The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
JAPAN IS NOT BELLIGERENT Not Anxious For War
 With.RusSia. NEGOTIATIONS PENDING Attempt to Define Respective Spheres of Influence. csar Has Promised to Evaeu&ts Manchuria by October 8, But is Not Expected to Do So. Case of Korea.
NEGOTIATIONS PENDING

London. Oct. 5-No apprehension exists in the mind of the British Government or the diplomats in London that the Fal Eastern situation will bring forth any immediate serious developments. This feeling of temporary security on the eve of the day that Russia should, but admit tedly will not evacuate Manchuria. Is due to assurances on the part of Japan that so long as the negotiations now pend. ins between herself and Russia. present . reasonable prospect that settlement would be reached. Japan will take no ac. ton hostile to Russia in the matter of Manchuria. It is further learned that these negotiations looking to a final set clement of the Russo-Japanese spheres of influence in the Far East and especially dealing with the situation in Korea, are progressing satisfactorily at Toklo.
 No Treaty Yet.
 No treaty, however, has yet been sign cd. and 1t is unlikely that the negotia- tons will be concluded by October Sth, the date on which Russia was to evacus ate Manchuria. Russia.s failure to evac. uate Manchuria that day. however. will not precipitate a diplomatic crisis, as Japan, rather than break of the negotfar tions covering broadly all the Issues be- tween herself and Russia, is willing to strain point regarding Manchuria in the hope of arriving at satisfactory settle ment.
 In all of this the British Government acquiesces. Such elements of immediate danger as the Far Eastern situation pre- sents appears to be confined solely to ths popular agitation in Japan against Rus sia This. however, Is taken into corssid- eration by the Japanese Government. whose diplomats have warned Russia that while the Japanese Government will not allow it's hand to be forced to the extent of entering into hostilitiss over the Man churtan evacuation question. tt cannot h. dennitely prnlona the preseasx negotiations ax 1okip h feet of the expecsed popular
 Prom the Japanese embassy in London, the Associated Press has secured the fol. lowing statement of the prevailing condi- ditions:
 The Japanese Explans tion
 We are forced to believe that 1t is physically Impossible for Russia to fulfll her promise to evacuate Manchuria by October 8. but we do not anticipate crisis on that account. It would be a case of making the lesser include the greater were we to break of the negotia- lions now in progress at Tolkio, because of Russia's failure to keep her promise on the exact date. So far as Is known here, no naval or military preparations have been undertaken by Japan to meet an ex- pected emergency.
 Obviously we have made no represep- tations to Russia regarding the evaeua- ton of Manchuria, because these would be distinctly out of order until Russia has actually broken her promise. We have hopes that a final settlement may be reached between Russia and ourselves that will settle once for all our outstand- ing disputes.
 From Japan's viewpoint, the crux of the whole situation Is Korea. Russia knows that we will fight to the death rather than let any foreign power occupy Korea. Russia's timber concessions there and the other recent initiative she has ex. hibited in Korea render the present nego- tiations extremely difficult. but the hori. zon shows no cloud so dark as the threat en war. Great Britain, as our ally, is naturally cognizant of the trend of our present negotiations. all of which look towards peace"