The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
JAPAN I'M NO HURRY,
No Answer Received as Yet to Our Offer
to Arbitrate.

to Arbitrate.
WASHINGTON, November Is. 1t is
stated here in official circles that Japan
has not yet accepted the invitation OF
the United States to submit the CUES
ton of peace with China to our media
ton. While the statement is probably
literally correct, there is reason to be-
lleve that Japan has requested as a pre-
ilmlnary to action upon our invitation
that she be informed explicitly Just what
terms China has to propose as a 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-
nents very potent opportunity to rally
from their disorganized condition, unless
Japan is furnished with some satisfac-
tory proposition by China that may be
binding beyond question upon the latter.
No such satisfactory proposition has vet
been made by China, but on the con-
trary the Chinese tenders so far have
been on basis that could not be ac-
cepted with safety and consistency by
Japan.
For instance, a Chinese proposition
was that Corea be evacuated by both
/ Chinese and Japanese troops. Inasmuch
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 condi-
ton. And consenting that the Japanese
troops evacuate China Immediately
would also violate all precedent, for it is
customary in such cases for the victori-
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 a portion of Corea for the
Eastern terminus of the Siberian rail-
road. France is reported to have de-
manded coaling station on the Island
of Formosa, and Great Britain has
reached out for the Island of Chusan.
JAPAN's OUTLAY.
TOXIC, November 16.-Japan has not
China. If Japan accepts Americas offer
of mediation, she will do so only upon
certain conditions concerning the ques-
ton of indemnity. 1t is understood that
Japan's actual outlay for the war up to
the present has been about e30, 900, 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 feet, 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 we're captured.
YAMAGATA'S ARMY.
TOXIC. November 16.-Dispatches from
Field Marshal Yamagata say that he is
continuing his advance on Manchurla.
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 Ism
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 vlcln-
ity. were mistaken for the enemy by the
Japanese, who fired into them from the
defenses. killing hundreds.