Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-24
ENGLAND THINKS Them JUST.
Her Ambassadors at Various Capitals
Inform Governments to Which Ac'
credited That Japan Will Fight
If RUSSIA IS STILL uNYIELDlNG
Diplomatic Circles In London Look
For Several Dull Days Of
Negotiations.

Berlin, Dec. 24.-An intimation has
reached the Japanese legation here
that Russia will concede Japan's re-
quests.
Inquiries made by the Associated
Press as TO particulars of this intima-
ton whether II came from Toxic or
81. Petersburg, brought out nothing
more than a peaceful settlement Is now
highly probable. The British govern
ment II is understood from another
source, has represented to the car that
Great Britain deems Japan's demands
lust and earnestly expects that Russia
will grant them. This representation
is supported by the utterances of the
British ambassadors here and In Paris
and in Vienna, who have informed the
respective governments to which they
are accredited that Japan, In the opin-
ion Of the British government. will
fight II Russia holds to the position
taken In her recent note.
The Russian ambassador here has
for several days been inqulring freely
what the opinions of the diplomatic
corps are.
DULL DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS,
London, Dec. 2i.--Diplomatic circles
in London look for several days Of dull
Russo-J Japanese negotiations. The le-
CATION points out that Japan's counter
proposals will possibly entail somewhat
prolonged consideration. Meanwhile. a
London Times dispatch from Toxic
says
The best informed circles In Japan
do not share the pesslmism, which APP
pears to prevail in London, inasmuch
>as the resources of diplomacy are by
no means exhausted and has created
more hopeful feeling, especially as
the Times yesterday, both In Its des-
patches and editorials, took a warlike
view Of the situation.
Ambassador Choate, who yesterday
attended Lord Transformers reception
at the foreign office, Is among those
who can hardly conceive how 1t is pos
sible that some way out of the difficult
~ cannot be found in order to avoid
war which must be disastrous to
both nations and the consequence of
which upon other nations cannot be
foreseen,"
The reported naval and military
preparations on the part of Russia and
Japan are regarded here as ordinary
precautions which would inevitably be
taken by the disputants in such case,
and which have but slight bearing up-
on the eventual issue Of the negotia-
lions.
On the suppostlon that Great Britain,
as last resort, might threaten to fore
ibly Interfere, the United States naval
attache, Capt. Charles II. Stockton.
pointed out to press representatives to-
DAY that Great Brtalns extraordn-
ariy developed mobilization at the
present moment was great factor to-
wards peace.
The Mediterranean fleet, said Capt.
stockton, "hoverng toward Japan, Is
powerful. II Is around Suez, half way.
Inc British fleet now In the far east
could quickly be reinforced by part OF,
possibly even the whole of the Mediter-
ranean fleet whose duties would then
be taken up by the channel squadron,
leaving the home squadron in British
waters, Great Britain never had so
many ships in commission or men as
she has today"
The United States military attache,
sohn NJ. Beacon, similarly pointed out
mat II Great Britain insisted on peace
she has behind any such demand more
men OF campaigning age who have been
under IRE than any nation on earth,
y military advantage which doubtless
u not overlooked by any European
powers"
VERY HOSTILE TO ENGLAND.
81 Petersburg Dec. 24-The Russian
newspapers are displaying tho llveliest
MIiiatlon at the British press whose
apnu'hussian attitude in the present
russo Japanese dispute has aroused
c,en greater public luminosity against
IIleat britain than existed against
Japan The Japanese minister, NJ.
nuriho, has been indisposed as the re-
sul. oil a chill, for some days. and has
neu no Interview with Foreign Minister
inhaHsdorn Neither the members OF
.ne Japanese legation nor the japanese
itesluelts here are showing any signs OF
impending departure.
Inc hopefulness In official circles OF
paeinc settlement of the Russo-Jap-
.,nese dispute was reflected today on
e course which largely recovered
, , me nervousness which has pre-
''''ea Tor several days,