The record-union., 1894-07-27
CHINA And JAPAN.
War Said to Have Been Declared
Between the Two Countries.
THE KING OF CoRBA RELD A PRIS
ONER BY JAPAN.
Eleven Chinese Steamers On Their
Way to Corea-some Vessels Pre-
vented From Landing Troops-The
Powers Urging Peace-The Japa-
nese Minister to Washington Re-
called,
special to the REcoRp.uNros.

called.
| Special to the REcoRD-UNroN.
| New YORK, July "a Herald'S Lon
don dispatch says: The Central Nea0s has
been declared between China and Japan.
The Japanese have seized the King OF
Corea and mold him prisoner.
Eleven Chinese steamers are on their
way to Corea. Most of the troops aboard
them are coolies, armed with bows and
arrows. Some Chinese steamers which
have arrived at Corea have been pre-
vented by the Japanese from landing
troops. 1t is reported that the Japanese
artilleried several of then."
NO PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
! SHANGHAI, July q, 10 A. MA tele-
gram was received yesterday from high
authority at Tien Tsin reporting that the
prospects of peace were more favorable.
To-day, however, news was received that
war between China and Japan has been
| declared. There have also been rumors
that several Chinese warships are in
trouble. The information received here
is meager, and the exact status of affairs
| in Corea cannot be learned. Telegraphic
communication from Corea is inter-
| rupted.
THE POWERS URGE PEACE.
LONDON, July 26.-Sir Edward Gray,
Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign
Office, explained in the House of Com
mons to-day that in accord with the con-
| vention of 1885 between China and Japan,
both these nations in case of trouble in
| Corea were at liberty TO send troops to
restore peace. Sir Edward added that the
relations between China ana Japan were
| becoming critical. July 18th the British
Government instructed the ENJOYS at
| Berlin, ST. Petersburg, Paris and Rome
TO ask the Powers to direct their ENJOYS at
Pekin and Toxic to use their good offices
to avert war. Such directions were sent.
JAPANESE MINISTER RECALLED.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-M. Tateno, the
Japanese Minister, has been recalled.
His recall, it is stated, is due not to any
thing in connection with the present Jap-
anes- Corean- Chinese difficulty, but mat
ters growing out of recent treaty negotia-
tions.
The fact is the Japanese Government is
conducted under strict civil service rules,
and one OF the features is rotation in
Office. No Japanese Minister serves
more than three years at one post, save
in exceptional cases where negotiations
in progress cannot be safely transferred
from one Minister to another. NJ. Ia
teno has served in Washington nearly
four years. and his relations with our
Government have been of the most cor
dial nature. He is not, it is stated, de-
taehed from the japanese diplomatic
| service, but will return 10 Japan bearing
the rank of Envoy Extraordinary, unat-
| tached, and if the precedents are followed
probably will become Vice Minister to
one of the departments, sufficient evil
dence that no stigma attaches to his re-
call.
NJ. Tateno's history is interesting. He
comes from one of the best families in
Japan-one of the two sworded class"
He was originally, and for many years,
an officer of the Imperial household, and
when General Grant visited Japan he was
especially designated by the Emperor to
escort the General on his tour through
the empire. A strong attachment sprang
up between the two. Many valuable
presents were exchanged and friendly
correspondence was kept up between
the two until the death of General Grant.
NJ. Tateno afterward became a Governor
of the provinces of Ozakoa, and by his
kindly administration endeared himself
to the large foreign colony, which recog-
nized his efforts in their behalf, aud
especially on the occasion of great floods,
by handsome testimonials. He held this
position ten years and then became
member of the Japanese Senate, which
place he relinquished to accept the ap-
pointment in January, 1891, of Japanese
Minister to Washington.
Mr.. Kaneko, who will succeed NJ. Ia
teno, is a man of erudition and distinc-
ton in his own country. He was edu-
Gated in the United States, and is grad
uate of Harvard and of the Cambridge
T Sf.hn Ia ic sIN f.l
and has acquired fame as a parliament
tariaD. He visited the leading countries
of Europe, and made an exhaustive study
OF their systems OF government, and re-
turned to Japan. He was General Secre-
tary of the Imperial House of Peers,
position corresponding to that of Secre-
tary of the Senate in our country. and
since then has held the post of Vice Min-
lister of Agriculture and Commerce.
Inasmuch as the treaties have been
enormously suggested as cause ior the
change in the Legation, it may be stated
that the Japanese Government has been
for many years striving to secure re-
vision of these treaties, and with every
prospect of final success. In the treaties
Of 1857 and 1888 between the United States
and Japan, it was stipulated that a man
committing offenses in Japan should be
tried by the American Consul-G General
or ConSuls.
Other nations followed this lead in their
treaties, and thus the country fell under
what is known as "extra territoriaH'
jurisdiction, which is equivalent to plac-
ing the affairs of foreigners IN Japan COM
pletely under the rather arbitrary control
of courts composed of Consuls represent
ing the commercial powers. There was
not much objection to this when Japan
was in the early stages of civilization,
but OF recent years the sentiment OF the
country has resented keenly the degrada-
ton of being classed With semi -barbar-
Gus nations, and has striven to have the
treaties revised SO as to permit the we'll
organized Judiciary to try all matters
within its jurisdiction in civilized
countries. The United States was the
first nation to hold out a promise OF more
liberal treatment in this respect. This
promise was not fulfilled, and in recent
years it has suffered other nations to adj
vance so far beyond it that the treaties
with them have practically been COM
pleted by which Japan takes her stand
among civilized nations with full admis-
sion of her ability to administer justice.
WARM WEATHER.