The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-01-03
COLLEGE NOTES.
KIN TAKAHAsHI, 's5l
+. A. PENLAND. IS Editors.

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other from China. The young ladies
were dressed in their native costumes
which lent force and interest to the
debate.
First speaker was Miss o. Chiye.
elena Hastings.) The second was
Miss Young Chen, katie Love-
Miss o. Chiye said: 1--WE peace
loving japanese girls feel greatly re-
lieved that the war is almost over,
II present indications hold true the
neighbor nations Of Japan and China
are about to shake hands across the
Yellow Sea and agree that Korea
shall be independent We were
spurned and insulted but our victories
make it possible for me to hide my
intense emotion and speak calmly.
Although these three nations OF the
O1ent may have decided the matter,
to the majority Of those not directly
concerned in Eastern affairs the ques-
ton OF JapaSs right or wrong doing
may still be somewhat unsettled.
Whether this war might have been
avoided by the Pursuance OF some
other course on our part; whether
Chiaa's encroachnents on the liber-
ties and rights Of our empire were
snMcien. to justify Japan's declaration
Of war, in behalf Of Korea and her
eva interests is the subject under dis
cuBion.
Resolved: That Japan was justih-
able in her course ia the present wal
with China.
To prove that statement | have
come across sea and continent from
the sunrise land to be here tonight
China has population and re-
sources each ten times larger than has
Japan.
In lneir great wall which has re-
sisted time for twenty-five centuries is
an illustration of another wall of ira
ditional customs and conceited self
approval which the Chinese as ma
ton have ellctel between themselves
and the progress of the world around
them.
The Chinaman is inseperable from
his national customs.
In contrast notice the progressive
spirit of the Japa ,ese as nation.
As for Korea lit lie rock peninsu-
la reaching like mischeivous hand
between China and Japan, her only
importance is derived from her pc
sitioa.
Korea is 0: some commercial impor-
tonce to China. Japan especially
has large business interests in Korea
must effect herself.
China is the agressor in the present
war and Korea her helpless instru.
ment.
These difficulties between our EN-
pire and that of China are not new
but trouble has been brewing for year
and only checked at each uprising b.
the efforts OF the japanese govern
ment. ~
Undoubtedly, the results of thu
China-Japanese war will show TIT
course of my empire to have been
wise and just
Miss Young Chen in reply said: |
ANY importance is to be attached tc
the Old adge "Strike when the iron il
hot" l beg the audience not to lie
Russia and England know, what al
opportunity they have tonight. A
YOU know these countries have eacl
waited patiently through the last five
months until this subject of Korea
independence should become suffl
ciently heated, for them to strike al
efTcctual blow.
1t will never do for them to know
that the subject has been brought to
white heat tonight by the impassione'
speech of Japanese lady.
The hatred on the part of Japai
was brought about by the invasion c
the Japanese, and the fearful devas
tltion wrought by them in the seven
teenth century.
So in these former disagreement
between China and Japan, China a
Korea's Sovereign, has acted the pan
not of an agressor, but that OF a jus
and wise ruling nation while Japa
has acted the part of an auociou
meddler.