Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-31
THE JAPANESE NAVY
 OFFICIALS THANK TOGO
He is Alss Told That His Victory Does Not End Here Qualification Expressed at Capture of Rojestven- sky-Sympathy for the Friends of the Killed and Wounded.

power. but your squadron intercepting them in advance of their destination put them to confusion, and destroyed and captured nearly all their units
 Your victory does not end here. You captured the enemy's command er-in-chief. It is most gratifying for our national cause that you achieved such victory.
 We send sincere congratulations and take occasion to praise the virtue of the emperor, to thank you and those under you for the onerous service ex- tending over many months and to ex- press sympathy for the killed and wounded"
 St Petersburg, May 31.-The admiral ty denies the report telegraphed to the London Daily Express that the cruiser Gromoboi of the VladivostOk squadron had been sunk with nearly 800 men on board. X message was received from Captain BroussikOff, her commander, last night, which is was believed was sent by wireless telegraphy to Vladi- vostok. Vice-Admlral Skyrdloff, who was reported to be on board the Gromoboi, is in St Petersburg. The GrOmoboi sailed out of VladivOstOk Saturday so soon as Admiral Rojest- vensky was reported to have arrived. in the Straits of Korea, but the ad-' miralty declines to say whether the Gromoboi was engaged.
 The admiralty had no further news to communicate this morning. A re- port of the battle, however, has been received from the captain of the Rus- sian transport Korea, now at Woo sung. and it is also understood that the emperor has received communication from Japan, possibly from Rear Ad. miral Nebogatoff or Admiral Rojest- vensky.
 St Petersburg. May 31.-The catas- trophe which has Oyertaken the Rus sian fleet has given tremendous i'm petus to the demand upon Emperor Nicholas for the immediate convOcatiOn of a national assembly without await ing action upon the report of the Bou- ligin rescript commission. With the single exception of the reactionary Sviet. the press pOurs out indignation and wrath upon the bureaucracy which is held responsible for all the misfOr- tunes of the war. Only the NovOsti and the Bourse Gazette, however, de clare that peace should be concluded. The Russ. now the widespread read paper In Russia. says: Those guilty of Russia's sgrace should be over whelmed with shame"
 ''The death of half million of men," the Russ continues, "and the loss of billions of money. is the price of the rejection of progress and west ern civilization. Sebastopol struck the shackles from the serfs. and Port Ar thur. Mukden and Tsu Island should free Russia from the slavery of the bureaucracy" tt :.
 The Sloyo. another popular paper, Is even more bitter. It says:
 Enough! Blindfolded for POO years, the Russian D ople have been march, ing to the briyk of destruction. but the bandages ares now torn from the eyes of 13O.00O.OOQ Russians and they will neither be led nor driven over the preci. pice. Let tie people speak. The bu- reaucracy his had It's say and has crowned it's work of national shame and humilis ton. Let it now listen to what those who have suffered In si- lence and who have supported it in luxury have to say. From this mo- ment a convocation of the people has become as necessary as tins air we breathe.
 If the bureaucracy this time stands between the emperor and the nation. let it beware. Let it remember the lessons of Russian history-the history of the Zemsky Sobor of 1649. The Japanese are not fighting the Russian people but the Russian bureaucracy, which has rejected with energy the tal- ent of the nation or host of syco- plants and time serving courtiers. Our only consolation in this bitter hour is the consciousness that it is not the peo- pie but the government which has suf- | fered defeat Enoughr'
 The Syn 0tetchestva and Nasha | Shisni. two constitutional papers. are | equally bitter.
 The Novoe vremya. while milder. de- | lending the Russian nation against the | charge of rottenness. nevertheless joins l in the cry for an immediate summon | ing of the people.
 Delay will be fatal" the paper adds. "All Russia's intelligence and all her ability are needed to meet the crisis"
 The Listok says: "The war has taught the lesson that education. good government and freedom are always victorious over ignorance. misrule and 
 The sviet remarks: We must not yield an inch. but fight on, if not on the sea. then on land An ignominious peace would reduce Russia to second class power