The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-23
WILL SUPPORT ITO
Japan Will Stand by Him !, L.:
mands of Russia us

aS OF kuSSIs,
lokohama, Oct. Z1.-The. nAyo,;
oee"een RUSSIA and Japan hava ACons
~ unotnef standstill. 1t is come
u4up.nui II MARQUIS Ito's view ', ~
military occupation of Manchho Of the
Endorsed by the whole colln-nnruf'a is
Is believed Ito is strong nougb out it
MS point, owing to the W carry
stand he has taken. for the innu+aalnount
Korea n h open door in Weestat,Iy Of
for all nations. Nahchuria
United States in the Plav
London. Oct. 19.-The dacisiar
United States government IN VI The
the american treaty rights in ,ILeIeAd
east, as announced in today,s Ntne Lar
ington dispatches. viii Graz" WASH
whole international situation The
be sail at the outset that his :. may
although belligerent in Iecislon,
Will make for peace. Russia asslon.
entire world, in fact, has been @ MY The
with keenest interest the decla ra..ai"hs
Americas intentions. The dntv aoh OF
lion IN tne present emergency was ~
questtolapiy upon the American %" n
eitiueiI II is the United S,ssto,,
latest treaty with China and pnsateS
written pledge to Secretary Ha" IsstaS
evacuation on October 10 which VI 't
been violated in Manchuria. Na'e
Manchuria Question Is r;..
Japan as cabled in an authorized.
statement on Tuesday, is net i9,~ -'e
uia.eiy concerned in Russia's conGme,
IN Manchnria and cannot meSro'uuct
feature OF the situation a csems Ilat
out the issue between Russia = 0eH''
United States is direct. The car 1He
gave an unequiyocal nros w
Which 1t now openly repudiates. r G"s
not peleE the American peoD)e rasjs
or care particularly for the vast nat
al interests involved in the pressnt " VII
future in the far easter. trade 7, Ts1
lleVes the country would abandon ".
great national policy of foreign 1ro se
lnaugurated by the purchase of ANY,
philippines rather than defend it.
! Thinks America Fears War.
In otner words Russia assumes tbo.
r abhorrence of war is so strnnc ~
America 1t will prevent an armed a."
tense OF any national rights outsida ~.
W territory. "S
II Russia becomes convinced ,ho.
America is ready t o go to any lensth in
gracefully or otherwise in such ciTcmm
withdraw. Her readiness to ratrsa,
defense of her rights, she will spaadiIT
has been many times denon.
strated.
Developments Of the week stranrtbon
the impression that war between Rus.
STA n Japan, while deferred a shorr
Tune for reasons previously cabled, is
still almost inevitable. There has haan
considerable discussion of the pronhsaS
partition of Korea between japan and.
Russia. These reports may be utter'T
rejected. Japan will fight rather than
tolerate any Russian incursion in the
peninSular.
The Toxic authorities seem Of the
impression the crisis should be aL-
lowed to develop at the earliest possi-
BILE moment They believe delay will
be an advantage to Russia, but they
do not desire to interfere. however. in
the development of Russia's enbar-
rassment with Ssnlerica. which is ex-
pected to furnish the next feature of
the situation.
Germans Denials Doubted.
There have been several denia!s from
Berlin this week of the statement that
a secret understanding exists between
Russia and Germany providing for the
benevolent attitude of h latter power
in the event of a
This statement is reaffirinad in the
most positive fashion and PERHAPS il
is not going too far to suggest that the
German Asiatic feet will especially IN
dertake to keep an eye on the American
squadron in those waters, and Rear
Admiral Evans may find the German
admiral even more disagreeable a
neighbor than Dewey found Diedrichs
at Manila. But for the moment Europe
has it's eyes upon the United States
and It is acknowledged by old world
diplomacy the development of Amer
lean policy in the far east will have q
cr,lcja] effect