The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-23

Tas w~-v E7te-es1lnS Ssspztra r1sssiss-
81 Il. resterazy's Foss-Intsl-lgezses- f-e-a
rhe Associates Press correspondent -
-skya. gives grapa8e account q she ean-
ssrsoz a. re japanese ezp2EsL II tAe
-nfdss 81 re eove-z-aez1 oese.als sn1 sur
soca6@s - ever sle-zsrt - activity an1
wealth II TIE coEnsry. TIE co--eszsonsssn;
has been frssxnoes - rs assoclxsio1s-
ais conclusions VIII however. hardly Pc
sc-ep.s8 ~ chose WHO. &lssoagn removed
from fks csztsr % inei3szts. have been
kept simultaneously informed CO the
srs1ss T-2zzsl-ans a. ether Eolars o< 10
less cozse2uezre than Shs japanese CAP
itzL
gzrar Is suxAs-s 1tta triumph ever her
great Oriental rival although Il Is not
TIE arxl tire Z niSsCry xGis has occur-
red. Bar sax Ii AZ the sssE % a va which
has hesz exceedingly costly. she has ar
rzzge5 terms % peace ~hiah amply rein
barse aer Eor der outlay and VII pat Ter
once agzia Or q sosrszg Of armed equality
R4lh znosz o. ths European powers Sc
naS zcsuirxs9 extensive territory II iAe
transfer % xne lslAnG % Forraosa and sse
las. moreover. she prestige @ Tsctory.
WhAs weuld she gaia ~ a saccesstal
VAR against Ire shres great nations. Rus
slz. Germany and France Only the right
% Aola = ts-ritoEy which would be
source Of constant expense Azxaesy II is
government ara srouo.s WIKI ne a13osn-
aag .axleSs tribes q China and Russia
The occupation % Port Artaur would n
60 nae5ly Re a x8ss safeguard 2gainst a
renewal o. kos.flflex On ire part q China
unfn shs Indemnify Is paid bu1 posses
sion o. rhe mainland A85ea nothing 20 a.
pans glarv- proht o. security
On tne other hand. Japan woal3 have
gene into shs coufics heavily Handicapped
she hae hs- reserves. * is true. ont they
are TIE rzv rroops. and they are not efsi-
c1entIy EQUIPPED Her nancy has besn
sF%nt 2axlshlv. and far more would have
heea required. she would nor ne Easins
an aggressive war huf woal3 have 20 &C.
feud herself a al vulnerable Polnts
AxAsnst she crrnbinea neets OF Tire shrse
powers whose base wou13 hs the shores %
China. vhencs they coal6 rely upon 3 Sc
erc1 bar effective support WhlIe Japan
vas Tins engaged. Korea would be play
!ug al ungrateful par Recent events IN
dicate that the country s dsyided, and
THAI II would take little TO turn TIE scale.
The declaration II war ny the European
powers would afford oEsport Gni1y 70 the
anti-JaRaness party II Korea 20 undo al
e ~
years. Tor RE an1i-Japansss seems 70 &c
the ola-fashionea party.
The Unltes States could not al Japan
and England Sas evidently sesn that TIRE
wiser course was for japan 70 make
concession. not because L was altoxether
just. Ia; because the point involved was
net worth going 90 var about Success
% Japan meant a. hest the retention %
something she IS as well Of without D.
Tea; % Japan mean; loss q 81 The boaors
sna s2ols 81 1he Chinese var. ana tae pos
sshle material ACKNOWLEDGMENT o. The thres
powers Il mus lie remembered that a
war wfth she tAree nations would Involve
q vast expense and evea II sRccessfa ally
prosecuted Japan Reula ~ 81 10 position
10 Obtain Indemnity ~ recoznqense from
either 81 The powers Indeed success Ezs
hopeless: Ire powers could not afford 30
Be aesestea and aggressive measures
woold no douast have been keTs % for
years. vctar5lnE The material prosperity
wAich seems now 50 ~ assured
Japan las acted rnost wisely. ana y IS
g - regretted thai in5aElcious friends
Should SEEK 20 sly ~ 5lstrsss5 Or the pa
Ir5otic and capable ministers who hsve
led her uP 20 splen3.5 position Amons
Size great nations