Show HAYS A r NOTE T A RAISES I I t j t I c s V ii Baron Says if U S Con Contemplates Contemplates H templates I s Neu Neutrality Case is Serious Serious I CANNOT RECARD REGARD IT hAS AS NEUTRAL i I II I Ir I r I esol for This Is That Russian i iT Troops Arc There and Japan Will Wi r Go After Ater Them t L t tWILL WILL WAGE AGGRESSIVE WAR WARIn I In France It Is Not Sot Regarded as Pro Probable Probable bable That There Will Wi be an 1 Accord of the Powers loers iL f London Feb I eb 10 Dealing with Secy Seey Hays note nole to the time powers on 01 the sub subject lub i 1 Jeet of preserving the time Integrity of ot T China Baron Haron Hayashi said i i The Tho neutrality of ot China China was 11 first I i iI suggested by my any government and we 6 ili received assurances that Chinese e neu nen neutrality nCI 1 fL i would be observed Japan will still wi certainly agree most heartily to Secy fec I Hays proposition which appears aPPear chiefly H l to bo be due to o tho the suspicion that Russia might find for action 1 Ind a n pretext military acton against China Chillo It If however tim the Unit United United ed ell States and other powers contemplate l the neutrality of ot Manchuria the case casu g t becomes very sery er complicated So long as ns t there ther are arc Russian troops In Manchuria h 1 Japan cannot regard It as us 5 neutral her ter territory tel I 1 scarcely think the United or ci any other power lower would bo be willing to drive the time Russians out of ot Manchuria however I much they might Insist t that Manchuria I In part of neutral China Cimina Bo So while wo ssu WI k kare are arc r anxious to assist In II assuring the tho 1 neutrality of ot China proper we have hay ev ov every r cry ery ry Intention of DC waging an aggressive eho t i land Jallel campaign In Manchuria Itself i I Having resorted to urine arms we le shall emali II probably pro i ably go further than our modest de tie demands mantis mands e negotiations J N I ii HOW IN FRANCE i Paris Poria Feb lOTho overtures of ot the J I i l t States government to tho the pow pov ow L era rl for tor preserving the tho neutrality neutral and t I J Integrity of ot China during imd after aCer tho thu kr X hostilities between Russia Hussla anti and Japan ure are attracting widespread attention Jr If II United States Ambassador l a Porter 1 F conferred with Foreign Minister Del it 1 if i casse anti and again today toll Th I Iy V Ij A p r results have not lot been auntie lodo public but time the general situation la Is us tue IS follows It I does not hot appear probable that an maim 11 lIt j i a f 1 I I accord of or tho Powers ran can rn be bo reached at 1 Y Ii i the present time t 10 owing to 10 differences i of ot loIs sion and 01 ama the time concentration conce of at nt y 1 upon the actual events of the War It I Is hi i practically t el I certain that 1 i I will wi not tot take any 11 action which j t could possibly be construed us mama 11 lg lo to II Russia or tie Y seeking to h I hue concerning tho Ilium Integrity of ot China Chinn flue Tho French authorities appear quite Iule willing anti oven 01 anxious to tn have hae i Chum China declare her neutrality They de tic decide 1 i tide cide to tho the least possible inter interruption interruption In International shipping In 11 fat far r r eastern torts ports tumid mid so IO will wi seek seak Individually 0 amid anil collectively to confine the tha area of hostilities ro so 0 ns as ni to reduce the ti It I chance of ot n a general spread of ot the tho con co F it Hut But relative to tho the integ integrity I f rity rl of ot China It Is I not riot likely like that any ammy nn stop stel I I 11 stilt HI be taken If It the tho t Imo term teun China Chum Is II Intended to Include Manchuria It Ill is H 1 it hold hell that tub Is III l consistent with tIme the past French J altitude at tIlo thu o t Integrity of ot which was wn construed to be 10 entirely distinct dl from fro I the th provo pros I J luceo of the tho Chinese 1 umpire Including I Manchuria Mongolia How However I ever ctr tho the foregoing Is la tuly tily the general tendency tomlene the being beig stilt still 81 I open oJen with the prospect of their