The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-25
BRITISH COMMENTS.
Japan Has Claimed Her Place
Among Nations.
ENGLAND MUST STAND WITH JAPAN
AGAINST RUSSIA.

The Times Makes Some Very Significant
Utterances Regarding the War. and
Gives Japan Due Credit-Nothing to
Prevent the Further Success of the
Fleet
London September 24-In an article
on the results Of the recent Japanese VIC
tories, the Times says Japan has al
ready effected enough to convince intel.
llgent men the world over that hence
forth they must reckon with a new pow
er in the far east. Ting Yang and Yalu
have opened the eyes of all not wilfllly
indifferent or blind, that the new state
has taken her rank in the hierarchy of
nations, atd her voicec can no longer be
ignored in, their counsels.
"Noyoye Vremya," the Tsmes says.
@Reminds us that Russia still bankers
for the possession of secure open
harbor on the Pacific. Such possession
would be great menace to both Eng
land and Japan. who are likely to be
found standing side py side on some i'm
portant points, should the powers inter-
vene IN the present dispute"
The Times calculates the Japanese will
reach Wi-Ju, from Ping Yang by the
end of the present week, and will there
meet the Chinese troops landed by Ad-
miral Ting on the Corean bank Of the
Yalu river.
1T is not clear" the Times says,
whether the Chinese transports had
time to diselnb bark their stores The
condition of the Chinese column must
be precarious. 1t seems there is nothing
to prevent the Japanese squadron from
revisiting the mouth of the Yalu and
destroying the Chinese transports that
remain there. It would be easy for the
Japanese to move troops by sea from
Ping Yang to the Yalu and shift their
base of operations further north, sup
plying reinforcements to the column
marching northward from Ping Yang,
This is almost certain to be done if an
advance into Manchuria is intended
Referring to the Yalu naval BATTLE.
might have been done in in the days of
sseventy-four.' Of ramming we hear
nothing. 1t is not clear torpedoes played
any effective part, and it is tolerably cer-
tain the story of their detection by the
Chinese nets is wholly my thical. AS to
the political outcome of the struggle,
the restrictions which converted Yoko-
be much longer maintained against the
aspirations of powerful naval and mil
itary nation too long subjected to tram
mels. Unpleasant as the changed con-
ditions may seem, they must be accsept-
ed"
Discussing the question of attacking
Moukden the Times says the fact cannot
be overlooked by the Japanese that
apart from it's presumed military val
ues and presumed sanctity the military
value of the position is great. II free
use of the Yalu river as base is permit
ted the naval situation for nearer
point of disem barkation will be equally
allowed.
whether such defences as Moukden
possesses would prove formidable to tn Q
Japanese artillery, the fighting power of
the Chinese would probably show to the
best advantage in defence of a walled
city. On the whole the difficulties and
uncertainties may still deter the Japan
ese commander from embarking upon
such an adventure. The pacification and
administration of Corea would of them
selves absorb the energies of large
military force during the winter.