Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-25
A NEW POWER.
Japan Now Taking Her Stand
Among Nations.
London Times Says Her Voice Can
No Longer Be Ignored,
And Hencsiorih She Will Hold Prominent
Place in the East

IoSpoN, Sept. '2t, In an article on the
results of the recent Jspanese victories the
Times ssys Japan has already effected
enough to convince intelligent men the
world over that herceforth they must
reckon with a new power in the far East
Ping Yang and Ialr have opened the eyes
of all rot wifully indifferent or blind, that
a new state has taken her rank in the
hirsrchy of nations, and her voice can NO
longer be ignored in their councils"
The "Novoye Nremys," the Times SAYS.
reminds US that Russia still bankers for
the possession of secure open hsrbor on
the Pacific. Such \ possession would be n
great menace to both England and Japan,
who are likely TO be found standing side by
side on some important points, should the
powers intervene in the present dispute.
The Times calculates that the Japanese
will reach Wi-Ju, from Ping Yang, by the
end of the present week, and will there
meet the Chinese troops landed by AGmiral
Ting, on the Corean bank of the lalu
river.
"It's not clear" the Times adds, whether
the Chinese trat sports had time to disem-
bark their stores. The condition of the
Chinese column must be precarious, and
there seems nothing to prevent the Jsps-
nese squadron from revislting the mouth of
the Ealu ard detroy ing the Chinese transports
that remain there. Ii would be easy for
the Japanese to move troops by sea from
Ping Yang to Yalu and shift the base of
operations further north, supplying rein
iorcements to the column marching north
ward from Ping Yang. This is almost GER
tain to be done, if an advance into Man
churia is intended"
Referring to the Yalu raval battle, the
Times says: The damage might have
been done in the days of seventy y-fours.'
OF rammng we hear nothing, and it is not
clear that torpedoes played ahy effective
part. 1t is tolerably certain that the story
of their d, election by Chinese nets was
wholly mythical. AS to the political out
come of the struggle the restrictions which
converted Yokohama into kind of Glib
ralter cannot be much longer maintained
against the aspirations of.a powerful naval
and military nation too long subjected to
trammels. Unpleasant Hsthe changed con.
ditions may seem, they must be accepted
Discussing the question of attacking
Moukden, the Times Gays the fact cannot
be overlooked by the Japanese that, apart
from its presumed sanctity, the military
value of the position is great. If the free
use of the Yalu river, as base, /, per
mtted by the naval situation, a far nearer
point of Decentralization will be equally
allowed. Whether such defences as Mouh-
den possesses would prove formidable to
the japanese artillery, the fighting power of
the Chinese would probably show to the best
advantage in the defence of the walled city.
On the whole the difficulties and uncertain
ties may still deter the Japanese comman-
der from embarking upon such an adven-
ture. The pacitication and administration
of Corea would of themselves absorb the
energies of a large military force during
the winter
A dispatch from Shanghai SAYS that 1000
Chinese troops were landed from transports
during the naval battle at Yslu. The Chi
nese ships ran short of ammunition, and
Col. Won Hsnnecken ordered the war ships
to ram the japanese vessels, when the latter
drew off
The Central News has been informed
that Capt. GaIsworthy, commander of the
Chinese transport Kow Shirg, stated under
oath that the charter of the Kow Shing 10
the Chinese government contsining a clause,
to be kept secret. that in the event of hos
tile movement against the ship by the Japa-
nese, the Kow Shing should be regarded as
Chinese property.