The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-11-07
THE ORIENTAL WAR,
Missionaries Give an Intelligent Ac
count Of it.

CnlCdBO, November E udN'
lust been over the road from
Moukden to Shan Kwan, and its az
perfect as ever, Not only that bu'
the road affords every facility fol
The passage of troops in winter
rom Corea to the great wall neal
9ekin, The victory of Japan is Z
'oregone conclusion, said the Rev
Maurice j, Walker today,
Mr., Walker has been stationed
N North China by the English Gov
ernment for the past nine years anc
passed through Chicago on his way
70 London to make his report. The
Rev John X, Robson, a missionary
rom Tienkin, accompanied him
Chey left Pekin about a montl
ago,
Speaking OF the war, Mr., Walker
said:
Japan was obliged to engage il
oreign warfare to prevent repe
tition Of the revolution of 1871 IN
her own domain, For yearsshe has
been carefully preparing herself
Not only that, but she has care
fully laid out her campaign in Chi
ma. For over a year draughtsmer
and photographers have traverset
every part of China until the topog
raphy of the country is better
known in Toxic than Pekin. The
Japanese commanders know that
the correspondents make a mistake
when they say that the winter has
closed the campaign, have been
over the road at Moukden at ali
seasons of the year, 1t is impassa
bic only in spring and fall. In win
ter it is in perfect condition, If
The japanese can cross the noun
tains before cold weather and cap
ture Moukden, which is the key to
The whole situation, the conquest
is theirs. The 500 miles of good
road from Moukden tothe great wall
ut Shan Kwan can be covered in a
month,
"The real fighting of the war will
be along the line of one of the
most beautiful shelving beaches in
the world, that stretches for a hun
dred miles between Shan Kwan
and Ian Ho, The Chinese are
nassing here, building forts and
preparing for attacks both by lane
and sea, BY land the japanese
have advanced from Seoul to Ping
Yang, and from Ping Yang to be-
yond the Yalu River in a marvel
ously short space of time. The
next battle will be in China. AS
)y prearranged programme whit
he army is moving up to Moukdei
he navy is approaching the grea
objective point of both forces, Lal
To- Already Port Arthur has fall
IN, and once the japanese capture
Jhee Foo IIarbor they control thc
ituation, The contract for goa
skins from America means that the
japanese will brave the cold of !
winter campaign
Iii Hung Chang realizes the dan
yers Of winter campaign, and vii
low make his headquarters a
lootal, on the onlyline Of railroad
eading out of Pekin. There, be
ween Ian Ho and the capital, h
viii personally conduct a defensiv'
campaign"
Speaking Of the feeling in China
both gentlemen stated that the ma
ives were thoroughly indiileren
lbout the war. At 'lieu Tsin, 100
niles from Pekin, where Mr., Wal
ier's mission is stationed, the only
means of communication Is by cour-
er, who, in passing leaves a few
words about a battle In Pekin
The news Is telegraphed back from
London, At Mr. Robson's station
IN the Interior, at Telnkin, Euro
peaus are in some danger, as the
proclamation Of war merely states
that China is invaded by foreigners
and all such are. treated as common
enemies.
The gentlemen report that Euro
peans in Pekin are becoming uneasy
and all through the Empire the Gee
Kings and other secret sosleties are
preparing for a great uprising
against the Emperor, who is exceed
ingly unpopular, They think de-
feat by Japan means civil war in
China and a general dissolution Of
the Empire
At Tien-Tsin the only knowledge
the people have Of the war is by
seeing the soldiers passing daily on
the grand canal. They are apathet'
ic and 50 peaceful that they would
rather run than fight, and as there