Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17
NEITHER IS WILLING TO YIELD.
Preparations by Either Party Point 10
A Settlement OF toStilities Be-
fore December.
COREA THE BONE or CONTENTION.
The laps Fear the Muscoyitcs viii
Steadily EncrOach Upon that Coun-
try and Finally Acquire It.

Berlin, oct. 1.-THE negotiations be-
tween Japan and Russia, according to
the view of the situation taken here,
are not making progress, Each side,
Il appears from official Information,
not yield on the essential propositions.
Japan persists in reQ'irlng an agree
ment that shall now delimt their re-
spectve spheres of supremacy and ia
pan declines to consent to the general
policy of drift" under which Russian
influence Will, the Japanese say, steadi-
ly bear upon Corea and edge forward
until the time II ripe FOR acquiring a
part Of or the whole country.
Japan, as previously cabled from
here, is determined, according to the
German view, to have a settlement with
Russia by treaty whereto they both
must abide, or else-and the threat Is
ever IN the near background hostllties
Will begin This is the danger in plain
view The Japanese government SEEM
ingly makes no particular concealment
from the Diplomatic corps at Pekin OF
this immediate attitude. one impression
being that Japan is merely playing
diplomatic game and another that the
government In IN deadly earnest. Rus
sias eVer-increaslng military prepara-
lions In the far east and Japan's near
ly completed equipments are regarded
as pointing either to settlement be-
fore December or to hostilitles. Japan's
orders FOR war material were placed In
Germany year ago, and since then
have all been delivered or are anoat
-Four japanese officers who have been
buying war material and supervising
artillery construction at Essen left
Germany for Japan last Tuesday.
Prince Adelbert, third son OF EN-
! peror William, who has been ordered by
| the emperor to join the second class
| cruiser Bertha attached TO the Ger
man east Asiatlc squadron, viii embark
ut Genoa, Italy, on the Koenlg VIII
helm, which sailed from Hamburg
Thursday with 81 junior officers assign
ed to the East Asia station.
NOT INTERESTED IN MANCHURIA.
Yokohama, Oct. IA cabinet minis ,
ter says that Japan, agreeing with the
Marquis Ito while stlpulating the in
tegrlty OF Corean and Chlneae soyer-
eighty, makes no point of the military
evacuation of Manchuria, thus simpll-
Tying the negotiations. The bellicose
rumors continue, but the reports of
Russian aggression In Corea are prov
Ing TO have been exaggerated.
EXODUS FROM MANCHURIA.
London, Oct. ia dispatch to Reu-
ter's 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 excitement at Toxic The
people have confidence in the govern.
ment's Policy"
JAPANESE PRESS is BELLICosE.
Paris, oct, 17,-Although the oalclaI,
90 not take an ahrmlst view OF tho
Russo Japanese situation, their lntest
ndvices indicate renewal OF its some.
what serious aspect The Russian nd
mlralty has prepared FOR a concentrn.
tlou or warshlps on the Mediterranean
station and at other European ports.
the reason for this is understood 10 10
the presence Of japanese warshlps I'm
European ports, including two fnlps
which arc coppistod az British shin
yards. Tho Jepanoac crew OF ono OF
the lattcr ships has already arrived
preparatory to taking over the vessel.
The exchange OF diplomatic news con-
tlnucs al Toxic without definite results.
The Jananese p ess. which Tor a time
was reSh aiued by tho government. has
again adopted q bell'gerent attitude.