The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-09
US. MARINES LAND
DETACHMENT SENT TO GUARD
AMERICAN LEGATION At
SEOUL, KOREA.
JAPS READY, TO INVADE KOREA
LANDING OF THEIR TROOPS WILL
MEAN WAR-RUssIANs START
FOR KOREA.
AMERICAN ACTION IS APPROVED
BRITISH REGARD IT As lNDlcAT.
ING THAT CRISIS is NEAR
DANGER POINT.

Seoul, Korea, Jan. IA detachment
of thirty-fve marines from the United
States ship Vicksburg, now lying at
Chemulpo, arrived here yesterday as
a guard for the American legation.
Another body of seventy marines will
arrive tomorrow. The United States
transport Zaphiro is also at Chemulpo,
where Russia, Japan and Great Brit
ain have each one man of war.
Quiet prevails here, but the palace
is heavily guarded by the Korean
troops and fleet are unknown here.
The attitude of the Korean govern
ment is unchanged. Solicitude Is
shown as to what may happen on the
arrival of Japanese troops.
Japanese Ready to Land.
Paris, Jan. z. - The Chefoo CORES
pondent of the Paris edition of the
New York Herald cables as follows:
Eight thousand japanese troops are
ready to land at Masampho and their
landing will probably mean a
"a regiment of Cossacks is expected
at Port Arthur.
Reserves are being moved from
Blagoveshchensk (the capital of the
Amur province in Eastern Siberia) to
Tsitsihar, in Manchuria.
1.-THE position of the troops in Man.
churia is being rearranged, but their
location is kept a secret" Q
Russian Troops Go to Korea.
st. Petersburg, Jan. IA semi-ofa-
cial dispatch to a news agency from
Vladivostok and private information
from Mukden states that owing to dis
turbances between the Koreans and
the Japanese in Korea. the Russian
Second rifle regiment, at its full
strength, has been dispatched to Korea
in order to protect Russian interests
there.
Admiral Evans Instructions.
Paris, Jan. THE St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Paris edition of
the New York Herald says he is au-
thorized to state that Admiral Evans
has been instructed not to allow. the
movements of his warships to be such
as to encourage the construction that
the United States is supporting Japan.
The correspondent states that the &C.
ton of the Washington government Is
sincerely appreciated. The conviction
in some quarters is that Japan, un-
supported, will not declare war.
American Action Approved.
London, Jan. 7.-"No one will sus-
pect the captain of an American man
of-war of being a scheming alarmist,"
says the Standard, editorially, this
morning.
This sentence expresses the view
taken by the press of Great Britain OF
the grave condition of things in the
Far East as revealed by the fact that
the United States government finds it
necessary to send marines to Seoul
for the protection of American inter-
ests. While it is still hoped that a
peaceful issue may he found, this &C
ton of the United States is held to in
dicate that the view of the situation
taken at Washington is that the crisis
is drifting rapidly to the danger point.
The action of the United States Is
generally approved.
The Morning Post says editorially:
"The landing of American marines
proves that the United States is not
watching the Far Eastern imbroglio
without intelligent interest. We hope
they will be accompanied by British
marines" s
"The Daily Telegraph's Toxic cor
respondent says:
"The outlook is. very warlike. The
people are commenting on the absence
of Baron de Rosen (the Russian min
lister to Japan) from public functions
for the last few days."
Russia Makes Concession.
st. Petersburg, Jan. Tin her reply
to Japan, Russia made great n
sion and hopes her proposals will
prove acceptable to Japan.
The foreign office informs the AS
ISOLATED Press that Instructions have.
been sent to Viceroy Alexiehf on which
the reply was based. The letter was
drawn up in the most c~onciliatory
spirit.
Some Of the Japanese proposals
were accepted while others were made
the subject Of extended observations
and were met by counter proposals.
There are. strong hopes in many
circles that on Thursday next. the
Russian Christmas, the 'czar may be
able to announce that peace 10 a.
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