New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-16
and extorted something Of good from n reluc
tant Legislature.
METZ ORDFR IN TIE EAST.

Tho world learned several new lessons in war
fare from the recent struggle between Japan and
China. and now The settlement OF peace Is equal
IL Instructive. Not In the memory of man has
any other conqucring Power imposed such terms
imam IFS fallen foe The rule has been that ito
the victor belong the spolls," and usually the
spolls have been taken in a manner calculated
70 humiliatc The beaten nation as much rs pos
sjblc. Germany insisted upon marching her vie
torious lcgions through the streets OF Paris, and
crowned her Emperor in the Hall Of Mirrors nj
Versailles. France showed no generosity to
siam. Russia simply swallowed Turkcstan. ana
would have done the same thing with Turkey had
moi England inicrfcrcd And rs for England. Il
successful war means conquest and annexation
every time Japan, too, might have followed NE
same stern course There was nothing TO pre-
vent her from taking Picking and debating terms
of peace within the inncrmost precincts OF the
Forbidden City. Instead. she called malt 10
her armies and held upon her own soil the conil-
ell for pcacc and the whole tone of the ncg"Iia-
lions was that Of a conference between equals,
instead of between victor and vanquiShcd
The terms Of peace are. of course. favorable 10
J,non Rut in no respect are they unduly hui
initiating 10 China and they secnre-apaF'' "'
course from the Indemnity and the ceSsloh 'l
Formosa-no advantages for Japan which are not
also freely extended TO all the world. 'or'i
must be independent that is an international
gain China must relax some Of her barparous
laws toward all foreigners as well rs japanese
China must open her harborS and rivers 10 me
commerce not of Japan alone but OF the world
China must permit the Introduction of machinery
not merely from the shops Of Japan. nut from
those Of England and Germany and America rs
well. japan, in brief has simply done What Tor
many years the European Powers have wanted
10 do but have been too jealous OF each other 10
do. She has "opencd" China But she has done
50 not as England or Germany or Russia would
have done. for exclusive selfish gain. hut for The
common Gain Of the whole world.
In taking Formosa and some minor islands for
her own she has. of course. effected some impor-
tant sclfagcrandizcmcnt But she has taken
lands which geographically form natural part
Of her Empire. and over which China's authority
has been little more than nominal The report
that she will max, Formosa autonomous j.. If
true exceedingly interesting. That Is nos the
WAY In which a conquered province * usually
disposed -. \ military dictatorship or a Crown
colony system would seem more In order Eui III
this. is wei as IN the rest Of the case, Japan SETS
a new example 10 the world II may be- that
through her extraordinary political genius She
Will bc able % make that savage and an1rrhc
island peacefully Sclfgoy, rnus. - She has wilt
in a few year, TRANSFORMED her own ancient d''-
potism into q free representative government.
She has done 50 many extraordinary thing, that
it will noi do 10 pronounce even This Impossible.
I,ut what a spectacle il all Is. few years
ago. actually down 10 twelve months back. the
European Powers wer" looking plironZnely
upon Japan aS an inferior nation existing only
upon their sullcrancc. 10 be worked for their
profit. and one day entirely disposed II rs they
pleased Now. Japan takes rank ~ a iirsiclaSS
Power and they must form triple or quadruplc
league " sclfslcfence against her. lest she take
II in hand 10 dispose rs she please, OF their
Asian interests 1t IS the most striking example
OF the rcyiyicaiion Of dead bones the world has