Eureka Reporter | 1903-08-28 | Page 2 | Japan is Indignant

1 7 JAPAN IS INDIGNANT GETS EXCITED OVER LATEST MOVE OF RUSSIANS on in far east rendered acute by concesa ons granted a russian timber company in korea the situation in the orient has been rendered more acute by russia con eluding an agreement with korea tor for the lease of in the ko rean roan harbor commanding the estuary of the yalu balu this news of russia se curing a base in korea when officially confirmed caused the greatest indig cation nation in japan the concession was ostensibly to a russian timber corn com pany vany but japan views it as impairing her tier peace the press denounce the agreement strongly and warnings have been ad by japan to korea that the trial nal execution of such a lease would de be followed by the of similar concessions by all the powers inter listed sted mr jordan british minister at se out demanded as a counter move that be opened to foreign trade with a five days under pain of serious consequences ton sequences to korea japan still Is directing negotiations on the manchurian question direct with russia and at once protested to st petersburg on account of this last kussian hussian move