Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-27
Interview by Official
Spokesman Of
Baron Komura
Victorious People Of
Belief That Money
Should Be Paid
Brown Men R: gard
America as Ally
Without Treaty

New York. July 25.-That Japan
will demand an indemnity of Russia IN
the negotiations for peace and that
tho war will be declared at an END al
the conclusion OF the negotiations at
Portsmouth, N. H., next month Is the
belief of Baron Komura. head OF tle
japanese peace delegation, who ar
rived here yesterday, as voiced by
Aimar Sato, official spokesman for ko-
mura. Sato said last night.
Il am confident that peace Will be
successfully negotiated by the ap-
pointed delegations. The japanese
will be guided by moderation and no
excessive demands will be made, but
the sentiment in Japan and Russia is
for peace and in tne interests OF hui
mainly and propriety tlere must be
peace.
The cost to Japan, however, has
been very great. The loss on both
sides has been 100000 men, Russia los
ing 100000 of these. The war is cost
ing Japan $1,O000O0 day and there
is a feeling that there ought to be an
indemnity"
Asked as TO the probability of an
armistice, he said that probably would
be among the first questions the plen1,
potentiaries would consider, The Jap
anese are not so gentle as to abide by
any decision we may make" said
Sato, but they pay great respect to
the offices of President Roosevelt and
his acts nave done a great deal to
emphasize the need for peace"
Japan's attitude toward China was
most friendly. said Sato, and while
maintaining no moral Monroe doctrine
over the empire, she felt it was more
or less under Japan's protection Sato
emphasized the announcement made
frequently before that Japan does not
seek territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS
to Japan's attitude toward America,
Sato laughingly asked:
You mean the yellow peril?" and
then he became more enthusiastic in
ais conversation tnan upon any prev
ious topic. He said
I'VE are almost boyish in our enthus-
iasm and friendship for America.
While we are friendly with China as
orientals, our greatest friends are
America and England. Why, the first
monument ever erected for any for
eigner in Japan was that to Commo-
dCre Perry and the policy and conduct
of the American people for the last SO
years have been of help to us. We re-
gard America as an ally without a
treaty"
He laughed at the idea of conflict
with the United States over the Philip
pines and said Japan would not accept
the islands as a gift, even though a
bonus accompanied the gift.
Reinforcements for Linevitch.
ST. Petersburg, July 26.-Reinforce-
ments for General Lineyitch are stead
lily being forwarded. The 18th army
corps headquarters, which are at
Smolenisk, will leave for the front
next week.
Thirty Thousand Workers Strike.
Warsaw, July 26.-Forty thousand
worlmen in the Warsaw iron works
and 5000 in the Dombrowa steel
works struck yesterday for higher
wages. The striking bakers destroyed
a bakershop in Grochowska street and
in the disturbance which followed one
person was killed.
Bitter Against Jews.
Odessa, July 26.-The authorities
here have been anonymously warned
that an anti-Jewish rising has been
planned for July 2S. The soldiers and
pcpulace are embittsred against the
Jews, attributing 10 them the recent
bomb throwing