The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-10
JAPAN TALKS PEACE
Diplomats Anxious to Realize the
Fruits of Victory.
A BLOT ON IAPAN'S FAME
Meanwhile the Japan Army Has been
Giving the Tartar Warriors
Good Heating.

San Francisco. Jan. 6.-The steam
snip China arrived today from Yoko-
hama, bringing the following advices:
Toxic. Japan, Dec. 21.--All trust
worthy signs point to speedy negotia
ton for peace. Events have marched
with great. rapidity in the last two
weeks. The Chinese hopes of resistance
have broken down and a formal offer
Of direct negotiations has been made.
Little progress was made until after the
capture of Port Arthur, when the Chi
nese at last appeared to realize the
necessity for immediate action and they
declared their readiness to appoint a
representative of sufficient rank and in
vest him with full powers from the CEN
trail government.
The Japanese ministers are thorough
ly aware that interest in their country
will be most worthily served by bring
ing the war to an end with the least
possible delay. The task before them
is not an easy one, for the strong and
active military class is bent upon fur
Their conquest on a large scale, and pub
lie feeling is all in favor of infficting add
ditional punishment on the enemy and
demanding inordinate terms of settle
ment. Until the proper occasion for
proclaiming an armstice presents itself,
military operations will be continued
with undated vigor. Japan will not be
tempted to relax her aggressive energy,
nor will she be automatically ma
neouyred out of any of the advantages
she holds.
General Yamagata has returned from
Manchuria, leaving the command of the
first army to Lieutenant General Nozu,
and is now in attendance upon the en-
peror at Hiroshima. Although undoubt t
| edly suffering from illness, it is believed
that the main purpose of his recall
| was to secure his influence in restrain
| ing the incorporate order of military
faction and facilitating arrangements
for an early restoration of peace.
BLOT ON JAPAN'S FAME.
To inquiries as to whether additional
| facts have been received bearing upon
the excesses of the Japanese soldiers
at Port Arthur, the government replies
| that reports are not completed, and thai
g. prefers to wait until a full record car
prepared. However, 1t authorize.
lie statement that no new discoverie!
atrocities committed by the Chimes
of acts of treachery which may hav,
icited Japanese troops to revengefu
lolence will lessen in slightest degree
It's condemnation of misdeeds, which arr
a stain upon the national credit and fol
which the country was totally UMPIRE
pared.
The government believed that disci
pline was so thoroughly established IL
the army that no conceivable circum
stance could provoke the troops to dis
order. much less to Indulgence in feroci
ty and cruelty. 1t has suffered bite
disappointment in the discovery tina
the high standard 1t hoped to maintain
without blemish has been forgotten OF
one occasion of fierce excitement anc
passion by men to whom the empires
prestige has been confided.
Chinese merchants are returning il
great numbers from their own countr,
to Japanese ports and are seeking regis
tration on a footing on Japanese sub
jects.
on December an immense festiva
was held in Toxic to celebrate the cap
ture of Port Arthur With a single ex
ception this was the only purely popu
lar demonstration ever attempted 4
japan The first was in honor of Ger
eral Grant during his memorable visi
to the capital in 1873.
From the army of General Oyama, o
Lao Tung peninsula, little news of In
portance is received. On November
the Japanese entered the walled tow
of Foo Chow, on the road to Me-
Chwang, without meeting the resistant
which had been anticipated. The jar
anese at once resumed their northwar
/ march, and at latest accounts were clos
! upon Kaiping, large town only
! miles from New Chwang. Whereve
.. the Japanese flag is raised the inhab
i tants signify their desire 10 live undo
'.s protection.