The evening times., 1895-11-11
AFFAIRS II THE ElsI
No Fears That America Will Be
Involved in the Coming Crisis.
THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA
Therefore There Is Little Prospect
of Rivalry y-Japan's Case Is Differ
ent, But Nothing Indicates That She
LIS Seeking Alliances

4 recent dispatch from Paris states that
an ambassador or one of The great powers
I has expressed the belief that a grave crisis
| in the far East is imminent, and that II can
only be averted by n alliance between the
United States, Great Britain, and japan.
The ambassador is quoted as saying that
at is impossible for the United States to
remain neutral, as they cannot 3bin,ion
! their China trade to Russia without, "A strug
gle"
| IL is, or course, difficult TO obtain n ex-
preston OF opinion concerning this state
mcnt in any official quarter, but il is easy
! To see that IL is not credited by those who
have the best means OF accurately Judging
the real trend OF affairs In the East.
| They say that hussI',, strictly speaking.
I is not Il commercial power, Il nd that con-
sequen,iy there is little, ir any, probability
OF commercial rivalry between her nd the
I United States.
MAKES LITTLE DIFFERENCE.
Petroleum is their only cunmon export
OF any Importance To CDna ana japan and
I the prepoDsieraDcc oI Russian influence can
make bttie or III difference IN the traue in
that article. Japans ease is OF COURSE
different, nut tDcre Is nothing in the present
situation la Indicate that Japan is seeking
an alliance with either Russia or Great
Britain.
In certain Dcontingencies Russia ana Japan
csc interests might possibly clash IN Korea,
but the recent declaration OF the japanese
government regarding it's policy III that
country must bavc disarned any possible
Jealousy On the part OF Russia.
The announcement that most of the
japanese troops in Korea Will be witiidra VII
when Port Arthur is evacuated is accepted
here as "a guarantee OF Japan's good faith.
The retentionOf n small number OF soldiers
to protect Japanese lives and property caE-
not be regarded as nuiiifying this deciarg-
ton. more especially as it has been Tor
maiiy declared that these also will be
Withdrawn when the Korean government
is able to afford adequate protection 10
foreigners.
PRECEDENT FOR ACTION.
Taking into account the unquestion:,bIe
prcponderancc of Japanese interests in
Korea. which render sucn a cours. both IN L
ural and proper, il does not seem probable
tnat Russia or any other country Will object
10 IL, or perceive in il as has been suggested.
parallel 10 the attitude OF Great Britain
in Egypt.
precedent for the action OF Japan might
be found, If it We're Needed, in the fact
that both Great Britain and Fr;riIcc sta
toned troops at Yokohama for the pfotcc-
ton OF the lives and property OF their peo-
pie during the serious civil coInmotIoiis
which preceded the restoration, and re-
;ainei them there for several years. But
This in a minor point.
The significant fact is that the japanese
government has siemiy repressed certain
OF its ovcr-Zcalous officials snd sub. h.eCts
III Korea ana has frankly declared that its
policy toward that country is strictly
one uf non-ini erferonce. This is the ncst
notable development Of the Eastern site
uation which has Recently occurred.
The news OF Japan's action wa a5doubt!ess
rs welcome at St. Petersburg as at London;
and so far at least may be regarded 4
deterrent TO anything like an alliance be-
tween Great Britain AMI Japan gsinst Rus
sia.
on the other hand il may be taken for
granted that Russia is too sagacious to
waDtonly provoke such an alliance or need
lcssly forfeit the friendship OF either the
United States or Japan.