Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-21
Assures Japanese Minister Thai
French Would Not do Any,
Thing Wrong,
SOCIALISTS ARE CURIOUS
One Sof Their Leaders in Chamber of
DEPUTIES viii Question Government
inyReoard to Rojestvensky's Stay in
lndo;chinese watera-Resarded as
Msnaeino.
5CBy Associated Press.

Il
/ PARIS; April 2N.-Actinr upon ir
eirn2tions from his government Or
Mnnot:...le Japanese minister TO
Fran?cjcalled on Foreign Minister Del.
cassesthiS evening and submitted ren.
resentatiGns cn behalf Of Japan ron
cerninS3tbe presence OF the Russian
PacifHs squadron in KamraEh Bay. An
Official communication issued after the
meatiEs states that Minister Monoto's
actions, lad notthe character OF for
mai protest against an alleged viola
ton of1ne,trality, but was 10 obtaiu
assuranee8:tlat France would observe
Strict neutrality.
Notwithstanding the official version
1t is evident that The intention and
effect Of Minister Monoto's action is
that of n2protest.
Seeks to AIIay Apprehension.
Foreign Minister nelcassc responded
% III, representations of the Japanese
minister by pointing out the precnu.
ions heretofore taken to preserve neu-
trallty and the special instructions
recently semitic the governor general
OF Indo,Chfna upon continued care 10
preserve aspttallty.
NJ. ,Delcasse's assurances sought 10
inlay The approximations of Japan
which lie maintained had not been Jus.
tilted by any specific acts.
The exact terms of Japans represen.
tations have not been disclosed, hut
II Is understood that while containing
the usual terms of diplomacy, they SET
forth that serious apprehensions had
been aroused by the stay of the Rus.
sian warahips in Kamranh Bay and
The urgent desire that French neutral.
;ly be placed beyond doubt.
Ample Assurance Given.
The terms of the French response,
although not given out tend to give
ample assurances upon all the ques.
tions raised.
BESIDE these general assurances tho
conference doubtless permitted of tho
exclamation of the French roint rf
view concerning the stay of Russian
warships In Kamranh BAY. tits main.
tanned that this was at most a brief
sojourn and not prolonged stay Of
'icial information leading To The belief
mat the squadron actually left, Kam-
ranh Bay last Sunday. Japanese ships
were in the vicinity during the stay of
the Russian squadron and therefore.
IL is held. 1t had not the character of
giving asylum to belligerent against
the attack Of an enemy.
Concerning the course OF the Rus.
sian warships in taking on stores. il
Is maintained that these were not con.
trnband of war. but were necessary
provisions such as merchantmen may
supply at their own port.
It is Now Up to TOXIC. .:
It remains for Toxic. to which the
French reply was sent tonight. to say
whether the assurances are considered
sufficient. rhe opinion prevails here
That Nj. Delcasse's answer is of a M.
ture. tc avert serious complications.
AhN"CfCi' TIE ulttlUUp Oh tile SOcQ I1St
deputies promises to bring up the en-.
tire question Eefore the chamber. Of
DEPUTIES. NJ Pressens, one of NJ.
Jnure's chief lieutenants. has given no
lice of his tntention to question the
government tomorrow on the presence
OF The Russian squadron in Indo.Chii
nese waters. He holds that neutrality
has not been observed with sufficient
yigcr.
The appearance of the question as Il
political issue in the chamber leads To
the feeling. in some quarters. that TO.
1estvensky's presence In Indo- Ch;llesc
waters constitutes considerable men.
ace tcr France, and may operate 10
weaken, The bonds between Russia and
France.
Has Russian Fleet EIuded Toao7
ST. PETERSBURG, April 81 -2.l5
u. m,-ghe ministry OF finance has re.
eeiSed n telegram from confidential
agent at Shanghai giving rumor that