The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18
WAR IN BACKGROUND
is GENERAL VIEW OF RUSsIAN-JA-
PANESE TROUBLE.
INTEGRITY OF THE STATES,
NOT EVACUATION OF MANCHURIA,
is JAPAN'S DEMAND.

In Case of War Russians Would
Rise as One Man and There Can
BE no Doubt of Result, the Way
Situation Is Viewed in st. Peters
burg-Russians Concentrate War
ships at Mediterranean stations
Because of Presence of Japanese
Ships-Jnpanese WOrkmen at Port
Arthur Discharged - Negotiations
at StandstiII.
Yokohama, Oct. IA cabinet min
lister says that Japan, agreeing with
the Marquis Ito, while STIMULATING the
integrity Of Corean and Chinese SOW
ereignty, makes no point of the mill
tary evacuation of Manchuria. thus
simplifying the negotiations. The bel
ljcose rumors continue but the reports
of Russian aggression in Corea are
proving to have been exaggerated.
Russians VIII Rise One Man.
St. Petersburg, Wednesday, Oct. A.
While expressing the hope of a peace
full issue of the Far Eastern crisis. the
Novoe Vremya points out that If war
breaks out the Russians will rise as
enc man at the call of the Gear. and
there can be no doubt regarding the
ultimate issue.
The Novoe Vremya asserts that the
Japanese belief that Viceroy Alexieff
represents the Russian war party is
quite erroneous, adding:
"While the viceroy has been given
extensive administrative powers. he is
the only executor of the orders of the
Car in matters of foreign policy. One
Of the Cars chief aims. the mainte-
nance of peace, is the fundamental
basis of Russian policy in the Far
East. This has not been modified since
the institution of the viceroyalty. and
the holder of the post cannot depart
from the very clearly defined policy of
the Russian government, which has no
other object than the peaceful pros
perity of the state"
Paris Thinks 1t Serious.
Paris, Oct. 17-Although the officials
do not take an alarming view of the
Russo-Japanese situation, their latest
advices indicate a renewal of its some
what serious aspect The Russian adj
miralty has prepared for a concentra-
ton of warships on the Mediterranean
| station and at other European ports.
! The reason for this is understood to
/ bic the presence of japanese warships
! in European ports. including two ships
which are about completed at British
! shipyards. The Japanese crew Of one
/ of the latter ships has already arrived
! preparatory to taking over the vessel
The exchange of diplomatic notes
confines at Toxic without definite re-
| suits The Japanese press which for
| a time was restrained by the govern,
ment, has again adopted belligerent
attitude.
Japanese WOrkmen Fired.
London. Oct. ia dispatch to Reu-
ters. Telegram Company from Toxic
says:
THE Japanese workmen at the Port
Arthur docks have been discharged.
The exodus from other parts Of Man
churia continues. There is no excite
ment at Toxic. People have conf
dence in the governments policy"
Negotiations at StandstiII.
Berlin, Oct 17.-Negotiations be-
tween Japan and Russia, according to
view of the situation taken here, are
not making progress. Each side, 1t
appears from official information. will
not yield on the vital propositions.
Japan persists in requiring an agree
ment that shall now delimti their re-
spective spheres of uspremacy and
Japan declines to consent to the gen.
eral policy of drift under which
Russian influence will, the Japanese
say steadily bear upon Korea and
edge forward until the time is ripe for
acquiring a part Of. or the whole coun-
try.
Japan, as previously cabled from
here is determined, according to the
German view, to have a settlement
a.
both must abide or else-and the
threat is ever in the near background
-hostilities will begin. This is the dan
ger in plain view.