The record-union., 1894-11-30
THE CHINESE WAR,

Japan Objects to Foreign Interference
i'll Peace Proposals.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 29.- Nogoe
VreHoya declares that the irreconciliable
attitude of Japan in refusing China's
peace proposals renders it incumbent
upon the powers to demand explanations
regarding Japan's ultimate objects.
OBJECTS TO FOREIGN INTERFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-WhiIe the
Japanese legation has received no Of
1icial confirmation of the dispatches in
dicating that the mission of Mr.. Det-
ring on behalf Of China to japan has
been failure, the disposition there is to
regard the information as authentic The
tlmer they say, has passed when the diff
terences existing between the two
nations can be settled by the customs
authorities as ii it were matter of mere
routine business, and they declare that if
CHINA really desires to bring about peace
through negotiations it must be done
through regularly accredited envoy
from the Emperor of China to the EN-
peror OF Japan. In the meantime, and
until China comes to realize that the
present condition under which peace
negotiations can be procured, the war
must go on.
The japanese authorities here do not
ACsoiu Will lSiNOE ILS reports OF the In
ter1erence OF the European powers. Re-
gardlng the st. Petersburg Associated
HreSs dispatch quoting the NOUOe
pFemYd they say that while they recog-
nlze that the NOUOe VFemUu may speak
from authority on account of its relations
with the Russian crown, its assumption
that Japan has refused peace proposals
Is without foundation.
They also assert that no figures have
been liked as to the amount OF indemnity
which Japan is willing to accept. There
are matters of detail which the JAPANESE
officials in this city say can only be ar
ranged when China comes to realize that
there is but one way to treat with japan.
and that Is by direct negotiations. They
take the position that so far Japan has
done nothing which could justify the in
terIerence of the foreign powers, and in
timate that it would be time for their in
terruption when Japan should really
make some demand that would be un-
reasonable.
This characterization applies only to
the European powers. There is no dis
position to scout the proposition of the
United States TO mediate. On the con-
trary, 1t Is suggested at the legation that it
would be entirely satisfactory to have the
prellminarles OF any peace negotiations
conducted by the American Ministers to
Japan and China, because they are in
formed as to the situation, and it is be-
ieved they would be unbiased and inn
partial With negotiations begun in this
way, they insist, however, that details
must be left to be arranged by direct con-
ference between the personal representa-
tives OF tho Chinese ruler and the Japan
ese Foreign Minister.
REPORTED JAPANESE ATROCITIES
LONDON, Nov. 29.-The reported Japan
ese atrocities at Port Arthur are con-
nrmed from various sources, but it is
believed that they were due to continued
atrocities upon the part OF the Chinese.
y letter to the Tunes from Toxic, dated
October 18th, says: The Chinese do not
take prisoners. From the dead and
wounded vanquished they shear of the
heads, and string them together with
rope passed through the mouth and gull
let. the Japanese nave seen these CHASTITY
remnants OF their comrades. 4 barrel
iull OF mutilated remains were found by
the Japanese after the battle OF Ping
Yang.