The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
ALL ARE FOES
 OF RUSSIA No Peace Party Exists in
 Japan. WAR BUDGET IS HEAVY Diet. However, Will stand by
 Government.
WAR BUDGET IS HEAVY
Premier Katssra Reviews the Eesnsnas Situation of the Island Empire,
 and Looks With Cenf,Ae.ce to the Future.

Tokio.. Nov. 27.--Discussing the war and domestic, financial ana political condition of Japan on the eve vf aa~ semoiing the oiet with the correspon- dent of the Associated Press, rremter hatsura said:
 'To insure peace In the Orient and to safeguard. our national existence is the aim and purpose Of our empire and no sacrifice shall be too great for suc- cessfuly enortlng this purpose
 Nussia. besides vioiating her pied. xes in Manchurla. crowned her over- bearing and aggressive policy by ex- tending her arms to the Korean penin- sula.
 we were highly solisiaous to pre-. serve peace. but had nv alternative ex. cept that of war. which was forced up- on us. Throughout the negotiations Russia showed a naughty and over bearing attitude. which as has Iatterly been shown. was inadequate-y support ed by military strength. Russia al. lowed herself to be deceived and sligh. ted our empire. for she never believ. ed that Japan would draw the sword of war. Then. after suffering repeated defeats on land and on sea. Russia per. ceived the mistake she had made and, having discovered the seriousness Of the situation. began to take adequate measures.
 Japan Was Awake.
 'The case was different with us. We were alive to the seriousness of the situation and were prepared for exisen- cies. t
 Russia must see that the war can not be concluded by the issues of a few battles. With us the war means life or death and not one of our forty-five million brethern remains ignorant of the vital issue at stake.
 We are prepared to sacrifice our last man and our last cent for this war. . The delay in the decisive result of our siege at Port Arthur gives Russia hope of being able to relieve the gar- rfHon and for this purpose she has re- solved to employ her naval defense at home while on land. corps after corps has been mobilizsd and sent east- ward. tkf4
 'The military and naval plan of Russia seems to center in the relief of Port Arthur and General Kuropatkin's southward advance. which resulted in his serious defeat. had the relief Of the garrison as its sole object. The Russian Emperor's instructions to Ruropatkin not to retire beyond Muk- den were designed to raise the gloom that had baen hanging over the people of Russia since the defeat of Russian
  Kuropatkin assumed the aggressive perhaps against his own judgment.
 Hfter Port Arthur's Fall.
 "Everything seems to hinge on the sall of Port Arthur but I do not con- sole myself with the thought. that tiie capture of that illfated fortress VIII bring the war to a speedy terminatioh: I.a snture will give occasion for re- neved plans for warfare. py nussisA.
 - catching keenly for such new ..rbe domestic conditions of Japan - hiohlv satisfactory. The history of our diet may be summed uR Dy say ing that from the first 1t piantea isseil firmly in opposition to the government on financial questions. After my ap- nointment friction became inereasingly t,toient The two great parties. the constitutionalists and the Progressists. held A combined front in opp7sition 70 nv ministry. Despite administratixs reforms effected on their demand, we faited to satisfy them, They criticised our anancial' ensures as excessive ana refused to pass the bills
 Judging by those conditions. serious collisions between the governed. ana those governing were predicteo.5 put when the war came this friction oisap- neared and the House of Representa- lives. which once refused to pass budget of $i25. 100000 as excessive and unbearable, gave a ready and willing assent to the first war budget of ssSs'- 900. 900.
 "At this session of the diet the gov ernment will be compelled 70 present budget calling for sssS. 100000 and indi- cations are that It will be passed with- out the slightest difhculty
 v.Ha oN11 nfa n table to the characteristics of our people. -ss
 Before a great national problem, our people unite. and friends and opponents join hands for the accomplishment Of our national purposes. With the great problem of the war before them. the people of our mason have become as one man. We have no war party ana no peace party as Russia has, but on the contrary our nation Is one ana united with a determination to fight to the last extremity.
 "Our people are showing ample capa- city to finance the war and. despite the floating of domestic loans our financial conditions have actually ex- partdedl since the beginning of hostilis ties.
 'The war expenses reach a large sum monthly, but the government has managed their absorption in such a manner as to least affect the normal conditions of the money market The decrease in circulation has been small and our people are cheerfully meeting inc advanced taxation, while every domestic loan has been over subscribed
 "Our crops this year exceed their average value by $50,o00,O00. Our foreign trade shows an improvement over that of 1903. and I expect it will reach a total of $S5O.000,O00. The ,rices of commodities have been slight ' Increased but our financial and economic conditions remain unaffected"
 The Navy of Mexico.