“Yanks are ready to run, but looking for now”: the start of the Russian-Japanese war in the US press coverage

Abstract

This article analyses the American press on the issue of the beginning of the Russian-Japanese War. The authors demonstrate the variety of the viewpoints in various publications. The formation of the public opinion regarding the outbreak of the military actions by Japan against Russia is taking place within the framework of advancing American interests. The authors conclude that the US claiming neutrality was far from it.

Keywords

• USA
• Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905
• national interest
• international conflict
• American Press
• US Press