The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-24
CAR MAY YIELD.
England Intimates That lie
Would Better Do So.
Impressed With Suggestion
That Japan Will Fight.
CAN FORCE A PEACE.
1t Is Believed That John Bulls
Word Is Enough.
Russia Will Hardly Dare to
Fight Them Both.
CAN FORCE A PEACE.

Berlin, Dec. 24.-An intimation has
reached the Japanese legation here
that Russia will concede JapanS re-
quests.
Inquiries made by the Associated
Press as to particulars Of this intima-
ton, whether it came from Toxic or
st. Petersburg, brought out nothing
more than that a peaceful solution is
now highly probable. THE British gov
ernment, it is understood from another
source, has represented to the czar that
Great Britain deems Japan's demands
just and earnestly expects that Rus
sia will grant them. This representa-
tion is supported by the utterances of
the British ambassadors here and in
Paris and in Vienna who have in
which they are accredited that Japan
in the opinion of the British govern
ment, will fight if Russia holds to the
position taken in her recent note.
The Russian ambassador here has
for several days been inquiring freely
what the opinions of the diplomatic
cor0s are.
Yuan Shi Kai, the commander-in-
has taken steps for the rapid reorgani-
zation of the Chinese army.
According to the Colonial Gazette
advices from ST. Petersburg, Yuan Shi
military schools with special training
courses for nom commissioned officers
and q cadet corps, a general staff and
military academy, to be opened in
1905. The Introduction of universal
military service is also planned, as well
as an increase of the artillery. Yuan
Shi Kai is reported to have advised
the court lnandarins to wait three
years, until the reorganization of the
army is complete, before declaring war
on Russia.
ENGLAND CAN FORCE PEACE.
London, Dec. 24.-On the supposition
that Great Britain, as a last resort,
might threaten to forcibly interfere, the
United States naval attache, Captain
Charles H Stockton, pointed out to
press representatives today that Brit
aims extraordinarily deveioped mobil-
zation at the present moment was a
great factor towards peace. The Medi-
terranean fleet, said Captain Stockton,
lowering towards Japan is powerful
1t is around Suez half way. The Brit
ish feet now in the far east could quick
ly be reinforced by part of, possibly
even the whole of the Mediterranean
fleet, whose duties would then be taken
up by the channel squadron, leaving the
home squadron in British waters. Great
Britain never had so many ships in
commission or men as she has today
The United States military attache,
John M. Beacon, similarly pointed out
that if Great Britain insisted on peace
she has behind any such demand more
men of campaign age who have been
under fire than any nation on earth, a
military advantage which, doubtless, is
not overlooked by any European pow
ers."
IRRITATION AT ST. PETERSBURG.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 24.-The Russian
newspapers are displaying the liveliest
irritation at the British press whose
anti-Russian attitude in the Russo
Japanese dispute has aroused even
greater public animosity against Great
Britain than existed against Japan.
been indisposed as the result of chill
fo5 some days and has had no inter
view with Foreign Minister Lamsdorff.
Neither the members of the Japanese
legation nor the other Japanese resi-
dents here are showing any signs of
impending departure
PRESS FAVORS WAR.
London, Dec. PA dispatch to
Rueter's telegram company from Toxic
says Premier KatZura and War Min
lister Terauchi visited Marquis Ito,
president of the privy council, and
Marquis Yalnag gata, chief of the council
of field marshals. at their villas two
hours distant by rail from Toxic, this
morning.
The meetings are believed to have
been connected with important devel
opm ants in the Russo-Japanese situa-
tion. The ministers returned to Toxic
this morning.
The Japanese press is urging the i'm
mediate dispatch of troops to Korea,
are menace6 by Russian military pres
sure in the north and Russian in
trigues at Seoul The impression is
growing in the best informed circles
that the adoption of such a policy IS
now inevitable.