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Show JAPAN'S CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE BN WAR Covering Movements of Troops by Persistent Attacks on. Port Arthur,, LONDON, Feb. 26. War correspondents correspon-dents and Europeans in Japan, commenting com-menting in amazement upon the success suc-cess of Japanese officials in preserving secrecy regarding all tho operations of war, declaro that this "conspiracy of silenco" Is not only confined to Government Govern-ment and service circles, but that it extends to every section of the community. com-munity. All classes of people aro submitting with marvelous patience to being deprived de-prived of news, which they recognize as imporative to the succeps of the cause. It Is undoubtedly In pursuance of this policy that no Japanese account of the Port Arthur attack has yet been published, and none Is expected until Admiral Togo has completed his designs de-signs there. In the meantime, if the report from Yankow of a Japanese landing near Vladlvostock, which at present is based on missionary and native statements, state-ments, should prove correct, a most Important and new development in the Japanese operations will have been revealed, re-vealed, as It points to an attack on Vladlvostock, from which Posslet bay Is only a little over 70 miles distant The report that the railroad has been cut between Hnrbln and Vladlvostock may possibly be connected with these operation?, but until reliable Information Informa-tion is forthcoming this report must be received with reserve. It has already been reportod from Toklo that certain Russian forces were concentrating at Posslet bay. Almost all the English newspapers In discussing Viceroy Alcxieff's reports, incline to the belief that Admiral Togo succeeded In yo far as to make the channel Impassable for large battleships, battle-ships, even If It Is still free to smaller craft, and presume that tho reported second attack. If it did occur, was devoted de-voted to an attempt to sink further obstacles ob-stacles to navigation. The Morning Post today devotes a long editorial article to a historical record of the rapid growth of American Ameri-can activity In far Eastern affairs, comparing the present attitude of the United States with her passive interest in the Chino-Japanese war. The paper pa-per remarks on the notable friendship with Rusalu. |