Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-05

The japanese do not seem 10 be I'm =
hurry 10 conclude peace with their
Mougolian antagonist. even though
the latter IL ready to accode 10 almost
any terms which could be- reasonably
imposed In the present stage Of the
conflict The diplomatic movements
Of the mlksdo's representatives. are
suggestive Of the Idea that Japan I,
DESTROYS OF furnishing In Asla,io annals
Aparallol 10 the historic war event In
Europe nearly quarter Of a century
ago. while In the interest Of human.
iiy II might be considered the proper
thing 10 end the Asiatlc war At once %
far 40 active hostilliios arc concerned,
that there may DO no further slaughter
Of human lives aud destruction Of
property; yet from the standpoint Of
Japan ~ nstion ambitious to be
olassed NJ one Of the great powers Of
earth, II il not inconsistent OF unreason.
able to anticipate that peace Is not an
immediate prospect Of tho future.
True, Japan might be Induced by
other nations to agree TO present set.
Element OF The quarrel with Chiua, but
recent events Indicate that It will TO.
qulre considerable outside pressure TO
bring about that result. Flushed with
Rsucoess beyond their brightest hopes
At the outbreak Of the war, the jap.
Ansse evidently desire to sweep along |
on the noodtide Of military property |
as far as they can with safety TO |
themselves, and 10 stop only when |
there are no more achievements 70 be |
made that will rebound to their mill.
,Sgy fsms auu prestige. In tn1if pfes.
ent condition and frame Of mind,
therefore, 10 IL not to be wondered At
that the mikado wishes TO be let alone
little longer In tho one-slded eight.
He might DO said 10 DO In about the
same situation "a William Of PTus-
STA was after Metz aud GrAv.
ellotle, In the war with France;
lac has not accomplished the
half Of Whist he has cot his heart upon |
doing, and from the ambitious stand |
point Of his people II would seem a.
reasonable TO ask him TO stop now 40 II
would have been 10 have asked Ger.
many 10 agree 10 an armistloe before
Sedan.
Evidently Japan wants to do as did
The Germans. A. the Teutonic chiefs
broke the back Of French resistance at
Sedan anu made their tTiumphal entry
into Paris, ~ the japanese are looking
to the capture Of wel.hai.wel and the
Taku forts, after which Posing must
fall, and the victor will have tue glory
ofdlolallng terms Of peace 70 the van
quished In the Chinese imperial city,
Present appearances indicate that the
japanese are going to carry out this
plan. In prosecuting the war to the
eKirenelthey hAveiall the motives for
revenge thSt could have actuated tho
Germans 10 getting even with the |
French for the entry into Ber-
lln. The Chinese have not a..
sailed the capital Of japan,
but the Ieople Of the latter country
have been dvrided and despised to an
extreme degree by tho Chinese, and
now they are getting their revenge.
1t IL not likely that semi.clvtli1sI
people will show more iorUearaucu
than did the mighty nation OF Chris.
tlan Europe. So far AZ Japan Is con-
cerned, she evidently has determined
to have a parallel for the Franco.
Prusslan war In the China.Japan con.
fiict and certainly the parallel IL &C.
ourate ~ far Ms relates to a practically
unUfoken chain OF victories and
career Of unchecked conquest