The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-15
Three Situations

St. Petersburg, March 14.--The Rus- so-Japanese imbroglio has developed three distinct situations. each of con- siderable concern to this government Russia has awakened to the fact that China's deep-seated distrust and re- sentiment is responsible more than any thiny else for the failure of amicable negotiations.
 Next the Novoe Vremya makes the unusual intimation that there Is dis cord in the government about the meas to be undertaken against China.
 The third situation is revealed today in disquieting dispatches from the army of occupation on the Chinese frontier. These advices describe a disturbance among the soldiers over the poor qual- ity of the food provided for them.
 An outbreak was prevented only by the tact of the commanding general who ordered the governor general of Russian Turkestan to take prompt measures to remove the causes of dis satisfaction and to organize for the ex- petition. The task of the commissary department has been complicated by the primitive character of the coun- try, the bad roads, muddy at the pres ent season. and a dependence for sup plies on a long time of communica- tions.
 The news of the movement of .the troops is vaguely referred to in the Novoe Vremya as the non-of.icial pub lication of such news is a criminal of- fense in Russia. Other papers are silent on the matter. It is stated here today that the situation created by Chiness quibbling has caused a realization that the Russo-Chinese returns are less sat- isfactory than had been thought. China's suspicious of Russia's good faith and the resentment of supposed aggression is blamed
 Military Action Necessary
 The sole course left open to St. Pe- tersburg was serious military action which would not shrink from perma- nent measures in Iii province.
 Military circles, the opinion of which had great weight with Emperor Nich- olas as in reaching decision, con sider the occupation of northern Man churia along line of demarkation from Kwancheng Tse to kirin possibility. An occupation of the frontier of Tar bagatai in Mongolia is also held to be a possibility.
 The military party frankly favor utilizing the crisis to strengthen the revolution garrisons in the far east and to correct the frontier strategically at China's expense. This argues that Russo Chinese relations are so strained that nothing can be secured from China amicably for many years to come.
 The cabinet, however. Is firmly decid- cd to restrict the military action to the barest necessity. This attitude was de- termined upon at conference between Premier Stolypin and Finance Minister Kokovsoff who has taken charge of the affair during the illness of foreign min ister Sazanoff.
 The Nove Vreyma prints a dispatch from Mulxden, which states that 110 tons of gunpowder, 42 boxes of cavalry rifles and 70 boxes of infentry rifles destined for Chinese garrisons in northern Man. churia. have reached Mukden from Pe- kin Forty-one van loads of rifles and ammunition, the dispatch adds have been sent from Kwang Cheng Tsee to Kirin.
 Japan Is Watched Political circles take great interest in Japan's attitude toward the Russo Chinese crisis. The recent speech at To- kio of H. Ijuin, Japanese minister to China, in which he declared for the in- tegrity of China Is commented upon in both capitals as possible warning to | Russia that Japan is jealous lest Rus sia gain too much advantages as an | outcome of the clash with China. | Telegrams from Harbin state that the | Russian press in the Far East for weeks has been talking of Japanese prepara- tions for war and declaring that their railways and roads are being adapted to | the transportation of troops. The staff of the Chinese railway and the ein- rloyes generally have been replaced by Japanese and armed soldiers.
 Huge barracks. it is asserted. are un- der construction at the principal sta-