Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-06

japanese army returned, victorious, u
Seoul, bringing with thom the ciptuiei
arms aud stpnIards, he sent deputy
especially g. welcome and congratulate
them. He has appointed "a commis.
siouer 10 visit japan and thank ibe
emperor Tor the promise " po'
lice and a stable government 10 his
country aud he mas formally tuLcunced
the suzttainiy Of China and pro.
G. aimed HE intention TO assert his
Independence aud equality mall future
dealings with that nation. Unless
Japan fails utterly In the war the vasa'
logo o. the lust will never bo renewed.
civuLizfNo cOREA
The political anu social reforms
which japan demands are designed
not only ~ prevent China from intui-
fefiug hereafter, but also Of giving tho
whole people NJ Cotea an opportunity
and the puwtt 10 improve their coudi-
ton aud to prepare the country for the
Introduction uf western civilization.
Several Of them have already been Dc.
creed and put ia force. Thee are;
The adoption Of n new royal title,
which, Though aiill meaning king IN
English, shall carry with 1t no sigma.
cation NJ iuiufi0fity 20 higher mon
arch, as was previously the cast; tue
establisnmvbtO b thorough diplomatic
service, uuder which minisiurA shall
10 sent ~ oil treaty stAtes; tbs eliylDil-
~ to ufluH VI all glasses, without dit-
tirction Uf rank; res,TlctouH upon
public expenditures aud pvfiOtiCAl
announcement Of revenues aud NJ.
hur,umcnp; reduction Ia the number
u Loo
VI religion; ABOLITION OF slavery and
all kinds OF enforced LABOR prohibition
uf Crutl or excessive puuishmcnts
snl immediate ahrogaliOn OF thu law
permitting punishment Of the entire
family Oi criminal, however innD.
cent; Autnof eaton of widows 10 70.
MARY; anu Of all prisons ~ marry
According 10 their choice, without
parental compulsion. Other REFORMS
arc under confederation aud every
citizen IL permitted 70 oirt the CON.
miJtee proposals. Tor the general vel.
fare.
cmNA's roLloY.
The policy u China Ia all wars has
been 10 plsy q waiting game aud 10
suiiur Cerlain amount OF Injury
without retaliation, Ia the hops Of eN.
hauttlug the enemy. with this view,
although her navy Ia much superior h
that 81 japan, she Withdrew all her
ships from the open SOS, Immediately
after the 1fst blow had been struus Ia
lhb bay Of Asun aud secluded thuui h.
strongly fgIliioi station, Ike Port
Arthur and Wci-Hgi.Moi. but even
IN these retreats they are constant
menHce TO Japan, huu an expedition
wAs planned, On August To, for an
advance upon Wei.HHi-Woi, near
Chez Foo, where IL was supposed
is.ge squt don was laying In hiding.
The JHpauofo ships reached their
dtstin c Ion At midnight August o. AZ
they preached, 'ISuH OF activi.y were
perceived IN the dim light, but II was
not believed that many OF tho enemy
had time ~ escape, nor was u thought
they would wish TO avoid n contest,
being greatly Ia the majority. An attack
with tOrpedOea was prepared, but when
daylight came, no Chinese vessels
were In sight. They had all flown To
another resort. A few shots were ex.
changed with ths forts, bat rs the
movement contemplated no engage.
ment with the batteries ON shore, the
japanese fleet returned 10 the coast OF
CoTea. A visit TO Port Arthur was
debated, but not approved, owing to
tue fact that tho haTUor Il accessible
ouly ihTouuh passages known TO be
thlckly strrwn with tOTpedOes. While
tue Japanese are willing TO take reason.
able risks, they ATE not warranted In
unduly hHEarding the safety Of their
ships. In this arm Of the service they
pefhaps endangcr their communica-
lions. They will meet almost any
ODDS In tho open waters, but will not
rssbly throw themselves upon t0rpe-
does or ex POGO them selves needlussly to
heavy land Qualifications.
oIuSfsE oUTRAoEs.
The japanese government has taken
all precautions to guard Chinese reel.
dents against moleslAtiOn or annoy.
ance. An imperial decree guarantee
lug their security WINS Issued ear y
this month, and orders for their prot0c-
ton have been sent all over the
empire.
Not u single csss OF lll-iroatment 10
! reported. Ia China different state
| 0f thingH exists. The shops OF meT-
chants are broken open, their contents
| pillaged and the owners beaten and
maimud. From every port stories Of
robbery AMI violence are received
| The OulIAges are net oOmmitteu
on private citizens alone. When
the japanese consul at Tlan
Tain LETT that town, he embarked
| with hiH family upon British steamer
tor Shanghai. This ehip was Invaded,
not by mob, but by force OF Chin
| ESQ soldiers who fpiZed not only the
men OF tho party, but also the ladies
aud their female aiicnJantsi anu
carried them, with their baggage 10
their barracks, some distance away,
where they were detained AL night
Tue ladies were roughly handel,
rnAmouts being torn from their hair.
No explanation or excuse Wnt gwen
when the victims were released, nor
were the vRluabltu restotei. IL Is due
10 the vlceroy, III Hung Chang, TO say
that ON learning tho iAots from 1ho
United States minister, to whom
Japanese interests Ia China are at
pfrseut cOnflded, no declared hls re-
lret aud promised that trslllulion
should BIO made and puuishmuut iu-
nicted on tue aggrezsjrs. 10 u sup
posed that ho was partly influenced by
ihe representations " tue Chlnese
envoy lately In Toxic, WIN heluto quit
ting his post, trlegraphel To ieAlnR
an account OF the measures lAkeh by
the Japanese government IOr 'he pro-
lection Of tue Chinese
In acoordauco with Chinese official
usage, the diplomatic SCENT uhh,
Who He'd last month rom seoul M nus