Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-18
CAUSE OF TIE WAR,
As Sci Forth IN tho HIkad5'S Formal
Declaration.
FULL Tiki OF THE DOCUMENT
The Emperor Of Japan Concludes TO
Annlhilaie the Chinese In tho
Iaterss, oil" PcEce."

YANG. uvER, d. g., Aug. ls.-The
s,eamsr Empress VI japan has arrived
from the orient When ON the way
bctween Hong Kong aud Yokohama
tho steamer struck n monster whale
emitting IL almost IN two. Pieces oi The
animal stuck to the bows VI the weasel
and had to be- taken OIL as they impeded
The vessePs progress.
The formal declaration Of waras pub
lished In the Jspan official gazette
iuAds ne follows
awe, the emperor Of the empire Of
grcat japan, having aacendoi the
,ufone by virtue Of liueal succession
uubrok,n for ages eternal, fully assured
u' heavonly All, do announce 10 all
.nt brave and loyal subjects that we
ereby drclsru war against China.
"Ail our officials ana officers with
ID view 10 he carrying OUT OF our IA.
.rutions, should devote themselves to
vailike matters, OF 10 carrying ON the
-at against China, and Ia all respects
..nve 10 further tho national object
"rhty arc desired 10 leave nothing
uuu1ne, but on tho contrary, 10 ufe
very means 10 this end, within the
limits Of their respective offices Ia a
manner not pfoludicial TO International
law.
"Ovcr twenty years have now elapsed
iIuce our accession 10 the throne. Duf.
iug this time We have consistently
lutued the policy Of peace, being
deeply impressed With n sense OF the
uni,sifabllity OF being In strained re-
latious with other nations, and have
always directed our Uiiiulnle diligently
10 cud,avor 10 promote friendship with
lli the treaty powers. Fortunately,
our Intercourse with the nations has
continued 10 incfoaoo Ina Intimacy.
CONTRARY TO our expectations, how.
ever, every act Of China towards this
country in connection with the Affairs
70. Cofua has bvsn opposed 10 the pfin-
rip'eB that govern tho tClauuus be-
tween friendly nations aud has been u
breach oi good faith towards Japan.
"Corva IL Ru independent country,
which was ffrt induced by Japap 70
lpon its doors 10 foreign intercourse,
aud TO take its place among tue
nations OF the world. iet China has
always described It o. her tributary
aud has openly and secretly in,cricfcd
with IL Internal affairs. On tho ic.
cent insutrection breaking out Ia the
pruinsula, China, GU tho pfeteNt that
she meant to protect her tributary from
,namiiy, sent toops thither
"Nr, by the virtue OF the provisions
ui tho convention OF 1850, dispatched
l.0ops a. C0TuA 10 deal with the emetg'
,ury anu also 70 have made Efforts 10
relieve COrca from internal disturb.
rncts, anu by maintaining pcAcs In
ilst country 10 secure the peace Of the
Eust. We asked emma to cooperate
with ~ 10 thst end. China, however
ul various pleas, declined our request.
We thefeupon advised CufcA 10
fumody this abuses In her admluistra.
lion and strengthen the guarantees OF
domestic peace anu order while also
prriUcting her privileges ~ an indc'
pendent nation. Corca adopted thcsug.
pc-tiuns VI this county. China
offered every obstruction 10, and caused
urlay Ia tho carrying out Of REFORMS
aud that country moreover began tho
preparation OF land and sea forces with
70 view 20 war. On the completion Of
her preparations she attempted TO
uChieve the object u her ambition
MAhN AtlfiNANN w 1NANNt AAHlaANAAAk
mlte troops 10 tuat country and At.
tacaiuv our meu-oi.wHT IN the COfoAn
Inas. She thus acted toward Japan la
Hu exceedingly lawless fashion. IL IL
now beyond doubt that this project Of
China n TO destroy the authority r..
rgOnslbls for the maintenance Of peace
IA COfua and 10 degrade into obscurity
tuat osuntty which Japan introduced
10 The world ~ an independent nation;
q Ignore the treatise which clearly dc.
lined her independent status ana
thereby to inJufb the rights and IN.
forests OF japan and destroy forever all
assurance OF peace ia the East. Judg-
INK from the actions OF China, No far
her scheme must have aimed at the
sacrifice OF all peaceful guaranteed and
tho accomplishment at all costs OF her
own objects. To tnis stage the situation
uas now developed,
Though II has always been our dc.
Giro 10 maintain peace with all nations
uui In doing 40 TO display tho glory VI
rur empire ~ home aud abroad, we
lave now no course opou 70 ~ but to
declare war, In the hope that We may
iu able 10 restore peace In good time
bui thus 10 yindicale the prestige Of
japan by the loyalty anu bravery Of
lur subjects"
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