New-York tribune., 1894-09-25
NEW POWER IN THE FAR EAST
1.-THE TIMESs'' TRIBUTE TO JAPAN-RusslAs DE
SIRE FOR A GOOD HARBOR ON THE PACIFIC

.or1T, T1MEgs'' TRIBUTE TO JAPAN-RUSsIAS DE-
SIRE FOR A GOOD HARBoR on THE PACIFIC
is MOUKDEN TO De ATTACKED?
London Sept .4-In an article on the results OF
the recent Japanese victories The Times" says;
japan has already effected enough to convince
nteilieent men the world that henceforth they
must reckon with new power IN tne @ Ia. e tt"ai al
Plng-Yang and Yaoo have opened the eyes OF an an
nor wIlfullv Indifferent or blind, that new state
has taken her rank in the hierarchy of nations ana
cnny hsr Tbe S"voye Vremya Temnds that
Russia stin bankers for the possession OF
would be a great menace to both Ensland , ana h
Japan who are likely to be tound ihe Powers
intervene in the present dispute.
THE Times" calculates that the japanese Will
reach Wi-Ju from Ping Yang by the END oi 'he
nresent week. and will there meet the Chinese
troops landed by Admiral Ting on the Corean DahK
Of the Yaloo River The paper continues:
1t is no, clear whether the Chinese transports had
time disembark their stores AZ any iaar. r
and there seems nothing to prevent a SdpvaIYS dpvnYs
squadron from revisng the mouth o; ane oaIn nam
there Further. 1t would be easy for the gap%neese
to move troops by from Ping Yang TO the iai&o
and 10 shift the base of operations further NORTH
thus supplying renforcements to The colunh narcn @
ing northWard from PingYang THIS Is almost Ger
tended team d. DC D0''' '''
Referring to the Yaoo naval battle, The Times
says:
davs Of The :'seventy-fours" OF ramming we hear
nothing and IL Is not clear that torpeuocs P'ay
nnv effective part while It Is toerabiy certain that
tho story OF their DETECTION 10y Chinese nets is
wholly my ythical AS TO the poltica outcome ol WI
struggle the restrictions which have c1hVertr,i
Yokohama into a Kind OF Gibraltar cannon pe Hu0n
longer maintained against the aspirations OF n
nowerful naval and military Nation too long SUP,
ier,ed 10 trammes. Unpleasant as the chhhseu
Conditions may seem. they must be accepted
Discussing the question OF attacking MouKdeh'
.The Times" says the fact cannot be overlooked
by the japanese that. apart from Its presumed
sanctty the military value OF the position IL great
II the free use Of the Yaloo River as a base Is
| permitted by the naval situation. far nearer
point of Decentralization will be equally allowed
THE Times" adds:
Whether or not such defences as Moukden
possesses would prove formidable TO the Japanes.
artillery, the fghtng power OF the Chinese would
probably show the best advantage In de- nee
Of walled city on the whole. difficulties and un-
certainties may still deter the japanese com
mander from embarking on such an adventure;
| The paci1cation and Administrative OF Corea would
OF themselves absorb the energies or large mill
| tary force during the winter
| Commenting on a dispatch stating that a fresh
japanese army $1,000 strong. is ready TO take the
field THE Daily News expresses the opinion that
Corea is not It's destination. II this be true. there
can be only one other objective point. and that
continues the paper, the japanese General has ex-
pressed his intention OF seizng Moukden: but, as
he is known to be past master In the art or
deceiving. II may be assumed that he doesn't IN
tend to do anything Of the kind He could easily
send army to Pekng. great part OF the way
by sea. . A.,
Far East SAYS that in view OF the activity Of the
Russians Vladvostock and elsewhere. the East
ern fleet. under the command OF Admiral Fireman.
tie, ought to be reinforced