The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-25
JAPAN WILL WAIT
u,1yG TO SEE WHAT RUSSIA
WILL DO.
SHE WILL URGE UPON CHINA
AN MANCHURIAN ASSURANCES
BE CARRIED OUT.

IoDdOn Japanese Legation 1t
:. pcnied That There Is Prob
,ut+, of War-Japan's Represent
..t,.a seeks to Create the Contra
tn,pression-If Russia Fails to
rrocuate Manchuria in October, 1t
:. Said, Japan Will Make "a Sc
rious Move.
rordon. July 24.-Japan has decided
% observe the policy of waiting and
etching Russia, advocated by Great
pr,ain. In the meantime she will urge
china 10 carry out the assurances
ivan TO the United States respecting
wanchuria and will endeavor to OBJ
,,ir the opening of additional ports.
A. the Japanese legation here the
so,lowing statement was made by an
,scial to the Associated Press:
~ can assure you that the talk of
u,,r between us is an invention. Japan
has not the least intention of taking
that course She proposes to wait and
maintain her attitude of watchfulness.
o1apan and America are acting on
tb4 same lines and it would be diff
cplt for any power to withstand the
nrassure they and Great Britain could
apply
# is said that Japan intends to do
nothing until October, when the final
evacuation of Manchuria must occur.
The failure of Russia to withdraw
from Manchuria would be followed by
2 serious move on the part of Japan.
The Russian embassy here regrets
tbe confusion which has arisen in con-
sequence of the publication of a re-
mort which has arisen in consequence
of the publication of a report that
Prince Ching, head of the Chinese For
egn Office, had written to Minister
Conger refusing to open ports in Man
churia The Russian officials believe
with Washington that the note was
sent before China gave her assur-
ances and they asserted positively that
Russia intends to carry out to the let
Ter the assurances she has given, and
that she will not interpose obstacles
in the way of China observing her
pledge to Secretary Hay.
How Russia Views 1t.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from st. Petersburg, dated
July 20, says:
The attitude of Japan and the war;
like tone Of the ma jority of the Japan
csc press have attracted much atten-
ton in official circles here. 1t is de-
cared by the best informed people that
there is no likelihood of war. certain
ly not upon Russia's initiative
1T is stated that Russia has every
motive for desiring peace, chiefly for
financial reasons, with which are
wound up a desire for extensive domes-
tic reforms which the government con-
siders to be the most efficacious man
ner Of disarming internal discomfort
and nipping the revolutionary propa-
ganda in the bud. d.
1t is believed to be impossible, from
the Russian view point, for Japan to
embark in a contest with Russia sin
gle-handed, and it is not thought she
will secure the material support of
Nevertheless, Russia is taking every
precaution to strengthen her military
and naval position in the Orient, be-
lieying this to be the sureSt means
of Encouraging Japanese aggression.
NJ Lessar's Port Arthur conference
is said to have dealt chiefly with these
measures, though they are declared to
be entirely precautionary, war being
the furthest thing from the wishes of
the government of Russia"