The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-25

by M. Kurino, the Japanese minister
to Russia. NJ Hartwig, a department.
al chief of the Russian foreign Office,
yesterday spoke feelingly to M. Kurino
regarding the harm being done by ex-
aggerated and often utterly baseless
reports. -
While the Russian government un
derstands the situation in Korea to be
disturbed and possibly threatening, it
has no information, of a situation grave
enough to warrant the landing of a
large Japanese. force there. Russia
freely admits Japan's right, under ex-
listing conventions, to land in Korea
a reasonable number OF soldiers to pre-
serve order, but the landing of an army
at this stage of the negotiations could
not be viewed with equanimity. M
Kurino is in no way anxious because
of the DELAY in RuSsia's response to
the latest japanese note. and says thai
japan is not pressing for an immediate
reply. Russia will be given all the
time she needs" the minister is quoted
as saying.
The statement published. by the No
voc Vremya that because Russia de-
sires peace she cannot surrender all
comedies with the distinct impression
gathered by the correspondent Of the
Associated Press at the foreign office
that Russia will continue to maintain
that the question of sovereignty OF
Manchuria is solely matter between
Russia and China.
The SYjet and the st. Petersburg
Listoe have raised an outcry over the
reported sending of Chinese troops t9
Manchuria, and the latter newspaper
declares that if it is true that these
troops go with the purpose of threat
ening the railroad between Port Arthur
and Vladivostock it means war with
China and not with Japan.
In an interview 500 Wei Teh, the
Chinese minister to Russia, is quoted
as saying:
1.-The talk of China going to war
with anyone is absurd. We have nc
intention Of fighting. If Chinese troops
are being sent north it is solely for
the purpose of inspiring confidence in
our own people, who are alarmed and
who would become panic stricken in
|, the event of hostilities between Russia
and Japan. Personally have no knowl-
edge Of this reported movement, but
the fact of it would not necessarily be
communicated to me-
The Russ has attacked the Novoe
Vremya for what it terms its col
leagues stupid mistake about the des-
tinatien of the American Asiatic
squadron, the Novoe Vremya having
said the American warShips were going
to Nongampho, when actually theiI
destination was Olongapo, In the Phil
ippines,. and for presaging American
Intervention in the far East.
The Russ declares that the interests
of America are commercial, the Amer
ican government requires friendly rela-
tions with Russia.
Japan to Issue Large Loan.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-No news from
the far East was received at the Japa-
nese legation here yesterday.
Special dispatches from Toxic pub
lished here this morning report that
the Japanese minister of finance has
had conference with the leading
Japanese bankers and has decided to
issue loan of 100,000,000 yen.
The Japanese newspapers assert that
at the New Year reception the czar
reminded Minister Kurino that the
Japanese ought to remember that Rus
sia is great power.
The Daily Telegraph says 1t learns
from Russian correspondent thai
Viceroy Alexiff recently advised the
| mobilization of the Siberian troops. TIC
| this Minister of War Kuropatkin dis
sented, but the cZar,f after considering
the matter, coneurred with ViceroJ
Alexiff. and the necessary orders were
issued.