The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-13
WAR TALK IN THE FAR EAST.
The Attitude of the Car Towards the
Flowery Empire.


Port Arthur, Thursday, July 9, via Che
fOo.-The visit of all the prominent Rus
sian officials in China, Manchuria and
Korea to this place is strictly business
officials had arranged an elaborate pro
gramme, covering the week, for the en-
| tertainment of the visitors. but after a
review of l5,OJ0 troops on the race track,
General KurOpatkin, the Russian minis
ter of war, announced that the remainder
OF the visit must be devoted to work.
General kuropatkin presides daily over
long conferences. which it is expected
Will continue until July II.
When questioned regarding the pur-
pose of the meeting of the officials pres
ent, he explained that Minister kurOpat-
| kin desired to obtain the fullest informa-
ton concerning Russfa's interests and
work in the far east, and naturally re-
quesied the OFFICIALS TO meet him, since
IL was impossible that he should visit all
of then. 1t is intimated that one i'm
portant question to be discussed is the
matter of the consolidation Of the gov
eminent of Russia's adjacent possessions
in the far east under one administration.
with a governor general directing the
whole.
High officials strongly deprecate war
talk, which is rife among officers of low
er rank and civilians. All who talk of
war profess to despise Japan as an an
tagOnist- The policy OF the United
States government on the Manchurian
question Is generally regarded here with
surprise and resentment, comments being
!
pected Great Britain to antagonize their
progress, but relied upon the traditional
friendship of America 10 secure Amer
lean approval Admiral AlieXeff who
hitherto has received visiting correspond
ents with marked cordiality, replied
through his secretary to an American
who sought an interview with him that.
considering the recent hostility of the
american and British press toward Rus
| STA, he could see no reason why he
should grant favors to their correspond
ents.
/ The presence of a British squadron at
J Wei-Hai-Wei and Of American warships
at ChefOo Is a subject of great interest to
the Russian officers, who are asking
many questions regarding the missions of
the British and American war vessels.
At Port Arthur there are twelve Russian
battleships and cruisers, four of which
are regularly stationed there. and at
| VIadivostocN there are forty-five smaller
craft, most of them torpedo boats or tor
DedO boat destrOyers. The number of
troops at Port Arthur and in its environs
is. according TO the best information.
30.Oo0. and the railway company is pre-
! pairing TO bring 5000 more The fleet
and army are displaying the most un-
usual activity in the drilling of the men.
An organization has been formed called
the Russian Mining & Lumber Producing
Company of the Far East. Nominally II
IS a commercial company, but practically
/ a government institution It's president is
Baron Gunsberg. Russia's political agent
in Korea, and a majority OF directors are
officials. among whom are i"1moer OF
army officers. The company controls a
timber concession on the Yalu and pro-
poses to concentrate tramways and cleo
trio lighting systems in New Chwan6,
Mukden and Harbin- 1t has asked Port
Arthur contractors to submit proposals
for these works. and has engaged engin-
GERS to make Investigations regarding the
Manchurian coal mines. 1t has also pur-
chased four large steam lighters 10 con-
vey lumber from the Yalu to adjacent
ports.