The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
RUSSO JAPANESE WAR CLOUD
Russian Aggression and InsOlence
Little Longer TO be Borne.


ment transport Garonne from Manila
February q, has arrived from quarantine
with ne VS. of active preparations in mill
tary and naval departments Of japan for
war with Russia The RusTan fleet at
Nagasaki has disregarded the harbor al-
thorities and anchored whe-e II pleased
The war spirit is said by Captain Conrad
Of the Garonne, to be strong in Japan en-
account of the cars scorer attempt to
gain influence in Korea in violation of
the treaty. A grand assembling OF the
japanese navy, to be followed by named
yer A from which foreign newspaper COR
res u ndents and the pubic were 10 be ex-
cluded, was fixed for the last Of this
month.
London, March 2e.-The Evening News
publishes dispatch from Kemse, Japan,
under today's date announcing that Rus
STA has demanded leave to land troops
near Masanpho. Korea, the dispatch
says, wants no outside Interference.
Yokohama, March 30.-M. Pavloff, Rus
sian minister TO Korea, is pressing his de-
mands at Seoul, and the Japanese minis
ter to Korea, Havashi Gonsouke. is dis
cussing the subject with him.
London, March 3O.-The Yokohama COR
respondent of the Times says: TT is fear
ed that other powers will follow Russia's
example in demanding lease Of territory
near Masampo."
London, March S0.-The Russian gov
eminent according to dispatch TO the
times from ST. Petersburg, is considering
q FOy 10 i,,1, in, ~ Due
sian navy.
London, March 29.-The British govern
ment has not received any news tending
to. confirm the advices from Japan as to
Russian designs in Korea and is inclined
to doubt their accuracy. The premier
Lord Salisbury, it is learned, apprehends
no possibility of an immediate rupture
between Japan and Russia, and whatever
may be done in the future regarding the
disturbances around Ten Tsin, IL IS
learned that no steps have yet been taken
looking TO concerted action ON the part
of the powers, nor Is there any indication
that official circles regard the situation
in China as serious, as il is made out in
the press dispatches. From all sources OF
information available to the British for
6lRh OllICo II - JuuSeu LlldI Japan HeLIuSr
desires nor is in any way near ready to
dispute with hostilities Russian action In
the far east
Paris, March So.-The Gaulois, in an ar
ticle discussing the eventuality of a Rus
so-Japanese conflict says: 1T is not like
ly that Great Britain Will interfere. being
too much occupied in the Transvaal and
in watching her frontiers. Japan, there
FORE will be left alone, for no other Eu-
ropean power being interested in aiding
her, and the United States, with whom
she sympathzes more than any other ma
ton. having its attention occupied In the
Philippines
Berlin, March S0.-The efforts Of inhu-
entail Russian newspapers to show that
Germany's interests lie with Russia and
France against England are attracting
some attention here. The Kreuz Zeitung
quotes an article by Prince Trubetzky
showing that the Franco-Russian Alli-
ance does not now have a threatening
character, but that England Is threat
ening the peace Of the world and that
Germany, seeking a new weapon in her
augmented fleet, needs an ally in order to
enable her to withstand British -presSuse.
The Kreuz Zeitung treats this sympa-
thetcally, but asks some guarantee that
the Russian government would follow
policy friendly to Germany upon the next
explosion of French Chauvinism.