The morning call., 1894-11-08
STRIFE.
The Chinese Have Much
to Fear From 1t.
A Shanghai Merchant Who Thinks
Second TAPPING Rebellion Is
Not an Improbability.

Among the arrivals on the steamer Belgic
yesterday from China was j. LamsOn, leading
merchant of Shanghai He said last night,
while in conversation, that there seemed to be
little doubt amoug those persons In China
who were closely watching the course OF events
that the Japanese troops would soon be able
to reach Peking. but as 10 the success they
would meet with in any effort they might make
To capture that city. there was a diversity of
opinion.
The reported movement of the ,Japs toward
MOukden, he thought, was unreliable, as 1t was
wel-kn own fact that The treasures OF the en-
pire, which had been stored in that city. had
been removed to a safe point far ia the interior.
what the Chinese have most to fear. and
the point the Japanese are building great
hopes upoD," said he, sis that of Internal dis
sessions in the former country. 1t is well
known that there is great dissatisfaction
among some OF the interior factions, who have
never felt entirely content unoer their Manchu
conquerors, and it would not be at all sur
prising If repetition Of the great Taiping
rebellion should occur, in which event IL Is sup
posed that England Will be forced 10 intervene.
"In The event OF the rulers of China being
able TO qucll the turbulent factions and present
united front TO japan. then u VIII become
merely question Of endurance and The neces-
sary finances to carry on the war. Should the
contest assume that phase the opinion Is gener-
ally held that 1t could but result in the ultl-
mate victory of The Chinese"
Nathan BentZ of Santa Barbara, who is a
dealer In Japanese fine art In thai city and who
Francisco, was also passenger on the Belgic.
He has spent some months travelling through
Japan and was a close observer of current
events. From Yokohama MIR. BentZ went 10
Kobe and from there TO Osaka.
"At the latter place." said he, "the Japanese
we're holding an exhibition OF arms and curios
captured in battle from the Chinese. and from
10000 to $4,000 natives visited the display
every day. An admission fee OF 10 cents was
charged, and the Government made thousands
OF dollars out OF the matter.
From Osaka 1 returned TO Kobe, and
thence went TO kyoto, where found the great
est excitement prevailing. At this point met
Mr.. TatenO. the Japanese Minister, who was
course was enthusiastic In his belief that his
people would win in The present conflict and
Informed ms that he believed the Japan es
Government was in a condition to make a good
fight against any country.
1.-The next point reached was Nagoya, dis
lance from KyO which IL usually only re-
quires about four hours to travel, but which il
took US twenty-fOur hours TO cover owing to
the delay caused by the transportation of
troops and munitions OF war 10 the front. AT
Nagoya Is located a large military post. and
here are found thousands of troops-littlr fell
lows IL is true, but all healthy and as finely
drilled as any body of men l ever saw. The
spirit of warfare was manifest on every hand,
even the little children being imbued with it.'
Mr.. BentZ thinks civilZ .tion has made rapid
strides in Japan, and as an illustration men,
toned the fact that he had taken long journeys
into the interior OF the country unaccompanied
by gude-in fact that he had not found the
services of one al all necessary.
In Yokohama he said, number OF Chinese
had taken out Japanese naturalization papers
ana prepared TO become citizens OF their adopted
country. He noticed that since the war began
there had been a material advance In the price
of furs, rice. wearing apparel of all kinds and
of horses. The advance, he thought, would APP
pr0ximate 20 per cent.