Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-25
THE WARM THE EAST
GREAT BRITAIN WOULD LIKE TO
INTERFERE.
Other Powers Will Not support Her 80
Japan II Meantime Thrashing China
Russian Activity Combatants Will lie
Left Alone for the Present.
Struggle In the Orient.

Struggle Ia the Orient.
As the war between China and Japan
progresses, the situation becomes more
interesting and more critical. Affairs
have now reached a pass where some
of the European governments would
like to interfere. but their mutual
j~ealousies and conflicting interests and
the possible re sult OF a general inter-
continental struggle limit Interference
thus far to d plcmatic talks. 1t would
be manifestly to Great Britain's com
mercial interest to have the truggle
come to a 81 eedy end, ana with such
!. object in view she ha sounded other
governments Intentions. Germany is
averse to any interference, Russia
Is profes ely pro Japanese, and
will brook 70 interference to
the injury of Japan France,
which secretly rejoices wheneve yer the
Bri ish lion gets a kink in its tail and
which il the ally of Russia, has nc Go
sire to med lie in the matter, and Aus
tria, followi & the example of Ger
many, does not seek to embrGil herself
in a matter that does not directly con
Germ her. Italy alone of the great
powers hearkens to England wishes,
for she is anxious to divert the atten-
ton OF her ensla.cd millions FRI m
maladministrati n at home to some
possibly brilliant exploits abroad. But
Italy would be a frail reed for England
to rely on in any interference in orien-
tai affairs, and thus the combatants in
the far east will be left alone for the
pre- sent to settle their difficulties.
Eus,i.n Activitr.
In the expected final defeat of China
and the possible ACKNOWLEDGMENT of her
territory there doubtless will be
European Interference. Toe nations
most intimately affected outside Japan
are Russia and England, and their in
terests are a antagonist as they well
can be. Russia will I'm, ue tionably
endeavor to secure an increase of
Manchurian territory. with the object
of establishing a rev sea port on the
Pacific. several years ago she
asked such a grant from China,
but was refused and 10Y it seems
rs though the present war turned
up most opportunely or her pur-
pc Q For some le2son she Is now busy
m2bilizing troops in eastern Siberia
She has a powerful feet OF war vessels
at her Pacific port of ~Nladivostock, ami
has there collected IN army of 1000
men At lrkutsk is another army of
80 600 and all along the line of the
Amur hlver are the tossack settle.
ments. which are bound to contribute
a large number OF men on any demaGd
made or them by the Car. Thus with
out moving a ton OF freight or a single
man from her we tern depar melts,
Russia has a strong available army and
feet in the east, and when the time
comes that it suits Russia to decla Q
herself she will be ready to strike
a strong blow in carrying out,
her traditional policy Cf estab.
fishing the vast empire on a
broader and grander basis on the
shores of the Pacific. How soon that
time may arrive can only be coniec-
turei 1t probably will not lie before
spring. One thing is certain, that the
Muscoyite will not allow the present
opportunity to pass without availing of
it to establ sh his power permanently
in the Pacific. Such action by Russia
England W. uld resent. Long ago she
threatened that if Russia would ac-
quire any port in Corea she would
seize Port Hamilton, which commands
the entrance to the japanese Sea. 1t
is altogether Iroaahle that the two
nations may begin their long threat
ened quarrel over India, not in Afghan
istan after all, but in the seas that
wash the coast of sluggish China.
Japan's success ,es.
Meantime Japan is making strenu-
GUS efforts to force the war to a finish.
Since the beginning o. hostilities she
has maintained the upper hand by
land and sea. and is row concentrating
her efforts to invade China and march
upon Pekin. the capital OF the empire.
Her Corean army, after having driven
the Chinese cut of the peninsula, is
marching rapidly on Moukden, capital
OF the Chinese province of Manchuria,
and after the capture of that city OF
difficult, this army is to march ON Pc
kin. Meantime another Japanese
army Is ready for the invasion Of
China ard il a successful landing can
be made on the Gull Of Pechili both
armies will unite under the walls Of
Pekin.
Thi, is believed to be the Japane q
programmes; but in war programmes
cannot always be carried out as drawn
up and something may yet occur to
mar japanese plans and prot act the
struggle beyond the present year.
While Japan is thus prosecuting the
war with vigor, China is divided and
distracted. The government itself is
in disunion, one faction contending for
war to a finish, the other for PEACE.
Among the masses diss abstraction ex-
lists and retty rebellions are cropping
up. the navy, defeated by the Japan.
ese at the mouth OF the Yalu River,
has lost its courage: the army is badly
organized and equipped, and among
high and low there is corruption and
distrust. Felying on its boundless re-
sources the government, however,
hopes to be able to overcome the al
vantages hitherto gained BY its adver-
but it will be many months be-
fore the work Of organizing war mate
raj can be carried out, and meantime
Japan has ample time to deal deadly
blows at China and even capture Pekin