Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-13
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I Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. d. c., April IL.

lCorrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. ID. c., April IL.
That interest in the Moroccan situa-
ton, created by Germany's dissatisfac
ton with the Anglo-French entente in
regard TO that country, is still alive
among the European cabinets was
demonstrated this morning when the
Italian Ambassador Baron DIES Planches,
called upon Secretary Taft to discuss the
matter with him. The Italian was
looking for information as to the attitude
of this country 10 relation to the recent
German memorandum indicating the de-
sire of that government for free trade
facilities in Morocco. Secretary Taft
told him, as he has told all other in
quirers on the subject, that the United
States had not been invited to take any
action in the matter and that in any
event it was not regarded as a matter of
such pressing Importance that 1t could
not await the return Of the President
from his hunting trip.
The railroad commission of Kentucky,
today filed proceedings with the Inter
state Commerce Commission against the
Illinois Central and the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & St. Louis railroads, alleging
discrimination in grain freight rates from
MorganGeld and Uniontown, Kentucky,
TO Atlanta, Georgia, in favor OF other
Ohio river points. The commission
asks for proceedings to prohibit rate
higher than % cents per 100 pounds.
The National Council Of Women de-
cided this morning to commence an ac-
tive propaganda against the "white
slave" traffic, TO be carried on in this
country in cooperation with the Inter-
national Council of Women in Europe.
The purpose ofthe work will be to eradi-
cate so far as possible the most aggravat-
ed features of the evil in large cities.
The following officers were re elected
this morning, to hold Office for the COM
ing three years; president, Mrs. Mary
Wood Swift, ofSan Francisco vice presi-
dent Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, of Alex
andria, Va; recording secretary, Mrs.
Frances L. Burns. of st. Louis, Michi-
gan treasurer, Mrs. Lillian Hollister, of
Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Flo Jamison
Miller, of Wilmington, ILL.,, refused
reelection as corresponding secre-
tary and in her place was elected Mrs.
Belinda Bailey, of San Francisco.
The advance sheets OF the foreign re-
latioDs for 1904, made public today,
reveal the fact that Japan failed to keep
a promise made by the minister of foreign
affairs to the representatives of the
powers at Toxic that she would not be-
gin hostilties against Russia until after
a formal declaration Of war should be
made. This diplomatic correspondence
contains the following paraphrase OF
cablegram from Minister Griscom at
Toxic, dated Feb. 6, 1904; "Mr. Girls
com reports that the minister of foreign
affairs stated that declaration of war
will not be made until after the with
1rawal of their legation, which will
take TWO or three days, and
hostilities will not begin until after the
declaration of war;" The former part
of this promise was kept, but the latter
was not. The declaration of war was
not issued until Feb. 10, whereas on the
9th the Japanese attacked and sunk at
ChemulpO, Korea, the Russian cruiser
Variag and the gunboat Koreitz.
In October, 1908, the American ship
Benjamin Sewall was wrecked off the
coast of Formosa. A boat containing
part of her crew attempted to land on
he island of Botel Tobagc, which be-
ongs to Formosa, but the natives rushed |
Town upon them, upset their boat in the
'urf, drowned eight of them and later
the two who succeeded in
getting ashore. Through official chan
iels, according TO correspondence of
he State Department made public |
oday, the matter was reported to
Formosan government which ''severely |
md efficiently ceniured the natives" for
heir "ill.treatment of the crew of the I
hips boat" In view of the fact that
light people had been murdered, includ |
ng several Americans, this government
concluded that mere censure, no mat
er how severe or efficient il might have /
,een, wonld not be very impressive or