The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-11
DREIBUND INTERVIEWS.
Triple Alliance said to be the Powers
MeddIing in corean War

Triple Alliance said to be the Powers
Modelling in corean War
WAsHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The cable re-
port that the American minister IN Pekln
in pursuance of Instructions from his
government had offered his services as
mediator in bringing the Chinese-J Japan
csc war to a close, is construed at the
Legations here as possible move on the
part Of the triple Germany,
Italy and Austria, to intervene. Thus lar
all representatives of European interven-
tion in the war have spoken Of England,
France or Russia as the moving powers;
some reports stating that they would act
together and others that they would act
separately.
But the action of Italy is taken to in
dictate that the three powers which have
no territory in Asia, viz, Germany, Italy
and Austria are not wholly disinterested
observers, while the powers which have
Asiatic possessions, viz. England, Russia
and France, talk of intervening with
view to charging their possessions f
China is dismom bered.
a mem Der of the diplomatic corps, well
informed on the Japanese situation. said:
Il the Dreibund desires to be a factor
in any international intervention it would
naturally select Italy to take the initia.
tive. Germany is the moving spirit of
the Dreibund, hut owing to the relations
between Germany and France, any in
tervention by the former would naturally
excite the opposition of the latter Ger
many would most likely therefore have
Italy propose the Intervention.
"Any arrangements made would of
course, have the support of the triple al
lance, as Italy, Germany and Austria
are bound by the alliance to mutual ac-
ton, offensive and defensive in interna-
tional affairs. In view of this alliance.
for mutual action on all foreign ques-
tions it seems certain that the proposal
OF Isaiy is in fact the result of the triple
alliance"
A Japanese newspaper received at one
of the Legations here says: mo offer of
mediation on the part of a third power
would be accepted BY japan until her
object shall have been completely at
tanned, which is to place Corean indie
pendence on a secure footing and SO
crush the power of China as to leave her
totally unable for many years to come to
attempt a retaliation"
Another Japanese paper, the Kokoai.
is afraid that its countrymen may sacri-
fee interest to empty honor. After the
defeat of her forces and the invasion of
Manchuria by the Japanese army. the
Chinese government may perhaps at
tempt to conclude a peace with Japan
on such terms as are apparently honor
able 10 Japan, but really advan-
tageous to China The Japanese, says
the kokoai, are always prone to sacrifice
interest for the sake of honor and there
As JUST BEounu % rear lnat their natural
propensity may betray them into a false
step in the present instance
The expressions from the Japanese
press coincide with the views of Ia
panese authorities that there can be no
mediation which does not give Corea
complete independence. crush Chinas
power to further retard the progress of
the east and REIN burse Japan. either in
money territory, for her enormous ex-
penditures contracted by the war.
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