The sun., 1903-12-28
SEE HOPE OF AVERTING WAR,
DIPLOMATIC LIMIT NOT REACHED,
OFFICIALS SAY.
Paris Hears That an Agreement Has
Practically Been Made--Russia De-
clared to He willing to Permit
Japanese Intervention in COrea Now.


japanese Intervention in Corea Now.
Special Gable Dispatches 10 THE SUN.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-It Is stated here that
there is every reason to believe that full
understanding on all the questions in dispute
between Russia and japan is on the point Of
being reached, a compromise satisfactory
to both Powers having been practically
arrived at.
The French Government is informed
that Japan has decided upon active inter-
vention in Corea at an early date for the
purpose Of safeguarding her interests owing
to the troubled situation in that country
and the impossibility of the Corean Gov
ernment maintaining order and security,
The French Government further under
stands that Russia is well aware of Japan's
intention. and does not object because
such an action in Corea cannot be con-
LONDON, Dec. 2s.-Conciliatory mes
sages predominate in this mornings war
news, the most authoritative being NJ
Delcasse's statement to the French
Senate on Saturday that there is nothing
to justify the alarmist reports that are in
circulation regarding the Far East
Other dispatches from Paris seem to
deprecate the idea that the situation has
reached the extreme limit of diplomatic
negotiations. Thus the Paris despatch
stating that there is every reason to believe
that full understanding has been reached
by Russia and Japan is confirmed by the
following despatch received in Paris from
Toxic dated Dec. 25;
Grave news has been received from
the Corean ports, where complete anarchy
exists. Important preparations are in
progress at the Japanese naval ports to
despatch troops to Fusan, Mesampho and
Chemulpo to restore order. These measures
have been taken with the agreement of
the Russian Government.
The despatch adds that the Japanese
reply to the last Russian note has been
communicated to the Japanese Minister
at st, Petersburg. 1t is couched in friendly
terms leaving the way open to further
negotiations.
A news agency despatch from Paris says
that International representations have
been made during the past few days to St.
Petersburg and Toxic by Lord Lansdowne,
British Minister Of Foreign Affairs, calling
the attention Of Japan to the grave appre-
hension felt in Europe, and by NJ. Del
casse, the French Foreign Minister, insist
ing to Russia on the necessity for peace
Both elected replies that the intentions
Of Japan and Russia We're pacific Baron
konura. the japanese Minister of Foreign
Affairs. declared to Lord Lansdowne that
the present activity in the Japanese army
and navy was in no wise abnormal. and the
Russian Government assured NJ. Delcasse
that the one object OF Admiral AIexiefY.
Viceroy OF the Far East, was to insure
peaceful solution of the questions at issue.
A despatch to the Daily Mail from Kobe
says that the army authorities at Toxic
have summoned the newspaper proprietors
and requested them to refrain from pub
fishing news concerning the transportation
of men and munitions and other military
happenings on the ground that the country
is already verging on war and the publica-
ton of such news is undesirable.
The correspondent adds that all leave
in the shipbuildng yard at Kure has been
stopped, The leave of naval officers and
men at Tsushima has also been stopped.
Six hundred engineers and telegraph ope-
rators have arrived al Fusin The slump
in the stock market continues.
The Daily Mails Sydney correspondent
says that there is general sympathy in that
city for Japan, The Japanese Consul
General has received offers to serve in the
japanese army sufficient to form an Aus
traan legion
The Chronicle says II learns from the
Japanese Legation that no time limit for a
reply from Russia was fixed in Japans
last noe.
The Pckin correspondent Of the Times
urges the necessity for Great Britain max
ing scmc preparations for meeting the
situation in the event of war between Japan
and Russia. He questions the likelihood
Of China 5 neutrality. and SAYS he believes
that Russia will endcavcr to provoke China
to hostilities.
He ontr:ssts the lnrcadiness of Great
Britain with N" preparations of Japan,
which. he SAYS, arc more compl lnte and more
det allied than the world has eyer seen.
The correspondent concludes by saving
>arcastically hat the fact that Great Britain
is not prepared for any event ualities is
"strictly in accordance with precedent"