Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-13
LOOKS LESS WARL|KE
News From the Far East is
Reassuring.
ALL QUIET IN JAPAN
RUMoRS PUBLISHED IN BERLIN
UNCONFIRMED.
Reported Movements Of Japanese
Troops to Corea Contradicted by
Viceroy Alexief.

LONDON, October 13.-The trend of to-
days early information regarding the far
eastern situation is less alarming. The
Frankfurter Zeitung, whose sensational
announcement of the occupation of Ma
san-pho by Japan yesterday occasioned
disquiet. today publishes telegram from
Shanghai saying there is no confirmation of
the reported occupation of that place, add
ing that the Russo-Japanese negotiations
at Toxic concerning the evacuation of
Manchuria give the impression that the
political situation in Japan is quiet
The koelnische Zeitung also prints a re-
assuring telegram from st. Petersburg, re-
peating telegram from Port Arthur stat
ing that Viceroy Alexieff has issued a
contradiction of the reported movements
of Japanese troops to Corea. The tele-
gram adds that the reports circulated on
the subject are evidently only intended to
serve the purposes of speculation and pro-
woke disQuiet.
japanese Officers Recalled.
A special dispatch from Rome says that
forty-five Japanese officers who have been
studying at the military academies Of Mo-
dena and Racconigi have been called to
Japan by telegraph and Immediately start
ed for Brindis to embark for Japan.
The meeting of British admirals at Sing
apore has no connection with any special
tension at present existing in the far east.
The meeting was announced far back
as August p for the purpose of enabling
the commanders of the East Indian, China
and Australian stations to confer with ref
erence to a general scheme whereby the
three Squadrons can be fused in the event
of necessity, instead of each being con-
fined. heretofore, to the sphere definite
1y assigned to its jurisdiction. 1t has been
arranged that similar conference shall
be held annually.
The Feeling in Berlin.
BERLIN, October 13.-The foreign Office
here now looks upon the situation in the
far east as being less grave. Both Japan
and Russia appear willing to arrange a
modus vivendi concerning Corea, which
country, and not Manchuria, is the extreme
point of difference. Russia, it is asserted,
would consider 1T casus belli were Japan
to land troops at Ma-san-pho.
The foreign office says the London Times
statement that secret agreement exists
between Great Britain and Germany rela-
tive to east Asia is wholly incorrect The
correspondence respecting the convention
of 1900 was fully published
Reassuring News From Japan.
LONDON. October 13.-Baron Hayashi,
the Japanese minister here, has received
reassuring news from Japan with reference
to the situation in the far east. He says
his telegram indicates that there is no need
whatever for alarm. and adds that the mes
sage was not a reply to anything he had
cabled. SO he thinks it was probably sent
because of the alarmist rumors which have
been in circulation in Europe, and which
finally reached Japan.
Shanghai Reports Absurd.
YOKOHAMA. October 13.-All reports en-
anating from Shanghai of the opening of
hostilities between Japan and Russia, etc,
may be dismissed as absurd. Russo-Japa-
nese affairs are marking time.
The second secretary of the Russian Iega-
tion left Toxic October - with secret dis
patches for the Russian viceroy Of the far
east, Admiral Aexieff.
An important conference of veteran Japa-
nese statesmen, including the Marquis Ito,
was held at the premiers Office today.
Latest From the Russian Side.
ST. PETERSBURG. October 13-The
foreign office says 1t has no official con-
firmation of the reported Decentralization of
Japanese troops at Ma-San Pho
Regarding Manchuria, the foreign office
states that the question is at present
closed. The existing situation is the fault
of the Chinese, japanese and British If
China desired to reopen the negotiations
and accept certain conditions. the situation
could still be changed. Russia Is not
rooted to the SOIL and could leave If she
liked.