Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-19
JAPAN IS JEALOUS
Will Attempt to Duplicate the Eastern
Navies of Three Nations.
WAR FOOTING TO BE SOME THING ENORMOUS
England, Russia and China She Will Be
Prepared to Fight.
HER CONQU,Sr HAS CRAZeD HER PEOPLE
Determined to Extend Their Territory in
Every Direction.
C0NQU.s ST HAS CRAZeD HER PEOPLE
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR The FUTURE
Arrangements Urged by the Government by
Which the Fleet viii in Twenty
Years Reach Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Tons,

Years Reach Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Tons,
Copyrighted, 1885, by Press Publishing Company
YOKOHAMA April 27.-(New York World
Cablegram-Specia Telegram)-War with
China having ended, Japan is rapidly
preparing for possible war with other
nations. The complications with Russia have
allayed internal political strife, the emperor's
proclamation has quickened the popular
pulse and the government papers are full OF
articles in regard to increasing the navy in
order that Japan may defend herself against
the most powerful nations of the world. The
Yomiuri, an organ of the ministry, has this
very significant editorial utterance, the
blanks referring to England and Russia:
1.-The first thing to BE- considered with ref
erence to the building Of new ships is the
question, What countries must Japan regard
as possible opponents, for the strength of her
navy must be fixed on the basis of the force
that her opponents may be able to bring
against her. The possible opponents Of the
empire are the and China, con-
sequently we must be prepared to hold our
own against these three powers simulta-
neously. The first of the three countries has
an eastern fleet of about $4,000 tons, and as
that country has now reached the zenith Of
its power there is little probability of its
eastern fleet being increased.
JAPAN'S GREAT TASK.
"The second country is engaged in raising
the strength of its eastern fleet to 10000
TONS But as its military strength is de-
veloped chiefly in Central Asia, its object in
increasing it's eastern squadron is simply to
have in these waters force equal to the
former power. With regard to China, it may
be that she will entertain a desire to be
avenged on Japan, but to achieve such an
ambition she would have to greatly multiply
her present military organization. For the
present therefore, she will probably have tc
be content with the thought of revenge
| Hence we may conclude that she will aim a
nothing more than the possession of a fee
competent to cope with that of either of the
powers referred to, or, in other words vii
restore her fleet to the strength 1t had be
fore the war, or 10000 tons.
"Thus the combined tonnage Of the thre
countries naval forces in cas- waters wou'
not exceed 250,OO0 tons, and to that poin
japan must endeavor to raise her navy. Wit
regard to the method of carrying out tha
program, omitting the vessels now in our pos
, session. and those already IN course of con
struction, or ordered, If 10000 tons be adde
, to the navy each year the total require
| would be reached in twenty-five years, and
= the ships that we have already were, togethe
with those ordered, or in course Of construc
t ton, to be included in the account, period c
t less than twenty years would suffice to brin
! the navy to 25O,OOO tons.
= WORK WILL NEVER END.
CAS- however, the life of vessel of wa
does not exceed much over twenty-five years
we should have to go on building steadil
10000 tons yearly in order to keep up on
navy Estimating the cost of a man-of-wa
and her armament at 1000 yen par ton, it re
suits that we should have to spend 10, 900 90
yen tor dollars) every year"
The above publication presents the sent
= ment of the government, 1t signifed thf
= the Japanese intend to acquire the most pow
9 erful navy in the world. Their war spirit
up. They are eager to acquire more terrtor
= and become the power OF the east The
r spirit OF extension of territory seems to kno
= no bounds. Yet the leaders are conservatiy
Y enough not to attempt to move too rapid!
: Japan has already increased her navy by eigl
torpedo boats and those war ships taken frol
: China.
e News comes from China that various syI
h dicates of Americans and Europeans hay
S offered loans in the aggregate several tim
II larger than the indemnity she has agreed
Z pay.
s John w. Foster is said to have negotiate
IS for an American syndicate TO take half Il
e loan, the other half payable to be secure
e from England and Germany. China is an
Z ious to pay the indemnity Immediately. VI
til she pays. the Japanese troops are to no
| Wel-Hai-Wei.