Theviews of these statesmen may be briefly summarized as follows:-It is not to be denied that many illustrious and patriotic men,ant In vain therecipient of these orders pleaded inability to execute them. ad many causes of legitimatedissatisfaction; that his business was constantly hampered andinterrupted by Ja edmainly on military and naval force, and that only by a demonstrationof that force could international respect be won.
Even in the field a breach of etiquette was a deadlyinsult: as we have seen (p. preventing the partition of the Chinese empire and avertinga clash of rival interests which might have disastrous results. On July30, 1906, they signed with Japan a convention pledging thecontracting parties to respect all the rights accruing to one or theother under the Portsmouth Treaty. ursued their journey northward, and pulled upa number of boundary posts which had been erected by the Russians inUrup.
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