Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-29
ALL QUIET IN CARS DOMAINS.
British Officers Much Impressed With
Calm Confidence That Reigus
In Them.
F0REcASTlNG RESULT OF WAR.
The Noyasti Says is No More Doubt as
To Eventual Victory Than There
Was ia Spanish. American War;

Tien Tsln, March 29.--In the course of
conversation today the Russian mill
tary agent here said he did not expect
serious engagement between the Rus
slams and japanese land forces for two
or three months and that It was very
improbable that the japanese would at
tempt TO land at Newchwang or I'm that
vicinity.
WHAT BRITISH OFFICERS SAY.
Moscow, March 29-Three British Off.
GERS who arrived here yesterday from
lndla by way OF Persia, have pro-
nounced themselves as being impressed
py the calm confidence among the Rus
Sans The officers noticed no signs OF
military activity and did not see sim
gle military train through the Caucasus
or European Russia, II was Just as II
Russia was not engaged in war
RESULT OF WAR FoRECAsTED.
st. Petersburg, March 29.-Forecast
ing the result OF the war in the far
east. the Novostl declares there il no
more doubt as to who will be the even
tual victor than there was at the COM
mencement Of the Greco-Turkish. the
spanish american or the Boer war.
For Japan, the war is a life and
death struggle" continues the Novosti.
she places everything on one card. For
RUSSIA, II Is really only colonial war,
ana even defeat would leave the em-
plre not greatly affected while success
would be sure TO mean great stimulus
10 the Russian colonization OF Man
churla, where II Is reasonable to sup
pose many soldiers will settle after the
| struggle II over"
But adds the paper, Russia should
not pay too high price for this colonial
| empire. and, therefore, should conserve
as far as possible the army and the
| fleet"
CORRESPONDENTS EXPELLED
81, Petersburg March 20. i:2O D. ma
war correspondent Of the Russky We'd
mosti writing from Hardin, Manchuria,
says he has not been permitted to pro-
coed to Port Arthur and adds he will
not be allowed TO go to the front from
Hardin until April 2. All the corre-
spcndents have been expelled from Port
Arthur because one OF them mentioned
In his dispatches important information
regarding the movements Of Russian
troops
ToGO'S ACCOUNT READ.
Toxic March 29.-q p, m.)-Admiral
Baron Yamamoto, minister Of marine,
read Vice Admiral Togo's account OF
the sixth japanese attack on Port Ar
thur in the lower house OF the Japan.
ese diet this afternoon, The report was
received with tremendous applause.
Admiral Yamamoto referred feellngly
to the heroic death OF an officer who
was killed In the engagement and
dwelt upon the great difficulty Of bot
Ting up Port Arthur effectively. He
said that this project was still far from
completion.
Continuing the minister of marine
declared that the revival OF the mar
tal spirit at Port Arthur since the ar
rival there Of Vice Admiral Makaroft
was apparent, and he expressed the
hope that the Russians would emerge
boldly from the harbor and attack the
japanese fleet.
The house unanimously adopted a
resolution encouraging the govern
ment, pralsing the navy and pledging
Itself to spare no cost in the prosecu-
ton Of the war,
OGAWA NOT EXPELLED.
Toxic March 20, p, m,--In the house
OF representatives today Count Katsu-
ra, the premier, warmly thanked the
members that the attempt made to ef-
feet the expulsion Of NJ. Ogawa had not
resulted successfully. NJ, Ogawa Is the
member who recently moved the eSpu-
sion OF Editor Akiyama, another MEM
Der OF the house. who was charged
with being In the pay OF Russia.
Friends Of Akayama declared In the
discussion today that there was more
reason TO suspect Ogawa than Akaya-
ma Of having accepted Russian pay.
After a brief and hOlstcrOus debate
the motion to expol Ogawa was sweep
ingly defeated.