The herald., 1894-12-03
THE WAY TT LOOKS THIS MORNING.
xNGLAND.s OBJECT.
The Gear Must be X. pt Out OF Corea-Li
Hung Chsne's'Policy.

The Gear Must be x. pt Out OF Corea-Li
Hung Chane'sPolicy.
TACOMA, Waeh., Dec. 2.-In an inter-
view in the Ledger. Capt. John Psnton.
R. N. R., master Of the Victoria. says it
is current gossip and generally believed
on. s'the other side" that England had q
deep object In Fastening to sign treaty
with Japan several months ago, after
Japan had won several victories. The
supposed object was to form an alliance
with the power likely to control the
Corean situation, in order to prevent
Ruesia from gaining power in that STRAIT
egic quarter OF the globs-strategic par
ticularly from Russia's point of view,
since her chief Siberian port, Vladivo-
stock, is blockaded with ice half the
year. By remaining friendly with
Japan it is fully believed that England
will keep the czar out of Corea.
Many people in the Orient are begin.
ming to think, Captain Panton says, that
China has adopted and is now putting
into practice the advice given 70 Vice
roy Ii Hung Chang by General Gordon
OF the British army after the Taihing
rebellion. His advice was that if an
enemy ever invaded China, to retreat,
retreat, retreat, until the enemy's troops
were we'll in the intrriOr, and then to
turn the Chinese hordes upon them and
to annihilate them. Captain Panton
says:
''The result OF this war is hard to
forecast. II it is true that the Chinese
are carrying out Go.don's advice. which
seems quite probable. they will yet
swamp the Japanese. Yet, il the Chi
nese allow such places as Port Arthur to
be taken one cannot tell what TO expect.
Port Arthur was Gibraltar. 1t had new
guns from Europe only a few months
ago and was supposed to be impreg.
nable. It looks as if the Chinese man
darins and taotais wanted to overthrow
the Manchurian dynasty and were play
ing into Japsn's hands. Everybody in
the Orient is disSusted with the way
things are going in China, and the
rotten stste that that country lie in. 1t
ia common gossip that the mandarins
and taotais demanded money in large
sums for ammunition, shot and shell,
and to maintain their troope, and that
they spend most Of the money for them
selves or hoard it for future use. 1t ls
the most rotten state OF affairs that has
ever Deou ceou Al my Oounuy AA viz
world.
"Anybcdy who has a pull with a
mandarin can get q position
of some kind. For instance, farmer
with q pull may be put in as captain of
a vessel in the navy. This condition
OF things permeates China through
and through. Over there it 10 called
the mandarin squeeze" That term
applies particularly to what would be
called a rake off, in this country.
Large contracts for government sup
plies are let, it is understood, with the
unders landing that the officials get q
good percentage of the contract price
from the contractors. Sometimes the
supplies are not purchased, or only in
very small quantities.
1T seems to be pretty we'll settled
that the Chinese had used up ali their
powder and ammunition when the
| fighting was finished at the battle of
the Yalu river. If China's feet had
had plenty of ammunition, it should
have sunk the whole Japanese feet un-
less the Japs ran away. The Jeps were
willing to quit fighting. not rowing
| the Chinese were out OF powder and
| shell. Had they known il then they
might have demolished the Chinese
| feet.
mo, do not think Ii Hung Chang
is in the scheme to overthrow the gov
eminent, iii one exists. He is handi-
capped by China's conservatism and
apathy to modern Improvements and
modern ways OF fighting"
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