The herald., 1894-12-15

treat Indirectly through the western .
powers. il would in couise o. time De
given out that China had commanded
the tributary states oil Europe to bring
the rebellous Japanese TO tcrms, and
4 had thus settled the businoss without
impairing her own dignity. This con-
viction, once established throughout the
empire, the court OF Pekin would resume Q
its habitual insolence and again block
the wheels OF progress in the east. IEat
is what Japan firmly believes and sne
is, therefore. resolved that the whoie
Chinese nation ahall be made aware OF
the governments abaoement. On no
other terms can peace for the future be
obtained.
TIE REJECTION CT DETRINa.
This explains one phase OF Japan'e
refusal to receive the peace commits
sioner, Detring. an English employee oil
/ the custom house OF Tien Tsin, who was
sent TO second rate port, together with
body of Chinese officials of question
able rank. in a merchant ship OF the
! Chinese Steamship Navigation COM
pany, under the German flag, bearing q
lotter from Ii Hung Chang, in which
| the Japanese authorities were requested,
! with apparent earnestness, to discues
! terms OF accommodation. Nothing
would delight China more than to be
able to soy hereafter that the difficu tiles
had been handed over by one Of the
viceroys to an insignificant foreign clerk
for settlement, ae matter unworthy OF
tho emperor's attention.
AMERICAN MEDIATION.
The Inquiry OF the United States as to
Jspan's willingness to accept q proffer
OF assistance, is regarded rather as re-.
tarding than sccelerating the satisfac-
tory conclusion OF the war. Neverthe-
lees, the authorities at Toxic are not
altogether indispoaed 10 allow the
avowal CT China's Submission to be made
through american diplomatic agencies.
They would prefer that it come without
circu nlocution, direct from the Chinese
sovereign. but they are at least conscious
that the strong objections to interven.
ton which present themselves when
European governments are in question
do not exist in the case of the United
States. The Japanese ministers will
not admit that the matter is as yet de.
oided. Their silence on this, as on most
other subjects. is virtually impenetrable.
Japanese newspapers report that Mr..
Dun, the United States minister, is on
his way to Hiroshima to inquire into
this and other proposals tor peace.
These statements are true in every par
tiCular. The American minister con-
templates no vieit to Hros hima at pres.
ont.
NEED OF MORE MONEY.
The need OF more money is asserting
itself and the minister OF finance has
called for second war loan OF fifty mil
lion ven. The official announcement
states ihat the bonds will be for 100 yen
each, and that 95 ven will be the lowest
price accepted. The interest will be 5
per cent. The indications now are that
no matter what the response may be to
this appeal, no further efforts will be
made to raise funds exclusively at home.
The popular voice is etlil clamoring
against the acceptance OF aid from
abroad, but popular inexperience will
not stand long before the stress of mon
etary necessity. Already the leading
financiers are endeavoring to bring the
community to a clear understanding OF
tho measures that may become essential
and to soften the opposition to what 10
commonly regarded as an abandonment
OF patriotic principle. The government
ID certainly looking forward to a foreign
loan, sooner or later. By few suthor-
tiles another alternative Ia suggested,
based upon the precedent of the United
States in this civil war-that OF throw
ing open the domestic loan to su ubscrib b.
ers in all countries, and endeavoring to
make it sufficiently attractive to avert
the necessity OF special loan in Eu-
rope or America. The advocates of this
expedient argue that less exertion and
expense would be required to secure
foreign investments in q regular Japan
ege loan, than to float a separate one,
and ii this could De done, all the cond.
tione which the Japanese find 30 dis.
tasteful might be dispensed with.
Mr. Kato Komel. one of Japan's sblest
diplomatists and the present director of
the political bureau at the foreign
Office. has been appointed minister to
Great Britain. Viecount Aoki, who has
hitherto held the posts at London and
Berlin, will hereafter contine hlmeef to
the duties Of the latter capital. The
change is by his own desire, his family
relations making Germany tho more
agreeable place OF residence.
EXAMPLES OF MUNlF;CESCE.
The Mitsui family, one Of the oldest
mercantile houses in Japan, mas con-
tributed 10000 yen to the Red Gross co.
ciety and in addition has fitted up its
great machine works at Moi for the
special requirements OF the war and
presented the entire establishment TO
the government. This example of mu.
niicence is rivalled, If not surpassed. by
ths MarQuis Mayeda, who, under the
feudal system, was the richest nohlea
man in the empire, but who now ranks
much lower in the scale OF wealth. He
bas given 100, 900 yen to be divided bes
the AMY and navy funda; 5000 yen to
the families OF men enlisted in the
three provinces which he once ruled,
and 5000 yards OF flannel to be made in.
to underclothing for soldiers and sailors.
Furthermore, he promises. when his
cisnsmen die in battle. to pay 80 ven to
the family Of each officer, 20 yen to the
family of each petty officer, and yen
TO the family OF each private. No other
individual has gone so far as this in
actual amount OF donation, though
thousands have been equally generous
in proportion to their meaua.
THE JAPANESE CENSUS.
Census returns just published show a
total Japanese population of az $50. .265,
the males exceeding the females by
about 100000. The increase OF the last
recorded year was 296. 325.
The Jspsn-ss Adv ,ncs.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 13.-A dispatch from
New Chang Gays the forces belonging to
the Japanese army. commanded by Field