San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-19
WHY JAPAN coNQUERs CHINA
Reasons Given by Prominent
Newspaper of the Flow
cry Kingdom.

AsOooOho SANOh ny
Newspaper of the Flow
cry Kingdom.
The great newspapers Of China
seem to have come to the opinion
that China, with its maxims Of
Confucius and it's ancient institu-
tons, is behind the times. A re-
markable article appeared in a
recent issue of the Shanghai News
along these lines aud pointed out
the reasons why Japan has been
victorious in the war now going
on.
eff we compare Japan with our
empire" says the article, which
has created a sensation in the
FlOwery Kingdom, 1--WE must
think OF dot Of dust and a noun
tain. One single Chinese Province
is as large as the whole of Japan.
In the extent OF territory, in the
number Of inhabitants, in the
variety Of its products. in the
wealth of it's citizens, in its credit
abroad, and in the greatness and
power of it's individual citizens,
we are an immeasurable distance
in advance Of Japan. But despite
all these things Japan has beaten
us so far, both on sea and land.
We must ask ourselves why the al.
most impossible has become posi-
BILE. The reason is: Our stubborn
ness printed in the original in
capitals.) Yes, if our government
were not so stubborn we should
have crushed this Japan long ago
and made an imperial province
of it.
"On the contrary from us, Japan,
for thirty years, has taken Europe
as a model, sand in fact initiated
western institutions so rapidly
that it has given rise to ridicule.
That it can bear this ridicule is
proved to-day!
"The most important advances
In this imitation, or adaptation,
however, have been made by Japan
in the last ten years. Why? To
destroy our empire! (These words
are also written in capitals.) Japan
is poor country. Despite this it
has spent large sums for arma-
ment, and there remained, as our
merchants in Yokohama, Kobe
and Nagasaki knew, 100000
yen 25,000,000) in the State treas
ury All of this to conquer China
1t was only our statesmen who
were ignorant of this Japan owns
only thirty-five men-of-war. Its
fleet was not even as strong as our
Northern squadron, and yet it has
not lost ship! But we lament the
loss of two men-of-war and trans
port in the COrean Sea and seven
I ships at the mouth of the Yaloo.
"Since the treaty of peace with
France the decree has been in force
forbidding the importation from
abroad Of firearms and other NUM-
tions Of war without governmental
permission. There would be no
objection to that il our new fac.
tories worked rapidly and supplied
sufficient quantities. But how
inadequate they are has been
proved to the satisfaction of every
one. How different in this regard
is Japan, which keeps, in Berlin
even, a military commission and
ten officers. Therefore, we wish
from our emperor the immediate
fultillment Of the following:
Observation-Disclosures of the
hereditary principle in offices.
Second The remodeling Of the
army and system of instruction,
and all other institutions in which
we are behind the west, according
to European standards.
"Third-The time must end when
a good essay or poem is looked
upon as proof that the writer has
the ability Of statesman.
"Fourth-State places should be
long to talent only.
"Fifth-The Emperor should not
sit in his palace, but should come
out and look at his people.
"SiXth-The Emperor should not
carry on any politics of the harem
"Seventh-He should therefore
drive from Court all women save
two or three SURVIVES, besides the
Empress.
"Eight--All officers who are cow
ards should be condemned. Their
heads should be laid in grace at
their feet.
of these demands fall on deaf
ears, then Japan will conquer our
empire.