The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-13
LESS WARLKE.
Both Russia and Japan Appear
Willing to Compromise.
On a Modus Viyendi Concerning
Korean Interests.
LANDING AT MASANPHO
Would Be Regarded as. Casus
Belli by Muscoyites.
Admiral AIexieff Holds Re-
view of 40, 900 Troops.

Berlin, Oct. 13.-The foreisa office 1ere
now looks upon the situation in the far
east as being less grave. Both Japan
and Russia appear willing to arrange a
modus vivendi concerning Korea, which
country, and not Manchuria, is the X
treme point of difference. Russia. it is
asserted, would consider it a easus Ee1li
were Japan to land troops at Ma San
Pho. The foreign office says the London
Times statement that a secret agree
ment exists between Great Britain and
Germany relative to east Asia is wholly
incorrect. The correspondence respect
| ing the convention of 1900, was fully
published.
| London, Oct. 13.-The trend of today's
early information regarding the far
eastern situation is less alarming. The
| Frankfurter Zeitung, whose sensational
announcement of the occupation of Ma
San-Pho by Japan yesterday &C.
casioned disquiet, today publishes a tel
| egram from Shanghai saying there is no
confirmation of the reported occupation
! or that place, adding that the Russo
Japanese negotiations at Toxic concern
| ing the evacuation of Manchuria give
| the impression that the political situa-
! tlon in Japan is quiet. The koelnische
| Zeitung also prints a reaSSurinS te1e-
telegram from Port Arthur stating that
| Niceroy AIexieff has issued a contra
! diction of the reported movement os
Japanese troops to Korea. The telegram
adds that the reports circulated or the
subject are evidently only intended 10
serve the purpose of speculation and
provoke miSquiet.
A special dispatch from Rome says
that 45 Japanese officers who have been
studying at the military academies of
| Modena and Raccogini, have been
called to Japan by telegraph and i'm
mediately started for Brindisi to en-
bark for IaUan.
The meeting of the British adrnirals
| at Singapore has no connection with
any special tension at present existing
il the far east. The meeting was an
rounceG as far back as August 25, for
the purpose of enabling the command
erS of the East Indian, China and
Australian stations to confer with ref
erence to general scheme whereby
| the three SquadrOnS can be fused in the
event of necessity instead of each being
confined as heretofore to the sphere
definitely assigned to its jurisdiction.
1t has been arranged that a similar
conference shall be held annually.
New York. Oct. 13.-Admiral Alexieff,
the Russian viceroy. has held review
of 10000 men of the Kwang Tung army,
says 4 Herald dispatch from Port Ar
thur After the review the viceroy gave
a banquet at which the greatest en-
thusiasIn was manifested.
London, Oct. 13.-Baron Hayashi. the
japanese minister here, has received re-
assuring news from Japan with refer
ence to the situation in the far east
He says his telegram Indicated that
there is no need whatever for alarm
and adds that the message was NOT a
reply to anything he had cabled, so he
thinks it was probably sent because of
| the alarmist rumors which have been
in circulation in Europe and which fin
ally reached Japan.
Yokohama, Oct. 13.-Al1 reports ema-
mating from Shanghai of the opening of
hostilities between Japan and Russia,
etc, may be dismissed as absurd.
| RusSo-Japanese affairs are marking
time. The second secretary of the Rus
sian legation left Toxic October 12witn
secret dispatches for the Russian vice
roy of the far east Admiral Alexieff.
An important conference of veteran
japanese statesmen, including the
Marquis to- was held at the premier 5
office today.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 13-The foreign
office says it has no official confirma-
tion of the reported Decentralization of
Japanese troops at Ma San Pho. Re
garding Manchuria the foreign office
states that the question is at present
closed. The existing situation is the
fault of the Chinese, japanese and Brit
ish. If China desired to reopen the ne
gotiations and accept certain conditions
the situation could still be changed, as
Russia is not rooted to the soil and
could leave if she liked
Berlin. Oct 13.-Count InOuye. the
japanese minister says everything in
the dispute between Japan and Russia
will be settled anaicably.
Washington, Oct. 13.-At the cabinet
meeting today Secretary Hay spoke OF
. informa ton he had received as to the
situation in the far east. and it was his
opinion that there was no immediate
indica ton of hostilitieS between Russia
and Japan. He intimated that negotia-
tions are in progress between the two
countries which seem likely to result
faVorablY for peace.