Show WITH A GRAIN OF SALT Russians Do Not Take Reports Pros From a Japan Seriously St St Pet Petersburg Dec Japanese re S received nero here to the flie effect that a has been beel i out in case France German and Portugal fall faU to comport them i selves toward the RussIan I Pa Par r inc squadron in e with the thet th 0 t Idea or of their duties dutee as nes nesI I are tre considered d hero bere to be largely largel V r I Huffs TN The supposition that Japan ae tic action n which t ch mIght t Eur pe is not credited It out that tha by complicating be h situation and Introducing n new w elements J is likely to prejudice ier fer position nt itt the end or of the war kar but butin butin in the meantime alienate the sym 1 of the Powers powers now friendly to desires none of Ute the powers I to break its In her favor T un has protested to France Flance and also it is iM believed has to j but theE protests are are re regarded I ardC as perfectly proper In order to I any rIghts that ma may i ib b bC claimed regarding disputed qu lions of internatIonal dw relative to the dut duties of Japans desire to nt undue use or of ports in na cur or other neutral ports by the Russian squadron is only natural but no belief is placed In the report that apan es sending warships Into ports to pursue vessels of the these se second Pacific squadron rr If the con conof of the on owners s of oC such ports In fo 0 their duties do nOt agree with Japans such n a proceeding would eec certainly be regarded as tantamount to an anI I act att of war S |