The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-15
Peaceful ISSUE
Is Promised in Russia-Japan
Dispute, Officially.
Both Parties Deny Any Pr0ba-
bility of War.
HURRYING HER TROOPS
Continues to Rush Her
Soldiers Across Siberia.
Two Army Corps of 100000
Men Are Modified.

Yokohama, Oct. 15.-The veteran
statemen's conference with the cabinet
ministers at Toxic Tuesday, while sig
nificant of a crisis, are understood TO
have been pacific and confirmed the
prior conference before the throne June
| 2, stipulating the integrity of Korea
and Chinese retention of Manchuria,
with a recognition of Russian rights
These conferences indicate that the
negotiations are progressing towards a
pacific solution of the problem
Baron de Rosen, the Russian minister
to Japan and Baron Komura, the Jap
anese foreign minister, held their
fourth conference yesterday. 1t lasted
four hours.
M. Tessar, the Russian minister to
China, has Informed Prince Ching, head
of the Chinese foreign office, that if
China rejects the demands of Russia,
the occupation of Manchuria by the
Russian troops will be permanent.
The Russian forces at New Chwang
have been reinforced by two battalions.
London, Oct ia Toxic dispatch to
the Times says the Russo-J Japanese ne
| gotiations are proceeding there and
| there is no reason at present to appre
| hend any but peaceful issue. The al
! legged Russian fort at Yongampho is
now stated to be merely a signal station
to communicate with Atung, the port
| to international trade under the Ameri-
| can treaty with China.
The Times correspondent in Russia
sends elaborate accounts of military pre-
| parations and the hurrying of troops to
| the far east. They state that two army
corps with an aggregate of 100000 men
are being modified and dispatched
through Siberia in all haste from the
military districts beyond Moscow, Tam
| bofa and Pensa. 1t is stated that the
war ministry has already demanded an
extra credit of q. 900 roubles for these
preparations. NJ. Witte left the finance
ministry just in time to avoid the dis
agreeable situation His successor Is
said to be hardly able to cope with the
difficulties of the situation.
Russian officers are being refused
passports abroad. and there seems no
doubt. says the Times, that the post
ponement of the czalSs visit 20 italy is
as much due to the far eastern crisis
as to the socialists.
dispatch received from Port Ar
thur SAYS the advices from Toxic show
the feeling in Japan to be more tran
preparations for war are denied. The
japanese war minister has requested
the newspapers to be more circumspect
in their utterances.
The Port Arthur official newspapers
reiterate the impossibility of Russia
evacuating Manchuria while the rebel
lion continues in China, and they enl-
phasize the belief that the mikado and
Marquis Ito are both opposed to war.
/ Paris, Oct-15.-Oficial dispatches from
st. Petersburg say the Russian minis
ters of war and of marine have an
nounced that while not wishing to make
any move likely to precipitate hostiE-
ties in the far east, yet both depart
ments of the government wish to have
it known that they are completely pre-
pared 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 min
lister continue. but their status is not
disclosed.
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 Russo-Japanese situa-
ton. The treaty opens Mukden, the
capital of Manchuria. and one other
point to japanese commerce. China S
opening of the Manchuria capital to
Japan while Russia has not yet eVacua-
ted Manchuria is considered significant,
and as likely to ameliorate the differ
ences.
London, Oct 15-Japan's view, says
the Morning Post, discussing the far
eastern situation, is that COrea is of
vital interest to her, but that Man
churia is not, and she is not inclined
to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for
Great Britain and the United States by
issuing an ultimatum or taking action
with regard to Manchuria except in CO.
1 operation WITH Ine OIn0T powers WHOSG
interests are equally involved.
1t is believed that neither power de-
sires war not only on account of f1nan-
cial difficulties, but because of the doubt
as to what course China would take in
such a war.
The correspondent of the Morning
Post, at Che Foo telegraohing under
date of October IA. says that the ru-
mors of an impending war continue,
but it is impossible to obptam authen-
tic information In the event of an out
break the opinion in Che Foo is favor
able to the success of the japanese navy.
1t is believed that the newly equipped
Chinese troops would ally themselves
with Japan in any campaign against
Russia which she might undertake in
Manchuria.
Large imports of arms. adds the cor
respondent have been made by China
} during the past nine months and war
like munitions continue to be imported
A small japanese steamer which is
lying off Che Foo with dynamite and
ammunition has been prohibited from
landing her cargo
The Russian torpedo fotilla far ex-
ceeds in actual number any official ad-
mission Many of them have been COM
pleted and equipped at Port Arthur.
dispatch from Shanghai to the Daily
Telegraph says the Russo-Japanese sit
: uation is uncertain and the outcome de-
: pends entirely on RuSsia'S willingness to
: make concessions.
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