The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11
Home Papers Advise Her to Also
Grab for China.
Ita1y's Demand for Sanmoon Bay
Creates Considerable Fear In the
Little Empire That Her Interests
May suner--Japancse Newspapers
Are Full of Articles Calling for
Japan to Go and DO Likewise.

| The following extracts from various
JAPANESE PAPERS. European and native,
/ which naxe been received % the ost-In-
/ seIlgencer. show now plEaSc opinion IL
that country vie~s the claims OF Italy.
/ Portugal ans. Austria to OBTAIN footing
I OK iae China coast
The Daily Mall. The concentrated Is
) EeDcs Of the Tokyo press comments on
/ Iiaay's SAnsno0n departure Is that Japan
/ should ga ana so likewise. We admit that
soea a version Of Off contemporaries the
ses II rather blunt, bat II IN correct. Tn
a94oteeily they AL sieah-soEpe II very
aatf8kfa table terns-0f tbs nsisauoFis GatE
that Trey owe 70 their ancient friend. the
( paragon cf the East. and there - 10 cif-
heaifN In creditiHg them with sincere
desire ~ keep China on her feet X that
/ We're possible But they recognize taat
/ X IS quite impossible and belns practical
] folks. they abandon the fraitless occupa-
ttoa OF Crying for tte moor. and are now
Chiefly soilcitous lest their country.
strained BY quaims of conscience. should
/ allowed herself TO he excluded from a
( scramble which offers such rich prizes.
/ There can be no second opinion about
I the wisdom O! this attitude Japan
! saooidered cut OF IAaotuns BY conspr-
/ acy which viii stand in the pages Of his
tory as one OF the most solemn specimens
OF international chIcansry ever perpetrat-
cd Territory which sne had fairly won
~ the sword was taken from her the
/ plea that It's alienation from China would
/ Dc dangerous 10 the ia,fer's integrity and
! then the chief OF her despoalers deibcr-
| ateiy stepped III and annexed the same
| territory for itself I-iaotung has at least
| taught Japan what 10 expect. She knows
now. or ought Ia know, that any aces
| scored 20 her credit In this game OF grab
[ must De played with her OWE cards. Per
/ haps she aesitates 10 take a hand because
sae hopes that The dime nsions Of the gam
! BILE may stili De limited. Vain hope in
/ truth. II Italy Joins in without having
| any stake whatever in the pool Japan
nay fairly claim to be the croupier.
/ Italy? Why. her appearance on the
! scene reduces the whole thing to farce.
/ ty and by We shall perhaps get accus-
I TONED 90 think % her seriously as a
! claimant, but at present We can only re-
gard her procedure as al example Of the
We'll known metal physical phenomenon that
the human mind by famiiiarlzing itself
Win the thought Of crime, can succeed
! IN nistaking 1t for virtue The Italian
statesman who conceived the notion Of
| acquiring a naval station aud a province
! in China, doubtless laughed at the conf
/ caNty ~ the qhantaSv when Ii first flash
| ed across his mind But when IT next Wis
/ tied him. II looked less er0feSque and at
last II came IN the guse 81 an old friend
/ With a prescriptive right 10 tender treat
/ nent. Tho world has not enjoyed a sim
| lar opportunity Of accustomHg itself 70
! tf'is wonderful coup. and may therefore
/ less Bot japan should thank the states
/ men - Rome for helping 20 el9ciaate the
situation Perhaps she viii now awake
| ana abandon the policy which her Itera i
eieVefly describe a. stolen rest
Would Maintain China.
The Kokumn. e~rhe maintenance Of Tho
integrity of China and the opening 40 of
tho interior are ardenuy wished for by
the Japanese, but the march Of events does
not always take the desired path The
huse. decrepit country is being gradually
encroaehed upon by the foreign powers
and though II Is a very unpleasant fac.
20 the Japanese, as they cannot avert II
they must reconcile themselves TO the Sgt-
- 10 ID -
thina 4s done through the medium OF
british merchants and. therefore il is only
natural that England should endeavor 10
promote the open door policy ~ she aims
| at converting China into commercial cot
ony In spite Of this fact the CONSENSUS
OF public opinion In England seems Ia have
undergone a change with reference TO the
oten door as an out-ot-,fale line Of poll
| teal conduct and the popular demand il
now for the mapping out of spheres of In
| fuence and interests in China The change
| in tone or English public opinion NAV 10
| attributed 70 the fact that. IL Great Rr-
| tain were To adhere 10 extremes 70 her
| policy OF the open door. she would have 20
/ run the risk Of war with coGa onatfon OF
| European powers. ar. al least with Rus
/ sla- She Is now DESTROYS of simply extend
| ing her spheres OF Influence
As to the bold step taken BY ItaIv II
! Is more than probable that SHE has seen
| IN communication %ith England in the
matter. ard u Is "yen suspected THAI she
/ has been prevailed upon bv the latter IN
some measure 10 take her present course
| u NAV be thai England has been repeating
whsf she Gid some years ago wheu assist
ing Italy III heT occupation of territory m
the coast ct Ahyssin.a in Africa Though
X Ia reported that China * hacked M
bE RtSSsa ard France against Italy. AMI
| II 50. S}s@ WI haVe no otaer course htst
tn Weld In the end, the support ~ these
two powers VIII not oe of n very firm
cf7aTacteF- Japan, of course must rot sit
Idle while other powers are hsasy rystahlish-
ing spheres ~ Influence II sha does she
viii one day wake 0p - end there IS 10
more room in China for her occupation
u rot for The purpose - territorial az
( eTaiize8sHt. Japan should, AZ any rate
aanp' means 20 preserve her balance 90;
FoNsr Ia enlas sgraEesieAily and CONNER
ciai.y.'
VIII Scat thina's Doom
T71e Tokyo Asah5 Views tae demand hv
IFaly au China Tor the lease NJ Sanruaon
bay 90 onir the Aeginau< - the xarne -
grab that viii probably 0e g1sye.I ~ tAa
aggressive powers ovsr }he southern bays
an1 ERThsrs 80 Cshf1s u aosa ~vrFn<fn
coast nas beer Disposed ~ fo B.s -ara
Germany ana Russia. Nar.os hoas- le-
beard az s" murder ~ ftas5sr r}l sstaf&Ei -
the AS4hi fails 80 sr~ ans sTu3na ~ flle
demand. except Sh@ r@pi IS progress ~
3sagAsEeUa@ of the authority ~ tts PA *
government as sh9$n IN she coup f'etat
- last fs31 The 5ewrusl asy.s -Nas III 1he
preS4sf cer3ttia1 ~ her ir8IsrfeHce ths ea-
tHAn& Urtz~ 1l3ga SIS Ss}r@ - Easn SIS tetut
bv tAs Simple ia < fts beng riAde anf
tasa tar@ IRIS fact - thr AVA snV xaxa 80
weess esG powers TIE s.efsYsFf3. vince 20
Qaisscef sn. 80 Z; fears 81 wii ne 4 to
cnd pll seal tAe tte4yu ~ Ehfas aaa
rs<al. lo peg sis-tfftioc.
TIE ASsni ren-nss f-e government
1as@su 5aty 81 sxevt 9cr .aa'lfncs ssairet
Ss&oA misfortune fefast5nE Ch}es nur
s,se034 tAe ifs'pess s.iI,tF ~ uv~sHfNi''x -
lafter's Integral exls.f@-@ AeEonne -sa-
gaen tSe Diplomatic aU. ~e-it.cs sbe SD s.st
les the cuTsrfsrity sin ey TaA rzE STEPS ~
{ Fa pa Is "a