The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-12
ALL INDICATES PEACE.



BAN FRANCISCO, January q. - The
steamship China arrived to-day from
Yokohama, bringing the following Toxic
advises up to December 81:
All Trustworthy signs now point 10 q
speedy peace. Events have marched
with great rapidity in the last two weeks.
The Chinese hopes Of resistance have
broken down. and . formal offer Of d.
rect negotiation has been msde. Some
'ime ago the Japanese government con.
sented 10 receive communications ten.
deTesi by China through the agencies Of
the American legations in sking and
Toxic. and Ministers Dun and DENLY
have sinoe served ~ mediums for con-
ses.Eg the views OF the oontending par.
ties. Little progress Was made until
alter the capture oi Port Arthur, when
the Chinese at last appeared to realize
the necessity Tor immediate action, aud
they declared their readiness To appoint
. representative Of sufficient rank and
To inyes, him with full powers from the
central government. The choice OF an
appropriate place Of meeting remains TO
Is considered. The Chinese have desig-
mated one OF their own ports. Shanghai,
as = desirable rendezvous, but 10 this
Japan will not consent. Considerable
time has been loet in discussing the To-
ealiy, bat the movement toward peace
lie procredibs. however. In apparently
good faith Ola the Chinese side and with
sincerity ON the japanese side. The
Japanese Ministers are thoroughly aware
that th- Interests of their country would
10 mo-, sor,hily served by bringing the
Mar Ia an end with the least possi bic de-
lay. Tho tack before them 10 not an
~ssy one, for the strong and active mill
,xry class 10 bent upon further conquest
on n large scale aud ia. public feeling is
all In favor oil iniiiciihg additional pun
ishment ON the enemy and debating in
ordinate terms of settlement Until the
proper occasioB for prociaifiing an ar
nil.tiev presents itself the military OPP
~ta,ions will continue with unHhals-i
yigor. Japan sill hot lie tempted 10 re-
Lax her aggressive energy. nor will she
10 automatically Unanswered out oi any
OF the sdsahtag che hoids.
6~h~fai istnaga,a has retained from
Maneharta. l~asiBg the command OF the
nrsi army To Northumberland Nojra.
and 10 no~ in attendance upon the En-
p~ror ., Hiroshima. Although undoubs-
eddy suffering from Illness. IL IL believed
tina, the main purpose OF HE recall MAS
to e~rur- HE influence in restraining the
ins~mpera,1 arior Of the military fac
ton anil facilitating til. arrangements
lot an early restoration Of peace.
What 10 known ~ the strobg foreign
policy party In Japan commands . ma.
yority oil sut~s In the lower House Of the
Diet. and are the governments oppo-
nents- Thes~ men stand in the ~ay oil
. moderate settlement Of the quarrel t.c-
tween their country and China. Their
organs advoua,- nothing less than the
Absorption oi Msnehusia. the tAAo Tung
Peninsula and fo,tnosa into the Japan
c~~ Empire and tho ~xaeiion OF . heavy
indemnify from China They talk largely
OF JaJsn's rising 90 the level oi her dee.
ssny Of her responsibility la build sone
ncS cd,acr ~ Administration on the ru-
in, @. the dynasty che ~ about 10 pull
down. and OF The folly oi abandoning 20
Western sssrcssaoh iral,s oi her hardly
/ sou tucuessrs. II is scArcs-ly possible
| that anr isrtw 81 psare acceptable 10y
! thsus sill saiisly these politicians, bot
tho government ~iit not he guided boy
them. twili make such comptuinise a.
shaiI viniica,c 1Aiszn's moderation With
90. sacrificing her ti,les.