The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
GERMANY NOW
LOOKS FOR WAR
Sudden Change in Foreign Oh,
ice Opinion Caused by
Latest News.
JAPAN'S DELAY OMNIBUS
A sumption is That a Grave Decision
Is Under Consideration, Which
Accounts for the Mikado's
S.owness.
JAPAN'S DELAY OMNIBUS

London, Jan. 15.-All the morning
papers have editorials which attach
great importance to the ratification of
the commercial treaties between the
United States and China and w
Japan and China.
The consensus in these editorials is
thai the ratification of the treaties i'm
plies an act of sovereignty by China
equivalent to a declaration that Rus
sia's occupation of Manchuria is only
temporary and for specific purposes.
The Morning Post says: Tina is
precisely the point for which Japan has
been contending, and which Russia de-
clined to discus with her. Japan is
now in the advantageous position OF
championing a cause which IS also that
of the United States"
The Daily Telegraph says that Japan
is naturally proud of being in a meas
ure the champion of western rights in
the far east.
The Daily News thinks that China
has displayed ominous courage in her
| recent diplomacy, which will make for
peace Giving to the tremendous hazards
which war under the present clrcum-
stances would involve
Some Importance is attached to the
unusually long conference between
Foreign Minister LansdoWne and Count
Benckendorff, Russian ambassador,
last evening. The ambassador arrived
at the foreign office after the usual re-
ception and remained an hour and
twenty minutes
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the Paris edition of the New York Her
aid and the special cablegrams from
other correspondents at the RUSSIAN
capital say tina the opinion is held that
the ratification of the Japanese and
American treaties came as a shock to
the Russian foreign office.
The Daily Nails Toxic correspondent
says thai Japan's latest note is
couched in courteous language, but
that it reaffirms absolutely and un-
~eQuivocally Japan's inability TO accept
Russia's proposals, either as regards
Korea or Manchuria.
China in Japan's Arms.
London, Jan. 15.-The Times Pekir
correspondent says: "RuSsla's position
in Pekin is now a remarkable one, ana
the change in China's attitude is strik-
ing. Russia's wanton violation of all
her pledges has finally undcceived Chi
ma and thrown her into he arms OF
Japan.
'While Japan's preparations are
complete and her intelligence service is
singularly effective, Russia is not
ready.
"Thece is great confusion on the
M%anchurian railway, owing to the diff
ficulties at Lake Baikal, and few Rus
sian troops have arrived in the far east
by land. I.
.Russia's military strength east OF
Lake Baikal is exaggerated by the Eu-
ropean newspapers
Washington, Jan. 14.-The japanese
minister states the report that a de-
mand has been made ON behalf OF the
Japanese government upon the empe-
ror of Korea that he recognize a Jap
anese protecto-ute over Korea is With
out foundation.
Germany Looks for War.
Berlin, Jan. 10.-OGiCjal opinion re
garding the PROBABILITY Of war between
Russia and Japan has suddenly
changed. Intelligence received at the
foreign office has caused the govern
ment for the first time since the con
trovcrsy began to believe that the stu
alton is extremely tense.
TIE very definite views hitherto helt
are reversed and war has become {
proXimate contingency.
~Japan's delay in answering Russia!
last note is deemed here as being ;
symptom hat a grave decision is un
der consideration.