Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-13

the tause OF leading Japan into trouble
With other nations within the near
future. Personally AN inclined TO
think that al 10 very distant date
span will have trouble with this coun-
try, snd that the bone OF
contention will be Hawai-.
Every ono familiar with the recent his
tory OF that country will readily recall
the fact that followed the deposition OF
Qleen L,iuOkallni. aud after this coun-
try had Withdrawn its temporary pro-
tectnrate, there were numerously re-
/ Deated reports In circulation that 1t
was the purpose of japan TO proclaim
protectorate over the Islands with
the eventual purpose, OF course, OF an
nexation. Tney bad Two or more war
ships IN the immed ate vicinity, and
their maneuvers and the air OF mystery
which attached 10 their operations In
I general lent color 10 the report.
$50 seriously was the matter dis
cusse1 that Jopsn was hnally forced TO
make statement IN which she denied
having any intentions upon the Island
She undou0ted at that time foreshW
her coming struggle with China, and
she probably had 10 desire to compli-
cate matters by having any serious dill
rerences with this country, There can
be little doubt, however, that her eyes
1 wers and nave Deen for some Tins SGT
on the island. A great many OF her
people are located there, aud she has
great commercial interests centered
there, which, independent OF the
great strategic importance OF the
Island, made her naturally coVetous
OF possessing 1t, aud gave her what she
deemed ufHcient reasons in case OF in
ternal troubles there OF assuming pro-
tectorste over it. After her d ifsrsnces
Win China are settled, think there is
Ilittle doubt that she will again assume
! har o. forts In this direction, and with
/ bar inheritance swslled Tlth the sense
/ OF her easy victory over China, she will
! ba mrch more aggressive la her opera
tions than before. IL may os that / am
mistaken, aud l trust thaS am, but
small be rather surprised II something
like this does not occur, unless such
steps would be taken as would place
Hawaii definitely nnder the control OF
this government
CRUISER VERSUS BATTLEsHIP'
"In reply to the question at the be-
Fiening OF this article Commodore
Slcard, the commandans OF the Brook
IIyn Navy Yard, ssid. well, / am
rather inclined to think that Deductions
Of considsrab.e vAlus have been drawn
/ from the battle OF the Yslu with refer
ence 70 The relative value OF Hsrships.
There has been considerable talk TO the
effect that the result Of that.hght show
ed = marked superiority OF the cruiser
over the battleship. | cannot accept
that conclusion IS a logical ons, how
ever, It seeming 30 mo that the very op-
posIte ls the proper deduction TO DE
/ drawn from that fight. The mere fact
that the Chinese we're defeated Is no
proof that their ships were Inferior 30
shoss OF tho japanese They were de-
featsd simply because they DID sot hEht
their ships with any degree OF sfiicisncy.
"Whsn we consider how slighty
damaged most OF their battlsships were
AZ the close Of tho fight, 10 spite oil their
moor handling, ana the further fact OF
OF the enormous damage which one OF
their 10 inch shells inflicted on tho Tag
ship OF the Jap.oess h4eE, toe concIu-
sion seems irrsslstiDis that, had they
been fought properly, they would have
readily defeated the lighter armed
innd quuned vessels OF this japan
asa feet. The fact is thss when
one OF the battieihips can
succeed In placing we'll one Of JUS large
projectiles like q l2-inch shell against q