Show AT 11 T OF f THE T t fl FIRST T WEEK OF f W AR Throughout Great Britain There Is Intense Satisfaction Over Ocr Operations FRANCE FOR RUSSIA Germany Is Corr Neutral but Her Sympathies Arc Are Decidedly Iro Russian Hus lall London Feb 13 The end of the tho first week of ot tho ho war brings Intense In Great Britain and the extent of ot the tho popular I than lion finds no adequate expression slon In tho the I press pre which Is careful not to Russia Prom the point of ot view of ot the man In Inthe tho the street Great far tar eastern oily ally has exceeded all expectations and oven even the tho naval and military officers who whit prophesied Initial successes for tor Ja Jann Japan pan nn are lire surprised The total or partial disablement of ot nine Russian war var nr vessels essell In ha the tho open in week of ot the struggle Is generally considered by b experts here n M at giving Japan control of oC the far eastern sons seas Countless u deductions deductIon both military nail and naval are aro ro drawn publicly and privately train from the tho dramatic events which have occurred since Monday and all the Inherent naval Interest pervadIng tho the United Kingdom Inns hall beers been b n d to Its 1111 depths by th till duel between Vice Viceroy VIceroy roy ray and Admiral Togo It If the BritIsh h hud had been be Jeen Involved 1 In the movements of at the opposing ileeta lI they could scarcely have followed wed them with keener zest What Whal strikes those responsible re for tor forthe tho the naval MII policy polley of Great Oreal Britain as nil most moal remarkable Is III the extraordinary disproportion between the loss inflicted nod tim lie loss sustained by Japan The Thc Immunity of the fleets ft ts of ot the United at ot Manila and Santiago astounded the authorities here and ann now flats when Japan to all nil Intents Rains gains control of ot the tho sena sen without the theau au aU u Uh Willi to give up UI Port Arthur and that Russia tOlk possession of or this place Illace Germany nl obI also o that thaI other i lowers have hare cau cause u for tor complaint in that Russia mill did not IlOt keep her prom promise Iso ise to evacuate Manchuria und and that among these Is III Germany ermany which holds hold opinions Identical with of at atthe the United States concerning tho the open ollen door Tho The foreign ollIce has this week expressed this view I w to the Iho slate department at nt Washington but be beyond beyond yond ond the these o e considerations there cording to a it 1 very cry high German greater considerations of o statesmanship which prompt Germany German to withhold Its Ita It It sympathy from Japan and to hope bolo that Russia will not 1 be o vanquished Japanese J victory Ictor I III believed by b this official to mean macan that Ihal Japanese Influence would be supreme In China and that the time cry would go O up u Asia for or the tho Ho lie believes also that ter territorially territorially and economically Great lint aln lilli Germany and the States would In lit the time event of o Japans winning be lie Jo expelled from the east cast In III Ger tier Germany German many man thelO Is III foreseen a stab slate of oC af of affairs fairs when Japan shall have trained several million Chinese as ass soldiers soldier and mi sailors I lor a nut Inspired them ns Gordons ever victorious army orm was Inspired by successful and nail thoughtful The yellow peril is 19 a conviction In I Germany Jerman and Germans n readily accept the view of o that to ta give gito Japan equal rights to enter cater and settle Man Manchuria on churia and to cross the time miles mile of bt frontier separating China from might turn western civilization lack upon the time Ural mountains mountain n loss of ot a u ivar nr vessel and only four our men mOil killed high naval toni and mill mili military tary officials oI In London openly confess that they Ule are lire amazed Putting Japans experience during tho the past week eek attic by side with the results of ot the tho American engagements against the th Spanish navy the authorities hero have hrc como come to tho the Important conclusion rn time that tho the of ot tho the navy noy person personnel nel aol possesses an Infinitely greater value over the t hc material at 0 t hand hantl than titan has lute ever eor before been b n attributed to It roll IOn Paris Fob Fel I ob 13 Ono of oC tho the most no notable notable table features of ot the thu first week of ot the tho war has boon the stonily steady increase of Qt sentiment here favoring giving Bus nus Buscia cia sla every possible p moral and altO sympathetic sympathetic 11 i support I At the outset tho the French rench nail and 1 public generally maintained that time the Interests of Franco France demanded that sho I keep koci clear of ot tho the possibility of at any ony war vur entanglements growing out of lit time tho I alliance led s sin sinne ni newspapers ne to assert that lint Prance Franco I ranco was ns placing self licIt Interest 1010 lU UM eu deserting de her hel best liest friend In III time tho hour of ot greatest arced V t gradual reaction lust hUll occurred un an until antil til today public feeling runs run strongly In lii favor of ot strengthening lute Rus sun ilia In every ever way short of at actual par liar participation I r In war ar arIt I It was waa thought that tho time largo large Drey Ure fits fin II clement would antagonize I Russia Hussla owing to the tIme hitters attitude toward tho time Jews Jewl limit but on in the time contrary Joseph Joeph time the friend and biographer of ot Dreyfus lm has published n a letter letier declaring lug hIlt that the honor nUll antI Interest of ot Franco command her hr to her sympathy for or Russia and aud to loyally hold Up UI U p time tho alliance ft However French which Is III usually demonstrative has bass not lIot lilly any wild Iid enthusiasm In III of nUll Kim sin This Is In rather marked contrast with wills tho time uproarious at nt atthe time the Into of tho the tsars czars visit to 10 Paris mind other recent events Two popular subscriptions havo hato been opened for or the Iho wounded onto ono by tho the bank Imul Snail and tho the other by hr Preach French men The rho ambassador M headed tin the former fanner with wills a It subscription of lit Many lollY Individuals are arc shinning x ri sympathy and are arc offering their ser ncr vices Time Tho embassy s Is III receiving lag ing about n a hundred offers oter dally Ireat Interest Is IR here hol In iii tho the part Ii tiie nail and Prince Jamb do lID Bourbons arc are taking In the tho military service of ot Russia Berlin Joob position po of the Herman government nt respecting rl the tho lIu wan 01 la ig I well donned defined It ItIn ItIs Itis Is In exact neutrality In act uel tint hut In senti sentiment ment It Is sympathetic toward Russian lIu san predominance in III rather tItan than Japanese predominance there The common talk In ministerial tore Is III Is tN not a con coil content tent for or territory In Korea or tin 1111 I mm hut but rather a n combat of ot civilization nuil of ot rare race ideals and If I ono one must iho lime white antI tim tha yet yel yellow low lost 10 a r stands by the tim white hito Tho Tue government here hero In is conscious that limit Russia RIC has not acted wisely IRely and that Japan him hits for tor or malting making war nr ansi and especially that after the thc war In Japan I I |