Show J PA A O f 1 CA t tI I Makes a Statement defining Her Attitude in II the Capture of the Russian Ship CHINAS STATUS IS UNIQUE Her lieI Neutrality Is to lie hc Applicable to Places Not ot Oc Occupied by h Aug A JO The ment pave gle In o thu tho 1101 u I statement dl Its Il attitude In II th capture of n the and 1111 lla position 10 on Oi the Ire question of Chinese neutrality as lS fol follows 01 lows lo The of China In II the present enl trouble IR s wholly Nelll all ni of the tho ate carried on 01 within her h border horder Kho Hlo Is IH not a aI I I arty to tn the Iho her hol tire II In t and andIn I In purl part neutral Thai condition of In the Iho contemplation of ot In International II t law 11 14 14 an 11 anomaly and a 1 df or to whirl th thO belligerents hao hlo Ion nd herlon n lo to tl limit tho area of at s In 11 the of Intel and tho of If China The rhe Japanese engaged to respect tho Iho of or China out lle of or r glom Involved In II the thu 11 provided Hint made Ilde n I slip alI Hal II and carried It out In II good HoM faith IJ considered that they by Iy this from or 01 king use for tOI pur of ot any kind of or C j of China out hide of th Ih which hup been bO 1 made the then top of If war 11 because II It Be mell to 10 them th 1 that any Iny mich Buch occupation would Ipso convert the pace thus occupied used led from lo to relt It I NI I I I seemed 1 1111 to them that finch Ilch and use se of oe territory or by hy Iho Kus Hus KusHlan forces would give effect etel to tn thu tho 1110 o In the o elgi RIH Justify her hN In II considering or 01 ports IO o occupied and used as ns be In II other words tho ment holds holl that neutrality l Is IA Imperfect and nr applicable only olly to are lre noi lot occupied by hy the tho armed Ill forI of cither and Hussla cannot e tho of an 11 unsuccessful win by hy Its or 01 Into of China which by Ii arrangement hud had been made Ildo conditionally neutral A from frol Port Arthur Arlhur sought In tho of from attack which her home hOle port hud ceased Plod to 10 afford her hor In n Inking that stop 1101 she was M guilty ull of at a n breach of tho neutrality of ot hIM China as established by bytho I tho agreement of IC belligerents and Japan was lIK fully In tho of o as lS belligerent so far lS tho Incident In question MIS IS con concerned cal With tho Iho termination of ot tho Incident the tho neutrality of at tho tM port frt was IS The action taken by Japan at II was n direct natural conse consequence lOlle quence of or disregard of her en engagement but It H Is nol In II this matter nor not nol alone In Chelo j that haH ban violated neutrality and Ignored her own OI en engagement CI after tho Investment and Iso lallon of Arthur Arlhur a system of ot wire t WIS Installed tho foi tress 1111 tha Iho Hus BUl at The Ilan lt system Ii IR still In operation tho repeated of ot the Japanese At at lt t Ie bo ho of at tho war tho HUl boal hont In II of Chinas neutrality remained In II tho Ihl port for fa I weeks after notice to leave lel Finally after ter long negotiations she run con consented lentol to disarmament Again tho Iho Askold and the dc le cr havo hlll now been at nt foi fol moro more than tl a n week wel Mill refuse to lele or Tho rho Japanese e government has no ni Intention of Chinas neutrality on 11 long UH 01 It I Is hi respected by hy but It I cannot consent that Russian wai lat ns lS a II result of ot a broken engage engagement engagement ment and a n violated neutrality shall unchallenged 11 I lt if tho harbors of oC China from or dc Il II The ho statement of the tho tel of or the 1 I I that she Iho Wil upon 1101 arrival nt ut Che ChI foo IH IR untrue The Tho c 1101 waa Wid fully and manned when ls tuly 11 I I ViI lied by h early on tha morning of ot AUK AUg 13 1 but hUl In 11 any UI event disarmament I uld not lull the r 1 of ut neutrality tegu t u and Ild It was Wil for or China hlll not nol HUH Hus HusI sla I lo II decide hethe the alternative t f t wat I acceptable It I hag hiS bee In II many 1111 tat the present rase rOtC Is II wih tho cabo of at tho Florida among others hut bill Japanese government drew a 1 clear between the two event The Th neutrality 1111 of ot Brazil was 11 perfect and unconditional and Port Wil n I lone lon distance from frol whereas of scat Brat of ot war Wil th china l hlll Is tl Imperfect and The port Jort of h oo Is II In close proximity lo to Iho tho 11 of n military operations The hp of or the 1111 f r Meets who In II the Ihu In 11 the was I the and 1111 Hi fh list m commence DID tho which in lu her capture This act lt would the th uhl of or any uny for til complaint which h If Ir Ihl tf till were c In 11 doubt In thin th 1 the cane I cases of DC the he American r Oen The ei 1111 iI Anne AnneThe Alle I and the tho British nhip hll The Ihl case of II the Is II In It I suit of nt trilling Importance has hiI shown 1011 hut China hiis 1111 taken iii 1 to enforce her neutral neutrality steps ity I IMn tunce UK the could make mala a I hai hUI boi bor of then thel thu great rent ships of ot tl navy might do Iu the and would prevent those from COth from 1111 to tl attack Japan J I The Ing against t such an ln nl too loo commanding loo overwhelming to tu per permit 01 mit tho nl lo tl stand ns a I delt The end of or this Incident will wil not lot affect In any alY way foreign com commerce Hit merce merrl or In II China Chinn lul Iut will wi mero notice to that sho must hull her en ln engagements In the he future |