New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
nays CONSUL CONFIDENT.

M nc Japan CAN HOLD HER OWN
lh' rrGHT-THE CHINESE REP
REsENTATlVE SILENT.
an uashieuchi the Japanese Consul at
Nao' was contentedly smoking cigar in his
tns No Warrens yesterday, when a
ono. reporter called on him in reference TO the
Tn''n.ad war between Japan and China. Mi.
snhs,rncbi looks like true Partisan. and at first
Ha'H'e ,ho reporter thought he had made a mistake
gshe' rendered into the French Consulate.
ana ro,s,l WAS diplomatic diplomatic TO a de
~" ~yar?' he Gueried. He had heard of no
ss' An official communications take time FOR
va ,,seion They are sent by cable 10 Wash
HA hut the japanese Minister does not always
ny .,s 5iferent consuls informed of home AFFAIRS.
,Tns only information l have said Mr. Hash-
that war has been declared Is what
GU -sad in the newspapers" The Consul was
nA r,,,ng TO 20 into detail. that might not be
uN ~. his home government. but he sald that
NV. home Ministry thought it wise to declare war
a., china. they would be amply able to carry
ss' ceiling campaign. China. he admitted, had
" W.. nonulation. but her antiQuated military tao
md equipments would place her al disau-
vantage -, .u..,, lana, was q
Itch from Washington telling of the recent As"'
eSY a Corean mob and Japanese troops.
zee are" continued Mr.. HasnsucAL ABOUT
am 1onanese in Corea; there are also some Aiher'-
wv c,zens principally missionaries lived there
80 .rsral wears it is "A splendid country ana Is III
" ahou, three times as large as the state OF New
~..r The soil is remarkably fertile. Ihere are
Nou, 100000 people in Corea Inc consul h"u no
U's Re said with a smile. to the result Of the
'Ou'" rns Japanese navy. he thought, was better
wa .ha chinese and the lighting powers OF his own
49, were well known. Among the papers IN
w. ,oau brought 70 the Consul while the reporter
" 49, s,,,ng by was Toxic paper called the
"rn" There was picture in II represeh'lhs' the
o...n, said the robbery and murder twenty years
s,o 4, a japanese student IN Seoul Corea py mon
o. sco,s,rs and Chinese The Japanese papers are
o. ,ns Nm affairs OF this kind and publishing cuts
aaeeII(nsi 10 infeme the hearts OF the Japanese
ssains, their enemies. The 'Jl-Jl eiso hau d llse
display" advertisement o' d" IMAM "
company, ,s ~ the Japanese Consulate told the re
an mai he doubted II war had really been de
po'..j 'aithOueh Japan and China had from time
SmSmemoriai been natura' enemies the al. attaSSne
;srsnces between The two countries COW ,o,
What are the din rencesE was asKeij sacro,"
u. ma further. that China was afraid Of Japans
nerssslne power In Corea. and that might proDanIE
% o en- neUspapers the attache said that there
wsre a, presen; in the haroor OF Jenchqen. Ine
pOas ave chinese war vessels. The Chinese vessels
~s-s heavier but the japanese vessels We're 81
raws- build In the last war between Japan ara
rhSns about 800 years ago. said the at;ache Japan
nvaded Corea. and Corea caIel upon '.'''.'a -
aid her in the hgnt Cofea S'ic . n,,nou, douh,
monS side with China II hostihues we're again
cnsnsa Corea would be used a hghinE gfounH,
.khough the chinese feet might land troops on lhe
1nsrs.e coast The attache said that no agents
Sas been sent from the Nsw-1ork 1onSulate l., T.,
n-chosa arms or ammunition. That would rest III
~ hands Of Lieutenant Miyaoka. the naval al
tacht Of the japanese LEGATION az Washlne'Gn town
,os.a-lav ana Nh Wing. the Vice-consui was
Also away Bu there was n cc as'q nng o 0
LIE ,rhen Tribune reporter called al the ON
sna,e 10 q West N.nth-s,.. and ne was reserved.
Us Gould not think for A moment OF discussing
rs,resa STATE matters WITH the newspapers. lie
aid not he Vas quite sure. know 2nyin.ng apoHt
TIE causes o, the war. and he was unif' 9TfnH1 50
he said of the relative strength ~ the TWO naVies
He would neither affirm nor deny the Nu'n oi
the published reports that agents hai been SEN
nv the New-York Consulate 10 buy arms or am
munition. . c. g., 49,. a., oe7oo
9, NJ 80 Wall-st He was no. ther' yesterday pu'
was so his clerks said, with his family on Vaca-
ton in Massachusetts,