The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-10-28
SKY IS CLEAR
OF WAR CLOUDS
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News Regarding the Far
Eastern Situation Re-
assuring
NO MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED
Conferences Between Japan and Rus.
sia are Proceeding and an AM
icable Outcome is Now IA a-
Predicted. ME
- SIr

Toxic Oct. 26.-Baron de Rosen.
the Russian minister, and Foreign
Minister Komoru. resumed the con.
ference today The Japanese cabinet
also held another conference.
Premier katsura, in an interview TO-
day said he deeply regretted the SEM
sational reports circulated, which, he
added, are unfounded.
Referring to the diplomatic situa,
ton ne said:'
The Japanese government persued
its negotiations in strict accordance
with the spirit OF the Anglo-Japanese
alliance which aims at the preserya.
ton of peace and the status quo. 1t
Is only fair to presume that Russia
Is actuated by the same peaceful spir-
it in which the dual alliance is ex-
tended in the Far Feast. |, there,
fore, fail to see why the present me-
Sotiations should not Lead to mutually
satisfactory results. In any case moth
ing in the present situation warrants
any alarm"
The Russian minister at Seous has
reeos 4iAed The Illesanty OF the act.
ion of the Russian authorities in pre-
venting the landing at Yongampoa's
recently of Haghiwara Shuichi, sec
retary of the Japanese legation at
Shuichi, and his party and has sent
the requisite instructions to Yon-
gampho.
Secretary Haglwara Shuichi reports
that the press telegrams regarding
the situation On che lalu river have
been greatly exaggerated.
Russia to Consult with France.
Paris, oct. 27.-The foreign Office
has been advised that the Russian
foreign minister, M. Lansdorf, has re-
vised his plans and that he now ex-
poets to arrive in Paris tomorrow and
remain until Saturday comforting with
Foreign Minister Del Casse ON ques,
tiOns relating to the east and Far
East, Much Importance is being at
tached by the officials here to- tha
meeting. They connect it with the
latitude of the powers in the Balkan
question and with the strained Rus
sfan-Japanese situation. While the
officials viii not discuss the exact ma
tura of the confarnura tho, ,o,. ~
will doubtless cover all the phases of
the Franco-Russian relations. Dur
ing the present strained relations be-
tween Japan and Russia the UNDER
standing has prevailed here that the
Franco-Russian alliance had the same
operation in the Far East as in Eu-
rope, but the extent If French SYM
pathy in support of Russia would de,
pend on who was the aggressor.
No Alarm in Washington.
Washington, Oct. 27.-Owing to the
failure to receive reports from the
agents of this government in Russia,
Japan or Korea touching the reported
imminence Of war, the officials are in.
clined to the belief that the situa-
ito is not really critical. It appears
that the embassies and legations here
OF the powers concerned are equally
ignorant of warlike developments and
In answer to inquiries it is stated that
the only information that they have
IS contained in the press reports The
Russian ambassey is at present in
charge of Mr.. Hansen, one Of tho
secretaries. Count Cassini, it is
stated, will start on his return to
Washington from St Petersburg next
Monday.