Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19
THE CHIHESE-IAPAa WAR.
--LATEST ADvicEs FRoM TnE CO.
nEAH KINGDOM.
Cory Of the omciai Declaration Of
Possibilities netween china Hnd Jn-
pan Us Issued by the LATTER oonn-
try-rhe Japan ana chinese Looms.

Vancouver. b. c., Aug. ts.-The
steamer Empress OF Japan has ar
rived from The Orient When on the
way between Hong Kong and Hoka-
hama the steamer struck a monster
whale. cutting It almost in two. Parts
OF tho animal stuck 70 the vessel, and
had TO be taken or. as they impeded
the vesners progress.
The formal declaration OF war as
published IN the Japan official Gazette
reads as follows,
1--WE, the emperor Of the empire OF
great Japan, having assembled 10 the
throne By virtue Of the linet4 success
ion unbroken for ages, assured OF
heavenly aid do announce to all our
brave and loyal subjects that we here
BY declare war against CHM. All
our officials and officers Will aid IN the
carrying out Of our Intentions and to
carrying on the war ngainat China
ana Ia all respects strive TO further
the national object. They are desired
to leave nothing undone, but on the
contrary, TO use every means In their
power. over twenty years have now
elapsed since our succession to the
throne. During this tmo we have con-
bisteutly pur8ued the pOlicy OF peace
being deeply Impressed with the sense
o. tho undeslrpbillty of being IN
strained relations with other nations.
ana have nlways directed our officials
diin gay to oudcnvor 70 promote
frirndshlp with AL the treaty pg"erH
Fortunately cur Intercourse Win the
nations has continued u increase ~
Intimacy. Contrary TO our eNpeeth-
lions however, every act OF CHINA To-
ward this country IN connection win
the affairs OF Cora have been op-
posed TO the principles that should BoY-
ern the rotations batweon friendly
nations, and have becn breach of iWth
toward Japan C0rea ~ an independent
country, which was first induced by
japan to open It's doora 10 FOREIGN
intorcourse aud 10 take us place nmQ1g
the nations OF the world. Yet China
has always described Il ns her trihu-
tary and has both openly md secretly
intcrfcfcd with ita international affairs.
On the recent insurteotion breaking
out la Ahlnn, on the pretext that she
meant 90 protect her tributary from
cul unity, cont troops hlthcr.
Eve BY virtue OF thu provisions M the
convention OF 1895. dispatched troops
10 Corca 10 deal with the emergency
aud we also have made efforts to re-
Hove Coroa from international dis
turbauccs nnd maintain peace la that
country TO secure peace Of the cast,
We asked China To cooperate With ua
To that end. China. however on various
protects declined our request, We
thereuphn advised corea 10 remedy
thr abuses In her administration and
strengthen the guarantee OF domestic
polco and order while also per-
feollnr her privileges as an iude-
pendent nation. Curcd adopted the
.suggcHilou Of this country China.
however. offered every uhafruotion 10
ard oluRod delay IN tbs carrying
out OF reforms and that country moro
over, began preparations on the land
una sea with a view TO war on the
completion OF hor preparations she at
tempted 90 achieve her ambition Sy.!a
reference to Corea. diapatching more
troops TO that country aud attacking
pur men-of-war In the Corcan seas.
She thus noted toward Japan IN an
exceedingly lhwiess fashion Il 81 now
beyond doubt that the prospect OF
Chlna "a 10 dentrOy the authority res
spunslhlc for the maintenance or peace
N Corea and TO degrade into obsrurity
that country which Japan introduced
10 the world aa nm Independent NIT
ton 10 Ignore the treaty which clearly
defined her Independence and thereby
10 inIure tho rights and interests OF
Japan ard destroy forever an agsu-
nnce OF peace Ia the oRst Judging
from the actions OF China 80 FAR her
scheme must have aimed AZ the encrl-
nee OF all peaceful guarantees and the
Accomplishment at al costs OF her
own objects. To this stage the sitia-
tion has now developed. Though II has
always been our deaire 20 maintain
peace with all nations and to display
the glory OF orr empire az home and
abroad. We have no course open to u
bur 70 declare war IN the hope that
we may be able 10 restore peace In eo1d
time ana thus vlndlcatc the preauga
Of Japan by the loyalty and the BRAY
cry OF oui subjects"