Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-13
PROSPECT OF WAR IS Remote.
Japan and Russia Willing to Enter
Into a Modus Vivend Con.
corning COrea.
NO SECRET AGREEMENT EXISTS,
Statement That There is One Between
Great Britain and Germany Rela-
tive to East Asia is Incorrect.

Yokohama, oct l3.-All reports
cmanotlng from Shanghai Of the open.
ing Of hosulities between Japan aud
Russia, etc, may be dismissed as alb
surd Russo-Japanese affairs are mark
ing time
The second secretary Of the Russian
legation left Toxic oct y with secret
dispatches for the Russian viceroy OF
the far east, Admiral Alexicn,
An important conference Of veteran
japanese statesmen. including the Mar
quls Ito, was held at the prcmler's Of
flee today.
MA-GAN-PHO NOT OCCUPIED.
London, oct l3.-The trend Of to-
days early information regarding the
far eastern situation Is less alarming.
The Frankfurter Zeltung whose SEN
sational announcement Of the occupa-
ton Of Ma-Gan-Pho by Japan yester-
day occasioned disquet today pub
fishes a telegram from Shanhia say
ing there is no confirmation OF the re-
ported occupation OF that place, adding
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 Zeituug also prints
reassuring telegram from ST. Peters
burg, repeating a telegram from Port
Arthur stating that Vlceroy Alexietf
has issued a contradiction OF the re-
ported movements Of Japanese troops
TO Corea. The telegram adds that the
reports circulated on the subject are
evidently only intended to serve the
purpose Of speculation and provoke dis
quiet.
special dispatch from Rome says
that As japanese officers who have
been studying at the military acad-
emles Of Modena and RAccogini, have
been called TO Japan by telegraph and
Immediately started for Brindisi to en-
bark for Japan,
The meeting Of British admirals at
Singapore has no connection with any
special tension at present existing tn
the far east. The meeting was an
nounced as far back as Aug, 90 for the
purpose Of enabling the commanders OF
the East Indian, CHM and Australian
stations to confer with reference to a
general scheme whereby the three
suudarons can be fused In the event or
necessity instead of each being con-
fined, as heretofore, 10 the sphere DELI
nitely assigned to its jurisdiction II
has been arranged that n similar con-
ference shall be held annually
SITUATION IMPROVED.
Berlin. oct. 13.--The foreign office here
now looks upon the situation IN the far
east as hNlng less grave Both japan
and Russia appear willing TO arrange
a modus viyendi concerning Corea,
which country, and not Manchuria, Is
the extreme point Of difference, Rus
sin. IL is asserted would consider II
casus bell we're Japan TO land troops
al Ma-San-pho. The foreign office says
the London Times statement that Sc
cret agreement exists between Great
Britain and Germany relative TO East
Asia Is wholly incorrect The corre-
spondence respecting the convention OF
1900 as fully published.
MANCHURIAN QUESTION CLOSED.
ST. Petersburg, oct, lS,-The foreign
office says Il has no official conilrma-
ton Of the reported decentralization OF
japanese troops at Ma-San-Pho. Re
garding Manchuria the foreign office
states that the question is AT present
closed The existing situation Is the
fault Of the Chinese japanese and Brit
lsh II china desired TO reopen the
negotiations and accept certain condi-
tions the situation could still be changed
as Russia Is not rooted 10 the soil and
could leave II she liked.
REAsSURING NEWS FROM JAPAN,
London, oct 13--Baron Hayashi. the
japanese minister here, has received re-
assuring news from Japan with refer
euce TO the situation In the far east.
He says his telegram indicates that
there Is no need W hatever FOR alarm
and adds that the message was not
reply TO anything he had cahled, so he
thinks II was probably sent because Of
his alarmist rumors which have been IN
circulation In Europe and which finally
reached Japan.
NO SIGN OF HOSTILITIES.
Washington, oct l3.-At the cabinet
meeting today, Secy Hay spoke Of in
formation he had received as TO the
situation IN the far east and II was his
opinion there was no indication Of hos
tilitics between Japan and Russia, lie
intimated that negotiations are IN pro-
gress between the two countries which
seem likely to result favorably for
peace,