Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-11-23
tAPAN In NO HuRRY.


WASHINGTON, November rs. - 1t is
stated here in official circles that Japan
has not vet accepted the invitation OF
the United States to submit the 4ues-
ton of peace with China to our media
ton. While the statement is probably
literally correct, there is reason to be-
lieve that Japan has requested rs pre-
liminary to action upon our invitation
that she be informed explicitly Just what
terms China has to propose as basis OF
a treaty of peace. Up to this moment
! China has not submitted any definite
proposals, SO that the delay appears to
! be rather on her part than on Japan's.
| 1t could not fairly be expected that the
! Japanese would halt in their triumphant
march and perhaps afford their oppo-
Inents very potent opportunity to rally
| from their disorganzed condition, unless
japan is furnished with some saustaC-
/ tory proposition by China that may be
/ binding beyond question upon the latter
/ No such satisfactory proposition has yet
/ been made by China, but on the con-
trarv the Chinese tenders SO far have
! been on a basis that could not be ac-
copied with safety and consistency by
Japan.
For instance, a Chinese proposition
was that Corea be evacuated by both
Chinese and Japanese troops. lnasmuch
as the principal cause OF the war was
! Japan's contention that the entire Co.
rean administrative and financial system
must be reformed on modern lines, and
that Japan must undertake the task, a
| temporary occupation OF the country at
! least by Japan was a necessary cOndl-
ton. And COnsentng that the Japanese
troops eyaCuate China Immediately
would also violate all precedent, Tor II Is
customary in such cases for the Victorl-
Gus nation to remain in possession OF the
captured territory as pledge until the
payment of the war indemnity But,
disregarding these points OF difference,
it is becoming more evident that the IN
reference of European powers IS Stun
bling block in the way OF settlement
of the war through the medium of the
United States, nearly all having inter-
ests in the East which they regard as
paramount to our own. An Official who
has given much attention to the subject
is of the opinion that Russia will never
consent to anything which looks like an
indefinite occupation of Corea by Japan,
unless she is herself allowed to take pos
session of q portion of Corea for the
Eastern terminus of the Siberian rail-
road France is reported to have de-
manded a coaling station on the Island
of FormOsa, and Great Britain has
reached out for the Island OF Chusan.
JAPAN's OUTLAY.
TOXIC, November l6.-Japan has not
yet received any peace oyertures from
China. If Japan accepts America otier
of mediation, she will do so only upon
certain conditions concerning the ques-
tion of indemnity. 1t is understood that
Japan's actual outlay for the war mp to
the present has been about E3O,OOO,0 900.
FROM THE FRONT.
WASHINGTON, November 16-The Jap
anese Minister tonight received the fol-
lowing cablegram from the japanese
government; Our army occupied Ia
lien Wan the afternoon OF the Sth in
slant, having destroyed the Chinese
torpedoes. Our fleet, transports and
torpedo boats are safely anchored in the
bay. The torpedo station with ignition
equipments, charts of submarine tor
pedoes, eighty cannons and telephone
line were captured.
YANAGATA'S ARMY.
TOXIC, November 16.-Dispatche from
Field Marshal Yamagata say that he ls
continuing his advance on Manchuria.
His left division is marching upon Stu
Yon Ching, where force OF 10000 Chi
nese under General Ma is enCamped.
The right division recently routed a
large force of Chinese cavalry on the
road to Lin San Kwan, which was Oc-
cupied later without opposition from the
Chinese. The division is now advancing
upon Wo Tin Tang, where the Chinese
under General Tso have taken a posi-
ton.
THE DEFEAT AT KIN CHOW.
LONDON, November 16.-The Tien Tsin
correspondent of the Times says that
Prince Kung sent back to Port Arthur
General Shiu with 1000 men. They
made a vigorous defense eastward of
kin Chow November Z, and fought
throughout the day. They checked the
Japanese advance, though unsupported
by the other commanders. Another Sc
we're fight took place November 8, when
General Shiu was overcome by the Jap
anese then occupying Kin Chow Some
thousands of refugees, fleeing from Kin
Chow toward the villages in the vicin-
ity, were mistaken for the enemy by the
Japanese, who fired into them from the
defenses, killing hundreds.