New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21

IN FIAsco-TIIE LEADERS ARREST
ED AND FINED THE MIKADos
POLICY GENERALLY SUPPORT
ED BY THE PEOPLE.
Toxic Julv 2 via Victoria. b. c.. July 2o-There
IL agitation In Japan on account OF the
of the Liao-Tong peninsula to emma. Whch '"'
statesmen now In power In Japan asreeo W ''o""
don the peninsula to China at the bidding OF Ger
many France and Russia, 1t was wen uhuerS'ooa
that the act must cause great dscoh'e". a"o"e
,o,,,icians outside OF official ranks. the Up
nosition in Japan consists OF congeries OF par"cS
each far too small and uniphuontiai 10 uhue''aNe
the task OF administering the Empires aiairS' p"'
all animated by a common desire 10 oVer'hi'" ,"e
Government These parties are not ostehsioiy
divided by any essential political prihc'p'es' INC
most accurate student OF the times couid not o'uw
nm for one a programme which would De accep'eu
nv the rest. Personal Jealouscs ana " "'a.'''
with pages that Time has not eraced hoo ,"o'
anart They know WELL however tna' "''"o"'
amalgamation they can never aeco"p'is" ""' ''e
so,,d and they therefore watch eagerly LOT some
,oar,,ye strong enough to fuse them Into COM
n,ct whole The restoration of the Liao-Iohs pen
in.ula seems TO furnish such an incentive ""'e
the war was In progress. ana especia'y "ne -
became evident that Japan wouid DC compulsory
,,c,or,ous all the newspaper organs OF '"esc
nart,es insisted that an important area OF terri-
49,, IN uanchuria must be wrcsted from CHINA
Irn.rmous in dsavowng any lust for TERRITORIAL
aeerandizement. they nevertheless argued 'ha' 10
maintain Corean independence IL WAS "eoeSe"'' ="
s.ver China's overland and oversee commuhica-
t,ons with the little kingdom-objects whlch cou'd
ho achieved only by acquiring the portion OF South
- oh,rKirp included between the Yaloo and
,n. Lao and by holding the Regents SWORD
peninsula ..
Therefore. when the Governmsnt at'er success
,uuv pressing that claim China. ultimately
agreed to abandon II. the Opposition parties
thought that fate had at length placed 10 the'r
hands n lever strong enough TO oVertu'" ''e
Cabinet but public opinion was against 'he"' AZ
ready wearied by the perpetual chickering's OF
no,itlcal cabals the nation had learned "ha'
strength lies In union and had been iur'he' ava
kened by tho arbitrary interference oi "',"""'
Russia and France 4 keen perception Oh INC i".'
that unless the country were content thehce'o''"
TO accept European dictation II must s''a'" e'e,'
merge TO develop It's material resources ana 10
place its army and navy on srcal'y ""o'''''
footing With such tasks on mana 'hc'e ""' ~
time for party agitation. The rerocesso" Vi we
Lao-Tong peninsula was painiui shoch " ."'
country but since any struggle TO retain II III '"e
,aca OF such overwhelming force as the three Euro
oo, powers WELD must have resulted In disaster
and humiliation the nation. on the whoe' ie'. no
umbrage against the Cabinet. when hau S'e''e'
with the best grace possible uhhe' '"' o
stances The coun;rys sole duty NO" ""' W
Hc
sudden apparitlon OF European "'e'"'' "
Eastern affairs
NOT SUSTAINED by THE PEOPLE.
..so. ~. opco.ltion parties began to agi-
tate on the platform and in the press 'hry 'ouhu
~ .,s,he,ic ~ not hostile audience. None the
,oss their leaders unwilling TO sacrifice the "c'a-
slon struggled hard TO achieve ther PROJECT "a
union Delegates from the various paf"eS ',''"'
bed 20 DISCUSS programme. and many "''p'''
.tt.Ha "A -
title and a manifesto. To Western n''h'' VIZ AZ
near tina, the only obstruction In the path OF poll
,c,,rs desirous OF association Is the evolution OF
crecd 10 which all subscribe, but IN Japan 'he'e
arc other difficulties. Tho law n ena''en ny '"'
piet Itself provides that every poiteal parry ""''
duly inform the police OF It's existence 'h"A' ''.'
ter Az n party and must not combine win another
marty unless one or the other disso'ves it, own OF
,.r,va,,on and abandon It's independent STATUS
yy,,h ,hesc terms II was hard for the opposition
cotcrIe in Japan 10 comply. The factions ''u'" '''
trust each other sufficiently 10 break up 'he'' rePN
mi. ORGANIZATIONS with any certainty OF At"o"b 70
altlon emerging from the ruins. and they cou'' ho'
form the nucleus OF a new party without the Gun
dl,,ous prescribed by laws OF their own enactment
They adopted the latter altefnauNe, ".t''' ,.
howeycr 10 evade the law by pretending mat thel,
nontiies were merely fortnitous gatherings OF
men holding similar views. ana that 'nc'i ma so
was a Kind OF spontaneous expression OF th'Se
views.
TIE GOVERNMENT OK THE ALERT
rh. Government however was not hoodwinked.
One morning the agitating politicians received an
lntimation from the police that, having fahe' 10 'o
serve the proper legal formalities. their meetings
must henceforth lie discontinued. the projectors
being ut the same time. summoned TO answer De-
fore IN. courts for their unlawful procedure
trial Of great interest ensued curious feature
~ the drama being that one OF the politicians ar
ralgned had himself drafted and proposed In me
pet me 1 ye.y def-ndants were represented by
seven barristers. all violent partlsahs OF 'ns se"s
held by their clients. The accused men Al thcir eA
animation az well ms the counsel In their speeches.
endeayored to convert the courtroom proce.dIhss
the Iiao-Tong peninsula and denouncins the states
who had agreed to give BACK ane , ressi.osy.
tempted demonstrations. and after careful near,
Ing the accused men were found guilty ana hned
Meanwhile the police have resorted TO drastic
aismn,cd 10 meet. they were quickly Dispersed
and in than one instance the guardians OF the
law certainly exceeded their constitutional powers
by violating the sancty OF private houses The
former japanese representative TO Corea. Osh was
bmt he complaint speedily elected from the chief
OF the Toxic police an admission that the consta-
bles had acted improperly and an apology Tor their
by this time IT had become evident that the ,.
one party. me Progres.ionsts VINO; s unaer tne
ccani SERu@ S 'Ih s Of sn
OF Foreign Affairs, have never ceased to oppose
@ o scs at in I @ paT m s
struggle In the present crisis on June &c. mass
meeting was announced 10 be held IN ono OF the
principal buildings in the capital admission being
free and well-known politicians being advertised to
| speak. An audience some two thousand strong as
sembled In tho spacious hall. and twelve orators
cendcd the platform In turn. all men OF capacity and
| repute, and the audience showed great eag~rness
| to hear them. But not one managed 10 prolong his
| address for than ten minutes. No sooner did
a speaker touch the retrocesson OF the LAO
| Tong peninsula begin TO arragn the Cabinets
| diplomacy than he ordered by the police TO
| resume his seat. The whole demonstration was a
| nasco.
| FIRMNESS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Two facts. however. were established: First. that
| the Government, is determined to employ every
means within Its power to save the country from
futile agitation at this critical period, and second
| that the organizers and supporters are confined
| to the Progressonists-a party which commands
] l .ha iasa hauae Of Tia