The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
JAPAN AND THE BEARS PAW.
THE MINADO DIDN'T TRY TO
SQUARE RUSSIA N ADVANCE.

He Realized That 10 satisfy One
Power Would Be 10 Give UmbraEc
10 AnOthcr-Japnn's Territorial
Area Increased 25 Per Cent. by Her
New AcauisitiOns-An Increase of
100000 in Population.
San Francisco. May 12.-The steamship
City Of Pekin arrived this morning from
the orient. bringing Yokohama dates to
April 26. The United Press correspondent
says: Japan is criticised because she did
not square Russia beforehand. She
must have known. IT is alleged. that her
expansion would clash with Russian i'm
terests; that If the great bears paw was
not to be extended, he must have morsel
to keep him quiet. Certainly Japan did
know that. She knew that Germany's
friendship was OF too selfish a character
TO stand any strain. Germany has never
done anything for Japan without being
paid. The history of her relations with
the new oriental power has been a series
of hard bargains. 1t was always easy TO
see that If stronger inducements were Of
fered she would at any moment abandon
an amicable attitude. As for France. her
role in the orient had been invariably die
tion she now takes is perfectly consistent
with her precedent Yet Japan did not
attempt to pldcate these powers by pre-
vious arrangement. She has learned the
uselessness Of such attempts To satisfy
one power is to give umbrage to another
For a time it was industriously ru-
mored that a secret understanding existed
between her and Russia. Thereupon Brit
lEh gugnftlOns aroused and the En-
glish press clamored.
THE area of territories ceded by China
to Japan, namely, the LiOa Tung penin-
sula, Formosa and the Pescadores, is &c.
956 square miles, of which l6 100 square
miles represent the lioa Tung peninsu-
la. Speaking approximately Japan in-
creases her dominion by % per cent, and
her whole area becomes greater than that
of the United Kingdom, Great Britain
and Ireland, and nearly equal TO the COM
bined areas of France and Spain. With
regard to population, no accurate statis-
ties are yet available, but II may be as
sumed that Formosa has a population or
100000, the PesCadOres a population or
5000 and Lioa Tung peninsula "a pOpula-
tion OF 100000. Thus the total popula-
ton or the Japanese empire becomes a.
O0O,0OO which is greater than the popula-
tion of France or Germany. The GUS
toms receipts OF Formosa are over 1000 600
yen and those at Ying Kow (New Chang
"The Japan Mail says: 1T is stated
that half the indemnity to be paid by
emma Will De borrowed from wealthy
Americans, through efforts of Mr.. Fos-
ter, and the remaining half from two
countries of Europe
There was a pumor lately rife at Ha-
cheng that Gen. Chang rsi Lung had
presented an address TO the throne pray
ing for the construction of a railroad
between PelSin and HankOw, and the re.
moval of the capital from Pekin to Nan
! kin"
London. May 12.-The Post will to-mor-
row publish dispatch from ST. Peters
burg stating that the final negotiations
between Russia and Japan are proceeding
in the most friendly manner.
A dispatch to the Daily News from Vi
emma, which will be published to-mor-
hal has been received there saying that
Japan will make the island of Formosa
an autonomous colony, which will have
no representation in the japanese parlia-
ment
The Times will tomorrow publish dis
patch from Paris stating that Germany
has formed. under the direction of the
Disconto Gesellschaft, a powerful group,
which is inclined to issue the Chinese loan
on condition that the guarantees shall be
controlled by "A European commission.
The countries interested in effecting peace
will probably agree that the loan shall
be Issued IN equal shares by Germany.
France, Russia and England. IL is stated
that the loan Will be f50,O00.000 at first and
this will be followed by successive issues
at intervals, in order TO prevent the mar
ket from being swamped by single loan.
1t Is understood that China does not wish
to pay the indemnity too early and that
not Withdrawn too soon in order that she
may be able to reconstitute her own forces
so that they will be effective In case Of
an outbreak by the Black Flags or others