Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-10-21
Indications ca o.
PACIFIC SOLUTION i
news '' y J; Of . :: Recent Conferences 1ndt-
Gates Satisfactory Settlement
Of Eastern Problem.
JAPAN TO INSIST on RUSSIA'S
y. fuLfILLhENT OF Her PROMISES
r Only Hope of Peaceful sol.-
Ion OF the Trouble, Says an In
AaA Japanese Orsan-Ru..ta
o 20 BE Preparing to Meet Anv
Eventualtty.

.+.to Aonama' Oct. 1.-THE veteran
.'s1nen,s conferences with the cab
tuee ministers at Toxic Tuesday while
1ncant OF crisis, are understood tn
a'e oeen pacific, confirming the nr,or
sva1esences before the throne June %
su ~, the integrity of Corea and
Nn1nese retention of MaIhuria with a
recognition Of Russian rights These
conferences indicate that tho neoo+ia-
s4vns arc progressing towards pacific
solution OF the problem.
baron DE Rosen, the Russian minister
70 japan and Baron Komura, the JAP
@nese foreign minister, held their fourth
conference Wednesday. It lasted four
hours.
M. Lessar, the Russian minister IN
China, has informed Prince Ching. head
OF the Chinese foreign Office. that If China
rejects the demands OF Russia the occu-
patton OF Manchuria by the Russian
troops will be permanent.
The Russian forces at NeW-Chwane
nave been reinforced by two battalions.
Says Promises Must he FULFILLED.
London, Oct 16.-A dispatch to Reut-
ers Telegram company from. Toxic.
dated Wednesday, says:
important cabinet meetings were
held yesterday and to-day, and the
Impression in we'll informed circles is
that Japan will insist on Russia's full
hllment of her promises The news
paper comment is quiet but insistent
The Nichi-Nichi, the most powerful
paper, believes the St. Petersburg gov
eminent is innocent of the bellicose
action of the Russian agents in the
orient 1t urges, however, the neces-
sity for precaution, because the ambi-
ton OF Russian agents not 1nfrequently
precipitates hostilities.
"The Jill, also an influential paper.
maintains that the only hope of peace
lies in Russia's fulfllment of her prom
ises."
Preparing for Emergencies.
Paris, Oct. 16.-Omcial dispatches
from st. Petersburg say the Russian
ministries of war and of marine have
announced that while not wishing to
make any move likely to precipitate
hostilities in the far east, yet both de-
partments of the government wish to
have it known that they are completely
prepared to meet any eventuality.
Official advices from Japan and China
show that the negotiations between the
Russian minister to Japan, Baron De
ROsen, and the Japanese foreign minis
ter continue, but their status is not dis
closed
In the meantime the officials here have
been informed of the progress of the
commercial treaty between China and
Japan which may have an important
bearing on the Japanese situa-
:tion. The treaty opens Mukden, the
capital of Manchuria, and one other
;point to Japanese commerce. China's
opening of the Manchurian capital to
Japan while Russia has not yet evacu,
.ated Manchuria is considered significant
and as likely to ameliorate the differ.
!ences
Feeling More Tranquil.
st. Petersburg, Oct. ia dispatch
received here from Port Arthur says
the advices from Toxic show the feel
ling in Japan to be more tranquil and
THAT the reports of extensive prepara-
|tions for war are denied. The Japanese
war minister has requested the news.
papers to be more circumspect in theil
|utterances.
The Port Arthur official newspapers
reiterate the impossibility of Russia
|evacuating Manchuria while the rebel
lion continues In China, and they en-
'phasize tho belief that the mikado and
Marquis Ito are both opposed to war.
Four Bodies Washed Ashore.