The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-07
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 London, Jan. 7.-There are two fnAic4z tons this morning that nothing deanlkz has developed in the far east and thHk nothing is likely to develop unul tAs end of the week. The first of the1e in~ dications, according to the Tolkio corres- pontient cf The Daily Telegraph is that an urgency meeting of the Japanese cahI- net has been called for today, and the second Is that the members of tho British cabinet have been notified to assemble Saturday.
 The meeting of the Japanese cabinet has almost certainly been called for the ptr- pose of considering the reply of Russla to the last Japanese note and 1t Is equally certain that the meeting of the British cabinet will be for the purp Ge of dis cussing the attitude of Great Britain in the light of the Russian reply. This question is beginning to be most anxiously discussed by. the British press. Editorials in this mornings paper are. almost unanimous in admitting that even If the war should be confined to Russia and Japan. Great Britain cannot possibly see Japan crushed and that although not called on to interfere by the terms of the Anglo-Japanese treaty and that while hos tilities may be confined to the two na- tions, yet in the event of aJpan suffering a great naval defeat Great Britain would be almost compelled to go to her aid.
 Thus. as The Daily Telegraph observes. ''tbe cabinet will be called upon to dis- cuss not only the nature of the ohlisa- tions arising out of the Anglo Japanese alliance. but also the limits of British neutrality in the event of Russo Japa- nese war
 Some of the papers apparently doubting from the record of the present govern n1ent, It's ability to deal with such dif- flcult situation, urges that plain indica- ton of Great Britain's intention would be most effective in averting war. The Morning Post asks what has the gov- ernment done by way of preparation for . war on a great scale in 1904?'
 The Daily Mail wants Russia notified
 tthat under no circumstances will Great Britain permit the Russian Black Sea fleet to pass the Dardanelles'' and urges the admiralty to see that the navy Is quite ready for emergencies.
 Baron Hayshi, the Japanese minister, In an interview published this morning.
 makes an interesting reference to the report from St. Petersburg that peace Is likely to be settled by the Russian Christ mas.
 The minister says: "That implies the belief, according to Russian expectation that Japan will give her reply much quicker than the Czar's government has been able to do. I notice that when it Is Russia 6. turn to reply the Russian and some European papers are very pacific, but directly it devolves upon Japan to answer. their tone suddenly becomes pes- simistic. This is very significant"
 The Shiraoneseki, Japan, correspondent of The Daily Mall telegraphing under date of January G. says. that the Ger mans at Kiso Chau are supplying ,the Russians with coal, and gunners and that Admiral Alexieff's agents are offering large sums to Induce American and Brit ish gunners to desert and go to Port Ar- thur.
 The correspondent adds that Prince Adelbert is reported %s predicting that. presumably as a price of Germany's good win. the whole province of Ehen Tung will become German territory.
 Writing under yesterdays date. the To- kio correspondent of the Daily Mail says that the Russian reply to the Japanese proposals has arrived at the Russian le- gation there. and that it is supposed it has been communicated to Baron Komu- ra, the Japanese foreign minister, at a long conferences with Baron de Rossn the Russian minister, but that nothing is known regarding it. The correspondent says that according to the Jiji shimpo the
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