Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-02
,ApAH'S POSITION PECULIAR.
responsibility viii he on Her if Con-
sict Comes, aud She viii be
Morally Isolated
Ire SOME HOTHEADS IN TOXIC
u,r. Been Urging Government to
Send a Very PcremptOry Note
70 St. Petersburg.

paris, Feb. s.-.Thc lIavas agency mas
,n,,,os a dispatch TO the effect that
Dr.,l,'s reply to Japan. the substance
which has been communicated to the
,,..,gn chanecllones everywhere mas
r,ds an impression that war VIII be
syerted ,.u.oou
Views have been exchanged between
,,o rnlled states, France and Great
y.,.,o on me subject. The concessions
,Ssrsln 20 beyond general expectation
and Illustrate the sentiments OF equity
and loyalty aciuating the car
~ in sJite Of the very large salts
,,c,on 1apan will receive" continues
,hs dispatch. the lssue Of the crisis
should he war, Japan will incur the
whole responsibility and find herself
morally Isolated
The reply the Havas agency says,
only awaits It's final drafting and will
be presented Feb, 6,
NOTE NOT YET RECEIVED.
TOXIC, Feb THE Russian note is
,n undelIyered and the government
and people Of Japan do not possess any
definite information concerning the
time OF rs arrival or It's contents, Rus
Aas delay coupled with the announce
ment Of continued movement OF rein
iorcsments into Manchuria Increase the
strain OF the tension, while II diminish
"a the already slim prospects for peace.
The government has been urged 10 dis
ra,th peremptory note To 81, Peters
bun. threatening TO declare war II re-
fused immediate satisfaction In the way
ota reply TO It's previous note, but still
The government Is patiently waiting, al
though II Is manifest n the delay Is
much more prolonged II will act euer-
getIcally. Even this will move rapid.
~ when the note is finally received II
It IA materially unsatisfactory and the
prospect for additional negotiation Is
eight, although probably Japan will
dispatch an uitimatum before striking
The japanese show a ~emarkable out
ward calm and no scenes similar 10
those IN America and England before
recent wars are Witnessed. There are
occasional demonstrations and outcrop-
pings Of popular feeling but the casual
visitor TO the larger cities can see but
little out OF the ordinary in the dis
position and behavior Of the people,
There is, however, an undercurrent Of
desperate determination running tho
nations length and breadth. The peo-
ple have counted the cost and made
final Preparations 30 that II forced to
fight they are capable of waging and
sustaining war in manner that will
surprise the world,
NO PRESSURE FROM ENGLAND.
London, Feb, 2.--Referring to pub
lIshed statement that Great Britain and
France We're bringing pressure to bear
on Japan In order TO induce her to ao-
cept the terms Of the new Russian note.
the japanese minister, Baron Hayashl,
said today that the British government
was not eXertIng any pressure on Ja-
pan and he thought 1t extremely UNI
likely that France would attempt any
such step
CAR CONSIDERING RESPONSE.
81. Petersburg, Feb, 1.-The czar has
now before him the report OF the spe-
caI council on the Russian response. All
the papers relating thereto We're sub.
miltcd TO him yesterday by the Grand
Duke Alexis and the czar IL giving
them earnest consideration, He has not
rendered his decision up to 9 o'clock
This evening and It Is authortatiyely
SAID It may possibly be several days
before the response is forwarded to To-
klo.
Prices on the bourse are again weak.
I per cents falling a point.