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Show JffAN MAY CAE UPON MGLAKOR.' HELP UNDER TERMS- 01 ALLIANCE IN VIEW OF FRANCE'S ELEGEB ACTION Violation of Neutrality and Aid to Russia in Secreting , Movements of Squadron Is K Charged Against France. BULLETIN. . TOKIO, April 18. The Navy department de-partment today declared Tsugara .traits a zone of defense, with the f . usual maritime restrictions. BULLETIN. V -t MANILA, April 18. Two unknown teamers have anchored in Lingayan bay, Island of Luzon, about 130 miles north of Manila bay. TOKIO, April 18. Discussing the I Asence of vessels of the Russian second sec-ond Pacific squadron at Kamranh bay, . on the east coast of French Indo-Chl-na, the Jiji' Shimpo declares that the use of the Island of Madagascar by the Russian squadron was 'a direct and . prolonged violation of the. principle of neutrality, but on account of the dis-. dis-. tance Japan in that instance simply . lodged a protest. The paper, however, insists that Russia is now using Kamranh Kam-ranh bay as a base for action against .her opponent and she intends to use It as the point for effecting a Juncture with the remaining division of the scuadrohT ' . Japanese. Indignation. . i "If the use of Kamranh bay is continued," con-tinued," the JiJiShimpo adds. "Japan must regard its neutrality as completely com-pletely Ignored and Japan will not be obliged to respect its neutrality. ,Vio- j lations of neutrality in distant ports are not important, put when close to the zone of war it is Impossible to view them' with the same leniency." May Call on Great Britain. . The Jijl Shimpo. further declares that France is lending the Russians auffl-clent-.assistance, thus actually joining v issue with Russia against Japan and that, it is now necessary for Japan to notify Great Britain and obtain her co-operation according to the terms of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. "Protests," the paper asserts, "are unavailing, The time for action has come." France Aiding Russia. The Nichl Nichi today says France " has been a party to keeping the location loca-tion of the Russian squadron a secret and adds that France does not observe the twenty-four-hour rule, but the paper pa-per adds, the spirit of neutrality affords af-fords no excuse for extending such hospitality to a belligerent squadron, and it expresses the hope that France will take steps to abide by her obliga- tlons and duties as a neutral power. The Aaahl Shimbun asserts that France has deliberately kept the presence pres-ence of the Russian squadron a secret. The paper expresses regret at the fact nd hopes the Government of Japan will .act decisively. |