The herald., 1894-09-05
DOWN WITH THE WICKED W0JEN
China's official Declaration
of War.
The EmperOr's Decree Authorizing
HOstilities.
Ii Hung Chang Commanded to Begin
Vigorous Campaign in
Defense of Chinese
Rights.
By tie Associated Pre- IS.


chip Belgic arrived from Hong Kong and
Yokohama. via Honolulu. bringing Yo-
kohsma sdvices to August 10Th and
Hong Kong to August 1st. AT Peking,
on August Let. the following edics was
issued by the emperor.
"Corea has been our tributary for the
past two hundred odd yeara. She has
given us tribute all this time, which is a
matter known to the world. For the
past dozen years or so Ccrea has been
troubled by repeated instructions,
and we, in sympathy with our
small tributary. have as repeat
edly cent sutcsr to Lo aid, even
teally placing resident in her capital
to protect Corea's interests. In May OF
this year another rebellion wac begun ia
Coren, and the king repeatedly asked Tor
aid from US to put down the rebellion.
We then ordered Ii Hung Chang to send
troops to Cores, and they having barely
reached Yashau, the rebels scattert d.
But the Wojsn Gan ancient name for
the Jsnsnese. expressive OF the greatest
contempt), without any cause whatever,
suddenly cent their troops to Corea and
entered Seoul. the capital OF Cores, re-
intorcing them constantly until they
have exceeded 10000 men. In the mean
tims the Japanese forced the Corean
king to change his form OF government,
showing o dieposition, every way, OF
bullying the CoreanH. 1t was found
a difficult matter to reason with
the Wojen. Although we have been In
the habit OF assisting our tributaries,
we have never interiered with their in
ternal government. Jspan's treaty
with Corea was as one country with on.
other; there is no law for sending large
armies in q country and bullying it in
this way, and compel it to change its
system of governments. The various
powers are united in condemn
ing the conduct of the Japanese,
and can give no reasonable name to the
army she now has in Corea. Nor has
Japan been amenable to reason, nor
would she listen to the exhortation to
withdraw her troops and confer AMIGA
bly, upon what should be done in Corea.
On the contrary Japan has shown her.
eelf bellicoae, without regard to appear
ances, and has been increasing her
forces there. Her conduct alarmed che
people of Corea, az we'll as our naer-
chants there, and 80 We eent more
troops over to protect them.
Judge Of our surprise then when half
way to Corea, o number of Wojen ships
suddenly appeared and taking advan-
tage of our unpreparedness. opened fro
on our transports at spot on the sea
coast near Ysshan. and damaged them,
thus causing us to suffer from their
treacherous conduct, which could not
be foietold by US.
LAS Japan has violated the treaties
and not observed international lave, and
is now running rampant with her false
and treacherons actions, commencing
hostiIities herself and laying herself
cpen to condemnation by the various
powers at large. we therefore desire to
make it known TO the world that we
have always followed the path0 Of phil
anthrophY and perfect justice through
out the " hole complications, while the
Woien, on the other hand, have broken
ell the laws of nations and treaties which
it passes our patience to bear with"
Hence we command Ii Hung Chang
to give strict orders to our various
armies to hasten with all speed to root
the Wejen out of their lalrs. He 10 to
ssnd successive armies of valiant men to
Corea in order to save tho Coreans from
the dust of bondage. We also command
the Manchu generals, viceroys and gov
ernors of the maritime provinces, as
we'll es the commanders -in-chiei of the
various armies, to prepare for wor and
to make every effort te fro on the
Wojen ships If they come into our ports,
and TO utterly destroy them. We ex-
hort our generals to refrain from the
least laxity ill obeying our commands,
in order to avoid severe punishment at
our hands. Let all know this edict. as
if addressed 10 themscvea individually.
Respect this"
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 4.-The Japanese
elections passed off quietly. Large num-
bers of Japanese troops gre going to
Corea. All the available merchantmen
have been chartered by the government
for use sB transports.
LONDON, Sept. A dispatch from
Shanghai eays many recruits are arriv-
ing at Tien-Tsin. A small proportion OF
them are sent to Corea, but the majority
are ordered to sections along the coast.
The natives of tho province OF Shang
Lung are GLOW to enlist, declaring that
war has been declared against the gov
ernment OF China, and not against the
people of China.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 4.-The Chinese hav-
ing claimed control over Japaneee resi-
dents in China, asserting that Japan
claims control over the Chinese residents
in Japan, the American consul. acting
under Instructions from Washington to
intervene with friendly offices, yesterday
delivered to the Chinese authorities out
aide the settlements' limits two Japan
ere recently accused Of bsing spies and
who had been under the protection OF
the United States. The Chinese author.
tiles pledged themselves not to torture
the prisoners.