The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
PRESS OF TOXIC URGES
CALL FOR BRITAIN'S AID
Says Japan Has Right to Demand
Assistance of Ally.
Chamber of Commerce May De-
clare Boycott Against France.

TOXIC May 10.-The Nichi Nichi
discussing French neutrality to-mor-
row will say that Japan has a right TO
demand of Great Britain that she carry
into practice the provisions Of the An
glo-Japanese alliance.
French duplicity." the Nichi Nichi
viii say, affords the occasion"
Continuing. the Nichi Nichi will de-
clare that the assistance given Vice
Admiral RojestvenslSy is a clear breach
Of neutrality and a violation OF a def
mite pledge given 10 Japan. The Nichi
Nichi viii say further:
Japan is justified in assuming that France
is deliberately assisting Russia. Frances posi-
ton as Russis's ally is entitled 70 some sym
pathy. but after France gave definite pledge
nothing remains to eNonerate France from the
charge Of duplicity Japan never suspected
that the French republic would be guilty OF
double dealing.
nization demands that she correct her attitude
end eNonerate herself Of the charge of base
TESS
In conclusion the Nichi Nichi will
say:
Let France either publicly range herself on
the SIDE Of Russia or manfully adhere TO the
principle Of strict neutrality
The Government maintains its re-
serve, but the Indo-Chinese situation
seems to be rapidly approaching a cri-
sis. Following the repeated assurance
Of Foreign Minister Delcasse that the
second Russian Pacific squadron would
be ordered out of French territorial
waters. the Navy Department has re-
ceiVed reliable information that por-
ton Of the Russian squadron was lying
IA Honkohe Bay on the morning of May
s. It is generally believed that the
third Russian squadron viii use French
waters 10 coal, receive supplies and
clean the ships bottoms, and it is diff
fcult to predict future events.
The agitation against France COM
mercialy is growing despite the re-
pressive influences at work upon the
part Of the Government, and boycott
resolution may yet reach vote in the
Chamber of Commerce.
PARIS. Nav l0.-The Marquis de
Barthelemy. who with Count de Pour
tales operates the French concession at
Kamranh Bay. AMMAN, in the course
of an interview to-day denies that his
establishment furnished coal or pro-
visions 10 the Russian second Paciflc
squadron. He said;
The maximum of our coalnE facilities is
7e9 tons. This IS an insignificant quantity for
the flty-tWo warships Of Admiral RolestNen-
siev's SQUADRON, which establishes the fact
that we could not recoal the squadron.
Concerning the charge that the squadron
secured ccai al Saigon. the tact IS that a small
coaI.ng depot exists on the Mekong RIVER not
far frozn saigon. AT the outset of the war
the Russians bought q large tract Of land
there erected sheds and accumulated supplies,
particularly coal. which was bought originally
from Janan. ]. is 10 this depot that AomiraI
RoiestvenSEv sent his cOiliers. but no warship
spproac he'd the depot This was Russian coal,
placed upon Russian land and loaded upon
Russian transports This was not a violation
OF neutrality France could not prevent the
Russiars from taking their own coal on their
own land II the natives we're at fault IN
selling the land the Russians the japanese
would have waited fifteen months before