The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-22
GETTING OUT OF RUSSIA
J. ?. Morgan, Jr., and G. W. Perkins
Arranging For Ship.
INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO EDDY

Citizens of This Country Min pe Allowed
TO Take Refuge in the Elnhassy-Loen
Negotiations on. Fox the Present ut
Least - News Received is Of the
Gravess Nature.
st. Petersburg, Russia.-J. P. Nor
gan, Jr.. and George w. Perkins, of
the firm of J. p. Morgan & Co.. are ne
gofiatlng with. the Hamburg-American
Line for the despatch of a vessel to st.
Petersburg to take them from the city
in case Of necessity. They came here
in connection with the negotiations for
a new Russian loan.
The State Department at Washing
ton has been requested to confer all
thority for the charter of a vessel and
the hosting on it Of the American flag
as q refuge for Americans.
The embassies have lis yet taken no
actual steps to guard foreign residents.
The question, however, has been dis
cusSed between the representatives Of
the Powers.
The negotiations for 4 new loan were
formally adjourned. Neither the Rus
sian officials nor the foreign bankers
are prepared TO conclude an agreement
while the present situation continues.
Washington, D., CA dispatch re-
ccived at the State Department from
Spencer Eddy. the American Charge
Mt st. Petersburg, said the situation i'll
Russia was very alarming. The dis
patch was. the subject, OF a long confer
ence between Secretary Root, who re-
turned to this city from New. York, and
Mr.. Bacon, the First Assistant Secre-
tary, who has been acting as the head
of the State Department during Mr..
Roots absence.
Mr.. Eddy asked the department for
Instructions to meet any eVcntualities
which might arise out of the condition
of affairs in st Petersburg. and late
in the evening these were cabled to
him.
One feature Of the instructions COW
ers tile question of the protection of
Americans residing in st. Petersburg
in case of 4 general uprising which
might .cndanger their lives. In the
event OF an outbreak they will! have the
protection Of the American Embassy
until further arrangements can be
made for their accommodation.
e It is not believed by the State De-
Durtmeut officials that any great num-
ser Of Americans are now in st. Peters
burg, as most Of the tourists have left
the country owing to the approach OF
winter. Such Americans rs may be iii
the interior. it is thought, are not i'll
any danger.
The chatertng Of 4 vessel and the
1atioInliziug Of it by hosting an Amer
lean flag, in order to provide 4 refuge
for Americans, is rather an unusual
proceeding, and is not resorted to ex-
cept in cases Of extreme emergency,
the State Department generally relying
on tie asylum afforded by the embas-
sizes and legations. The officials berc
hope that such a step will not be neces-
sary.
Secretary Root declined to give out
the text Of Mr.. Eddy's dispatch.
In diplomatic circles the news from
Russia during, the past few days las
caused 4 profound impression Those
conversant with conditions in Russia
were prepared TO hear at any time of
disorders, but they are amazed that
these should have grown to such mag
nitude. While members of the Diplo-
matte Corps are not disposed publicly
to give any expression OF their views.
it is evident that they view with deep
concern the events in the Cars EN-
pire.
Baron T.osen, the Russian Ambassa-
dor, would not discuss the news except
to say that he thought the disorders
wonid soon cease, and that the strike
you'd break up gradually.