Show MIKADO SEEKS WAR YAR ASSERTS DIPLOMAT Declares Japanese Must Have for Grow- Grow i t. t More Territory LiI I ing Population S AMERICA BETTER PREPARE Orientals l Preparing lel lot for Conflict 1 and May Iu Strike nt st Once nt at United States I i I 4 j St. St Petersburg Feb 3 Jl It It Is learned learnell authority that diplomatic t from high immediately following the Japanese f affair Russia intended ed to follow the tho r q i mutual evacuation of oC Manchuria Japan Japi Japi Jap Jap- lel 1 to a a. debatable i an consenting to yield J I treaty Russia said saul the Informant Portsmouth coni conI conference con con- the who took part in I to tho the proposition i ference agreed makes immediate 3 Unless America merica I preparations war is likely to become l' l imminent continued the informant because use Ru Russian Japanese affairs i. i have been definitely settled while in iii the situation is one of feverIsh feverish fever fever- t s Japan r I ish h preparations 11 The Tho desIre for conquest is bound hound j to lind an outlet where the resistance 1 rich richest cst The rhe TheL V f is least and the tho boot booty tho the Philippines to the L Idea of selling the theiL mikado Is unreasonable because iL t value of ot what America has spent on 4 ib t them since their acquisition will while Japan Japan Jap Jap- t v t amount to untold millions J. J an nn would woul hardly be able to pay what S Spain received for fOl them A Afterward tT Japan will ask for the Hawaiian I f ends ands which the United States cannot yield without I President Works to old A ItOC It Of OC course courso Japan would only win the first round because no Asiatic p or European nation could iong keep keel pace paco with United States wealth and abd L progress but considering considering- the amount I of oC blood and treasure Involved In a aivar avar ivar var war President Roosevelt Is s right In trying to avoid a conflict while hurrying hurrying hur hur- 1 preparations and not magnifying magnify magnify- 3 ing log the Jamaican incident which l' l ml might ht give gie Japans Japan's ally a pretext CorI for Cor corning coming out open openly a against the United I States on the coolie labor Jabor and end school chool i questions i 5 I. I Russians Sec See Trouble Trouble- Ahead c 7 That another war between Japan and Russia is certain to bo be fought i i is the settled opinion of the majority V V J J of oC Russian naval ant and military men inca and the recent activity In the building of oC new warships In British yards as aswell well as the pushing of work on the ther r I called so-called strategic extension of ot the thc Siberian railway in the Amur province thee ince are the out outward rd evidences of ot the extensive preparation for Cor this supposed supposedly ed edly Inevitable contingency i The popular belief belleC that another i. i clash with Japan must occur has re revived re- re I among Russians Ians the tho time old-time friendly feeling for or the tho United States i since the appearance of or the Japanese Japanese- United States l c at wi w p Russians believe a n likelihood that thal the United States Slates will be bo forced to fight Japan v 5 IJ DEWEYS DEWEY'S DENIAL TJ Says Sas American XU Navy Would have JIme Xo No If Ent Ens Easy y Time to Cease J Washington Feb Fob 3 Word ord Word has 4 MJ gone out in arm army and nav navy circles circle's s that talk about the Japanese war sH- sH if must cease Admiral Dewey to today tot tot to- to day gave save some t-omo excellent a advice to his t t S I jj younger brethren He lie had he been I. I quoted as having dell delivered some somera radical rad rad- c ical led sentiments When his attention 5 was called to this report ho he cause caused j. j V t. t the following statement to be given f f. f out 1 It Is not a time when naval officers i should be talking about the prospects i of ot war with Japan Our whole n na nation t- t tion wants peace and the naY navy wants tho the rest of or thet the tho c- c it jt Just as ns much as t ff r country I t 1 With these significant words Admiral Admiral Ad All- miral Dewey Dewe this evening disposed o of ofa t a rumor which had been very perl persistent per- per l In circles during i. i newspaper 7 tho day linking his name with somo some 1 5 startling startling- predictions of ot what would woul 1 happen should Japan declare war Wal It was reported report d that tho the admiral had slad if It war were declared the American ships could reach the PhilIppines Philippines Phil Phil- and the Japanese coast in six I weeks and could coul 1 dispose of lof the entire en- en tire Japanese navy in two weeks also that if during the interval the Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese nose had taken the Philippines an and andt 1 t HawaIIans the they would be Imme Immediately I II I on on their arrival there Feat Would Bo lie o Impo Impossible No comment is necessary to convince con eon vince us that it is Impossible for tor our S fighting ships in Ute the Atlantic to reach the Philippines in six weeks If It thc they were able to perform in two weeks the destructive e work which It was stud said the lie admiral had predicted Tho The absurdity of ot his making such a n prediction prediction prediction pre pre- diction appealed so 80 strongly to A Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- 1 miral Dewey when the matter was ai wasI I V brought to his attention that he Immediately immediately uni im Im- un- un i mediately directed his secretary to toay F say tay unqualifiedly that he ho had given 3 no one an interview concerning the Japanese situation and that the tho statements state state- i ments menta attributed to him him were absolutely absolutely I untrue Jut Jun Exclusion h Impossible There was much disappointment hero here at this mornings morning's s 's dispatches from Japan declaring the foreign office P there through Baron HayashI re regarded regarded re- re the suggestion of or exclusion of ot V Japanese by treaty as impossible of ot accomplishment Tho The administration has been assuring senators and representatives representatives that If IC California conceded Japans Japan's ri right ht to send her children to American schools the tho President i could negotiate a treaty in which Japan would bind herself hersel to keep I home her coolies and the United States Stales would agree to keep home her j. j labor lubor V. V No o developments are expected Until until un un- til the San Francisco authorities havo have j their conference at the tho White House This Thia conference is expected to occur next So Saturday They will be bo asked 3 U to reverse their attitude on the school subject |