Show PRES STILL FOR WAR Staid Conservative Journals Join the Shout 4 PROBABLY WILL BE SETTLED t THE BIGHT TO TOI I ONDON July 22 The authoritative LONDON I I assurances that the Malacca Malaca will willbe willI be released cabled by the Associated Press from St Petersburg to the United States do not appear In iii the British morning papers papera Special ial dis dispatches patches to a somewhat similar effect from St Petersburg do not allay the alarmist views of the leading organs who construe Premier post peat midnight announcement that the soy gov government had received no confirmation of the reported release of the Malacca lacea to 10 mean that the incident remains un unsettled unsettled settled Another cause for great apprehension te It the broader question of right to send vessels of her volunteer fleet through the Dardanelles A sink lug Ing evidence that the danger of the situation has not been mitigated in the least so far as British official and pub public lie lic opinion is entertained Is afforded by the Dally Daily Telegraph which under undera a large heading An Acute Affair declares that relations between Great Britain and Russia have reached the state stale of an acute crisis but behind the Gie incident of the Malacca is the th far lang larg larger langer er question of the status of the so called volunteer fleet Cannot he be Recognized It has we believe been made clear to the czars government that the transformation of merchant vessels passing through the Dardanelles into armed cruisers cannot be recognized under any pretext whatever as justi justifying Interference with Brit British ish shipping It is not impossible that as a concession to Russian dignity the government may offer to permit the Malacca to put Into some neutral port where her cargo may be examined and the statement verified that whatever munitions she carried were intended for the use of the tho British China squad squadron ron In Its editorial article the Dally Tel Telegraph Telegraph becomes even mote more declaring that upon response to Lord Lansdowne the issues issuer of peace or war are staked Continuing the Daily Telegraph says that only In the event that Russia is preparing to ac accept the British condition on the larger issue would be to th rite govern government government ment as a sop to Russian dignity permit the Malacca to be taken to a neutral port The Main Question The main question to be settled be between between tween the Russian and British govern government fluent ment if we are to maintain even tech technical relations of friendship says saya the Daily Telegraphs editorial is the status of the Russian veIns volun volunteer teer fleet The point which has been made clear to the czars government by Lord Lansdowne Is that Great Britain will not permit a lightning change front from fronta merchant a vessel to an armed cruiser In other words if tha thae e libertines of the Russian navy attempt to stop or search British vessels they will be called upon to desist and if it they refuse to obey the demand they will be fired upon and sunk We fur further then ther understand that the Ottoman bv will take steps to prevent the passage of the vessels through the Dardanelles and in the event of their evasion will notify our government of their departure These problems are altogether independent of the war in the far east We are acting and shall continue to act not as the ally of Japan but as the great greatest greatest est naval power protecting the high highways highways ways against the Illicit t inroads of pirates The significance of such language by bya a paper so much In the confidence of the government and which has been strongly In favor of an entente can scarcely be overestimated Cruisers in Readiness The Standard also sees little abate abatement ment in the gravity of the crisis as a result of the statement from St Peters Petersburg Petersburg burg that the Malacca will be released Our dignity and says the paper editorially demand that she shebe bo be released before she reaches the Bal Baltic Baltic tic The Th admiral in command of the Mediterranean squadron has received his Instructions His cruisers are be being beIng ing rapidly directed to the tho proper points and we presume that if The Ma lacca iacca is not voluntarily surrendered she he will be Intercepted before she can peas pass the straits of Gibraltar The Daily Mall Mail says there is reason to believe belide that the British garrisons in the Mediterranean sea wilt will be strength strengthened strengthened ened by drafts from the United King dom while several vessels will be sent to the vicinity of the Dardanelles Dardan fles and others to Port Said Admiral Edward Field retired speaking at t a public banquet last even lag ing said he believed that the Russian government was trying to drag in both France and Great Britain Do not let Russia her game said ald the admiral but leave leane the mat hiat ter to the diplomatists The Malacca Incident is safer In the hands of Mr Balfour and Lord Lansdowne than to In those of the naval men menNo menNo No Confirmation The Times says say If the report that Russia has ordered the release of the Malacca should prove to be true It would be hailed with profound satin satis faction by British public opinion hut but it Is clear from Premier statement that no confirmation to this effect has yet been received at the for foreign eign office Dealing with the idea of submitting the broad question of the passage of the Dardanelles by volunteer fleet yes ves vessels sels to The Hague tribunal the Times say This Idea Is one which perhaps entertain provided of course that Russia undertook notto allow hr volunteer steamers to make any uny fur ther seizures pending a decision but the release of the Malacca is a condi tion precedent to any arrangement of this kind Every days delay adds to the tension while any repetition of such action would intensify the dif d In the way of a settlement a hundred fold and might easily make It no rio longer practicable |