The San Francisco call., 1905-02-25

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- into Sea incident will find practically IN IaVor %
Russia verdict does affirm the presence OF Japanese
torpedoboas reported will declare that the Russian nav
officers justified firing upon the awers as precauo
against possible attack If this be the verdict 1t VIII meet 2
press will not ind much favor on s
T. vas obosv the duty of Russia to know whether hostile
ships thousand miles from the scene
of hoses Japanese torpedoboats could not possibly carry nere
the coal for their USE They could possibly have been
bn and launched anywhere in Europe without being identified in
probabilities against their presence III Inc
North Sea Therefore to say that of Russia ust
fed in firing pon fishing killing their military
precauion, to trihe with the issue.
Britain accepted arbitration an alternative Tor war ano
agreed the result and will do Tar as the Govern
concerned good faith The people however will not share
policy submission They will be bitterly antagonstc ana m
will carried into politics Upon motion OF inquiry IN the
there will be feeling responsive to the popular
aversion and the Ministry may lose power as result ms w
burning issue the parliamentary elections to o-
low dissolution people England intensely sympathetic
with their sailors and their seagoing interests These have made
Britain what she commercially and Extensively and deten
sivey military power The right little tight little island would
be nconsquenta in the world except for her jack ta Beng
rights the people will accept
permanent policy and right verdict the conclusion that war
fleet of friendly power may will amuk among British
commercial feet precauon against naturally Impossible at
tack ~
The event. added to and the sinking of British
by Black Sea auxares which passed the Bosphor
violation obligations will stir John Bull to wrath and
Justly The British Government readily responsive to public
feeling and in that respect its mechanism as as our
would have been Spanish for the de-
the Maine Havana harbor That act stirred
feeling stirred before The focused
Congress administration could have wthstood It The
people stop inquire critically into the agency of Spain in
ship Spanish manowar had just visited
New safety in The visit of
the Maine naval courtesy in and she lost her life in
Spanish That enough We felt the impulse OF our
maritime and few the throat Of Spain
preparation for but confident that the
long could amply punA enemy
Looking back the of American feeling that time
the that the English people will have for
oubur of feeling such verdict rumored the
Of the trawlers The British Government will doubt itself make
the lives and property of its subjects But that will
aPpease the discomfort that will down until in form the
nation has made it with Russia
No what do the people of mari
time will sympatZ with the of the British public The
neutras There and irresistible toward
relieving neutral of the risks exacons which
has The supposed verdict is long backward
If the merchant ships of neutra be fired upon will by the
warsps of belgerent the suspicion that
disguise and the attacking cannot be held response
bty mistake, then between maritime may
embroi the whole world
Under such conditions if such verdict be accepted by gov
precedent settling principle neutral has
protection and becomes impossible The mercantile
the world will accept such conclusion Commerce
make It makes peace Under regulating rights
begerens heretofore neutral has had heavy burdens
bear and has been subjected great risks 1t will