Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-17
Japan and Russia Slow in
Negotiations.
TIE NEWS IN BERLIN
FORMIR'S THRTAT OF WAR EVER
IN BACKGROUND.
japanese Wcrkmen at Port arthur Dis
E5rged-kaiser's Son Ordered to
Asiatic Squadron.

BERLIN. October 1T.-Negotiat ons be-
tween Japan and Russia. according to the
view of the situation taken here, are not
making progress. Each side. it appears
from Official information, will not Yield on
the essential propositions. Japan persists
in requiring agreement that shall now
delimit their respective spheres of suprem-
acy. and Japan declines 10 consent to the
general policy of drift" under which Rus
sian influence viii, the japanese say, stead
lily bear upon Corea and edge forward until
the time is ripe for acquiring part of. or
the whole country. Japan, as previously
cabled from here. is determined, according
to the German view. to have a settlement
with Russia by treaty whoreto they both
must abide, or else-and the threat is ever
in the near background-host lties will be-
gin. THIS is the danger in plain view.
No Concealment by Japan.
The japanese government seemingly
makes particular concealment from the
diplomatic corps at Peking of this attitude
one impression being that Japan is merely
playing diplomatic game and another that
the government is in deadly earnest. Rus
s.a s ever-increasing military preparations
i'll the far east and Japan nearly COM
pleted equipments are regarded as pointing
TO hostilities.
Japan's orders for war material were
placed In Germany year ago, and since
then have all been delivered afloat.
-Four japanese officers who have been buy
ing war material and supervising artillery
construction Essen left Germany for
Japan last Tuesday.
Warlike News in Paris.
PARIS, October 17.-Although the Off
Gals do not take an alarmist view of the
Russo-Japanese situation, their latest ad-
vices indicate a renewal of it's somewhat
serious aspect. The Russian admiralty has
prepared for a concentration of warships
on the Mediterranean station and at other
European ports The reason for this is
understood to be the presence of Japanese
Warships in European ports. including two
ships which are about completed at Brit
ish siLpyards. The japanese crew of one
of the latter ships has already arrived
preparatory TO taking over the vessel.
The exchange of diplomatic notes con-
tinues at Toxic without definite results.
The Japanese press, which for time was
restrained by the government has again
adopted belligerent attitude.
Japanese Workmen Discharged.
LONDON, October IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from Toxic,
says:
''The Japanese workmen at the Port Ar
thur docks have been discharged The
exodus from other parts of Manchuria con-
tinues.
There is no excitement at Toxic. The
people have confidence in the governments
policy"
War Rumors Exaggerated.
YOKOHAMA, October ia cabinet
minister says that Japan, agreeing with
the Marquis Ito, while stipulating the in
tegTity of Corean and Chinese sovereignty
makes no point of the military evacuation
of Manchuria, thus simplifying the nego-
tations. The bellicose rumors continue,
but the reports of Russian aggression in
Corea are proving to have been exag-
gerated.
Kaiser's Son Ordered to Asia.
BERLIN, October 17.-Prince Adalbert,
third son of Emperor William, who has
been ordered by the emperor to Join the
second-class cruiser Hertha, attached to
the German East Asiatic squadron will
embark at Genoa. Italy, on the Koenig
Wilhelm, which sailed from Hamburg
Thursday with thirty-one junior officers.
assigned to the east Asia station.
A dispatch from London last night saws:
Special correspondents continue to send in
situation. The correspondent at Chefoo of
the Morning Post has gone to Wei-hai-wei,
whence he cables:
II am informed in truthworthy quarters
that Japan has landed troops at Ping-yang
at the outlet or Corea bay. 1t is currently
reported that the conference of the Russian
and Japanese authorities has been futile"
The correspondent a Bakouate. Japan of
the Daily Mail announces unusual military
activity there, saying 100000 men have
been concentrated at Hakodate in readi-
ness ness for embarkation in the event of hos
tiItfes. The correspondent adds that torpe-
does are being laid in the ports of western
Japan.
report the recall by Japan of her military
commission which has been examining the
Swiss hospital system, and the uneasiness
or RUSSIAN authorities as to the capabilty
or Fort Arthur to resist attack from its
The Daily Mail points out that Hako-
date Is the port which would be used in
the event of Japan sending an expedi-
ton against Vladivostok, and says that
such large concentration of troops there
shows that part of the Japanese army has
been quietly modified
1t was rumored on the Cardiff coal ex-
change yesterday that both Russia and
Japan were sending large purchases of
Welsh coal.
Russians Fortifying Yongampho.
Cabling from Tien-tsin, a correspondent
of the Standard says a visitor to Yong:,m-
pho, Corea. reports Russian fort al
ready built there and another in course OF
construction. The Russians are said to be
extending the boundary of their leased
territory south of Taisan.
The Morning Post, discussing the ru-
mors of the partition of Corea and the
erection Of Russian forts at Yongampho,
etc. declares that under no circumstances
would Japan consent to the partition of
Corea, because to permit Russia to alb
sorb a portion would only be a prelude to
the annexation of the whole of Corea
The newspaper adds that the Anglo Jap
anese agreement provides expressly for the
maintenance of Corean integrity. and it is,
therefore, unlikely that Russia has erected
the forts referred to.
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