The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-24
WAR INEVITABLE IN THE ORIENT.
China and Japan Growing
More Hostile.
Neither Will Consent to Withdraw
From COrea.
HostiIitiss Not Yet Officially Declared
But q Clash of Arms Now Seems
to Be Absolutely
Certain.

LONDON, July 20. dispatches were re-
ceived at the Chinese legation from
Tien Tsin today showing that war be-
tween China and Japan has not yet
been declared, but it ia admitted that
the situation lie most grave. The opin-
ion expressed in official circles here ia
that war is inevitable. The Chinese
and Japanese ministers today had long
and separate conferences at the foreign
Offices with the officials OF the govern
ment.
In official circles here there Is report
ed to be no change in the Corean situa-
ton. No confirmation has been re-
ceived OF the alleged private dispatch
sent out by the news agency that the
Japanese gunboats had begun the bonn
bardment OF Corean ports. Tho morn
ing papers Of London either deny the
report altogether or discredit it.
The following dispatch WAS received
from Shanghai this evening: The tele-
graph between Peking and Shanghai
has been restored. The rumor that war
has been declared has been denied Off
cially, but there eeems no hope of pa
CiuC b6ltlGucubs WNT CGH Uo
avoided only by the interference of the
European powers to protect the COM
merce and the lives CT their subjects
from the injury which Japan'a action
will cause them.
1t has been learned from q high
source in London that the relations be-
more serious in the Last 4S hours. Japan
hat; rtot,
forms in the Corean International ed-
pans demands with equal determine
ton. Under no circumstances will
China allow Jspan's claim OF the right
to interfere.
The Berlin Vossche Zeitung express-
es confidence that Japan will be backed
up by the European powers in her dis
pute with China. War between the two
countries, ths Zeitung predicts. will in
evitably result in the extinction of Co.
rea az a state.
The foreign consuls at Shanghai have
been officially notified that the govern
ment is preparing to block the Yang
Tee-Kiang river at the bar at Woo Sung
in case OF need.
SHANGHAI, July 49, Communication
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been restored. Tbs report that war has
was premature, although the outlook is
more threatening.
1t is generally believed that the jap
ansse do not desire pacific settlement
of the Corean dispute. As evidence OF
this attention is called to the fact
that as coon as one difficulty is
,adt ofal
other. The last attitude of the king OF
Corea In the crisis is supposed to be due
to China'e decided measure to insist
upon her claInns TO sovereignty over tins
Corean peninsula. The reports that
France and Russia will support Japan
against China are pronounced to be ABB
solutely groundless.
PIrTsBURG. July %. Rev. W. P. Chsl-
FAINT, who recently returned from an
eight years. stay in the Shang Tung
province, North China. where no had
charge of a Presbyterian mission, COR
roborates the report Of impending war
between China and Japan. He is thor
oughly conversant with the condition OF
affsirs there and says that war is in
eyitable. He says that it will also in
volve Russia, Great Britain, France and
Germany.
Russia has long desired to gobble
the Corean Kingdom" he eaid, ito se'
cure a port in the east, which it Is now
without during part of the cold season.
II she acquired Corea she would have
contiguous land connection with the
Yellow sea. and her commerce would be
open all the year. While China 10 fight.
ing Japan, Russia will jump In after
Corea. This will bring Great Brit.
ain into the fray. She will
assist China and endeavor to keep Rus
sia away from Corea. France would
then be obliged to join forces with Rus
STA to protect her positions OF Tuen-
Sing. Japan would not have to fight
alone, as Germany stands ready to help
her. This would make peculiar wal
combination, and 1 think we shall
eee it unless peace is patched
mn between the Chinese and Japanese
The 1000 or more missionaries wonld
have to leave China, as every foreigner
would be treated alike while there.
often saw Chinese soldiers carrying
muskets that were used here during the
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