Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05
RUSSIA'S ANSWER.
1t Is Not Yet in Shape to Be
Forwarded to Japan.
Delay IS Believed TO Indicate n Desire
on RussiR's Part to Please Jap-
Rncse = Army and Navy Rc-
serves of Both Powers
are Being MObIIIzcd.

Paris, Feb. 1.-Another delay has
occurred in framing and forwarding
the Russian answer to the latest
Japanese note and this will result in
further averting the elimination OF
the crisis until the middle or the lat
ter part of this week.
The official advices received here
yesterday from st. Petersburg, al
though somewhat negative, gave def
mite details of the status of the note
and the program it was intended tc
follow. Count Lamstlorff, the Russian
foreign minister, had expected that
the exchanges going on would have
permitted the final drafting of the an
swer so that it could have been pre-
sented to the car on Saturday foi
his approval, but the expectation was
not realized, and, as matter of fact,
the answer has not yet been finally
drafted. 1t was therefore determined
to defer its submission to the czar
until Tuesday or Wednesday. Ef-
forts are still being made to so shape
this answer as to prevent a rupture.
This new delay is interpreted as
slightly improving the situation, as
it indicates that Russia is making eX-
treme efforts to bring the answer
within limits acceptable to Japan.
Owing to the fact that the Russian
answer is not completed, it is pointed
out that the reports concerning it's
general terms must be taken with
allowance, as the delay indicates that
some of the points which presented
the most serious difficulties may yet
be reconciled.
Throughout the past week the au-
thorities here have been kept fully
advised of the general tendencies of
Russia, but they have not known
whether or not these tendencies
would be incorporated in the answer
by which Russia would irrevocably
abide.
London, Feb. 1.-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese minister to Great Brit
ain, said last night that he
did not know what Russia's an
swer would be, and that it was, there.
fore, impossible to say whether war
was probable or not. The fact that
the Russian reply had not yet been
sent showed, according to Baron
Hayashi, that Russia's decision had
not yet been taken, as it was hardly
probable, if a decision had been reach
ed, that the note should be delayed.
\ dispatch from Tien-Tsin says
Russia is purchasing large quantities
of coal for immediate delivery at
Port Arthur, where the stocks of
coal are belived to be running low.
The correspondent of the Daily
Mail at Che-Foo cables he has learned
that the japanese naval reserves was
modified last week, and that the
first army reserve was party mobil-
lied with great secrecy, the troops
arriving at their destinations dis
guised as coolies. Over 100 transports
have been requisitioned, the cores
pondent continues, and rs transports
and IS warships are lying at Saseho
(25 miles northwest of Nagasalti).
st. Petersburg, Feb. 2.-In spite of
the expressed hope of the Russian
authorities that the present crisis
will be passed and that pacific solu-
tion of the Russo-Japanese negotie-
tions will be reached, it is no longer
concealed that Russia is practically
prepared for eventualities. The
mobilization of the Manchurian re-
serves was announced yesterday.