Arizona republican., 1894-11-20
pHGN1x. NOVEMBER 20. 1894.
CAN JAPAN CONQUER CHINA7

CAN JAPAN CONQUER CHINA?
 Mark B. Dunnell, who used to be consul general at Shanghai, favors the idea of the United States intervening to stop the war in the East. He thinks Japan has accomplished about all she can expect to, and that it is hardly con- ceivable that she allows herself the thought of complete conquest and oc- cupation of China. He adds: Such an undertaking would be quixotic to 8 degree To say nothing of the certain Inter vention of European powers to prevent such a consummation, it is inconeeivable that the Chinese people would long submit to be ruled by emissaries from Tokio. If Japanese dc minion over China was attempted the marvel ous potential energy of the Chinese people would speedily trans form itself into force that would simply overwhelm any army that Japan could possibly place ln the field. They would conquer by the sheer force of numbers. The imltless reserved power Of China would en- able her to wear Japan out in any prolonged contest.
 This idea of big China overcoming little Japan by sheer force of numbers was favorite one at the outset of the war, and is still sometimes employed as above, to show the impossibility of the complete success of Japan. But Japan evidently doesn't think so. She is not ready to cry quits either on the request of Uncle Sam, or the demand of the European powers; and she evidently has no fear that in undertaking the complete subiugation of the Celestial empire she has ''bitten of more than she can masticate.''
 The argument of superior numbers has not worked so far. Whatever Chinese force the Japs have encoun- tered, whether great or small, they have whipped easily. Numbers do not seem to count. And thus far the Jap anese have met the best equipped armies of China. The Chinese were in possession of certain quantity of modern arms and munitions of war, of big guns, ships, etc., but large pro- portion of these have already been captured or destroyed, and it can hardly be doubted that the balance will be. When they are gone China cannot get any more while the war lasts. The Chinese troops will have to fall back GU madieval weapons, bows and arrows, spears and swords, and so armed, what show will they have against the Japa- nese troops armed with the best repeat ing rifles and backed by powerful ar tillery?
 If the Chinese armies would have no show, the unarmed population would have still less. How could the Chinese people, armed with bows and arrows, swords and spears, or with no arms at all, overwhelm Japanese army? MT. Dunnell seemingly overiooks the death dealing power of modern arms of pre- cision. AJapanese army of 10, ,00O men could slaughter any such force that could come against it. No mob could stand after 10 per cent of it's numbers had been shot down. After defeating the armies of China and capturing their forts, arsenals and ships, it will be q comparatively easy task for the Japa- nese to hold China in subjection. She would appropriate to her own uses the "l1mitless reserve power" of the empire and turn it against any faction that might make opposition. The plan would probably be to set up native government and make it tributary China has submitted for thousands of years to foreign Tartar dynasty, and