thol rather N lengthy length continuance i imm I GERMANY mm IS IR Feb Pehu I eh 10 IO Secy Hays note nole to tn L time tho powers concerning the thA neutrality f 1 J nail and Integrity of ot China was suns wn L to time the Gorman government yesterday r c by ii h Foreign See Von Oui on The ht Associated IrMI that lat latter lair ter lane has already convoyed an nn in hum intimation r to Secy Rn Hay HI that his nopo proposals eels Nis are likely to 10 bt hi b to tier Ocr i iman many man because I hoy tend to localize e the war swat f anti and Avoid fr Mi subjects of ot Inter International r national dispute The stop top taken by bythe h tIme the Ih United Unite Is II by h thu move foreign office onre here hl as being h an ama al able MaSINI CSINI IHn S HAY I Y Washington Fob ob the th e elt ll d on nn Secy Sec Secta H ta 1113 y noon noeum non today tWI and ami l 11 left ft with I him him th ti the of ot th tit the c esar eMr r dt tie II curing carn war wile on J p I This action l I Ic Mid laid Jh At Ill I the th state Wt ll de tie 1 to tl constitute a formal declaration tun of war var wa It I I is now nol for tr the proM lrI president dent to tu whether h hI he will Issue a R tol Tine Tin tl ii with wih the Ih department wa wad In It 1 wn tae a dl dispatch from fm the tie foreign oll to the tho am butor 1 lows and was wua I ui u tel fol the nf ot Peb lb S C a 1 i de rP 4 nt of ut JaIM top bt baste t un 1 vU tt iKi k il ii th the Hii i ir r 1 ri ii lying 1111 at iii II In the lb outer mid attl 14 id of 0 Port Arthur Title Till 1 1111 L ink lii the tit beginning o r military yr i ai aill i iI ll Ih I I is l obliged the 1101 hl I I 11 I cures to hi t tI I 1 I I II fore rO ii I II i i ii U II I I t I II in II ii iiI I I I ht 10 I lulL 11 I Ii I i am nun Wil fn ui uI II I lii h m I r the Ih Sit mit miti a I I i m hi 10 i I u 0 ih h I II in n fl of Chin hil ru rh u I 1 1 I u IS I I 1 II 1 I cm III i i h hi i I I I I I I tA It I I 1 4 1 I 1 10 I I a 1111 u 10 a II I II 1 Is I Ill I I h 11 lIt or r Ph lii 1 I IIi Ii 1 1 1 ht II I 1111 altai I h 1 1 1 I II l I 1 11 I fI I I j I I Ii L l mide two isparta toy today to Cy to the th state de tie tieu u Iu nl upon ullOn th thy the Strangely r f enough the lb n new wt of tile tIe ut t Ci was BI known In some some ii time lit t rM Of brU c ern tn orthe prowling fA Port lurt Arthur Thi rv fh first reads read reatA readA A nava no engagement WB liB nt at noun Ihl out oUI m till lie 01 upu The Japanese squadron sunk unk r tin lilt gunboat t KorUtz at p pm pIm m Im anti the cruIser Varia 1 were sere by b the Ihl firing UI OM a U tor tur H iu boot bOil bootA I A Piker mier lil r dispatch tram train the consul at a I Ch Cue Juil juit aurs lIaro the themi mi in from Port lort Arthur report Japan Ja Japanese ane fleet tiu geO flue Itus Blun fleet n et outside Port ort Artnur nt at 11 p pm pIn pin In m on oil the Two Hussion battleships vie r 1 e sunk Hunk by torpedoes The HussUn chips outside the th harbor were ver unable to inter enter No damage durange 10 to Japanese n e 1111 Another dispatch dl from ruin states t no Jain e e were lost ost In the at Naval interest In the tile fighting contin continues U Ups ues II at the highest point One of at the v highest of till the comment commenting t ing upon th the press a of ot the en w ys that thul the lesson leAlIOn to 10 be lie drawn IB Is the absolute necessity of ot maintaining a tt navy In III continuous ser Bet service BerIce vice Ice Instead of ot the thu old ltd plan of ot laying up ships In reserve us OH lino 1015 linol hn l been pi n practised by lIy Hu ln Japan like the United h puts s for tor the n two to l year kept almost ewry evry cur naval lilt that I would IU gloat float continually In commission t and either cruising or maneuvering HO so HOAH sotIs AH II to reproduce the lie lI actual condition of ot If war far no nH near I t lt as all Another demonstration of the thea Port Arthur and affairs woo wall the Uio perfection of ot II the tho Japanese n division as nil their naval haval commanders seemed to be beat ben 1 at n In III possession of full tull Information of ot the movements 1 the disposition nt of t ho tho RussIan ships i I |