Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30
OUTCOME FAR FROM CERTAIN.
Even il Concessions are Made Does
Not Necessarily Mean There Will
BE a Peaceful Settlement.
LITTLE TO HOPE FROM DIPLOMACY
Berlin Opinion is Car Will Do Nothing
10 Warrant the MlkadO
Declaring War

Toxic, Jan. SO.--The government does
not, it is said, possess any definite Rus
sian information concerning the charac>
ter Of the forthcoming note, although IL
has received various reports, the ma.
jorlty of which say that the reply will
be satisfactory. None. however ema,
nate from o source which warrants
their full acceptance as correct In the
judgment of many just now the charac-
ter Of the note does not warrant the be-
lief that Count Lamsdorf, the Russian
foreign minister has given out the
slightest intlmatiOn of ITS contents.
Even that carries little assurance, for
the reason that the Russian and Japa-
nesc conceptions Of what constitutes
fair bargain vary materially, The gov.
eminent Of Japan does not anticipate
the delivery Of the Russian reply for a
few deys. When It comes 1t viii prob.
ably be considered by the throne In con-
ference with the cabinet and elder
statesmen The presumption that Rus
STA mas made concessions does not, IN
the least. warrant the conclusion that
there will be a peaceful settlement OF
the existing difficulties, Her entire pro.
position will be carefully scrutinized
and every condition and contingency OF
the situation closely weighed, II the
reply should prove to be completely un-
satisfactory to Japan the outcome OF
the conference Is manifest Should II
give partial satisfaction another eX-
change of notes Is possible although
there remains slight room for additional
diplomacy.
REPLY MAY BE SATISFACTORY.
London. Jan. 90 According TO the
japanese legation here Minister Girls
CONS cable message from Toxic to the
state department at Washington, saying
on the authority OF the British am.
bassador at st. Petersburg telegraphed
to the British legation at Toxic that
the Russian reply to Japan would be
was based on the following
facts.
On Jan. 20 the British ambassador at
ST Petersburg teIegraphed 70 Foreign
Secy. Lansdownc at London that he
had interviewed the Russian foreign
Count Lamsdorff. that morn
ing, and that Count LamsdOrff said the
Russian reply would be dispatched the
same evening, and that he. Count
lRmsdorff, believed It would be salts
factory to Japan. These facts We're re-
telegraphed to the British minister to
Japan, Sir Claude Macdonald, and also
were communicated to the diplomats
who attended Lord Lansdowne's recep-
ton Jan, 81 Count Lamsdorlfs nten-
lions, however evidently miscarried,
for the foreign office and the japanese
legation both confirm the statements |
made in the Associated Press dispatch |
US on the subject from st. Petersburg |
and Toxic yesterday that no reply has |
yet been sent and that there Is nothing
to indicate what It's real nature will be. |
except what must have been a most |
obvious utterance on the part OF Count |
Lamsiorn.
The Daily Graphic which today re-
asserts that the Russian reply was |
communicated TO Japan Jan q, was
probably misled 10y a partial knowledge |
" the contents of the telegram received |
ierc from the British ambassador at
Il. Petersburg, Jan 20 but which sub
equent events proved to be incorrect.
}aron Hayash. the japanese minister
o Great Britain, made minute inquir-
rs at the foreign office yesterday eve.
ling and was Informed that the British
government had not received any fur
her information Baron Hayashi de.
ares the situation, therefore Is quite
Unchanged and presumes that Minister
irlscom In some way attributed 10 the
British ambassador at ST. Petersburg
What really emanated from Count
The foreign office, confirming the
tatement Of the japanese legation In
cgard 10 the receipt and the re-tele-
raphng Of the telegram OF Jan, 20.
dds
"The British ambassador at ST. Pc
orsburg did not express an opinion as
o whether or not the Russian reply
.ould be satisfactory TO Japan"
RUSSIA is VERY WARY.
Berlin, Jan, 3O.-WhIle the German
oreign Office Is unable to confirm the
ews received at Washington that Rus.
las answer will be satisfactory 20 ia.
an, II believes II Is likely to be true
nd argues that Russia viii avoid Civ.
~ an answer which Japan can send to
he powers as justification for declar.
ig war,
WAR RATHER LOOKED FOR.
Port Arthur, Jan, 3o.--Apprehension
nat there will be war Is still expressed
| official quarters here, where Il Is also
aid that n Japanese descent is expect
l at any moment At the same time
ne authorities declare that with the
reception or strategcal positions taken
etwecn Lao. Yang and the Yalu river.
ieir plans have not been formed and
nat II will be impossible 10 complete
le arrangements until the Japanese
lake more definite demonstrations Of
leir intentions. The Notifications and
cid troops are active and between
lao Yang and the Siberian border the
liroad Is over taxed In transporting
'cruIts and replacing the regiments
spatched at the Yalu river
In contrast with the alarm expressed
official circles the merchants are OPP
mistlc, Although the shipping has
zen burdened with high insurance, the