The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-26

Late advises were brought from Japan
by the y. Y. r. steamship. Yamaguchi
| Maru. which arrived here yesterday from
| KOBE with a I.3s-ton cargo Of tea mating.
| silks and eurios. The Orient has been anx-
osssly watching the developments of the
| crisis between the United States and Spain.
/ and speculation is rife As to the probable
| effect Of war between the two powers on
| the situation in the far East. The Yama-
| guchi had aboard forty-six Chinese passen-
| gers. who will be returned 10 their eoun-
| cry: sixteen Japanese and six Europeans
| in the steerage and one European second
| class The first question asked OF Post
| Intelugencer representative by the officers
/ and European passengers was:
'.How about the war;
! Three OF the men. q. F. Preston. G.
Sgogren and Patrick Hagen. were discharg-
/ ed sailors from the United States protected
| cruiser Olympia. When they learned that
war had actually begun their patriotism
asserted itself at once and they declared
| their intention OF at once re-enlist!ag.
| AT the time the Yamaguchi left Kobe,
April G. the serious prospect OF war was
/ understood. Affairs in the Orient are felt
i now TO be in a transition stage. and ii Ia
| the opinion of the Japanese press that war
/ between the United States and Spain, while
having no direct effect on the East. might
hasten a precipitation of the strained rela-
lions between the powers. Japan Is like a
| small boy with chip on his shoulder. and
| IL the sentiment OF the press IL a true re-
| Fiction of national feeling. there Ia pros
pect of that country being once again enl-
broilei In war.
The Yokohama Box OF Curioe OF April
, . commenting on the war news. says
| I'VE learn that orders have been given 10
| place war risks cargo going to New
| chang and on cargo going to the uhites'
| States by the steamship Rio. The laiter
| must be intended TO apply to the prooaoh-
| itv of war with Spain. but if sucn should
| occur the Pacific would be free as ever, Tor
| the Spanish feet In Asattc waters Consists
OF sasne four or five miserable little gun
boats tfat could not carry .coas eifougn 10
| go anywhere. besides IL Is intennea 10 mas
| the Olympia capture them and use them As
| steam launches. If in the Atlantic. thefe
! might be some little danger uniti the span
| ,sh xouaaron was corraIied or sunk. but IN
| the Pacific there can be no danger SUIT
| cient 10 warrant placing war FISK on ei'i'-
| er cargo or vessel
| the possibility that Spanish privateers
| might some time attack vessel OF the
| yusen Kaisha was jokingly suggested 10
| .,hiry Engineer S.aver of the Yamaguchs.
! .s,rbera IL no danger" ne said, THE YES
| sells OF the N Y. X. fly the Japanese nag
| and that nation is In a position Just no"
! 10 command respect. Her navy Is the
| second In the world and her people ar"
! natural Fighters. They do not fear death
| believing that when the spirit passes from
| the human body 1t viii return 10 animate
| the carcass Of some animal spain mas
! oulte. n feet OF small ganboits In the
| Pacific and they may do some damage
/ tn American shipping before they can be
squelched. "
Looking for Indemnity.
According 10 the Kobe Chronicle Japan
was even thinking Of claiming Indemnity
for the japanese waters who were blown
| mn with ;ha Maine. The right Of tina, ns-
/ ton to participate IN any Indemnity which
! night be claimed IL the disaster proved TO
be OF external origin was a matter OF dis
/ c4lssion among Japanese officials. IL was
! claimed by sons that the wearing or ma
I limited States UNIFORM toDh AWAY liVif
the japanese subject his attributes az n
| ctffze, of Japan, Moreover, IL was pointed
out thar the loss occurred while these
men were In the service OF the United
/ States on the other hand IL was con-
tended that Japan always jealoisiy guards
her citizens abroad and that In this in
stance she night occupy the same ground
as the United States in seeking @ieh re-
dress a. would he appropriate TO the case
az finally established. In this connection
IL was recalled that Japan's relations 20
the Philippines were analogous 10 the
United states relations 10 Cuba
The Jill iaforrns its readers that snce
the situation Of affairs in the Tar east De-
/ came alarming the Japanese navy has
been very vigfant, ard very careful alter
J zion = being directed % the condition OF
/ ali rneu-s,f war, the most trifiing damage
being repaspsSl IN order ~ have them In
a thoroughly sound condition. The sniTs
| ara ready for acton at = moments notice.
/ and preparations for emergency IN all
! other respects are cofnfles%.
VIII Wefbaiwef BE Retainedf
on April number Of influential poll
ticlans, Including members 81 bosh hoiises
cf the diet. held a conference at Tokyo
and adopted the following resolutions:
Il That az Japan originally returned
/ !4a0tung wifh the object Of maintaining
place IL iss Orient. protest must ba
j made against the present action OF Russia
/ ard Germany.
- That M case Russia and Germany
continue In the4r present course OF action.
j the Japa nssse government must consider
ths. question or the retention OF weihai-
vel
~ sh4s conference a depu;atior was APP
yrointsd 10 wait or The premier. sg6 tho
government will be urged 10 sssors esrs 49,
ures to carry out ins resolutions tea asss
which sBd a campaign IS already neiag
! carried on throughout ne empire.
A late issue OF S3chl Niehi. the semi
ofsciai organ Of Japan. speaks I'm seyi-
| GUS strain Of ''the crisis Ia China and de-