The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-03

cellsnt chance Of winning. In the long
run, however, say the students OF the
history of these oriental nations, China
viii hold her own, and more Her popu.
lation is so enormous as to be practical
ly inexhaustible, and her resources are
great almost beyond computation. She
can therefore put mp an excellent fight,
even after SUI tering what seems to be q
crushing defeat and long after the fight
ing men and the material resources Of
her island rivals have given ont I'm
less Russia or some other occidental
power interferes, say these students,
China's hold ON Korea, though it may
be broken for a time, viii be renewed
and will continue. @'s" fsrnf
This view Of the probabilities seems
to be amply borne out by the facts OF
history. There have always been ieaf-
ousies between China and Japan. and
the two empires have almost always
been at loggerheads over Korea a Mt
tie more than 800 years ago--in 1881,
to be exact-they had big war over
the little peninsula Japan won every
battle but one and completely invested
the land. For several years Korea was
tributary to the victors, but Chinass
population being 50 great she was able
to send new relays Of fighting men year
after year, and the contest became such
d drain upon the resources Of japan
that when the emperor under whose
reign the war was begun died the J8p-
anese troops were withdrawn, and Korea
has ever since paid tribute to China. nc
ID understood that the Japanese aritlSs5f-
titles fully rsaiize the fruth iii this fsl'sf
ter, and that therefore their dfsaV
2 any design of inainta aiming oonfEol he /
the peninsula Is sincere, their obsect Az
bringing ON war being merely "a pEy9-
tect their treaty rights. In Korean p0rsa
The Chinese army available ca shoEk
notice numbers almost /, 600, 600 men /
There ID, first, the division known Is
1.-THE eight banners, z including Mant.
choos, Mongols and descendants Of the
Chinese who In 1914 joined their for
tunes to those Of the invaders, S2S, 500
men in all, of whom 100, 600 are nm.
derstood TO be annually reviewed by the
emperor himself The lying Ping, I" or
national army, numbers about 6B6, 600 |
officers and men all told. the totaa |
forces OF the united armies thus being
e79, 500. Not ali of this immense force
can be said TO be active Captain NOrsrl
man describes the active army in detail !
The army of Manohuria. 40, 600 mem .iasI
divided into two corps, with headquays
;ers at Tsitsihar and Mnkden. This
army has the Manser rifle and Krupp |
ieldpieces. s3f 4..
The army of the center, with head
quarters at Kalgan, has 50, 900 men.
which may be doubled i'm time OF war,
md is armed with Remington rifles.
The Turkestan army, large, but how
arge Captain Norman does mot state, 1
,ould not be utilized i'm foreign war,
because IL is constantly em-
,loyed maintaining order in the western
,rovinces The territorial army of
braves numbers 200, 900 In time or
'eace and may be increased TO 600. 900
n time Of war.
There are these who claim that these /
stimates Of China's military strength
re too high. For instance, d German
facer Of rank, who entered the Chinese
ervice during the Franco Chinese war
md labored hard to inapEdv6 the 'eiii- Il
iency OF the army, places its total effect
We force as about 800, ,OOO The Chi
lese emperor. unlike occidental poten Il
ates. says this German, had no personal 4
elations with the army. In fact. ne re-
ards it 90 an inferior service. In tho
'ears of the TAPPING rebellion it was
lifferent. Then the soldier was by ain