Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

Japanese negotiations to St. Petersburg
They do not think it is intended to delay
| matters, as interpreted abroad, but be-
lieve it would remove the negotiations
from the hands of the war party, repre-
sented by Admiral Alexieff, the Russian
vicerOy in the far east, and enable the
car and Foreign Minister Lamsdortf to
closely control them.
Continuing it's anti-war campaign, the
Russ predicts that even granting that
| Russia is victorious, there will be sub
quent interference on the part of other
powers and new edition of the Ber-
lin congress-"
Would Kill Foreigners.
London, JAM 16.-The Seoul CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says that
the native press is advocating the
slaughter of all foreigners. United
States Minister Allen has ordered all
American women and children to re-
main indoors and he predicts that riot
ing by the military is imminent. NJ.
Collin de Piancy, the French minister,
has vainly advised the emperor to take
refuge in the French legation.
| Demands of Native Press.
| Seoul, Corea, Jan. 1G. - The leading
article in the principal Corean newspa-
per attributes the present deplorable
condition in Corea to the presence of for
eigners and incites the people to rise
and expel them. 1t says that the for
eigners are here to murder them, and
| ,,rpec all patriotio Coroopc To cot thoir
axes ready before it is too late.
| War Fear Increased.
| Picking, Jan. Is. - The expectation Of
war is greatly increased in diplomatic
circles here. The German minister now
regards war as probability, although
not despairing of a settlement at the
eleventh hour. Heretofore he had con-
sidered war as being only a possibility.
One legation has received a dispatch
from Toxic saying that Foreign Minis
ter komura, January II, represented to
the diplomats that he expected peace to
be maintained.
! Preparations for War;
| Washington, Jan. 16-State depart
ment advices Friday from Japan indi-
cate an extraordinary activity in the
preparation for war These add to the
pessimistic feeling already existing here
respecting the probability of amicable
adjustment of the Russo-Japanese
trouble. Meanwhile the Japanese gov
eminent is reported to be striving des-
perately to find some possible means of
settlement, but the state department
learns that while protesting a desire for
peace the Russian position, at least in
principle, remains unchanged, and there
is no sign of disposition to yield to
the Japanese proposal. Still the official
opinion here is that, if left to diplomacy,
the present situation may continue for
several days or even weeks. The two
chances of an earlier breach are said to
be found in the possibility CT the imme-
diate occupation of Corean points by
Japanese forces and the presence in the
Red sea simultaneously of Russian and
Japanese warships.
Respecting the possibilities of a
naval clash in that section it is pointed
out that only in case of formal existence
of war could be applied to the Suez
canal the rules of neutrality which re-
quire period of "a hours to elapse be-
tween the departure from the termini OF
the canal of warships of belligerent pow
ers, SO in advance of declaration of war
there is nothing to prevent a naval bat
tie within sight of the canal entrance in
the Red sea-
The reported passage through the
Dardanelles of Russian troop transports
is not regarded here as a violation of
the prohibition upon the passage of war
vessels through that strait, heretofore
Eaintained by the Turkish government,
these vessels not being looked upon as
warships in the ordinary sense.
Says Russia Will Not Declare war.
London, Jan. 16.-The Japanese min
lister, Baron Hayashi, had received no
indication Friday morning of the prob
able attitude of Russia, but he said to a
representative of the press:
1T is practically certain that dec
laration of war will not emanate from
Russia"
The minister is not very hopeful of the
result of the latest Japanese note. He
specifically denies that Japan S reply sug-
gests the naturalization of a portion of
Manchuria as we'll as of a portion of
Corea, or that mention was made of the
right to break off negotiations.
Our conditions" said the minister.
"are practically summed up in the con-
GLIDING portion of the state depart
ment's announcement regarding the Chi
nese-American treaty. For these prin-
ciples, to which Secretary Hay says the
United States is irrevocably committed,
we are willing to go to war unless Rus
STA will consent to give us a definite
pledge that she, too, adheres to the open
door and Chinese sovereignty in Man
churia."
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