Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-05
CHINA'S WAR EDICT.
The Emperor BlumtTatsS His GREY.
anCss Against the Jlp;.
HE rLAS is TO SAVE coREA.
Generals, ylccroys and Governors Com.
manled 10 Prepare for War with
Haste and Diligence.

BAN FRANCISCO, Cal. sept b.-The
i'eamship Belgic arrived from Hong
X ing aud Yokohama via Honolulu,
nungiug Yokohama aivices to August
10, ani Hong Kong to August.
At P,kiu on August !, the following
edict was issued by the emperor.
Core has been our Tributary for the
pact two hundred odd year.. shu has
given ~ tribute all this time, which
10 matter known 10 the woflI. For
the past dozen years or 40 Corca has
been troubled by repeated insurruc.
uols, and W., IN sympathy with our
mln tributary, have AZ repeatedly
s,uJ sucjr to her aiJ, eventually plae.
iusn resident minister In her capital
Iu protect Conan interests. In May
uI this year another rebellion was
.u4uu IN COrea anu tho king repeat.
tuly asked for aid from us To
put down the rebellion. We then
ordered Ii Hung Chang 10 seud troops
Co Cora sud they having barely
reached Va shan the rebels scattered.
Bui the Wa Jon tan ancient namo for
We JapsutHr, expressive Of the best
cUuivmpl, without any cause what
ever, tuudenly sent tnoit troops 10
CUfcg AMI entered Seoul, the capital OF
IUfrni reinforcing them constantly,
Until they have exceeded ten thousand
IA q. "a the meantime the JapAutse
iutcud tHu Corcan king ~ change his
iufm " government, showing dis
position every way OF bullying the
COfrhns. 10 was found n diiilcult
matter 20 reason with tho WU Jon.
Although We have been In tho habit
Of sstisting our tributaries, We have
never inietefed with their intufna.
l1ual government. The japanese
treaty with Corea was that Ui one
country with another. There IL no
law TOR sending large armies 10 n couu-
uy aud bullying II this way anu CON.
lel u To change iis system Of govern
mUnL The various powers are united
~ oOndemniug the conduct OF the
Japanese who can give no Tua.
souaulo explanation OF tho pres.
cncc Of the army which she
now has IN Cofea. Nor has Japan
hten amenablo 10 reason, nor would
size llbten 10 the exhUHatiOn to with.
draw her troops nud confer Bmioably
upon what should be- done In COfeA
On the contrary Japan hat showed her.
eel BELLE 80 Without regard 20 MP.
Iehrauoss and has been Increasing her
iofces there. Her conduct alarmed the
people Oi Cofra Ms we'll ~ our mut.
chants thoic ana 80 We sent more
tr0Ops over to protect them, Judge VI
our surprise, then, when half way 10
COfen, a number OF WO Jen ships
suddenly appeared, aud taking al.
vantage Of our unptopAfUdnCssO opened
hfv on our Transports III spot on the
sea coast near va Shau anu damBgsd
them, thus causing " 10 suffer nom
their tfcucherous conduct which could
not he fJrelold by Us.
AZ Japan has violated the treaties |
anu not observed international laws,
ana II now running rampant with her |
iato ana uvhCheruus action, CONF |
mtuclng hOslilities herself aud laying
heiself Olen 70 condemnation by the |
various powers Ut large, We therefore |
desire 10 make II known 10 tho world !
nat We have always followed the |
pslhs OF philanthropy aud perfect |
Justice throughout thu whole COmpllCa- |
TONS while the WO Jen ON the other |
hand have broken all tho laws OF |
nations and treaties, which II pa,ses |
our patience 10 bear with. Hence We |
oommand III Hung Chsng ~ give |
strict orders 10 our various armies to |
hasten with oil hsste 10 root the Wo |
Jen out Of their lairs. Ito N 10 send |
sueceaslyo armies Of valiant men 10 |
yOfea In order 10 save the CUfeAus /
from bondage. We also commend the |
Manchu generals, yiceToya fnd gov.
e'nuH OF the maritime PROVINCES, NJ
well as the command efs-in,onisf OF tue |
various armies 10 prepare for war aud |
70 make every effort u IRE on the W0 |
Jon sings " they come into our ports |
ani TO utterly destroy them. We ca.
mort our generals to refrain from the |
least laSi'y In obeying our commands
IN order to avoid severe punishment |
nj our bands. List all know thia rdict |
~ u addressed 10 themselves indi. |
Vidually. Respect this.