Eureka Reporter | 1905-08-18 | Page 2 | Oyama Prepared to Strike

OYAMA PREPARED TO STRIKE just as soon as it is certain negolia eions will fall portsmouth N H it seems to be taken for granted among the at baches of both the japanese and rus sian missions that there will be no general battle in manchuria while the peace negotiations are on oyama is prepared to strike the moment the negotiations got lations fall and there may be more or less outpost engagement while the troops are getting in position but it Is admitted on each side it either oyama or linevitch should deliberately bring on a general engagement which might cost 50 or lives his country would be accused of bad faith in the negotiations here and would lu evitable evit ably lose prestige in the eyes ot of the world in the larger sense therefore it can be said that an armistice already exists in manchuria should the negotiations be vainly prolonged and it became evident that they were to be fruitless the advance of oyama or linevitch might be the signal for the final rupture the unexpected at tack on port arthur might be repeated below harbin