The herald., 1894-11-07
ward to protracted and checkered

ward to protracted and checksred
struggle between the two belligerents.
The victory OF Ping Yang. the evacua-
tion itself OF Corea by the Chinese.
would have passed and have been toier-
ated. But the brilliant achievement OF
the Japanese at Yalu, the unsurpassed
de1terity with which they handled their
ships, the absolute mastery of naval
tactics which they evinced, and the ease
with which they obtained control OF the
esas, was not O matter to be passed over
lightly by England. 1t would be difficult
to exsggerate the impression these
events created in England. Nothing
since the Russo Turkish war excited such
widespread interest-an interest which
now touched the mast sensitive chord
in ths body polite of England-sea poS-
er. Nor was this anxiety unreasonable,
when cou pied with the fact that these
early events in the war eufficed to es.
tablish in the conscience of ths world
the conviction that new power had
suddenly risen in the far east, surround
ed by the glow of romantic past, full
OF heroic chivalry and artistic charm.
throbbing with the vigorous genius OF a
nation ennobled and raised in the eati-
mate of men by its ready assimilation
and complete mastery OF all the resources
of modern civilization. The Timea. with
characteristic alscrity. was the first to
bow before the rising sun and declare
that Japan had at one stroke elevated
herself to the position Of frst-rate
power, whose voice would hepceforth
have to be listened to in all matters
concerning the east and whose favor
and friendship would be courted by the
natione of the west. 1t would not be
easy to find parallel for so sudden a
revelation OF new power in the world !;
for even the recognition OF the predom-
nance of the United Statea, on the fall
Of the contederacy, WAS neither so un-
ioreseen nor go far-reechiug in its infu-
ence on European politics.
The rise of this eastern state touches
Immediately the interest of three Of the
European powers and indirectly Gil the
others. England ia concerned first and
foremost, not only by reason of its juat-
ifabe jealousy OF all superiority at sea
a cardinal and invariable point of her
traditional policy-but by reason also OF
her extensive colonial possessions. Her
hold upon India is maintained primarily
by the unimpaired state OF her prestige,
and in dealing with Asiatics prestige is
NULW thcit GeCP-
rooted though suppressed contempt for
Europeans, they have had good reasons
to feel the Irresistible superiority of the
power and resource OF Europe. But that
an Asiatic race should now develop all
the resources of civilization to such de.
gree as to have speedily reduced to i'm
potence the mighty celestial empire,
whose magnitude and consequence had
ovsrshadowed for many thousands OF
years every other Asiatic state, could
but produce the most startling impress
sion upon ths minds OF the people of
India. They must have felt glow of
satisfaction and pride that at last an
Asiatic race had scored achievements
tina. can vie with the glories Of their
European matters.
The incompatibiity Of feeling, the
latent rivalry and animosty OF Asiatics
towards Europeans remain as intense
now as in the days Of Troy, and OF the
later wars of the Greeks against the
Medes and Persans. AEd consequently
the rapid development of q new power,
and that a naval power, in the far east
was calculated to impress the Hindus in
sense not favorable to the main
tenance OF the exclusive prestige of
England.
Bat. more than this, the disorganiza-
tson Of the huge and unwisldy tsbris ci