Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-29
|uSSIA RtSE:NTS It
bft and Otder Officials to Jap
anese Capital Cause
Protest.
,IsslA CONTENDS THAT IT
MEANS SYMPATHY WITH
JAPAN,
ador Cassinj Is Told That the
Visit Has No Politiea!
Significance,
RESIDENT DEAF TO PLEA

Washiagtenz May 2a-6soen. Ca,st.
the Russian ambassador has en-
cred a protest II u a7a7a at his
kov4rnment. against shs expedition
kbieh Secretary TAFT a4s planned ta
personality eous.aet T. N:.n.a 81 tAe.
'Fsctfc Mai 81 3Aes MaEeAuria. salt
he from s}u F'eaaeisea 3a.y He
tonstruss it 70 ae #hialy at.g's5ssa
erfempt to .ive tae JapanaSe d 5raeef,
sad asserts thai tH5 r,ur5oe9a powers
Eia regard il Is an expression of
Eympa,hy 8n6 encol3fa cement = III
aemies Of Russia Hsnee - 9o!d he
president Ia W=et la ~ 5osere5
haent car not avoid r-.-s,35'.l2 i - a.
Earfrisndly act on tn pars Of the Unit
ei States.
Ii Secretary Taft VS. =. t>tIzt-
rsrty of con2resso.n ara friends %
Manila. or t. Ch:Ha. o. ny @e'ltra'
7ort the Rus5ia3 gYva'7lH' a as 10
o5jeeriors 6ur hr nos important
feature ef the program Is M visit ID
TOXIC. where tna daneA >. Of taz
president Of tn gaiteh s-ares. The
,frgest maa in tha presidents caatnet,
seven senator's and thaI wives tWan-
trsix representatives ar6 t}a@ig wives
Major General R!tss Of ti1s ar92y, SET
epal aiies-de-ca and aHiF2ta s@cH4-
taries. a railway expert. Z. official
surgeon FROM t,7A ANY, an3 medical
corps. all ctsc.a, ptl4-osr"2her, s9y-
cal en.iasn e@H.@aar-r fa4a 'sSs'
Lafe Young Of Des Moines, Charles
Clark Of the Hartford Cauraat, ard
Colonel Church 81 tAe An az Ma
Y Jerunal VII be received sid enter
tained By -ha tailio.i>.
Miss Roosevelt Is T. = atte.1ad by
Miss Boardaaa Of Wasaicg-en.. MISS
Mcmillan Of Detroit anG other ladies'
IN waiting, while the secretary Of war
will BE- attended BY sey4"al gentle
i1ctujjag ]. &,
sehmidlapo cf Cincinnati Emile G2d~
chaux Of New Orleans and num9rol'
knights. equeries and pages,
Count Cassinj made his protest. per
:onally to the preside but ne got
very little satisfaction. TIE presl-
dent declined to treas the matter Sc
-iously and frankly told hlm
that the objections Of tae
Russian government were so aosoiute~
ly without reason and foundation taat
he should not suggest any changes IN
Judge Taft's plans, He tried to per
suade Count Cassini to consider the
expedition from the American point
If view He told him it was merely
1 summer excursion without the
slightest political character Or signf1-
canoe That Judge Taft, being reduIr-
I'D by his official duties to visit the
had invited a number Of
ladies' and gentlemen, i1 both Official
and private life, to accompany him,
Shat they were to sail upon a steamer
II one Of the regular merchant lines,
which touches the ports Of beth ia
pan and China and while the vessel
lay in these ports the members would
20 slght-se eing, like other tourists.
It was true that they had been ten
tered reception by the emperor and
empress Of Japan. but that was mere
v an act Of courtesy in return for the
,ourtesies extended to Prince Fusnimi
when he was recently in this country
IND had no more significance than the
Entertainment of Russian prince by
he emperor Of Germany or the pres
dent of France when visiting Berlin
,r Paris
But Count Cassini puts an entirely
construction upon tne expedi-
Ion. His fertile imagination finds
ieep significance in the fact that this
S not the proper time to visit Manila