Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-09
JUNCTION Of THE
RUSSIAN FLEETS.
Orders Sent Authorities Ia French
lndo China Not TO Permit II In
French Territorial Waters
BALF0UR MAKES STATEMENT.
France Acted Promptly and Properly
IN Matter OF Neutrality-suspicious. Rus.
sla Regards Japans Threats

Paris, May p,-Ordors have been sent
10 the ciyil and naval authorities IN
French lndo.Chlnu not 10 permit, the
Junction within Fronch waters OF tho
Russian naval forces under Admiral
Rojos,yonsRy and Rear Admiral do
Jonjnlcrea, the French naval command
or, TO zee that RoJcs,Yensky fully oO-
serves the promise he has already given
TO leave French waters, These orders
resulted from the receipt Of a detailed
dispatch GIVING an account OF Admiral
De Jonqu,ercB meeting with Rojestven-
sky, The dispatch snys the Russian
squadron made four days cruise OUT
slide The foursmilo limit and then re-
turned lass saturday, Anchurlng NJ
Konghal bay, coast Of AMMAN, 10 laka
ON provisions and fresh water, When
Admiral De J0nqO,cros was infonn'
OF the kusrOnN return ne proceeded
20 koDghai Nnd requested Admiral Ro'
jostNtnsky 10 Immediately withdraw
outside the territorial waters The RUS
sian admiral gave DE JonquieroB his
word that he intondod To leave his am
chorago ana take 10 the open sea, lle
also Informed DC lonqulcrcS that M Ms
communication with the land he had
not violated any OF the ncutrdllt reg
ulntion8 ana that the stops Of the Russ
sian squadron along the lndo'China
coast were FOR tho purpose Ot resting
the crews, Tho Russian admiral said
~ would depart the following day,
The French admiral then returned
from kongha to advise the French goVs
ornmonl Of the result OF the interview,
lie returned 90 Konghal yesterday 10
see whether RoJostvcnsky's promise to
30 90 Rc0 had been carried ont AMI
found the Russian wOrAhlps Htlll at
their anchorage hut preparing 20 de.
part, Admiral Roicstvcnsky assured
him that the entire squadron would
leave during the night
MIR. BALrouRs STATEMENT,
London, May p,--The situation aris.
Ing IN the far east because OF the al.
legged violation OF French neutrality IN
lnfo.chinn by Admiral llojestvensky' a
squadron, and the possibility OF Great
Britain becoming involved, formed the
subject ot u question to Premier IVA
four IN the house of commons this nf'
ternoOn,
Mr. Balrour IN reply read state
mont supplied to the British govern.
mcnt by tho French AMBASSADOR NJ.
comb0n, as follows.
"Aa soon as the French government
was aware Of admiral RoJcslVensky's
presence at KAmrlnh bay representa-
tons were sent 10 ~. Petersburg, with
the result that under the orders OF the
emperor himself instructions we're telo'
rraphed 10 the admiral desiring him TO
leave EamiaNh bay at once, the Rue'
sian squadron subsequently was report
cd a. ilonkoho bay fow miles north
Of kamranh hay Admiral dc Jen'
qulcrles, commanding the French sta.
ton, was sent there TO report, He found
Admiral RoicstVcrekys squadron there,
though not inside French territorial wa.
tcrs, Thcreupon the governor Of French
lndo. china, who had received lnstruc.
lions 20 see that French neutrality was
duly respected, sen, the French resident
at Mia Trang, the nearest point % that
racc, with directions TO ASK the RUS
Sian admiral TO leave, Tho admiral
promised 80 do 20 May 3,
AS regards the reports that the Rus.
fIan squadron received valuable assist.
uncc from the Fronch authorities az
lSomranh bay | am Informed there are
only two Fronchmon thoro, neither W
whom " an o0lclal but there are hold
ors Of concessions from the French gov
eminent In that place.
HOW RUSSIA REGARDS THREATS,
st. Petersburg, May 0,,-rho Japanese
threats against France are Not taken
very seriously here, The Russian nu.
thorllles continue to maintain that Ad-
mIpl Rolcatvonsky has not oyor.stop'
rod the limits of neutrality I'm View
Of the excited state ~ the Japanese
over the possibility NJ the fruits OF their
previous land ana sen Victories being
swept away JApnn'A protests are cons
nidorod quite natural hut her minntdry
attitude toward a chlValroua country
like France IN regarded na n blundoE
While Great Britain IL expected 20 sup.
port her ally and secure fair play,
should japan press France too far,
Great Britain, n II said can DO counted
upon 10 use an her influence 90 calm
the statesmen at Toxic, The interests
Of Japan could not be served, according
20 an opinion here, by an extension OF
the hostlilios unless Admiral Togo Is
beaten, IN which case II Is not doubted
that Japan win use tho prcteYt of
French violation OF neutrality 10 de-
mand the fulnllment Ut Gronl BrItnln's
obligations 40 her ally, The opinion h
held In some quarters that II N exactly
this contingency which japan has IN
view Al the nowsn' discuss
the subject, the Noyo0 lya very
eaicaellcolly pioturlng \ n as the
ercat dominating power the world
laying down tho law, issuing orders
and making Of RojcstyenBky u Verlt0hl0
OUTLAW driven from place 20 place at
Japon'R bidding.
dAnd poor Rolostyonsky," the paper
continues 'Wcprled and not knowing
whore 10 20, remains whore M H. But
why docs not the great Togo who knows
NO well whore hia enemy IL anchored,
attack him ana thus end all the com.
plloatlonA2 That would be bottor than
placing nm embargo on the French
ships aud more eimplo than lombard
Ing the ports of FroAch lndo. china,
Japan has grown worry pompous Her
frown inspires mo world with awe but
II " passing strange that Rolcstvcnsky
has not been seized with the universal
fright"
inc No Il spyH France ala well TO
come ~ ioratandlng WIEN Great
Brlta the danger which
thrcAtrn, which the paper
insists N not imaginary,
oFrom the beginning Of the war"
continues the NoyostI Japan has done
everything IN her power 10 exhaust
Frances patience ana force her 20 tako
"A dangerous step ana until now France
has shown tact and moderation, Jn.
pan may desire to draw IN Franco,
but ,his In impossible IN view Of Great
Brlt0ln's reserve"
The Svlot warns Japan against Of
Tending French pride and says the
French fleet would not leave trace OF
Togo on the sea- Tho paper accuses
Great Britain, which Il says haetonod
the present war; Of being behind all