The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-15
JAZZ ANESf MUST
MAKE APOLOGY
INVASION OF AMERICAN LEGA-
TON AT MUkDEN is A
SERIOUS MATTER.
ROOSEVELT WORKED UP
House On G,ieston-War Talk
is Revived-Senator Says
It's Certain.

Washlngt,l, April 1.-THE attack
on Consul General Straight and tho
servants of the American consulate
at Mukden ny Japanese rowdies. led
by a postman, has stirred the admin.
istration to action. 1t is regarded as
a much more serious afrair than APP
pears on the surface. and prompt ac-
ton will undoubtedly be taken to OBJ
tain the reparatiGn that Japan has So
far refused.
\ conference On the subject was
held at the White House late tonight
by the President, Secretary Taft and
Assistant Secretary of State Robert
Bacon. II was assumed at the con
ference that Consul Straight had
made a report OF the incident o
Minister RocEhill at Pekin and that
the minister would communicate the
facts to the state department without
delay. To insure his doing so. cable
messages We're sent tonight to both
Mr. Rokhill and Consul Straight ask
ing for all the facts
A reply is expected tomorrow. A
prominent government official in dis
GUESSING the 1ff8ir said tonight:
Very Grave offense.
4 know Straight personally He Is
well named lie is good, cleau,
able fellow. ami not one who would
make a mistake. The invasion of
consulate and an attack upon the con-
sui is one of the gravest abuses of
international etiquette 1t is some
thing that calls for a prompt apology
and punishment of the offenders |
assume that nothing will Re done III.
til the facts ara officially known, and
that will take a few days, Until then
judgment should not be hastily made,
"Of course We don't know Officially
Just what happened but 1t is safe TO
assume that the facts are practically
as they have been stated said
ranking member of the senate foreign
relations committee. In commenting
upon the affair.
This is no. news 10 me-" con
TIMED this senator, 1--WE have hal
similar cases before. and the lap
anese have always been found in a
no compromise attitude.
We have got to have it some day
War sound 20 Come.
This may not be the time II prob
ably Is not the time-but from the
far east long series OF petty pecula,
lions. covert iudlgnities and super
cilious sights even to a point of VIC
lenee have been reported II is a.
GOOD thing that the fleet is one the
Pacific. We are ready for them ifI
they get too high and mighty"
When inquiry was made about the
matter at the state department today.
the subject was treated in the most
that the administration is
thoroughly aroused and alert. A
prominet cabinet official said tonight:
This is not n sporadic or isolated
case The governments representa-.
tlves in the far east have frequently
come in collision With the japanese
and whenever there has
been a clash the Japanese have al
ways assumed an nsolent and un.
attitude. They had shed
their boosted politeness and assumed
ar attitude of superior aloofness and
personal as well as racial and M
tional egotism that has made an ad-
iustment extremely difficult.
Will Net Be Unjust.
81 don't think I am betraying any
secret when | say that the decision to |
send the fleet to the Pacific was
largely determined by the insufferable |
tactics of the japanese in official in |
.ercourse. Much of that impotence
has been ameliorated since the feet
arrived in the Pacific. but it seems to
)e breaking out acain.
There is aot desire on the part Of |
he administration to he unjust. in |
or hasty, but can be as
ured that the interests of this coun
ry will be safeeuarded: that the dig
lity of the colrtry will be sustained
hat even-handel Justice viii be de.
handed and that we are in the posi-
ion to sustain our attitude"
Capt Richmond P. Hohson. who
made a speech in the house of repre-
yesterday saying that the
ar clouds were gathering and that
-e must face the contingency of a
var with Japan. when seen tonight
aid:
Time TO Verify .iobson.
This is simply a specific case. /
ont think il proves anything. 1t is
he general conditions that I spoke of
4 my talk yesterday They are
rave and portentcus. The assault
pon Mr.. Straight at Mukd'r. il IT s.
: the press dispatches report. is on'y :
manifestation. Time will verify I
ly prediction. don't care to discuss {
any further"