The morning call., 1894-08-18

allneal" succe Salon unbroken fer ages eternal,
fully assured: Of heavenly. aid. do announce 10
all our brave and loyal subjects that we hereby
declare war against China
All our officials and ofic rs with view 10
the carrying out. or our Intentions should de-
vote themselves 10 wartike matters or:to carry,
ing *on: tlle war, against China, and IN all re.
spects- strive to. further the national object.
>4hey are desired 10 leave nothtHg undone. but
on she Contrary TO use every means TO this end
within the limits Gf their respective offices in
+. manner mol prejudicral to international law.
#Oyer twenty years have now elapsed since
our accession to HE throne During this Tune
we have consistently pursued the policy of
peace, being 1eeply Impressed with sense of
. the uudesirdhhttH:of being In strained relations
with other nations and have iWaysihsuueted
oQroficiaIs diligently TO epdeaYor TO promote
friendship :wilfl'ahthe treaty powers. E0rtu-
nately our: intercourse with the nations has
continues 10 increase in intimacy.
! Contrary TO 'ohr expectations, boweyer every
=. act of CHINA toward this country, IN connection
with the affairs !of Korea. has been opposed TO
the principles that should govern the relations
Z between friendly nations and has been 4
breach Of, good faith towatd.Japau: . 49,
- Korea js;an independent country, which was
frstinaueed byaJapan 10 open It's dO0Fs 10 for
q. ..eign intel course and TO take lis place among
: .the.natiOns Of TIE world. Yet China has always
l.
openly and seCtetly interfered with its internal
affairs, On: the. recent in&urrection breaking
out infbe peDiuSula China. on the. .preiext that
she meant to pEGtect her tributary from calam-
1ty, sent: tf9Ops tidthef.: We ~by:vfrtte or the
provisions of frhe:coDyenti0A $50, dispatched
troops. TO Korea to deaf Withthe emergency. and
alSoawe have nadr effor 8 TO relieve Korea from
.intethal Disturbances and by ma tanning peace
iB tnat country To secure. tie peace ef9he East
,s'o1
end: (htqa,*haweyef, on: n:Yarioas pleas declined
s. our Teqnest:: we lhereuO0If. advised KeFea'to
Ielfiedy. tle-abuse IN her administration and
stfenGthRa the guarantees; OF domestic peace
and 0rdert while also perfect1ng her. privileges
as an pdeFendent. nati6n. Korea adopted the
suggestions Of this Country - -
China, however, offered. every obstruction 10
and oaus sed< delay in the. carrying out or re.
forms: and that country. moreover; bagan. the
= preparation:ot land and, sea forces with view
TO war. On the completion of lie4; preparations
she atfempted:to achieve the object OF her am.
b3tion, with reference TO: Korea dIspatcbfnp
more troops to,that country. and attacking our
nien-Of-war in the Korean seas She .tbus
acted toward Japan in an exceeding lawIess
fashion, 1t: is now beYpnd doubt that
the project Of China. is@ TO DESTROY the
authority responsible for the maintenance of
peace In Korea and to degrade. into obscurily
= That country which Japan introduced to the
world as an. independent nation, TO ignore the
treaties which clearly defined her independent
status and thereby to injure the rights and in
ierests OF Japan and destroy forever all assur-
ance: OF peace in the East, Judging from the
actions of: Chlna.so far her scheme must have
aimed attbe sacrifice OF all peaceful guarantees
. and.the accom- mplishmenI at all costs Of her own
objects To: this stage the. situation has now
;dey' 'loned:. : e..
=; Though: IT. has always been our desire to
maintain peace with all nations, and, in doing
/, soto dlsplaythe. glory of our empire. at home
2 ana: abroad, we have now no course epen to us
ta declare. war, tn the hope that we-may be able
TO .festore peace 10 good time, and thus to vim
olcateihe prestige OF Japan by the loyalty ana
bFaNery Of our subjects: T. =