The sun., 1884-10-12
THE WAR nv THE FAR EAST:
The Unscrupulou.n~As OF the Tartar DynAst
In Chinn Iilust ra ed.

The Unscrupuiou.n~As OF the Tartar Dynasty
In ChinA Illustrated.
TOXIC. Japan, Sept. 1.-THE question
which now absorbs tho attention OF of1caldom
in this part of the world IL how China should
be treated by the Japanese Government. An
uneasy feeling seems to be abroad that II japan
does not qualify her neutrality in China's favor
the latter country will attempt to revenge
her supposititious wrongs In the near future.
That old bugbear. the ihterminabio loochoo
ssxsons lie ciI'g II gapsn @ dass not hsm step ST Way
The facts are simply as follows: There are two
parties les IN the Looeho? Islands, one @ known as
ths other known as the Black party. iavoring
China's ciaims. Numerical liy the two parties
Japanese than Chinese. The northern part Of
tho contested group IS definitely under Jara-
k.n, or tho prefecture OF Okinawa and tho
officials arc ali appointed by tho Japanese Coy
whole group, and on inconisstably valid
grounds at that. But the Chinese, hay
Uni IN the Geocnoos deniea Jspans
right Of possession A most vexatious and
sgsmingy interi,r,Inao!e litigation ensued;
no satisfactory conclusion. Japan proved
in snce,net and eomprehensible man
regularly. appointed projects and governors.
"GJotion to anything Of the kind. The Pekin
nuthor,ties. however, with their usual obsti-
nNty contested eHcN OF tntS0 pO1nLs ms
"hing' OF tho Loochoos. they urged. always
received onicinl recognition OF his right to the
urop his reign; the jurisdiction, whatever 4
might be- was ono that had to receive official
sanction from China. and the Loochoos were.
therefore. just ms much o Chinese possession
IT, {. ,rea or AMMAN. And as to their raising no
otjec;ton to what japan dig. why. thst was
A.snmsmt invalid and unstable.
The Loochoo controversy was carried on In
Japan IN the ,poliiest AMI most decorous man
~. Not 50 In China. There were clustering
d'srntches sent to Toxic. aud the Pokin au-
by trumpiug up a hctiiious and wholly unjusti-
hhe claim. In fact. it very nearly came to
by p' division OF of the disputed tsrritory Japan
i"rk the northernmost and largest portion !;
f'a 1Is protest &c
the Middle Kingdom. Though actually max ing
out at ono time an agreement to this eiloet
s"'RRS RSroy a' in Pk1 for
eH"S5 o @o"n, 9S rsy the shsr mrs sWn eiopo GSSe
sii,on. and won't back on their. solemn prom
is-, And so it comes that things are to day
| CONTROVERSY. No,wonder. then. that japan. who
has actel most honestly all along; breads the
| nation-cr rather say the lending advisers Of
m arr ssh h.r sSs
| forced 70 do so But i Is well to remainder that
the fault does not lie with the Chinese as a
| penn.e. Tho Tartar dynasty Is at the bottom
| OF all this braggaiocio policy. They know that
| tho Tartar line is doomed Just as soon rs ts
! thorough insllciency becomes evident to tho
C4lnese AZ large; aud therefore the Cens2rs.
Imperial Guardians" and the Tsungli Ya-
mon hang together in one common cause. for
| fear Of having to hang singly. 1t Ia the old
story: China for tho Chinese. and away with
| AL foreign Mongols!
| Who knows wnat may bs tho upshot OF tho
! franco-Chinese imbrogiiu' Ii Is quito on the
| cards that political revolution will drive the
| TartnrS out of Pekin. and IL would be most
| t-H.cial all around. SO long as Il descendant
OF hnnshi sits on the dragon throns China
Will lpe repo !enLly conservative. lf IL takes nl
| tho ingenuity and statecruft Of a Iii Hung
| Chang to haye the construction of q railway
| from Prkin to Tianlsin receive the imperial
| sanction. what Will happen when that veteran
statesman sleeps the tirsess sleep Of eternity
| Even now he is drawing near the wood