Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-25
THE TRIANGULAR TROUBLE
Interest Felt in the Enlightenment Between
Japan, corea II China.
Every Phase Being Closely Watched
by the State Depa
Nations Anxlous.

The deepest interest is taken by the ad-
ministration in the unfortunate entangle-
ment between China and Japan and Corea
and every phase of the situation Is care
fully watched it developes. The inter-
ests Of the United States IN that section
Of the globe are much more important than
is generally supposed and fully justify the
feeling of apprehension with which every
move Is watched In addition to the great
tea trade with China. there plies regularly
between the United states and Japan and
China enc of the very few lines of steam
ers in the foreign trade that sail uncer the
American flag.
Mr.. Gresham's Ambition.
1t has also been the highest ambition Of
the Secretary of State. SO it is said to fur
ther develop the vast field In that quarter
open to American commerce and by suit
abe treaties to secure an -enormo..s market
for goods Of American production.
1t is felt that this policy may be checked
IN It's fnc1piency, and even existing trade
reia tions may be paralyzed by a war, start
Ing in Corea and involving China and Ia
pan.
Uncer this apprehension, the admtnistra
ton has been exertfng ftself In every legit-
innate way to dissrade the principals from
actual warfare The United States is not
alone Interested I'm this attempt, for the
great commercial nations OF Europe are
bending every energy to the same end
tearing not only injury to trade but also a
breaking down of the status quo under
which the balance of power has been so
vel maintained In Asia.
Great Britnin's Anxiety for Pence.
Great Britain is pai ticularly solcitous in
desiring the maintenance Of peace ard has
sought to secure the co-operation of the
United States in this Approaches have
been made to Ambassador Bayard at Lon
don, and the repres enta tons of the British
government have been cabled by him 70 the
United States The British ambass sdor
Sir Julian PaunCefote, has also been a fire.
quent visitor at the state Department and
he had a conference with Secretary Gres-
ham todty. But, Notwithstanding this
pressure. II can be stated that the United
states will not at present, Ii at all, unite
with any foreign power IN making demands
upon China or Japan or Cbrea
II is felt TO be inconsistent with any es-
tabiished policy 20 do 80. and besides there
are Other poIitic reasons for abstaning
from any such joint action. Great Britain
and RI ssia have large posSessions in east
ern and couthcrn Asia, and consequently
are naturally suspected by China and Japan
of desire for territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
But the United States has only commercial
interests at stake. and for this reason is not
optn to the same suspicion, and may con-
seIuently use Its good offices with better
chance of success.
hncre0S1n& tire Naval Force.
The pressing necessity Of increasing the
small naval 1orce IN Asiatic waters has
caused Secretary Herbert, as was predicted
in yesterdays Star, to reinforce the Balti-
more and the Monocacy by two other YES
sells. To do this 1t will be necessary to re-
GLce the Bering sea fleet, but there was no
alternative, and orders will go by the first
Alaskan mail from San Francisco to the
gunboats Concord and the Petrol to proceed
directly across the North Pacific to join the
United States fleet now at Chemulpo, Co.
rea. The Concord, which is commanded by
Capt. Caspar F. Goodrich, is 1,7OO-ton,
third-rate ship, and the Petrol, fourth
rate gunboat OF $40 tons, is commanded BY
Capt. WIN. H. Emory.