Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-10
RUSSIA EXPECTS
HOST|L|T|ES SOON.
She is Making Extraordinary
Preparation for the Contingency
Of a War With Japan.
FLEET LEAVES PORT ARTHUR.
II Sailed Under Scaled Orders and
Its Destination is Supposed
TO be Corea.


from two sources, says a Times dis
patch from Vienna, is to the effect that
Russia Is making extraordinary prep
arations for the contingency OF war
with Japan
A well informed parsonage who was
lately at st. Petersburg says the Rus
sian military authorities expect the
outbreak OF hostilities within the next
few weeks The whole trans Caspian
territory as far as Samarkand Is
seriously crippled as regards railway
traffic by the large drafts Of men and
material for the far east. The Russian
troops in Trans Caspia are alleged to
be embIttered In consequence of the
manner IN which their province Is neg
lected In favor OF Manchuria and the
Pacific coast.
The Russian fleet left Port Arthur
Thursday with sealed orders, according
to II Herald dispatch from Chefoo.
Its destination Is supposed to be Cor
ca.
SENTIMENT IN ST. PETERSBURG
St Petersburg, oct. 9.--The state
ment in the United States yesterday
by a news agency that an anti-Japan-
ese war sentiment prevails here is false.
Russian society Is absolutely not Civ
en- to "jingoism," the government re-
mains peacefully disposed, and the for
eign office disclalms the slightest sem
timent of hostility.
The newspapers here publish ex-
tracts from the japanese press indicat-
ing hostility to Russia, but the Russian
editorials preserve studied calmness.
Diplomatic circles are aware that the
situation inspires some uneasiness, but
they believe that the government an
ticlpates peaceful solution
The japanese minister here, NJ. Kur-
mo informed the Associated Press to-
day that he has seen no indications OF
warlike disposition here. He has al
ways found Foreign Minister Lams-
dorff ready candldly TO discuss Russo
Japanese relations.
The Japanese minister said they was
no reason why the governments should
not reach a peaceful settlement He
added that although he was a careful
reader of the japanese newspapers he
found no warlike tendencies In any
Of the influential papers and claimed
that the Russian papers cited comments
from unimportant japanese sheets,
While the foregoing reflects the senti-
ments OF St Petersburg, II is not de-
MED that there may be different feel
ing In the Russian orient The Jap
anses papers quoted here regard Adj
mlral AleXleff's promotion to the rank
OF viceroy Of the far east as being
victory for the Russian party.
Some disquiet has been caused by the
gtu fat a.. htF a Ayfh
paper, the NOvykrai declaring that the
Japanese foreign and war ministers
have Joined the japanese war party.
anese war party
The Novykrai adds that the Japanese
government telegraphed to st. Peters
burg Aug 2b, protesting against the
further military occupation OF Manchu-
ria.
The Russian minister, Baron de Ro.
sen, at Toxic, answered that Russia
was unable to make definite promises
pending the negotiations, and request
ed explanations regarding the protest
Japan still, according to the Novykral
explained and demanded final answer
regarding Russia's intentions within
three weeks after which serious meas
ures could be expected,
Subsequently Marquis ito's moderate
counsels prevailed
The Novykrai concludes with saying:
Japan, however, decided TO continue
her war preparations"
Regarding the reported movements of
the Russian feet the foreign office in
formed the Associated Press that fleet
Is expected shortly nj Port Arthur from
Vladvostock and II is possible that the
fleet Is IN the vicinity OF the japanese
fleet, since II IL necessary to pass
through the straits of Corea, but no
can be attached to the mon
etary whereabouts OF the Russian fleet.
Touching on the general situation, the
foreign office declared that the present
moment was not regarded as critical
were proceeding and had
been proceeding lntermttently for three
years.