The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-22
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IA WIIT, BRAZIL, SIAM, THU
PHIL IPrINES, WI1HIN HER SPHERE.
Ambitions Designs ofthe Japanese JiuEoep
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Ambitions Designs ofthe Japanese JinEoep
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From the london Times.
As Count Okuma. the new Minister for Foreign
Affairs in Japan. lie energetically supported by
the strong foreign-policy party. and is to some
extent under their influence IL Is important to
know what the views aud aims of this party arc.
| These are get forth very clearly by tho TumurS
!Shinbun in two recent articles, of which the fol-
lowing Is n
The policy Of the outgoing ministry in theiR
conduct OF foreign affairs has been n temporiB-
ing one. Whenever rudoly awakened from their
hamilton to face an emergency they have been
seized with panic and. true to their motto ct
Anything for peace and quiet" have sought
an issue from the difficulty in concession and
| compromise. In place of this negative, unentor.
prlsinR policy the Japanese people require of the
incoming Cabinet an active. independent. 60"
ahead policy, which shall give Japan q position
OF vantage among the nations. To those who
say that the perfection of our military organiza-
tion must precede the adoption OF such an atti-
tude we reply that diplomacy cannot DO said to
exist IL its only weapon is war. aud that a large
| field is open for the exercise of diplomatic skin
| before an appeal need DO made to arms.
The failure of the retiring Government wao
due to just this want of diplomatic manmuvre.
to their lack Of initiative and of expedient In
covering a retreat. For instance, the retrooes-
sion of the Leao-tong Peninsula was assented to
at once. to the great relief no less than to the
great surprise of the three powers, who had
| feared IA forcible resistance. A strong Japanese
Cabinet would have procrastinated. made .
show of iron resolution, attacked the weak
points in their opponents position. and. In
eventually yielding, would have managed to Sc
cure an advantage of some kind to themselves.
Such a refusal to acknowledge defeat is the
secret of diplomacy: 1t was well exempli1ed by
the Greek Government in their affairs with
Turkey ten years ago. when they saved otheir
prestige bv a refusal to disarm. persevered in to
the last extremity in the face of the warnings
and the naval demonstrations of the great pow.
ers OF Europe.
To take anothe. instance-the affair OF Feb.
IL in Seoul. when the King took refuge in the
Russian Legation. nullifed our benevolent in.
~tentions to foster the independence aud reform
the administration of Korea. We did not, as We
should have done. on that OCCASION. by recalling
our representative. breaking MP the legation,
and Withdrawing our troops. relinQuish our
rights for the moment in order to await a later
favorable opportunity for their recovery. as did
Russia in Bulgaria.; but, adopting q ldfser dller
policy. we allowed ourselves to drift with the
current Of circumstance from our position of In
fuence. Our idea of entering into an under
standing with Russia was merely q temporizing
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home and abroad.
1t is such cases as these which prompt us to
call for q Cabinet which. by adopting an active.
independent, and energetic policy in foreign af.
fairs, may extend our national influence.
1t is time to awake from our dream of stay-at-
home seclusion and give reins to the bold Jap
anese spirit OF adventure. The expansive power
OF the Japanese race must make itself felt east
ward through North and South America and
the Indies. w%estwar through India, and south
ward throughout Polynesia, dominating every
where the white Inhabitants and supplantinG
' tho black races,
tn. making OF a Greater Japan should not be
,;rI,,a , the piecemeal extension OF our do
minions. The ,0'r nir 9t f@10F faSilifa,ea m9 ST the be
entTnriTfes n, hate. lille abroad Legations and
eonsulates must be sstaL ''nen :. once ."r Inc
in the groups Of Islands. Engt!:h. ,rntch an Fre ass:
tralla, aud Of late years the tide Of ,apa iTsse
emigration has set southwark with aIDos. nIiie
cent str,,G to F FORM; .H VIZ. .H the Phiiippine aIa Carr.
line groups. belong to Spain. and there Is danS
guard against this, an agreement elimi.ine our
respective territories was drawn up after ING
wqT, out Is the ne, s1 to be- sfa3sd i' Sy t 1a y pG@er Of n G%s.
and contact and complications between Japan
Off J Ia a np"a'tb, by a native in an island Of the
Caroline group last February is a case in point.
thcreupon Claimed through our Minister inParis.
from the Spanish Government, but. there being
no s, Enr9 ~ SRR;featGli5Y CHARGED ins %.t wi1h c SaP{sn ess be- be-
cleared UP and satisfactorily settled. Not only
are such complications bound to occur. onu-
natural expansion for simple aggression. arc
%deyotinG attention TO military defence IN the
the war Spain WAS for Joining the Triple All.
nnce. with a view to roboing us of he fruits OK
rrncco o such misunderstandlngs ard to transact
the diplomatic business arising from the prox-
that n Minister Plenipotentiary should be ap-
pointed to Madrid.
Hawaii, j. the country or the highest impor-
lance and brightest prospects for our emigrants.
who already number more than 20, 600 of tho
total POPULATION OF 10000. Every, year some
1000 Japanese emiHrants settle In Hawaii, and
OF those WHO go. the majority stay after the ex-
piration OF their contracts. The growth OF our
influence has naturally made us an object Of
jealousy, to foreign countries, such as America.
Portugal. and England, and there are persons in
the present Hawaiian Government who favor
the idea OF n union with the United States. In
view OF these facts and Of our great and grow
ing interests in the country. japan can no
longer be content TO be repIesented merely bys
lister resident is desirable.
Brnzii is a country OF great natural fertility
been set on foot TO promote the emigration
,hither of 10000 laborers. To this end the
Government recently concluded a commercial
treaty with Brazil, and the ratiications Will
shortly be exchanged. The future is full of
TO see that a Minister Resident, AT least dnstead
Of merely a consular agent, is. appointed.
following the example set by ltaly in Attaching
Importance to the country and transferring
thither n diplomat of NJ. de Martinos calibre.
vI h q Rok \" m S,"~ F % %H me M ipSfS"Ss' in Tsss
proposals for n treaty Of commerce were made.
and since then there has been u great develop
ment of immigration. The so.called Japan
siam Society has been started in Bangkok. and
n company OF the same name has been formed
in Toxic to promote emigration 10. and trade
with. Siam. In the last session ofthe Diet a reso-
luton was carried urging the establishment Of a
JaDaneRa consulate nj RunukOk The outgoing
Ministry made uvertures to the Sianese Cove
eminent FOR the conclusion of n treaty. aud u
SiRincse plcnipOteutiarE is shortly expected TO
visit Japan to open negotiations. There Is at
the present time severe competition between
England and France in Siam. and the Russian
adventurer 81 uhcl,H has obtained much infu-
ence ut Court. We hope that the new Cabinet
will hasten the arrival of the Envoy and, hay-
ing without delay concluded a treaty. establish
a legation and consulate Mt Bangkok. on tho
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