Tokio, Jan. 17.
The Japanese press is guarded in its references to the shooting of Lieut. Langdon at Vladivostok, owing to the absence of complete information. The general opinion is, however, that the sentry was probably justified, and merely carried out his duty.
The "Hochi" quotes a War Office official as expressing doubt the report that General Oi has ordered Japanese sentries not to challenge. The official is stated to have added that the arrest and court-martialling of—the sentry is a matter of form, and the invariable rule in such cases. If he is guilty he will be appropriately punished, but it will probably be found that he was acting on the usual orders to sentries.
The military authorities here trust that the American military authorities will take a broad view of the matter, and not make it a question of "Japanese versus Americans," but of the sentry versus an unknown man.—Reuter.
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