Mr. Griscom to Mr. Hay.
[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
American Legation,
Tokyo , February 5, 1904 .
Tokyo , February 5, 1904 .
(Mr. Griscom reports that warlike preparations are being rushed, and that it seems that the Japanese Government has decided that it [Page 412] has waited longer for an answer from the Russian Government than is reasonable.