Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-27
WAR WILL CONTINUE
Capt. Jackson, Agent Of the japanese
Government, Says Two Years.
JAPAN IS BUYING MANY STEAMERS.
EnsIand Not Expectins to BE Called
Upon to Take Action Regard-
ing JaDan's Protest to
France.

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in the Orient will last another two
years" was the statement made Dy
Cant. z. H. Jackson who arrived here
on the Korea and who says that he Is
fastening to London to send out q
vessel which has been purchased by
the Japanese for transport service.
Capt. Jackson added: 1.-THE japanese
are making preparation for an indefi-
mite term Of fighting and this can be
best understood by the way they are
buying up steamers. They have pur-
chased several hundred during the past
few months and when left Kobe they
had taken over IL vessels during the
IA days previous to my departure
"They are particular as to what they
buy and only want vessels from 5000
to 5000 tons. They have to get small
ships 60 that they can run into any
of their ports and are easily navigable
in the inland sea. This will be the
third vessel that have sent out to
them.
London is the great market for
steamers and though they have pur-
chased some old boats they have Sc
cured some exceedingly good ones
spot cash is paid for the vessels,
and the neutrality laws are carefully
observed. A private firm gives and or
der for the building of boat and when
the time Of delivery comes the hrm
who gave the order has not the money
to pay for the vessel and a chance
buyer comes along. That's the way"
England Not Alarmed.
London, April MISUNDERSTANDING
emphatic protests Of some of the news
papers and shrieks of indignation from
the lingo press, British government
officials decline to admit that there Is
anything in the far eastern situation
to cause excitement or to show that
It approaches an acute stage. In other
words the foreign Office assumes the at
titude Of a much interested spectator
Of an intensely dramatic situation
which is approaching a climax in
which, by some mischance Great Brit
ain might be called on to play part.
The announcement in the Paris dis
patches to the Associated press that
Or. Motono, the Japanese minister
there, has called upon Foreign Minis
ter Delcasse with regard to the ques-
ton Of neutrality has not changed the
views of officials at the foreign ONCE,
where It was pointed out that Japan
probably had not made formal or
specific protest but simply desired as
surance that France will continue to
maintain neutrality and not afford the
Russians any advantage inconsistent
with Frances responsibilities as a
neutral. The foreign Office assumes
that France most certainly will give
such assurance to Japan.
The foreign office stated to the As
ISOLATED press that It was not at all
likely that Great Britain would be re-
quired by Japan to take actlon IN
support of any protest. The attitude
Of the foreign Office Is that there is
not as yet any proof that neutrality
has been violated, and 1t prefers to
think that France is preserving neu-
trality according to her own interpre-
tation and that Russia would not will
fully involve her ally. Il is pointed
out that similar charges were brought
when Vice Admiral Rojestyensky's
squadron was at Nossl Be, and that
there is no reason to believe that there
Is any ground for the charge Of actual
violation of neutrality at Kamranh
bay.
RojestveRsIky Passed Straits.
st. Petersburg. April 21.-The min
istery Of finance has received tele-
gram from confidential agent at
Shanghai giving rumor that Vice Adj
miral Rojesttensky has already passed
the straits Of Formosa without en-
counteging Vice Admiral Togo.