The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-23
NO INTERVENTION.
Okuna and Kato Look For None at
This Period.

This Period.
Toxic, May 23.--Count Okuma, for
mr. pe1mier and minister Of foreign
affairs, in a recent interview on the
change In lines of diplomacy of differ
ent powers being the natural outcome
Of the present war, it is difficult to
make a prophecy. increasingly closer
relations between England and France
are already very significant phenom-
ena resulting from the war. The count
declared that Germany could have no
other feeling than satisfaction at find
Ing her northern rival becoming grad
ually weakened by the war and recog-
nizing the foolishncss Of antagonizine
Japan If the kaiser would maintain
and developed his interests in the far
east. Okuma saw no occasion for in
PREVENTION unless a European confer
ence could be formed, and he could not
understand who would take the initial
tive so long as Germany did not suffer
by the war. Germany, he asserted. is
reaping benefits Of various kinds an1
will follow the policy of "gct the best
and as much as possible"
Count Kato, former minister of for
eign affairs and former minister tc
Great Britain, discussing the same
question, said: Il do not tht0h Their.
will arise any occasion for intcrvcn-
ton. I doubt if Russia has q fixed
purpose and aim, either to fight or tc
conclude peace. It seems to me that
the ultimate result is lett to whatever
the future may bring to Russia There
seems to be no pre-arranged plan.
Should Russia be determined to hold
Vladivostok 1t would be to her advan-
tage to conclude peace hoTCrc she
loses it. But she shows no desire for
peace and her policy is 1"void of any
definite plan, so there can ho no GO
casion for a third power to attc1npt
intervention in the near future. Even
the loss of Vladivostok might rot
prompt Russia to seek peace. Sh>
could go on retreating indefinitely, hop
ing thereby to exhaust us. We might
take Hardin and go farther north, but
Russia could continue her policy of 20
treating, thereby giving no occasion ior
Russia ask for peace We shall insist
on unconditional arnistice, and when
negotiations are opened We shall re-
quire Russia to return Manchuria "a
China. recognize our suzerainty ov4r
Korea, cede Sakhalin to us, rcmo>t
permanently Notifications Of Vladivos-
tok and pay an indemnity Of at least
2,000,000,000 yen $4,000. O0O,0 0O). Such
1r,;lJ
for Intervention. The scene Of hos
tilities in Manchuria being without any
special interest to the powers. none of
them will be prompted to take action
to stop the war. On the contrary, the
war is affording a lucrative trade to
some of them III supply materials for
the war. Looked at from a diplomatic
standpoint, Germany, seeing her east
ern danger less ended by the war and
Russia gradually weakened, will mas
urally entertain the hope of further
reduction in the strength Of her for
midable neighbor. England will feel
satisfied over the blows dealt by hcr
ally to her traditional foe. The United
States, much as it sympathizes with
us, will not welcome an excessive de-
velopnent of Japanese power lest it
should cause future trouble, and would
not view with disfavor the gradual
weakening of both combatants. Franco
alone must be sincerely DESTROYS Of
seeing the war terminate, but single
handed she can do nothing to cause
any change. Both the present ana
future, to my mind and view, afford
no sign of the possibility Of intcrven-
ton, and I am prepared to say that
the time has not yet come 70 talk of
peace. In fact, there never will be an
occasion for intervention and the war
will last long"