Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-03
Japan's View of the Threatened In
tervention.
NOTREGARDED ASA GREAT DIFFICULTY
Italy Makes an Offer to the United
States.
CHINA SOON TO RATIFY

cial statement has. been issued here deal
ing at length with the situation of affairs
in the far east 1t declares that the main
tenance of the status quo on the Chinese
mainland is political necessity whatever
be the issue of the present struggle.
A realization of the japanese claims
would entirely abolish the fictitious indie
pendence of the Coreans and place in ia
pans hands the key to China's capital
Moreover, it is added, Russia and France
would be compelled in their own interests
to ward off their frontiers any cause for
permanent uneasiness or serious crisis.
Continuing, the statement says that Ger
many has the development of her commerce
in those regions too much at heart to see
without misgivings German commercial
houses exposed to continual disturbance.
These three powers, which have communi-
Gated their views to Toxic and know how
to enforce respect for them, do not intend
to deprive Japan of the fruits Of her VIC
tories; but her civiliZing progress Will soon
er or later be menaced with destruction un-
less it is based on the principles upon which
rests the concord of civilized nations.
PARIS, May 3-The japanese minister, in
an interview published In the Figaro today.
is quoted as saying that the Intervention or
the other powers in the arrangements for
peace arrived al between China and Japan
has every interest to ratify the treaty and
leave Japan to arrange matters with the
European Lowers. The minister also said
that the Japanese most desire the payment
of an indemnity and commercial conces-
sions upon the part of China to Japan.
LONDON, May 3.-Independent advices
have reached this city from China which
confirm the statement that the Emperor of
China has agreed to ratify the treaty of
peace.
NEW YORK. May "a cable to the
World from Toxic, Japan. May .. says:
The government of Italy has offered TO join
the government of the United States in an
effort to avert by mediation the threatened
conflict between Japan and the three Euro
pean powers-Russia, France and Germany
who protest against the ratification of the
treaty of peace because it provides for the
ceding to Japan of the Lao Tung peninsula,
in the Chinese province of Shingking.
What VIII Japan Dor
LONDON. May 3.-The Vienna corre-
spondent of the Daily News learns that in
Toxic opinions differ regarding the next
step to be taken by Japan. Part of the
cabinet wishes to ask the powers to pro-
rose the manner in which Japan might
obtain compensation for giving up the Eiao
Tung peninsula A minority of the cabinet
wish to negotiate direct. In Russian diplo-
matte circles in Toxic it is believed that an
agreement might be reached If Japan
should receive, instead of the Lao Tung
peninsula, the Russian islands of Saghalien,
China compromising Russia for giving UP
the islands by ceding territory to her in
Manchuria
The Vienna correspondent of the Stan
dard telegraphs: Il am told that the jap
anese declare that it is impossible for them
to yield to the dictation of Russia, and are
naking their preparations accordingly.
Large orders have been placed in several
European countries for war material, and
Japanese are busy in the dockyards of Eu-
rope and America buying warships, mostly
small, swift cruisers. No respite will be al
lowed China for the ratification of the
treaty The march to Pekin begins the mo-
n,ent the armistice ends. AS regards Rus
STA, her claims will he politely waived and
1t will then be imperative that the allies
bring matters to an issue"
A dispatch to the Standard from Paris
says that the general manifestation of
French opinion against any active inter-
Vention by France to coerce Japan has had
salutary effects. The Mot Gu Ordre has
been given that the Intervention of France
was always meant to be purely diplomatic
and expostulatory.
Chinn Will Rntffy.
TEN TSIN, May 3-The Emperor of
China has decided to ratify the treaty of
peace negotiated at Shimonoseki by the
representatives of China and Japan Ac-
cording to the arrangements, the ratitica-
lions will be exchanged at Chefoo on May
s. The mikado ratified the treaty on April
20 last.
Prince Kung, president of the Chinese
council of minister's and head of the for
eign Office, who has been absent from his
duties, on sick leave, for some time past
will now resume active control of the gov
eminent departments under his supervfs-
ion.
SHANGHAI, May 3.-In accordance with
special imperial edict issued in order to
prevent the possibility of the japanese
entering Pekin, the Chinese have cut the
river embankments near Pekin. Miles of
territory have been flooded and hundreds
of Chinese have been drowned.
The British minister to China, Mr. N R.
OConnor, has gone to Pekin to make an
attempt to recover from the Chinese gov
eminent the arrears of pay due to foreign
ers who We're serving in the Chinese army
previous TO the outbreak of hostiiities.
1t is reported in Tien Tsin that the Ger
man syndicate, which took up the indem-
nifty, has failed to negotiate a loan with
China, and it is stated that the Hong Kong
and Shanghai Bank is making arrange
ments for this loan.
YOKOHAMA, May 3.-The Japanese dele
gates, Count Ito, president Of the council
of ministers, and Count Myoji, the Japan
csc envoy, who were proceeding to Chefoo
Ia order to exchange the ratifcations of
the treaty of peace. have been ordered to
wait at Port Arthur until the Emperor of
China ratities the treaty.
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