The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30
she CAN'T WAIT.
Japan Must Strike Unless Russia
Accepts Proposals.
Informs Powers Situation Has
Become Unbearable.
SECURES WARSHIPS.
She Completes Purchase of
Those Two at Genoa.
Japanese Strongly Oppose the
Course of the Government.
Offers of Volunteers Made. from
Sydney, Australia.
RUSSIA IS AROUSED.
Leading Newspaper at st. Peters
burg Discusses War.
Intimates That There Is No In
tentiOn of Yielding.
Japanese Strongly Oppose the
Course of the Government.
Offers Of Volunteers Made from
Sydney, Australia.
RUSSIA IS AROUSED.
Leading Newspaper at st. Peters
burg Discusses War.
Intimates That There Is No In
tentiOn of Yielding.

Berlin, Dec. 30-The Lokal Anzeiger
without reserve says "the Japanese
government has informed the repre-
sentatives Of the powers at Toxic that
the situation at this moment is IN
bearabIe. and that Japan must strike if
Russia does not accept the propositions
Japan has submitted, as Japan can no
longer wait for a final decision
JAPAN BUYS WAR SHIPS.
London, Dec. 30.-Japan this evening
completed the purchase of the Argen-
tine warships Moreno and Rivadavia,
being built at Genoa, Italy, for which
Russia also was negotiating.
Yokohama, Dec. 30.-At an extraor-
binary meeting of the privy council to-
day the fact was developed that no
time limit had been set for Russia's
reply to the last note from the jap
anese government A strong opposition
is now publicly manifested to the cab
met owing to the dilatory tactics they
are pursuing The latest ordinance an
nounced invests the commander of
Formosa with rull authority to act in
case war is declared.
OFFERS OF VOLUNTEERS
Sydney, N. S. W., Dec. 30.-The Jap
enese consulate here is overwhelmed.
with offers of volunteers for service in
the Japanese army in anticipation of
war with Russia. The consul has in
formed the applicants that It is i'm
possible to accept foreigners for enlist
ment
NEAR THE LIMIT.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 30.-The foreign
dispatches received here yesterday aft
ernoon are reflected today in more pes
simistic editorials. The Novoe Vrymea
begins it's leader with:
There is no war today; tomorrow
there may be war"
The paper rather Realistically di-
rects attention to the fact that wars
marked the opening of the 18th, 18th
and 18th centuries.
The Novoe Vrymea nevertheless still
processes faith in a peaceful settle
meDt, saying:
we believe Japan will not place
Russia in a position where to yield
would appear to be a renunciation of
the defense of her vital interests in the
far east. Russia does not desire war;
but nobody in Russia will permit the
Japanese or other friends to execute
diplomatic dance upon Russia's peace
full disposition. In firm consciousness
Of her power Russia will await events"
LOOKS PEACEFUL TO BERLIN.
Berlin, Dec. 30-The foreign office
continues to assure inquirers that the
German government does not believe
war will issue from the Japanese
Russian controversy. This is also the
view of the press, whether derived
from official sources or as independent
opinion.
The japanese legation believes and
hopes Russia will grant Japans just
requests. Count Won Osten- -Sacken, the
russian ambassador. has been accept
Ing invitations in unusual numbers.
appearing at breakfasts, receptions,
dinners and balls, serene and confident
always taking it as an impossibility
that the situation in the far east is
even grave. Others of the diplomatic
corps seem to be without news and
express general ideas, the easy and
sa1e one being that "hoStilities are
quite unlikely" and that each side is
testing Its adversary to the breaking
Everywhere there is. anxiety for an
thoritative news that shall bring the
period of suspense to an end.
Ihe mobilization of the japanese
lay lay is at least partially attributed,
aceordlng to a Vladivostock dispatch
10 the Cologne Gazette, to open acts
OF hostility on the part of KOREANS
toward Japan, probably necessitating
measures of defense of japanese inter.
esls IN southern Korea.
me cologne Gazette considers that
thls dispatch is admission that JaDan
l.s d good claim to defend her inter-
esls IN southern Korea by force of
arms and controverts the rllrnors to
She erect that Russia would regard +he
SSauuliS OF any considerable Japanese
to,Si N n southern Korea as a casus
Deill. Ihe PAPER concludes:
* Inc attitude of Russia on this oues-
S Ion may therefore be regarded as a
Iurther concession on her rarf
DE,of hhATE BUT NOT HELP, ,FSS
Ils, Dec. S0.-It is learned in di-
plomatic circles that the JaDaTasa - -
eIIhnent has informed the foreign di
plomats that the situation with raspea+
70 RUSSIA IS desperate, but NOT helm
~ II IS peneVed this information
80 communicated to the French gov
burg. a. 81 refers