The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
NO WAR YET.
Rupture Between Russia and
japan Not Imminent.
Russia's Policy Will Be to
Yield Nothing.
JAPAN MAKES REPLY.
Ask the Gar to Reconsider
Previous Proposals.
To 60 Halves on Korea and
Keep Manchuria His Plan.

Berlin, Dec. 21.-War in the far east
is regarded in official circles here as i'm
probable for several weeks for the rea-
son that Japan will continue to negoti-
ate and Russia's policy is understood to
be simply to 'sit tight and hold on to
make no specific promises concerning
the territories in dispute and meet an
attack if Japan will be satisfied with
nothing else. Russia will let nothing
go. Japan must be content with that
or fight. This attitude, it is believed,
is approved by the czar, who is not will
ling that Russia should take the ag-
gress1ye. The czar's advisers are con-
vinced that Great Britain will not be
involved.
The financial editor of the Tageblatt
says neither Russia nor Japan can hope
Tor loan in Germany, because the Ger
man bankers never engage in foreign
government loans without consultation
with and the consent of the foreign Of
fice and the foreign office will not give
this consent. Russia securities are not
in favor in Berlin now. A fresh loan to
Russia would not in any case be made
without excellent terms and not at all
without government approval. The
bankers here think the greatest secur-
ity of peace is the difficulty, perhaps
the fmpossibility, of either Russia or
Japan obtaining money in the United
States, France, Germany or Great
Britain.
JAPAN MAKES REPLY.
Toxic, Dec. 1.-Japan's reply to Rus
sia has been handed to Baron de Ro-
sen this afternoon at a conference be-
tween the Russian minister and Foreign
Minister Mcaura, at the Russian lega-
ton
Japans reply is in no way in the ma
fy1T .F 1rJt eI,1
Russia to reconsider certain essential
points in her reply to Japan. Baron de
Rosen is now sufficiently recovered to
resume the negotiations.
Sixty military engineers have been
dispatched to Korea to replace the civil
telegraph operators attached to the
Japanese telegraph lines on the penin-
sula. 1t is officially asserted that the
NUMEROUS CONFLICTS.
Paris, Dec. 21s-A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Seoul, Korea, says:
Numerous conflicts have occurred at
Chelnulpo and Mazampho between Jap
anese and Korean Inhabitants.
The Japanese telegraph operators
have charge of the line from Seoul to
the coast.
The possibility of Japanese troops
landing to preserve order is discussed
but it would only be done with the con-
sent of the Russian government"
ROTHSCHILD'S VIEWS.
London, Dec. 21.-Lord Rothschild,
while declining today to venture an
nese-R Russian crisis, said to the Asso-
-ciated Press:
"One of the most important factors
is whether America will seize the op-
portunity to press her claims for open
ports in Manchuria. If she does it
would certainly help toward peaceful
solution. 1 have heard of no suggested
loans, either japanese or Russian.
hnU n n in Of
war is hypothesis 1 do not care to
discuss. So far there is no war, and
the present conditions are quite puz-
zling enough without endeavorihg to
prOphesy.'
SITUATION IS MERELY SERIOUS.
Paris, Dec. 21.-Reports received here
from both centerS of the JapaneSe-RuS-
sian controversy lead the officials to
conclude that the situation, while seri-
Gus, does not involve an extension of
the present crisis. A dispatch received
today from Toxic, dated yesterday, says
that Japan has not yet answered Rus
this shows, first, that the alarmist re-
ports of the English war correspondents
saying Japan has answered in the
negative are incorrect; second, that
meeting Russia's overtures.
On the other hand. another Toxic
dispatch frankly sets forth the agitated
state of japanese public sentiment and
the intense feeling against Russia, and
also foreshadows the possible dispatch
of japanese troops to Korea, but it is
added If this is done it will be with
the assent of Russia, which will re-
leve the expedition of having the sig
nffcance of 8. war move against Rus
sia-
The official advices from ST. Peters
burg continue to have a hopeful tone
and with adviceS from London of the
same tenor, the authorities assert they
have good reason to believe that the
situation, although serious has not
reached the point of a war crisis being
imminent.
SITUATION AFFECTS MARKETS.
London, Dec. 21-Business in livestock
exchange today opened fat on the far
eastern situation. Japanese fell half a
point, cOnSOlS went down 3s and Rus
sian stocks declined II.
japanese Russian war risks at
Lloyds today rose to S5 guineas per
cent. to the end of January and As to
the end of February.
Cargo insurance jumped from to 20
shillings. The owners of two cargoes
already half way to Japan found diff
fculty in effecting insurance even at
the latter rate.
DEPRESSION ON THE BOURsE.
Paris, Dec. 21.-The feeling on the
bourse today continued depressed
owing to unsatisfactory reports regard
ing the Russo-Japanese Situation. All
internationals were affected, Russian
securities the most Toward the close
port that Japan was seeking to trans
fer the negotiations to St Petersburg.
Industrials shared in the depression.
Rio Tintos losing u francs.
New Pullmans for Santa Fe.
The Pullman company is building
four coaches for the Atchison, ToDeka
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