Show A diplomatic BLUNDER gresham t aidin on the koren fro new york july 17 A washington dispatch to a morning paper ot pronounced antl atiee tho fact has jat come to that tho administration through secretary greeham liaa committed another diplo malic blunder s o 0 than the attempt to re batore dueon may have booro important reaul te members of alie diplomatic corps amone whom the facts have creator t a sensation tell lili etory oi it the chinese in nent consultation of late ith the secretary pf detate regarding rep arding relation csia tine japan end induce the to bend 0 cable tu ih japanese co the of the united with OS CONTINUED 1 PAGE the policy which japan haa been following toward korea aud closing with these important words the united states views the levying of an unjust war by japan upon weak and nation liko korea this is considered a greater diplomatic blunder atan the action in the hawaiian controversy contro but there nas not been time to realize the full extent of the message the japanese government baa made no reply and lias probably not yet recovered from its astonishment at the legation here the official pro fees to know lothine whatever about the belligerent message and express a grato doubt as to tha accuracy of the story there is no doubt about the existence of the dispatch secretary gresham has shown a colv of it to sir julian fote the chinese and korean legations have copies of it and the fact of its existence h known to 0 the and senate committees on foreign relations |