The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-06
JAPANESE JEALOUSY.
Watching Italy's Attempt to Gain
, o Foothold in China.
RUSSIANS DO AS THEY PLEASE.
Soldiers or the Car Seem to BE In AL
mos. Undisputcd Possession Of Man
churln, Whose AgrIcult Irhl and NJ iu-
eral Resources They Coyet.


churIa, Whose Agricultural and NJ iu-
eraI Resources They Covet.
Vancouver, Il. G., April G.-Adviccs
from the far cast, brought by the steam
er Empress of japan, indicate that Japan
has watched with jealous eye Italy's TO-
cent attempt to get II lease of San Nun
bay. The Japanese press recently cir
culatcd report that the United States
was demanding concessions also, Mar
Guis Ito, Japans greatest Statesman,
was interviewed on the subject hu, sad
he was not much concerned at h" re-
ported American demand, contcndn2
that nothing need be feared, as all conn
tries held the sane rights rs far as set
Elements were concerned. Marquis Ito
has, however, been in direct coninuncn-
ton with Lii Hung Chang, and has ad
vised various reforms. He says par
tition OF China would be inevitable
should China persist i'll her present
course of action. In the San Nun af,
fair the Japanese are saying that their
government must abandon the hold aloof
policy hitherto adopted and demand
some substantial grant OF land FROM
China, probably part in 70 kicn.
Count Okuma. ex-prenlicr, advises the
government to so conduct itself rs to in.
duce China to rely solely upon the as
sistance of Japan for the maintenance
Of Independence. The first measure to
be adopted for that purpose is to drill
several hundred soldiers by Japanese Of
fccrs. and secondly to encnurag" thN
dispatch of Chinese students 10 Japan
FOR study. II the situation should com
pei Japan to take final step ii will be
absolutely necessary for her to hold
Annoy and the railways between that
place and Hankow. II is. however, too
rariy to consider this phase. which can
bnly enter into Japan's calculations when
the maintenance of China's integrity is
entirely dcspaircd of. and there is no
hope Of preventing partition.
In the meantime Mr.. Yalo, Japanese
minister at pckng, has applied to tn.
chinese government for five new settle
ments for Japanese exclusive use, to be
opened at Foo Chow, Amhoy. New
rhwang Shanghai and Chung Kians,
In addition to Tipn Tsn and Hankow,
settlements which have been conceded al
ready. 1t is stated that the Chinese
government has decided 20 entertain
Ines" demands. with tho exception of
Shanghai and Chung Kiang.
The Russians are adopting inhuman
practices to spread their influence in
Muurhllria. AT one place some 20 miles
from Lao Yang. Russians attempted
10 take possession of house, and an
old woman who resisted was kckcd to
death The Russian explanation was
that tn" old woman attempted to set
fire to the house. and in preventing he"
she -o hurt and died. After pay
Ing few dollars tn" Russians kept
possession Of the house. At another
place II miles from Liao Yang, they
commenced to take forcible possession
nj house belonging to well to do
Chinese. The Chinese held their own.
and the Russians are now putting in
rIan, for compensation.
A correspondent of the North China
Daily News gives some remarkable III.
,psr"atun regarding the Russian prog
ross in Manchuria and the northern
provinces. He points out that whereas
The only British subjects who are per-
nIit,rd by treaty to own land outside |
ETPuty lIilllS are HllSSluilhTltS, NllSSliillS
IN Manchuria are acquiring land as they
pleas" and are already working mines.
The railway too. is obviously Il mill |
tary one and he asserts that there are
10000 Russian troops at Port Arthur.
1860 at Talien Wan. 1000 at Kin Chou.
20n at Lunrhou. 200 at Wafangel. 300
st New thWang. 200 at Haichieng, 2OOat
Lila" Yang. 800 at Kirin. 1000 at Hal
pirn. north Of kirin and in fact Rus
siaA soldiers are all over Manchurin.
They are to he met with even where the
galway will not touch. In IIaichitne
che Russians have taken a shop and
fort tiled it by mounting guns. At Liao
Yang lhey have n site 300 yards square
where they nrc building barracks. At
Kifin the Russians have possession of
The Chinese barracks. and 800 soldiers,
Hi'h 20 officers and mining engineers,
are quartereI there. Outside the city
They are purchasing land and intend te !
occupy houses for the summer. The |
Chinese officials and people are much
afraid Of the intrudcrs. who do just as
they like and square any remon;tranraS
with II few dollars
Visitors to the locality cannot move
without being Shadrwrh by Russians.
AS liicr" is no railway at Kirin and the
braurl, line which is projected will NOT
reach there for Two OF three years. the
presence Of soldiers appears unnecessary.
Thr Russo Ehiur*" bank has opened n
branch In Krn worked by Chinese.
with one foreigner, who is British. but
liitl" beyond political work appears to
be done. Al Kaipicn. where the rail
way viii branch off from the main line,
70 Nladivosi"ck. there are Russian set
Elements with 10000 soldiers. 1t is
I" compare this military oc-
cnpution with the railway in which
British capitalists have their money, n
good road with stone rlnbunkmcuts and
work shops along tho line. where ear
riaerS md bridges are being built, and
yet not rlr British soldier to protect the
The agricultural and mineral resources
bf Manrhura are Immense. and the Rus
SLAMS are working 81 as to exploit them
for their sole advantage. Land is being
rommIsorily acquired at the rate of
$40 NOW. and in the event OF Chinese
resistance n telegram to the Russian min
ister at i'rking overcolnes it.
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b Secretary Porter Iii.
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