The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-02
Reply TO Last Japanese Note
Not Yet Received.
A PEREMPTORY NOTE.
Threatening to Declare War I'm
less Satisfaction Is Rendered.
That Course Is Being Urged
Upon The Toxic Government.

still undelivered and the government
and people of Japan do not possess any
definite information concerning the time
of its arrival or its contents. Russia's
delay, coupled with the announcement
of continued movement of reinforce
ments into Manchuria increases the
strain of the tension, while it dimin-
ishes the slight prospect for peace. The
government has been urged to dispatch
peremptory note to ST. Petersburg
threatening to declare war if refused
immediate satisfaction in way of a re-
ply to its previous note but still the
government is patiently waiting, al
though it is manifest that if the delay
is much more prolonged it will act ener-
getically.
FOUR MESSENGERS FROM LON
DON.
New York, Feb. 2-No fewer than
four kings messengers have been dis
patched from this country to St. Peters
burg within the last four days, an alb
solutely unprecedented record, says a
Herald dispatch from London.
| This may be taken as evidence of the
influences that are being brought into
play to prevent hostilities in the far
east.
In the best Informed political circles
here the opinion is expressed that a
peaceful solution of the Russian-Japa-
nese affair is assured, cables the Paris
| correspondent of the Times A diplo-
! matte arrangement. has been made the
| dispatch continues between the French
minister of foreign affairs and the
British ambassador here by virtue of
which it is agreed that both the French
and British governments Will bring
| strong pressure to bear upon Japan to
induce her to accept the terms of the
! new Russian note
| The language in which this note is to
| be couched has been submitted, the cor
respondent AYERS, TO both the French
and British foreign offices, and is rec
ognized to be the most conciliatory in
! effect.
Should Japan NOT yield to the French
| and British. representations other Eur
opean powers will add the weight of
! their persuasions to the same end and
| then if Japan continues recalcitrant all
the responsibility for war and all it's
! consequences will rest with her and
Europe will wash its hands of the busi-
ness.
The recent entente cordiale between
France and Great Britain has chiefly
helped in permitting this understand
ing between the French and British di-
plomats as to the Russo Japanese ques-
tion to be brought about
NEW CRUISERS AT SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Straits Settlements, Feb.
| ed here today from Colombo and is now
| coaling. She probably will sail tomor-
! row. Her cOnSOrt. the Kasuha, is due
| here this evening. Both vessels in a
gale off the island of Ceylon showed
| themselves to be excellent seaboats.
DENIAL FROM BARON HAYASHL
London, Feb. 2-Referring to a pub
lished statement that Great Britain and
| France were bringing pressure to bear
on Japan in order to induce her to ac-
| cept the terms of the new Russian note,
the Japanese minister, Baron Hayashi
said today that the British government
was not exercising any pressure on
Japan and he thought it extremely I'M
likely that France would attempt any
such step.
FIXING BLAME ON JAPAN.
Paris. Feb. 2.-The Havas agency has
circulated a dispatch to the effect that
Russia's reply to Japan, the substance
/ of which has been communicated to the
| foreign chancellories everywhere, has
made an impression that war will be
averted
Views have been exchanged between
the United States. France and Great
Britain on the subject. The concessions
therein go beyond general expectation
and illustrate the sentiments of equity
and loyalty actuating the czar
/ If in spite of the large satisfaction
Japan will receive continues the dis
patch. "the issue of the crisis should be
war, Japan VIII incur the Whole reSpOn-
sibility and find herself morally iso-
| lated
The reply, the Havas agency SAYS.
only awaits its final draughting.
UP TO THE CZAR.
St Petersburg, Feb. 2.-The cazr now
has before him the report of the special
council on the Russian response All
the papers relating thereto were sub
mitted to him yesterday by the Grand
Duke Alexis and the czar is giving
them earnest consideration. He has not
rendered his decision up to 6 o'clock
this evening and it is authoritativeiy
said it may possibly be several days
before the response is forwarded to
! Toxic.
Prices on the bourse are again weak
four per cent, falling a point.
CAN'T HAVE zEICLER.