The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-10
What the China. japanese War
Means.

IN Oriental diplomat of many years service |
predicts the present Corean quarrel in
with the writer in Washington
ast January, telling in discursive way OF
is important influence upon the future OF
he nations involved. Intimate Knowledge
Of the subject was matured by legation
service at the capitals of several great
governments He has conspicuous official
now with the legation of ore OF
the countries embroiled.
Here is the substance Of what he then said:
Few, even Of the closest Observers of the
nations interested are aware of the great
and rapid changes of late years in that
part of the globe or of the Significance of
the present movement in China, Corea
and Japan.
Lord Palmerston is reported to have said
while Prime Minister of England that he
never knew but two men who really under
stood the Eastern question, himself and
another, adding, but that other man
has died and have forgotten il"
The storm centre of the puzzling East
ern question" has been presumed TO be
somewhere about the Eastern end of The
Mediterranean Sea, with Constantinople
as the main disturbing element; but steam.
electricity and the Suez Canal have changed
its location and it is now found in Corea.
Russia has always chafed under hln-
drances to her advancement, This i'm
perial giant is hemmed IN with only two
small, badly located ports as gate-ways to
to the outside world. The ease with tran
continental lines of railway have been con-
struc,ed in the United States and their
wonderful benefit have been carefully
noted by the Russian people. This enter
prise has discovered to them a solution OF
the perplexing Eastern question" as far
as they are coucerned-railway lines eros
sing all Russia vast regions to her long
line Of seaboard on the Pacific. Here, in
due time, will be the true seat Of power Of
the Russian Empire. This sea- coast line
will be extended southwark as nee led, and
and on the Pacific Russia at least will be-
come maritime nation.
The Russian Bear is reaching out his
mighty paw 10 grasp and bod this great
Pacific possession, and today more than
| one hundred thousand men are hurriedly
constructing the first belt of transcontie-
ntal railway, which is 10 be the forerun
ner of others. Russia will create g-eat
cities and develop great industries and
wealth in her new field She will have
powerful fleets and armies at hand. She
will have boom similar to that which
developed all our great West as the rail-
roads were completed to California.
And Corea will then be a part of the
Russian Empire.
Alaska and It's islands will assume new
value and, interests. The Sandwich
/ islands will then be a most va'uable pos
session.
Russia will soon need an ally on the
Pacific. 1t will naturally be Japan, o.
which she will never covet anything bu
friendship Japan wants no Corean ter
riiory-she wants merely Commercial
rights. Nor will Japan permit extension
of Chinese control or influence in Corea
This determination will be openly re.
sisted by China and secretly resisted by
England.
Russia, Japan and France have a per.
feet understanding and a policy whicl
England, China and the United State
will in good time learn.
Japan will keep all rivals from pIuckInl
the Corean plum until Russia, France an'
she already 10 divide al things in interes
in that region. China will not be lis
turbed to any extent. She is much like
whale-any quantity of surface TO prod a
or cut up and slice from. bot too big an'
unwieldy to try to handle CT care for, ans
of no use when cut up.
The new DEVELOPMENT Of the "Easterl
question" will receive anxious atientio'
from future British ministries and diplo
mats. 1t may also prove the true solution
of that veering, vexing ''Eas'ern question
giving to all just what each wanted.
When the Russian system of railways
sufficiently advanced and the governmen
is ready to develop its new seat of empire
| it will be rapidly and efficiently accom-
pIished. The Gar will issue a ukase an
a million loyal, picked Russians will b
moved across Asia, and villages. factorie:
farms and cities will spring up. These
Russians will be aideti literally and vii
go willingly. They will understand th'
significance of sCch a movement.
A new naval power will arise tha, vii
become formidable, for Russian sailors ar
hardy, bold and skilful With this ambi.
ton tor free seaboard and ports of be
own gratifed, Russia NAV withdraw be
ever threatening presence near the British
Indian possessions, go dear to the heart
and profits Of all England