The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-07
JAPANESE FAVOR PEACE
The ViCtors Desire to Bring the
War to an End.
OPPOSED BY THE MILITARY GLASS.
The Latter Favor Extravagant Demands
Which WIN Not be Insisted Upon by the
More Conservative-Ch Merchants
Seeking Japanese Registration.

Seeking Japanese Registration.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. THE steamship
China brings the following advices from
Toxic Japan, dated Dec. 2l: All trust
worthy signs now point to a speedy peace.
Events have marched with great rapdity
In the last two weeks The Chinese hopes
OF resistance have broken down, and n
formal offer of direct negotiations has
been made.
Little progress was made until after the
capture Of Port Arthur, when the Chinese
at last appeared to realize the necessity of
Immediate action, and they declared their
readiness TO appoint a representative of
sufficient rank and to invest him with full
powers from the central government The
choice Of an appropriate place of meeting
remains to be considered. The Chinese
have designated one Of their own ports
Shanghai, as a desirable rendezvous, but
to this Japan will not consent, and consid-
cradle time has been lost in discussing the
locality, but the movement towards the
peace is proceeding, however, in apparently
good faith on the Chinese part, and with
sincerity by the Japanese
The Japanese ministers are thoroughly
aware that the interests Of their country
will be most worthily served by bringing
the war to an end with the least possible
delay The task before them is not an
easy one, for the strong and active mill
tary class is bent ON further conquest on a
large scale, and the public feeling is all in
favor of inflicting additional punishment
on the enemy and demanding inordinate
terms of settlement. es
General Yamagata has returned from
Manchuria, leaving the command of the
first army to Lieutenant General Nozu,
and is now in attendance on the emperor
at Hiroshima. Although undoubtedly
suffering from illness, it is believed that
the main purpose of his recall was to Sc
cure his influence in restraining the in
temperate ardor Of the military faction
and facilitating the arrangements for an
early restoration of peace. n/,
Until the proper occasion for proclaim
ing an armistice presents itself the mill
tary operations Will continue with una
bated vigor. japan will not be tempted
to relax her aggressive energy, nor will
| she be automatically maneuvered out of
any of the advantages she has.
The Chinese merchants are returning in
great numbers from their own country to
| the Japanese ports, and are seeking regis
| tration on tine footing of Japanese sub
| jects Wherever the japanese flag is
raised the inhabitants signify their desire
| to live under its protection. Most of the
prosperous citizens of Port Arthur and
| Kin Chow, on returning to the homes
| from which they had fled during the last
days of Chinese military occupation, have
posted signs on their walls giving their
| names and addresses as residents in the
| "New Dominion of Japan"
| On Dec. an immense festival was held
in Toxic to celebrate the capture of Port
Arthur. With a single exception this was
the only purely popular demonstration
ever attempted in Japan the first being in
honor of General Grant during his mem
orable visit to the capital in 1879.