The Rassian papers pay no attention a a rule to Mr. Taft's trip. The o exception ix the "Novoe Vremya which, in an ide published November 20, rich d the idea that Mr. Taft's trip ix private, and declared that its object is the completion of the rear plan on which America lately set to work, of arming herself at all points against the coming onslaught of Japan, One part of that plan wax the transference of the Ameri from the Atlantic to another the obtaining of permission harbour of St. Magdalene as a coaling-place for the American Meet, anoth the strengthening of the Philippines. "Only one flank remained unprotected. That was in the Vladivostok direct and the American fleet's recent visit to Vladivostok was an attempt. to find on this flank a support for America against Japan." The "Novoe Vremya™ therefore suggests that Mr. Taft wante! to get the Russian Government's mission for the American fleet to make use of Vladivostok or of some other sitable place along the Siberian coast as. coaling-station.
It does not require a deep examination of the " Novoe Vremya'x"" article to show that it has no sense, for in time an fleet will not ion on the coast of Kamchatka, and in time of war Russia ovald not permit America to make ase of each " station.
The Novoe Vrewy: tot mean the article probably did simply meant it to be anti The reason of these attacks will amuse the non-Russian newspaper reader. wealthy Russian who had been expelled, during the war, from his extensive fishing concession in southern Sa; compensation for these by the Japanese Govern a year's negotiations. the compensation ingafficient. but now he is angrier at the delay in the payment of it than at its ineficeney, and (being a wealthy man) has the Novoe Vremya" to champion his cause, not only directly ty " statement of his grievances, but indirectly by attacks on Japan such sx these contained in the article on Mr Taft.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.