The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-16
JAPS Will Be MAD.
The Loss Of War Spoils Win
Anger the Popuiace.
THEY ARE KEPT IN IGNORANCE.
The Government Prevented Them Know.
ing the Action Of the Powers and the
Yielding TO the rotest-Russia Played
n Sharp Trick.

SAN FRANCISCO, May l3.-The steam.
ship City Of Pekin has arrived from
Hong Kong and Yokohama, bringing
the following correspondence, dated
Toxic II was written before Japan
yielded to the protests of the powers
men ioned News travels to the United
States sooner by wire than 1t is given
ont in Japan, and even yet the populace
may be ignorant that Japan has yielded,
or even that such q protest was made.
The following information is valuable,
rs it shows what may result when it is
made public. The letter reads as fol-
lows:
Although totally ignorant up TO
this day of what is in store, the people
of Japan are about to receive a heavy
blow of adverse fortune. To what ex-
tent the news Of the hostile combina-
tion Of Russia, Germany and France
has been made public in Europe and
America, residents of Japan have no
means Of knowing; but in this coun-
try, IL remains secret of state and
may not be authoritatively disclosed
for some time to come. Rumors are
prevalent, but the startling fact that
the three great powers have united to
deprive Japan of the continental terri
tory ceded by China is scarcely sus.
pected by any outside the official circles.
No japanese newspaper has yet OBJ.
tanned information on the subject, but
foreign journals indulge only In vague
speculation. Upon the general popu.
lace the stroke has ye. TO fall.
1.-The indignation, which the Japanese
government does not affect to conceal
is intensified by the tardiness with
which the intentions of the three
powers were revealed. Many weeks
ago they were frankly notified of the
general terms to be imposed upon
China.
"But it seems as if Russia had pur.
posely schemed to put Japan into
painful and disadvantageous position
by waiting until the great bulk of the
Japanese army had crossed to the con-
tinent. She certainly strengthened her
own hand, for now the troops are / 900
miles away from their base of supplies,
and the powerful Russian feet may
keep them isolated to prevent their re.
turn home,
"Germany's purpose is hardly less
clear, though the language of her com.
munication is so needlessly offensive
that a mask of braggadoclo might per-
haps be suspected. France exhibits no
wanton disCourtesy, and the belief is
strong that she was unwittingly led
into the league, and joined it only as a
manifestation of her newly born affec.
tion for the northern power. The atti-
tude of England is regarded with deep
interest and some surprise 1t has long
been thought here that if any western
nation watched with jealousy the rapid
development of japanese power, it was
Great Britain. 1t is nee6 ess TO say her
refusal to take part in the unfriendly
manifestation causes great gratifica.
tion.
Until the appearance of this dark
cloud it seemed that nothing could OBJ
scure the sunshine of Japan's new
prosperity. The government was
cheered and gratified by the enthusiasm
with which the treaty of peace had
been received in all parts of the EN-.
pire. So unfavorable and so unani.
NOUS verdict was not looked for
But the emperor favored peace and the
hOtheads became peaceful"