Show ABANDON manchurian POLICY the czar has washed his hands of the whole affair st petersburg A story Is current in the city that the day before grand duke alexis resigned the post of high admiral he received formal warning from the terrorists informing him that unless he retired within twenty four hours a sentence on him would be passed and executed the announcement of admiral alex left s retirement was not accompanied by the usual of praise and it bears all the ear marks of imperial dis favor the retirement of grand dalke alexis as high admiral and of Alex lett as viceroy of the tar east and the suppression of the tar eastern committee in quick succession Is the best evi dence that japan could need that the emperor has washed his hands of the whole manchurian adventure the liberal press greets the demise of the far caster committee with a howl of exultation as being the final blow to the policy which led to the present war |