The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08
A REVOLUTION PROBABLE.
Japanese Control Blocks Russian
Interference.
In Case of War With Russia. the
Initial Advantage Would Be
with Japan, and There Would Be
Little Risk of the Latter Nation
Losing Her Independence Through
Such n Contest.

New YORK, May II cannot believe
Japan will ever submit to the unjust de-
mands and interference of Russia, SAID
the japanese consul general in New
York. Mr.. Hashiguchi, last night. The
news of the governments surrender as
tonishes me.
1.-The sentiment of the whole Japanese
nation is heartily against allowing inter
ference bv any nation in the settlement
of peace with China. We will fight frst
and to the bitter end, whether 1t be Rus
STA, France OF any other country WHICH
tries to steal the fruits OF our victory
I'VE have conquered China ana nave
the right of conquerors to claim Man
churia and the Lao Tung peninsula. Our
troops are there now, $1,000 men, ana
it is the demand of the people that they
remain in possession OF the country.
Port Arthur is the key to the Chinese
empire-a Gibraltar of Japan. 1t Is the
one place of all that is important to us
to retain for our future welfare. It's pos
session would not only be constant re-
minder to China OF Japan's power, but
q point of advantage to hold as menace
against the conquered country.
"Japan's control of Manchurla and the
harbors on that coast blocks Russia's ad-
vance in carrying out the schemes OF
Asiatic aggrandiZement laid out by Peter
the Great and followed by all succeeding
cars This great overbearing power
wants the east for itself and thus sell
tishly, with no right, simply to enhance
its own power, interferes in Japans
claim on territory won by force of arms
in a just cause.
I'm the past Japan and China looked
upon the great power of Russia with lear
Now our nation has lost it's fear and
hat iS
the feeling of the mass of the people.
They would prefer war any day to sub
mission. The patriotism will be aroused
as, it was when the war with China be-
gan.
IF the ministry has complied with Rus
sias demand, an uprising is probable
and doubtless there will be a change in
the government. Perhaps there may be
revolution. l cannot understand why the
ministry should give way in the face Of
such universal opposition.
1.-TWO parties in Japan, the Progressive
and the Liberal, are opposed to the gov
eminent. In the event of the ministry
being overthrown, it is hardly possible
that either would come into power. The
time is not ripe for that. l should think
that the new premier would come from
the ranks of the government party. OF
the men available there is General Ku-
roda- now at the head of the privy coun-
Gil He was premier when the new con-
stitution was promulgated. Matsugata.
minister of finance, is an able man. He
succeeded Premier Ito once before and
might be called on to do so again. Mar
shall Yamagata and Oyama are both
available
I'm case of war with Russia the initial
advantage would be with Japan There
are less than 100000 Russian troops in
Siberia; the government railroad is still
a. long distance from the coast and it
would take five or six months to mass
anv great number of troops on the bor-
der. The Russian fleet on the Pacific is
smaller than ours and many months
would elapse before vessels could arrive
from European waters
ships would be necessary to trans
port troops from the mainland TO Japan
and our men-of-war would fight to the
last to prevent it But even when the
last of our vessels should be destroyed
the coast would still be guarded by the
army and landing of the invaders pre-
vented.
Japan would fight TO the last We
have no fear of losing our independence
through war with Russia II might
mean the sinking of fleet or the losing
of 100000 men, but what is that to a
united people of 100000 fighting for the
principles and territory which they have
already won by blood?
IF / know the sentiment of the people
they never will consent to Russia's de-
priving them of their Chinese posses
sions"
No news Of the situation had been re-
ceived at the consulate.