Arizona republican., 1904-01-17
Early Is No Worse Than
 Ultimate Destruction
THE DOCTRINE OF JAPAN
Japanese Minister to England Pro-
 fesses 10 Have no Hope ofAssistance
 and Little Hope of Favorable Re- sult-hust Take Gamblers Chance.

London. Jan. 16.-In, particularly frank language Baron Hayashi, after a consultation with the foreign office to- night. summed up the situation for the Associated Press as follows:
 I've can only hope that the czar will give us peace: but my hopes are not strong. If we go to war it will be for issues whereon both America and England have insisted Automatically. We have received no pledges from any country that in the event of defeat it win step iu and save us from being ab- sorbed by Russia. We cannot count even iu eVtremities on the armed sup port cf arF nation in the world. It would 70, a struggle to the death. Per haps we are not strong enough to fight Russia. There are two opinions about that"
 Baron Hayashi intimated that he thought Japan was bound to be beaten ir the end. "If We were beaten" the minister resumed. Russia would take Corca and Manchuria by right of con quest and possibly Japan. No power og. earth could then dislodge her from Central China and all the far east. I am sure it is better to go to war when you know you are right, even if defeat is uossible. than to see your independ- cure submerged under the continual az rrresiou that i1 bound to absorb you eventually. Nothing can avert war be- twccu Ru-s'a and Japan in future ycrrr even if peace is procured now, so Iog- rs Russia pursues her present far eastern solicy.
 .The American action in enforcing tha orrriu- cc th Nanrhuriau ports w1r % s-laudid example Of honest di- rl1ws.E. It was > straightforward which contrasts favorebly with It-ss an methods. No other nation, except Great Britain when the British admir- alty bought the two Chilean Warships. h-r taken any practical sep Co live up to itr diulomatis demands upon Russia auout thc far cast. We believe we are now fighting n diplomatic battle in be- hHlf or America and Great Britain. but if only WET can settle it, we know we shah receive assistance from neither. Me are prepared to fight our own bat ties and take the consequences"
 The latest. and if it be true. the most s-rious statement, namely. that Rus til intended Co risk sending her Black Sen fleet through the Dardanelles, re- ccivel today positive denial from the foreign office. Baron Hayashi, the Jap anesc minister. visited Downing street and was told that after making minute inquiry. the British authorities were convinced the report was unfounded.
 Regarding the main issue. neither Baron Hayashi nor the foreign office had any Information. Neither at the Igpanese legation nor at the foreign of flee ls it expected any trustworthy iu- diCatlou Of Russian action will be ob- taiUsbl- for several days. The excess ivc apprehension in the best informed quarters here that Russia's answer will urrClpitgte war. is based more upon Knowledge of the attitude Russia has taken during previous phases of the controversy than upon any definite in- formation of Russia's intentions under The present acute circumstances. Not even the czar's pacific utterances, how eyer. can dispel the fear which pervaCes 3 British officials that Russia will not give in.
 King Edward continues to use his personal influence 10 an almost unpre- cedented extent to persuade the cZar to maintain peace, but the kings minis tors appear to have practically given up hope that a resort to arms can be averted. though most persons do not look for any CulminatioD of the crisis within three weeks