 victory. it is be-
| iieved here that the Chinese army
would join them.
1t is currently reported in Tien Tsin
that Russia will enter Pekin before
the end of the war.
Paris. March 1.-THE st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo De Paris
has had a conversation with an aide
| de-camp, who is to accompany Gen.
! kurOpatkin to the Far East. This Of
| ficer said that the generals headquar-
tiers would be established Professionally
at Lao Yang. He said that members
of the press would have every facility
to telegraph news. The first act of
| Gen. KurOpatkin will be to recall the
] Russian troops from COrea. He expects
the Russian Baltic squadron to join
the Pacific fleet by the end of July and
he expects to use this combined fleet
during the month of August.
The correspondent quotes Gen. Ku-
rOpatkin as follows:
| Il know | am impetuous, but I will
| uselessly. We will operate in masses.
| II order to teach the japanese a lesson
we will walk through their islands af-
ter crushing them in Manchuria and
Corea. If l nave a voice in the matter
the treaty of peace will be signed in
Toxic and not elsewhere"
| Tien Tsin. March IA Chinese ref
ugee from Nsuyen insists that he has
seen Russians retreating from the Yalu
river and destroying villages en- route.
| Washington March 11.-Pres. Roose-
welt after 4 conference with Sec. Hay
issued the following executive order
concerning the observance of the proc
| lamatiOn recently promulgated declar-
| ing the neutrality of the United States
between Russia and Japan, the two
combatant nations in the Far Eastern
war now in progress:
| 'All officials of the government, civil
military and naval. are hereby direct
ed not only to observe the Presidents
| proclamation of neutrality in the pend
| ing war between Russia and Japan but
| also tic abstain from either action or
speech which can legitimately cause
| irritation to either of the countries cf
| the combatants
The government of the United
| States represents the people of the
| United States not only i'm the sincerity
with which it is endeavoring to keep
! the scalesOf neutrality exact and even
| but in the sincerity with which it de-
ploreS the breaking out of the present
war and hopes that it will end at the
earliest possible moment and with the
smallest possible loss to those engaged
Such a war inevitably increases ana
irfiames the susceptibilities of the
conbatants to anything in the nature
of an injury or slight by outsiders. Too
| often cOmbatants make conflicting
| claims as to the duties and obligations
| of neutrals SO that even when dis
| charging these duties and obligations
| with scrupulous care it is difficult to
| avoid giving offence to one or the
other partM
ITO such unavoidable cause of Of
! fence. due to the performance of ma
| tional duty there must ont be added
| any avoidable causes. 1t is always I'M
| fortunate to bring world antipa-
| thies and jealousies into our life. or by
| speech or conduct to excite anger and
| resentment towrad our nation in
| friendly foreign lands; but in Il gov
| eminent emplOye whose official posi-
| tion makes him in some sense the req
| resentative of the people, the mischief
of such actions is greatly increased
"A strong and self confident nation
should be peculiarly careful not only
Of the rights but of the susceptibilities
| of .ts neighbors: and nowadays all of
the nations of the world are neighbors
| to the others. Courtesy endurance and
| self-restraint should mark internal
| tional. no less than private intercourse.
All the officials of the government.
| civil, military and naval. are expected
| so 10 carry themselves both in act and
| in deed as to give no cause of just Of
fence to the people of any foreign and
| friendly powers. and with all mankind
we are now in friendship.
tSlgned) Theodore Roosevelt.
white House. March 10. 1904"
New York, March 11.-Several Of the
refugees, who arrived here, today. gave
| interesting accounts of their departure