The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-08
Her Troops Will Remain i'm the COun.
try Until China Has Complied
with Latest Demands.
NEW PROPOSITION TO JAPAN
PARTITION OF KOREA PROPOSED
BY THE CZAR's MINISTER.
Russia TO Take Northern Portion and
Japan its Southern Provinces
Koreans Appeal to Japan.

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 7.-According to in
formation received here the Russian min
lister at Peking, NJ. Lassar, has informed
the Chinese Office that Russia will never
evacuate Manchuria unless her latest de-
mands are granted. China, ii is added,
has appealed to the Japanese minister. M.
Uchida, for Japanese assistance.
The Japanese residents of Wiju have filed
a petition with the Foreign Office at Toxic
asking that Japanese warship and troops
be sent TO protect their interests, in view
of the menacing attitude of Russia. The
reply of Japan is not yet known.
The press which reported the fertilization
by Russia OF Yongampho on the Korean
bank of the Yalu river, considers this ac-
tion as a possible casus beli as being an
infringement of Korean integrity. The re-
port, however, is not confirmed officially.
A rumor current this evening says definite
Russian demands concerning Manchuria
and Korea have been presented to Japan
by Baron Won Rosen.
Wiju Is q Korean town near the estuary
of the Amanck, on the frontier of China,
and great depot for overland trade with
that country.
WASHINGTON, Oct THE State De-
partment has not received direct confirm
alton of the information from Yokohama,
but officials say they would not be sur
prised to receive such confirmation at any
time from Minister Conger. They say they
are fully prepared to believe the news that
Russia has served notice on China that
she Will not evacuate Manchuria until her
latest demands are granted. Exactly what
these demands are no official of the State
Department is prepared to say, but the
belief is strong that they are practically
the same as those reported by the Associ-
ated Press from Peking last spring and dis
avowed by the Russian Foreign Office It
was said tonight the highest authority
that this government had reason to believe
that Russia was insisting on the very de-
mands which Count Lamsdorff assured
Ambassador Mccormick had never been
presented, and which Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador told Secretary Hay
ations 1t was stated by the same author
ity that this government will not feel called
upon TO enter protest against Russia s
action so long as our commercial treaty
which is to be signed tomorrow, is OBJ
served and the two ports in Manchuria
worlds commerce.
the Daily Mail at Kobe, Japan, telegraphed
that Baron Won Rosen on Oct. 4 presented
n note to the Japanese government con-
tending that Japan had right to in
terfere in the question of the evacuation
of Manchuria. which solely concerned Rus
sia and China. The note further proposed
the partition of Korea and suggested
that Japan should take the southern half
and Russia the northern provinces The
note was discussed by n council of min
listers Oct. and Marquis Yamagata COM
mander -in-chief OF the army, had CONSUL
tations with the ministers of war and ma
rine. The Japanese government adds the
correspondent. then sent reply TO Baron
Won Rosen rejecting the Russian proposal
! A crisis is possible at any moment.