The record-union., 1899-10-02
Japanese Governments Action En-
barasses ThsmA
Means Loss Of Home Support or FaiInrs Of
Schools.
Deciding to Keep It's System of Ed
ucationaI Secular, Governments
WithhoIds It's Sanctions and
Privileges From All Schools in
Which Amy Form of Religion is
Japan, China and Korea.


Japan, China and Korea.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. II (via Victoria,
B. c., Oct. D.--The japanese Governs
ment, having decided to keep its sys-
! tenn of education strictly secular, fol-
lows the logic of it's decision by with
holding it's sanctions and privileges
from all the schools in which religion
in any form is taught. This has, OF
course, been construed as an attack
upon Christian schools, which having
been founded by various propaganda
boards are in effect almost the only
ones to suffer from the new policy.
Some have been already closed and all
are being greatly depleted in attend
ance because of superior advantages
and privileges which purely secular
schools enjoy. The missionaries in
charge are placed in an awkward di-
lemma for if they eliminate the teach
ing of their religion they must lose
! the support of the home boards upon
which they are largely dependent.
While if they attempt to carry out the
main purpose for which they are sent
here their schools will inevitably Ian
quish and die for lack of native at
tendance.
An echo of the Dreyfus trial is
| heard here at the Antipodes, it being
made by the advocates of a strong
! Government, a text for the exposure of
the weakness of popular rule. The
Dreyfus tragedy has already been dra-
matized for production in one of the
japanese theaters and is becoming a
favorite theme for the novel writer's
and public story tellers.
In the Foreign Office much friction
is indicated by the manifest restive-
ness of various occupants of Western
diplomatic missions.
Mr.. Kato. Minister to England, is
now at home and will probably not re-
turn. Baron Hayashi, on his home
ward way from ST. Petersburg. has in
timated his unwillingness to resume
his work there and Mr.. Kurine. il is
rumored, will soon vacate his position
in Paris. The source of difficulty is
assumed by the native press to be a
general straining of personal relations
between these diplomats and the pres
ent Minister of Foreign Affairs. 1t
would appear that an Oriental triple
alliance is on the tapis Some light
is thrown on the recent negotiations
between China and Japan by a reve-
lation of the existence of a semi-secret
society with a large membership in the
TWO countries and Koera, having for
its purpose the preservation of the
choice of the three Eastern empires.
This originated before the war among,
literary men to unite the nations hav-
ing common basis of language. When
the war ended the society took ON q
political aspect and was a basis of eff
forts at reform made by the Emperor
Kuang Hsu. The association is now
attracting to it's ranks the educated
youth of China
1t is, perhaps, significant that sim
ultaneously with negotiations in pro-
gress between China and Japan, a new
treaty between the former country and
Corea was signed on September 10Th.
Coincident to this there comes also a
report from Pekin that popular opin-
ion in China is strongly in favor of an
alliance with Japan
The transport Pennsylvania. with the
homeward bound Washington troops
on board, is reported to have arrived
at Nagasah to-day and will be due
here on Saturday, the 10th.
Mining Engineers at Nevada City.
NEVADA CITY, Oct. This place
was visited to-day by a large number
OF visiting members of the American
institute of Mining Engineers with
their families and delegation Of San
Francisco and Sacramento representa-
tlves of the mining industry They
were received by over 1,000 citizens
with band and escorted to their
hotels.
This afternoon the mines and chlor-
lnation plants were inspected. Ban
quets were served at the Providence
and Champion mines. After formal
receptions and a concert tonight the
engineers left for Colfax. They will
be escorted through Placer and Sacra-
mento Counties by a delegation from
the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce.