The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-30

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Again. in running about through tn
orient, after the first of April. you hut
up against all sorts OF horrible diseases
At one point you run into the cholera
| where people are dying by the scores daily
At another you run into the black plague
equally fatal. and everywhere in China
smallpox exists to such an extent that YOU
| occasionally see men in the streets with
the disease actually upon them
| Several of the japanese correspondents
who remained with the army after the fight
| Ing ceased, expecting IL TO be renewed
| died OF cholera. Two out of the three who
went 10 the Pescadores fell victims to the
| cholera, and two correspondents of London
| newspapers were held prisoners on a chol-
era-infected ship lying off the Pescadores
| Tor a fun month.
The Russian scare has died out. Russia
| wants a harbor in Corea which, unlike
| Nladiyostok. Will be open all the year round
| Niadivostok is frozen up during the winter
But Russia has no idea of taking possess
! sion cf this harbor if she has to go to war
| with Japan To- do so. 1t viii be I'VE years
| before her Siberian railroad can be COM
| pleted and during the interval she has
ample time to acquire the harbor of Port
l.azdref from COrea. The government Of
the hermit Kingdom is already the tool
OF Russia ana Is willing today 10 concedc
her the barber she wants, but Russia pre-
fers to wait and get il by diplomacy, which
- cheaper and surer than war.
Curca Is Il child nation. Heretofore she
has been practically part Of China
though with Il king and government of nor
Own. Though under the terms of Deare
btlween emma and Japan, Corea was de-
clerel Independent, that simply meant a
transfer OF guardianship to Japan
Count laouye. one of Japan's ablcst
statesmen, was sent to Corea TO teach her
how To govern herself and in his wake
there followed thousands OF arrogant Japa-
nose who laid claim 70 all things in the
country ana treated the native Corcans as
though they were but slaves or captIves on
war IniS naturally al
aSalhst The japanese. they could not turn
70 ohiiii, her former guardia, Therefore
Mh.h russia diplomats maze overtures
~ 'he royal family and loaned money u
the bankrupt government the northern
Dear became Corea's favorite
ALREADY n IS known that a secret treaty
exists between Russia and Corea bv when
1otea celes 10 Russia q port on her east
cih coast ana permission to extend her
1niDt'iah f2iiioad through Corean territory.
t,uSsia has Also acquired from China term
."'y IN Manchuria, through which she IL
=. !, iah ihis great trausyontinental railroad
thdt Is TO connect ~. Petersburg with her
ocean. ~ ''N'''N
When that railroad is completed the
i..OII OK around the world IN sixty-three /
Gays will be broken Then one VIII be ab.e I
!" make the tour around the world largely /
NIL YIN the exception Of the 4,ogl !
iiiiics from san Francesca to Yokohama. /
ne -u' niles from Sh monoS,kI to Pcrt I
~dtrl. ana the 500 miles from Havrc 20 4
Ne" YORK.. tho traveller t4,v .lrr,i,nsr..ii,, I
and 10 swoog down and take an OF COroa 1
and Nanchura or northern China should !
any number al troops On her eastern /
frontier without sending them half around /
the world by ses. England. more taan /
'.pan. i"itis sne competition or this great !
-. al.
ono o. the leading japanese newspapers |
the y .ppou-ta takes very sens. lie view of (
IL m an article d-ur-cl:ng the proposed
alliance between Japan and England. The
primary object o. The rlilrold.' says the
y sHffaaf IN Do hue rftaw all
i is highway between Europe and Asa
that Russia cannot moropol,2e for her
Of mainta ming 1t she vii have to throw
u open for the use OF all nations"
The Nippon then tells OF LnEiand's en-
ploymsut Of various devices 70 prevent the
construction of the Sur2 canal, England
fearing tnat the opening OF the canal
would cndanPer her empire Of India 10y
send their forces eastward. The result has
not Justified that app eh snslon. England
alarm 81 view of the Siberian railroad. II
may perhaps sut her puf poscS 20 repr"-
crossed by the ambition Of military con-
quest. but g. can hardly make for Japan's
interest TO take sgsh view Of Russ3a's
position. II IS JGpan's mission 70 convert
The siberian ra..~ay into a means OF con-
50 idauns she peace Of tbs world
Then Tlc Nippon says: THE permanent
be self-t-l.aut and 10 uphold the peace Of
the east. M-:h THAI 3im constantly IN
.sHf, Q Is necessary Tor Ntt % u1ll Acl
self tloof from eltEo~ Russia or ENGLAND
and 20 pursue an independent line OF nc
tfou. Instead OF drcad-ng. a. some elder
politicians DO in imitation OF Ensish news
plp-rs. the completion Of the SIBERIAN rail
WY. Julanes. should think how taeS can
tam m, new line 10 their own advantage.
one OF tire best measures they could tdke
would be the construction n railway
running Eorthward from either Fnslu or
!tscn 70 some poas o. ne S ,,t, a" os
the orien; than the he~.nn railway -
tae big feet that England keeps ~ these
waters; while the itiSS.an ra'lWhy IS
capable Of promoting tho common interests
Of TIA. world. the British fleet IN the east
can serve no such useful purpose. II is a
standing menace 10 the peace of the or emit
E~veetlIIv dangerous VIII be the presence
Of this lee, when e. has the ISLAND OF
Chusan at the mouth or the hahstZe' i"r i
The Nippon Is edited by one OF the ablest
| Of japanese "a man VINO nus peeh
/ much abroad snd knows the word. n
/ fortunately for Japan. hcr people are I'M
pu'S.ve. and her easy victory over emma
NAV lead the country into acknowledgements
Z which VIII result 10 It's so1ylutage. The
sp.~-t of the masses of Japan Is for war,
! anJ this spirit may lead the country into
( Howevsr. he men now at the helm OF
/ tho government realize fun wen Janln
/ strength and what is best Tor her Thsk
rea'ize that her navy must first be
! strengthened d. fore she viii be IN post on
/ To demand terms from tho western nations.
/ Yet these mon may be removed any "hF.
I v--.har no a4rae.iu's horlb or ~ uprising
/ 90 tho r. oplr. when tho 90 meets and free
I epret.h NJ longer can 10 suppress q. would
] 0-inr IL about. The crnnernr ~ J7nan ~.
/ h,svavor = man Of anil ~. II has, 20
/ ,,rro decree been his liberal policy which
I las yes'er.ize1 Ta0an. Her advancement
4 only commenced ~ith his ascendency 70
! .bs throne n 1865. Under his ruc was
! tha constitution Of Jaran p-on' uiRate' and
/ n,'v since he has been upon tho throne
Z hgve tho people hal any voice in govern
I =, ~. " Sc therefore safH to asS'We
/ .bat though tNa Ito ministry he over
4 .h~owr. 40 emperor Will appoint an equal
IL eo,,snr,'a 1--we owe.
! As n is now. tho Var'ous branches OF
Z .to Government arc appar enflv giving moro
/ .44nr.far, 70 tho 'ndnc'~iql T"V"lopment or
: T,r-n fban 80 her development rs mill
I ,arv AMI naval po~Nr. Already arrange
/ .ronts a 70 10 .uC ma 10 - send thousands Of
I families 20 TO~ncsa n oNv Ion that natnr-
! NV fcrfia nnI rob isiana. P7fNe- th9n
I 4cveran Z. as = ten producing country. The
Z r~r,s out 20 dev"'ap ''s S'i@ar l"nd7. Tor
Z 4. s-~a- r-,o~o fN~n avvth'Vg else cave
| ce+.on Is Japan deficient N production
'rho NAV &c - h~ing from the Hqwa ian
;-i,pse No. subjects who have hsc1 on
ra~od on tho sugar nlantat'ors and send
,bcr, "a Fo-rnosa. where thoir k"owledGe
vll he az value IN teaching others
ca much for material Janan. 7 hav'
,-ovaled throughout the land: have heaI
~ bcr factories hor sN0ns. her schools
| be- Euddhist and, her Shnto temnl"s; u
1 So. ,-.,..rnuosnf departncutS OF all kinds