The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-01
RUSSIA HAS TH FLOOR
WARLIIID PREPARATIONS MAKING
BY THAT COUNTRY CAUSE
MUCH ANXIETY
TURKEY IS IN MOST DANGER
Not Thought That the Czar Will
Break the Treaty which In
wolves Affairs in Korea
Japnn Not Prepared.

Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
LONDON, March S1.-Russian activity
has been the international factor of the
week, and diplomatic functiCnaries at
tached to the court of st. James are ask
Ing themselves what does it all mean,
and where viii it end?" The Russian am
bassador smiles blandly and assures his
dear friends that it means nothing, alb
solutely rothing;" but, Just the same,
speculation is acute There are many
men of fair standing and a tolerable
knowledge OF international undercurrents.
who are willing to say that war between
Russia and Japan has now come within
measurable distance. OF these Henry
Norman, who has just returned from a
trip To Russia, is one But the Asso-
ciated Press learns that no such view is
taken by the British foreign office, which,
during the recent troublous times has
sized up the lnterEatio situation with
wonderful correctness.
Inc next few weeks may perhaps bring
mp tremendous war scare, but the sail
ent fact remains that Japan is not ready
Tor hOStilitieS. Alarming telegrauis
from the far East may increase aud null
uply and Korea may seem to be on the
verge of annexation by Russia but the
calm Of Downing street is not likely to
been
arranged by treaty, and Lord Salisbury
does not believe that Russia intends to
break the treaties though her relations
with Japan may become strained to a
serious point. If all this rumpus in the
Tar East had been postponed for another
year, there is scarcely any doubt that
war would be a serious probability; but
lhose having any intimate knowledge of
Japan's tar-reaching naval projects, and
her recent state of incompleteness do
not hesitate to say that Japan is not go
Ing to risk anything until her plans are
maturcd.
Japanese naval maneuVers in the COM
ing rail- are to be carried out on an I'M
precedented scale, and viii partake more
OF tHe nature OF demons tration than
that Of peaceful evolutions Forty or
more war vessels are expected to be nres
emf IN japanese waters. The moral effect
OF Such en- aggregation upon far Eastern
OUeSliols IS causing no little comment
NO DANGER IN KOREA.
As far as Great Britain is concerned
huSsla' : military rather than naval activ-
lty is chiefly interesting though the nress
Is not Yet allowed to take up IFS cIlA in
HlIS matter The foreign Office, while
only family interested in Korea being
Pracucaliy sure that no serious troubIa
VIII result there. is devOting careful in
Nestlgatlon TO the war-like OreDaratiors
occurring in South Russia.
Ihere seems no longer to be any doubt
that Turkey, for her hardness fo moot
me Russian demands regarding railroad
concessions, is being rnenaced by her
northern neighbor, and many signs points
10 the fact that Russia intends to settle
hersef In the northeast of Asia Minor
unless Turkey gives in Already QUAR-
ter Of a million of Russian troops are
maintained man, on those borders, while the
DIdcA sea squadron is ready for bust
ness al a moments notice
10 what extent British moral assistance
can De given to Turkey in withstanding
the russian demands, is a question which