Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-05
AsIAIIC DIPLOMACY

China, like all great bodies, moves
slowly, but at last the emperor has
Issued an ediot settling forth tho cause
OF the present war with Japan and
commanding the various rulers and
army officers TO prepare for defense
and TO aunlhilate any hostile fleet or
army that may approach the borders
Of the empire.
Japan lofg ago explained 10 tho
world that the AsiAtic peace depended
on the evacuation Of CoreA by China
md thSt as this could not be accom-.
plished by peaceful means the war was
inevitable. In the proclamation II was
set forth that the Equilibrium" IL Asia
was Just m important A. thatin Europe,
and that II was constantly threatened
by the agto,alvs policy OF Chlna. Now,
.ho Chinese ruler maintains that the
japanese without Just cause invaded
Jorea, n Chinese depen dsnoy, and
teaoherously attacked ship. sent on a
mission Of peace to that country. lie
,ays the policy Of Japan il condemned
by the several powers a. Unreasonable
and unjust.
No clearer evidence can bo given Of
the Influence western civilization has
exercised on tho diplomats Of Asia
than the efforts made by the rulers OF
the two belligerent countries TO reprs.
sent their motives aud intentions In
IA WsNV -. Is...
Japan nor China wants the world
At large 10 have the impress.
sion that the war. however sav.
age u may be- 10 its details,
IL prompted by that brute instinct
which leads TO combat and carnage
among the beasts Of the field. They
both feel sorry for II, but they cannot
help II. In fact the highest consld eTa-
tions Of humanity and civilization de-.
mand that they butcher each other.
To take their words for II, one would
conclude that China aud Japan, In
the excess Of their philanthropy, are 10
eager to preserve the peace Of Asia aud
to assist their little neighbor Ia liz
stfuggles against rebels aud thieves,
that they have to fight each other for
the privilege Of rendering this great
service. There IL no selnshusa, In H.,
but their motives are pure and dis
interested.
That IL diplomacy OF the genuine
Blsmarckian school. II IL crude enough
and too transparent 10 cover the real
causes Of the war; yet II IL In line
with the diplomatic explanations
sometimes given by European states.
men At critical points, and It shows a
remarkable advance. BArbaroua chief.
or rulers do q OF take pains 20 hide their
real motives. II their weaker neigh
bou offend them, they will simply in
ant OF rage command their generals TO
"go and eat" them and their land.
When y country has learned tho neces.
slly OF diplomacy II Il already far ad.
VAneed. The progress may a. yet have
reached only tho ruling class and it, i'm.
mediate surroundings, but In countries
with decidedly pAternal governments
that il both the most important and
most difficult achievement. FROM the
upper glasses Of the people any All.
Vancement Will quickly exercise
influence on tue MASSES, who sooner or
later will follow.
Now that war 10 declared In earnest
We may look for a long struggle, un-
less something unexpected happens to
bring II to a sudden close. japan
cannot well give In, for ths reason that
her defeat would mean internal revo.
luton and perhaps the overthrow OF
the newly established civilization In
that country. II isA grave ques.
lion whether Europe eau afford
TO remain passive In tho view Of such a
probability. And that China will not
tetfest unless compelled TO, msy bc
taken Tor granted, The war 10 there.
fore likely 10 continue indeAuitely o..
most, or until the resources
II one Of the c9mbatants are
about exhausted. IL IL pre-.
ilcied by Tome that before 10 be- ended
he European powers viii be- Involved.
lti6 true the feeling in Russia, ar cx.
pressed by semi-.nlclal urgaus, 10 very
iTong against England On uccouut OF
,hnbit acquired by this county 10 in-
erigre Ia everybody policy 10 foreign
laris OF the world, aud there IL Soma
.lamoT 10 Russia 10 seIzi % province of
Persia on the road TO ludmi bu, n1twith.
landing ,hibIhs probability 10 that the
TAr will be- confined to the ABiluc
slligsrena ana that the European