New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-20

CHANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT
BEGUN In FAVOR OF JAPANESE

idents to Keep the Natives In Cheek
War VIII Involve Other Powers,
Says a Prominent DiplOmat-Czar
Wishes Peace.
Seoul, Corea, Jan. 18.-The American
guard at the United States embassy has
been increased. Sixty additional ma
rines arrived here Friday night, and are
luartered in the city at the electric pow
er company's building. The native press
is slightly offensive to foreign residents,
and it is quite possible there will yet
be trouble with Corea. Troops now
guard all the foreign residences, prob
ably in sufficient numbers to keep the
natives in check, should they begin to
make trouble. Foreigners cannot be
considered in danger. A German man-of-
war has just arrived at Chemulpo.
A change in the personnel of the gov
anese, and, as the people have been more
angry with the government than the
foreigners, it is likely that this change
will completely pacify them.
The American authorities have taken
the precaution to provide male escorts for
women and children of that nationality
while on the street.
War Would Involve Many Nations.
New York, Jan. 1S-Cabling from
st. Petersburg, the correspondent of the
Herald quotes an unnamed prominent
diplomat as saying:
Let all those who are adding fuel to
the fire which means war remember that
no possible power can limit that war to
Japan and Russia. Its extension to
other countries is sure, with results too
terrible to consider.
The Situation Summed Up.
In the long corridor of the foreign Of
flee, where officials are wont to walk
about arm in arm, there were signs of
much animation after the receipt Of
Japan's reply. There was much loud
talk, and a general air of Unsurpassed
excitement, the same which prevailed
in many other influential quarters. Also
J the general opinion appears to be that
i matters political have reached a highly
critical point.
Russia is undoubtedly anxious to do
all possible, but there is a unanimous
proposition from Japan which is dam
aging to her armour propre.
The situation may, in fact, be summed
as follows. Japan is dissatisfied with
the Russian note, and returns it for
amendment. According to the declara--
ton of high official of the foreign Of
flee, when the last Russian reply was
| sent to Japan, Russia has conceded all
| she possibly can, and while willing to
grant small concessions to Japan in
! Corea, she refuses to discuss the ques-
| tion of Manchuria
| Japan insists in pushing the Manchu-
rian open-door question as sine qua
non, and also with equal insistence urg-
ing that she should have assurances OF
the integrity Of Corea and China, to
which Russia's consent is impossible.
News Is Reassuring.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 18.-1.The news
which reaches the legation is of a
thoroughly reassuring character said
the secretary of the Japanese legation
in an interview Saturday, published by
the Bourse Gazette Neither Russia
nor Japan desires war;" continued the
4 secretary. Japan has no interest in
q undermining the international pres.
4 tige of Russia.
i The central point of the difficulty
is Corea, on the subject Of which
3 however, it is quite possible that al
understanding will be reached at ne
distant date. Japan does not cIain
protectorate over Corea. She only
i demands the right of Tree trade il
i Corea and Manchuria. Japanese trade
4 with Manchuria could be established
in such manner as to give Russis
1 equivalent advantages for any loss o.
! the opening of the Manchurian mar.
kets. Russia's interests could be fur,
Their safeguarded by Russo-Jap anest
4 commercial treaty.
i The secretary declared the legation
i had no information on the subject q
4 the report that the London and Paris
4 cabinets intended to offer their gooe
i offices, adding:
i This course, however, seems super
tuous at the present moment, as the
state of diplomatic negotiations makes
I it permissible to hope for favor.
i able issue"
Gar Wishes Peace Preserved.
i st. Petersburg, Jan. 18.-Accordins
to dispatch from Polt Arthur Viceroy
Alexieff, addressing the troops on tn.
4 occasion of the new years parade
January Ia, declared that "it is thu
will of the emperor that peace shall
be preserved in the far east.
n Powers Urge Peace Upon Japan.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 18.A dispatcl
received here from Vladivostok say,
it is reported there that all the pow
ers have urged Japan to maintain thu
status quo, pointing out the undesira
bility of any disturbance of the peace
Russian Squadron Awaits Orders.
Port Said, Jan. 18The Russian bat
tleship Oslabya has left this port TO
Suez The remainder of the Russian
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