1. Not two months had passed before he resolved

    On what the Tsar had planned, hoping for spoils.

  2. And this uproar alarmed Japan,

    So she opposed it with a forceful argument.

  3. Then Russia answered Japan,

    Saying, “Indeed, I detest aggression,

  4. And I accept every judgment

    Except one that decrees the seizure of my share.

  5. And if you are right, leave Manchuria

    In my grasp, so that you may be safe in Korea.”

Sol 6.1