Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
PRESSURE WILL
Be PUT ON JAP AN.
French Diplomacy Will Undertake
To Avert Impending
War;
ENGLAND MUCH INTERESTED.
lard I,udsowne Has rendered Her
co,d Offices While King Edward
Has Written Letter,

French diplomacy VIII pv cpu"' ~ Wv
,ask Of striving to effect a conclusion
and sparing Japan the crushing defeat
which threatens her. The final crush
Inc OF Japan Is certain and under the
Conditions, France considers II 10 the
,rterest OF Great Britain, Japans any,
90 exercise decisive pressure In order
~ avert war There Is no doubt that
v,ancs ia ready, II the Japanese gov
arnmcnt il willing, to offer her media
.ion "a Japan and Russia, II IL Is not
.oo late Lord Lansdowne has offered
Ionsn Great BritaIn's good offices. and
Xlns Edward has sent long telegram
a. ,6s rnlkado, begging him to reflect.
"nAt the present time, China Is re-
nainina neutral. The Intervention OF a
,S MIA mower being unlikely. q general
conAaEaton In the far east Is not 10
nAt the first decisive defeat sustained
hv japan. France and Great Britain
Slll renew the offer Of their good Of.
fees should these have been declined
SThe foreign Office expects TO receive
,ong kilograms today from the French
automatic representatives. at TOXIC ana
st. Petersburg -
has been forced on Russia by the vain
glorious folly Of Japan, that paryenu
~ civilization" declares thet Russia
Ia about 10 shed her blood for Europe
whom she will save from the yellow
peril The paper declares also that tne
war Is almost certain to be localized,
adding that the British government has
given NJ. Delcasse formal assurances
on this subject.
Continuing, the GHulols says that
French Diplomatic circles consider that
Great Britain in spite Of her instructive
antlpathy for Russia. will find II to her
interest 10 conciliate that power es-
recaly on account Of her projects In
Tibet and that she will Immediately
inform japan that not having needed
her pacific counses, japan cannot
count Oh the support 'of the British
cabinet,
II is probable that collective note
signed by the British. French and Ger
man, and, 1t Is hoped the American
chancelories, will shortly be addressed
TO Japan notifying her Of the neutrality
Of these four powers In whatever may
happen. Eventual French intervention,
me GauloIs concludes, will thus be
avoided and this Is something the Quail
d0nay considers a vital point.
OF the papers published here the GIL
Bias alone does not express sympathy
Tor Russia, but declares that the power
which dd not help France at the time
Of the Fashoda incident cannot exiect
Frenchmen TO risk their skins for Rus
sian interests In Manchuria. The Ma
Tin Is strongly pro-Russian and accus'
es Japan Of aggressive brutality.
The correspondent OF the Matin In
London telegraphs another interview
with Baron Hayashl. the Japanese min
lister there, who told him that Japan
has already notified China that IN the
event Of her victory the integrity OF
China will be respected The minister
limited that one OF the principal objects
Of the japanese In the beginning OF the
campaign would be the destruction OF
the railroad from Hardin TO Port Ar
thur and that Japan hoped for much
from the Manchurian brigades who de-
test the Russians
JAPAN PREPARES FOR WAR,
London, Feb. Sharon Hayashi, the
Japanese minister, has informed the
Associated Press that military steps
contemplated by Japan for the preser-
walton Of lis interests In the far east
already have commenced.
The minister was careful TO point
out however that this does not mean
actual hostlIties, but strategic action
through pouring Japanese troops into
Corea and Manchurla. This, he stated
Is now IN progress.
Baron Hayash calculates that forces
adequate to meet any emergency will
have been fully disemharked within
Two or three days He regards the
breaking on Of negotiations tantamount
70 war and does not lok for any formal
declaration. The minister reiterates
me statement that the Russian reply
was not delivered and declares his be-
let To be that II never was sent.
PRESS JUsTIFIEs JAPAN.
London Feb. .S.--The editorial artI-
cles IN the press this morning univer-
sally justify Japan In breaking off
diplomatic relations with Russia, as
Ssel'ng that Russia had exhausted
Japan's patience.
The Daily Chronicle, however, while
admitting this, says II thinks Il pity
lnat Japan did not await actual receipt
oI the reply because, In the not impos-
slOle event OF a close war and the pow
ets negotiating n settlement, some OF
mem may be inclined to guide their
decision by the fact that japan took
the initiative.
tof the rest the Japanese feeling Is
very strong IN the British press which
uNe'Is upon the great need OF the ut /.
mos Efforts to localize the conflict.
Ihn Daily Telepragh concludes lts
'u'ie'"i article with these words:
lpon Great Britain aud France
igs" 'he great responsibility Of AVERT
W. 70 universal dispute among man.
Null ana that II a common task which
s,IN lheilement OF friendship, reason
''D ''iy must move them TO fuhll'
EXCITEMENT AT PORT ARTHUR.
Por. Arthur Feb. s.-The Japanese
'"'N' az Chei0O has cent "A telegram
~ japanese elder here urging the
,glsllute OF an Japanese from Port
'.,gaur ana Por, Dalny.
IN' sreatest excitement preyails
h no steamers are available and
,.g. " phnese are trying To charter a
.s vessel They are hastily selling
'N'I property and Rindlng up their
sG a.'' Japan has been tcleeraphlo-
,l ut from this port Cor 10 days
a. Vteehment Of Japanese troops
'aa..oltd on The island on Xualna. lO
t.,a nom Masampho C0rca. HAS been
20 nc ln readiness 40 land I'M
u me event Of rupture
4. Japanese commercial ngont IA
''.'0rloek has been ordered 10 leave.
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