The sun., 1894-11-08
THE FEELING IN JAPAN.
Every Man wouid Sell the shirt or Hi
Back TO Win This War

Every MAN Would Sell tho shirt On HIS
Back to Win This War,
TOXIC. Japan, Oct. 20 tper steamer Belgic).-
The Corean peninsula has now been cleared Of
Chinese troops from end to end. Two battles
have suficed to drive the last Of the banner men
across the Yalu River and to place the Japanese
army on the borders of Manchuria-
Ujina Is o port FIVE miles from Hiroshima, o
town on the inland sea, where the Emperor Of
Japan, as commander -in-chief of the military
and naval forces, has established his headquar-
ters. Hiroshima was chosen for the purpose
because It Is the most poutherly point to
which the main trunk railroad of Japan
has been pushed. Troops and stores from
every part OF the empire reach II by rail.
The harbor of Ujina Is capable Of accom-
modating fifty or sixty large steamers, and be-
tween Ujina and Hiroshima military railroad
has been built. On Oct. 1s q great fotilla Of
Japanese transports steamed out of Ujina. They
carried $4,000 soldiers, with all their equip
ment. The fotilla, heading to the northwest,
steered for the entrance Of the Pechili Gulf to
ri. Port 4. 6a and DrSsa
Port Arthur and weihs siweI are ohlna's only
by herman engineers, and they, enjoy tie repu.
sasss
Will httACk UOtu pinCos iTOtii tho lnuu hIu
In that case the Gulf OF Pechfu and Therefore
plstelS ns oomSsaSeS By japan. pc n WI" DC COM
The Chinese pris1Sners OF var have begun a, to
The laugh as
q of' ranoor. The ~oanded are tses9sd with the
the whole is markedly humane. This record
presents 2 striking .SontEsst to the bellIg-
Sa .na 1xS .Rs sSes cp o sSo hs
Japanese army in Corea, has warned his men, In
general order; not 70 become prisoners OF the
% them to remember @ nj T the % csnons % OF civilization
aud treat the enemy's wounded and captives as
they would treat compatriots. Both injunctions
The Dict met in special session at Hiroshima
on Sept, l5, and the Emperor officially opened 1t
my LORDS AND GENTLEMEN; We have con-
yoked an extraordinary session Of the imperial
listers OF State to lay before you, as measures OF
great urgency bills rslatins 70 military and and
csaa haSins In disregard d'Ts' q hsp duty s ds
elined to cooperate for the preservation OF the
peace OF & the Orient war has res resulted; suited;
not be returned TO its scabbard until the object
OF the war shall have been attained. 1t Is our
perfect union union ' and i1 haPnony @ w. should devote n
themselves to prominent interests OF our en-
our s arms m being secured. the blessings OF peace
may speedily be restored TO the Orient and the
honor OF our nation vindicated. We invite your
efforts to bring about the full realization of
that object"
The appropriations which the Diet was asked
TO make aggregated 10000, 900 yen. an i'm
mense sum FOR yapan-nearly double her annual
State revenue-but the Diet swallowed tho big
bate Was heard, not a dissenting voice was
raised. One hundred and fifty million yen were
voted amid cheers unprecedented In Japan's
Parliamentary history. The fact is that every
man in the country would sell the shirt of his
back TO win this fight. The nations heart and
soul are In the struggle.
Japan cannot Dut up hundreds OF millions for
wariike purposes without more or less checking
her hghting without aid OF any Kind from
abroad. The sums already spent by Japan upon
the conduct of the war amount TO 25,000,000
yen in round numbers. Hence out OF 100, ,O00.-
900 voted by the Diet there remains 20. .000, 600
That Is ex pected to last year, at any rate. But
the war will not last a year.