The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-27
TWO DIFFERENCES
MAY LEAD TO WAR
Questions on Which Russia and
Japan are Divided.
DEADLOCK IS POSSIBLE
OBSTACLES MAY NOT BE OVER
COME BY DIPLOMACY.

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Toxic Jan. 2e-The Japanese ,
? government has dipiouatiealy III =
1l'latee - Earon dc Rcsen, the =
RUSSIAN minister that an early >
re- onse IS desired 70 Japan re- >
cent note TO Russia. 1t IS Calcu- >
= lated here that the Jaaauese nofe :
reached the Russian aDicet on the =
' afternoon of Jan. l6 and it is fell >
mat suiilcient time has elapsed for .
rs consideration anG The prepare ,
tion or response. Tie japanese ;
governments Is conscious of the pos >
Sleie nete@ssitics Of the military and >
, naval situation, and Is unwilling ia ,
? permit evasions and delays which =
are designed 10 gain lime The >
future course Of the japanese gov =
cfnr1ent is g carefully guarded Sc =
? tda IS prepared 10 await the pleas ,
= IRE Of Russia IS unknown Il seems 3
= probable that 1t has been deter =
? mined TO act decisively within a ,
rev days The popular temper has :
y long opposed further delay. While >
? many objected 10 Japan's taking =
= the initiative, a majority would ,
, now welcome the issuance of q y
= brief uitimatum and declaration =
, OF war, If that should prove inef- =
, fective- Some outside opinion ,
= here inclines TO the belief that the =
? activities of Japan VIII be limited >
= to the seizure Of Korea, which en- =
= terprise, it is thought, Russia =
would net oppose The japanese =
, government proceeds with absO- =
? lutte secrecy and the people of ia =
p pan are even not informed of the =
? exact nature of the demands made e
= on Russia. =
= Seoul, Korea, Jan. 26.-One hun =
> bred armed JAPANESE have been =
= sent to Pyeuzyang to insure the =
= safety of the people, it having been =
y reported that the houses of =
, wealthy natives there We're being =
= looted by Korean soldiers and po- p
= lice disguised as robbers. =
The report that Americans are y
= acting in collision with the menu =
= bers of the Russian legation at p
= Seoul is entirely without fOunda- =
, ton. =
= The emperor has invi- d 10 the =
= palace five French and Belgian eli =
= villains to act as a body guard. as =
= he apparently fears japanese in y
= trusion- The japanese have asked ,
= pOintedly which side the emperor =
=
= is still favorable TO the Russian >
= cause.
n4RIS, Jan. 26.-The Russian answer
has not yet been sent to japan and
it now develops that the points of
difference heretofore mentioned in these
dispatches have become the main OBJ
stacIes in the way of reaching an
agreement. even threatening the posi-
bility Of a deadlock in the negotiations.
These points are:
First-In Manchuria. Russia declines
10 eoncede such unrestricted admission
Of japanese as viii permit the estab-
lishmeht of Japanese settlements.
Seeond-In Korea. Russia insists that
Japan's privileged position should not
permit her to establish control of the
ingress and egress of the sea OF Japan
by terrifying the straits Of Korea.
Concerning these points and the gen.
eral status Of the negotiations the fol-
lowing seni-Official statement, emanat-
ing from the highest sources, is made:
The question is undergoing alternate
periods Of depression and encourage
believed that a final agreement was
very near at hand, but yesterday the
situation became a little less hopeful.
Although this slightly unfavora bic turn
continues, it is hoped that it viii prove
a passing cloud, for the present situa-
ton warrants neither optimism nor
pessimisul, being SO evenly balanced
that those intimately eonversant with
the negotiations are unable to definitely
foresee the national result.
Concerning Korea, Japan is showing
great caution in accepting Russia's as
surances Of Japanese paramount au-
thority in Korea. Therefore, Japan
feels that her safety requires the right
10 fortffy the coast of southeast Korea,
particularly Fusan, but Russia is un-
willing 10 concede these, believing the
effect viii be TO make the sea of Japan
q closed sea and that east Siberia.
would be perpetually cut off from the
ocean. The issue appears TO be one
which affects the interests Of the mari
time powers as well as Russia. The
latter has rail outlets from the coast
on the sea of Japan, but the other pow
ers are without such means OF cOmmu-