Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-17
is AIMED AT RUSSIA.
Tapan's Latest Move Is of an 40
gressive Nature.
Looked Upon as a Final Warning to
Russia to Quit NIanchuria OF
Fight-Indemnity Demand
ed of Powers.

that Russia must be elected from
Manchuria, the alterna tive being that
occupation of that province shall be-
come international instead Of solely
Muscovite. While directed to En-
peror Kwang Hsu, through Ii Hung
Chang, the ultimatum is undoubted-
ly meant for ST. Petersburg. 1t is
! the serving of notice on the car that
he must abandon Manchuria or fight
Warming Made Clear.
| The wording of the ultimatum does
full credit to the reputation of Mar
quis Ito as the Bismarck of the ORR
ent. Beneath the fowery language
is concealed the mailed fist. First
presented as a petition, Japan's de-
mand is now couched in words of
command. 1t is highly significant
that Ii Hung Chang, ardent special
pleader for Russia, should be chosen
as the medium for transmitting the
ultimatum, and especially so when it
is considered that Japan sent her
first message to Kwang Hsu through
Prince Ching. II is shrewdly conjec
tured here that Earl Lis first mes
sage yesterday, after the receipt of
the ultimatum, went to the car in
stead of to his own nominal sover-
,eign.
That Japan has determined to pre-
cipitate crisis in the far east is now
no longer open to doubt. That, while
openly acting independently, she has
been promised support by other pow
ers, Great Britain among them, is
more than probable. One thing is
certain, Russia must now show her
hand She can no longer hide her
purposes behind the assertion that
she must retain her troops in Man
| churia to preserve order and to pro-
tect her interests. Information aid
in so doing is now offered her That
she will reject it is a foregone con-
clusiOn. Therefore a clash seems in
evitable. Japan's assurance to China
that all the nations regard the lat
ter as a friendly power" is inter-
preted here as an oriental intima ton
to Russia that she herself is not con-
sidered in that category as far as
Japan is concerned.
Urges Return of Emperor
Picking, April 15.-Komours Yutaro,
the Japanese minister, accompanied
| by Gen. Yamaguchi, the Japanese
commander, recently called upon
Prince Ching and notified him that
the return of Emperor Kwang Su
to Picking was urgently desired.
Prince Ching was informed that the
emperor's wishes would be respected
by the foreign troops, and that every
| courtesy would be shown him. It
was pointed out to the Chinese pleni-
| potentiary that the emperor's re-
turn was of the highest possible i'm
portance as affecting the main
tenance of the integrity of the Chi
nese empire, and that he should come
accompanied by every available sol
der, by at least 10000 men if pos
sible. These troops, it was further
contended by the Japanese minister,
must be sent into Manchuria, as the
Russians reported great disturbances
there, and it was not right that the
task of quelling the trouble should
be thrown upon the shoulders of one
nation. Finally Prince Ching was as
sured that, if the 10000 Chinese
troops could not suppress the disor
ders in Manchuria, other powers
would send an international force to
cooperate with China, which all the
powers regarded as friendly power.
No reply having been received to this
communication, Ii Hung Chang was
notified to the same effect, and told
that Emperor Kwang Su must give
an immediate answer
Expect War.
The preparations which the Jap
anese here are making for an early
start indicate that they expect war
between Russia and Japan. Vessels
arriving at Taku from Nagasaki re-
port the mobilization of the Japanese
fleet and the continuance of prepara-
tions on board ship for the antici-
pated struggle.
Ask Gigantic Sums.
Berlin, April 15.-For the first time
since the beginning of the negotia-
tons in Peking an authoritative
statement of the claims of the pow
ers against China has been an
nounced. The United States have
used their utmost efforts to diminish
| these claims, as is shown by the very
modest claim presented, but without
signal success. The foreign office
authorizes the statement that the
Chinese indemnities for war expenses,
exclusive of the claims of private in
dividuals and missions, have been
fixed as follows: Russia, 36O,OO0,000.
marks (about 100000, OOO); France,
260, 100000 marks (about $4,000, 0O0);
Germany, 240,O00,0OO marks (about
500 ,O0O,O 00) England, 9O,O0O,0O0 marks
{about $22, 50O,oGO); United States,
1OO, 100000 marks (ahout So, 900, OOO).
France will also present claims for
the indemnity of the Italian mission.
Head-On Collision.
Creston, Ia, April ia head-oE
freight collision between trains on
the Burlington at West Creston Sat-
urday demolished two engines and II
cars and DELAYED traffic several