The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-06
JAPANESE JEALOUSY.
Watching Italy's Attempt to Gain
a Foothold in China,
RUSSIANS DO AS THEY PLEASE.

most Undisputed Possession OF Man
churia. Whose Agricultural and MIN
eral Resources They Covet.
Vancouver, b. c., April 6.-Advices
from the Tar east, brought by the steam
er Empress of Japan. indicate that Japan
has watched with jealous eye Italy's re-
cent attempt 10 get lease Of San Nun
bay. The Japanese press recently cir
culatcd a report that the United States
was demanding concessions also. Mar
qus Ito, Japan's greatest statesman,
was interviewed on the subject, but said
he was not much concerned at the re-
ported American demand, contending
that nothing need be feared. as all couu-
tries held the same rights as far as set
Elements were concerned. Marquis Ito
has, however been in direct communica-
tion with Ii Hung Chang, and has ad-
vised various reforms. He says a par
tition Of China would be inevitable
should China persist in her present
course OF action. In the San Nun ar
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 Fo KEN.
Count Okuma. ex-premier, advises tho
CoverBnent to so conduct itself as 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 20 drill
several hundred soldiers by japanese Of
fcers, and secondly to encourage thu
dispatch Of Chinese students to Japan
for study. If the situation should com
pei Japan 10 take a final step it will be
absolutely necessary for her to hold
Annoy and the railways between that
place and Hankow. II Is. however, too
early to consider this phase, which can
only enter into Japan's calculations when
the maintenance Of Chinas integrity is
entirely despaired Of, and there is no
hope of preventing a partition
In the meantime Mr.. Yalo, japanese
minister at Peking, has applied to the
Chinese government for FIVE new settle
ments for japanese exclusive use. to be
opened at Foo Chow, Amboy. New
Chwang, Shanghai and Chung Kiang,
in addition to Tien Tsin and Hankow,
settlements which have been conceded al
ready. 1t is stated that the Chinese
these demands, with the exception of
Shanghai and Chung Kiang.
The Russians are adopting inhuman
practices to spread their influence in
Manchuria. At one place some 90 miles
from Lao Yang, Russians attempted
to take possession of a house. and an
old woman who resisted was kicked TO
death. The Russian explanation was
that the old woman attempted to set
fire to the house. and in preventing her
she got hurt and died. After pay
ing a few dollars the Russians kept
possession of the house. At another
place, - miles from Liao Yang they
commenced TO take forcible possession
Of n house belonging to a well to do
Chinese. The Chinese held their own,
and the Russians are now putting in a
claim for compensation.
A correspondent Of the North China
Daily News gives some remarkable in.
formation regarding the Russian prog
ress in Manchuria and the northern
provinces. He points out that whereas
the only British subjects who are per-
mitted by treaty to own land outside
treaty limits are missionaries Russians
in Manchuria are acquiring land as they
please and are already working mines.
The railway, too, is obviously a mill
tary one. and he asserts that there are
10000 Russian troops at Port Arthur.
5000 at Talieu Wan. 1000 Mt Kin Chou,
200 at LUNCHEON, 200 Mt Wafanglien. 200
at New Chwang, POO at Haichieng, 2OOat
Liao Yang, 800 at Kirin, 1000 at Hal
pien, north OF Kirin, and in fact Rus
sian soldiers are all over Mauchuria.
They are to he met with even where the
railway will not touch. In Haichieng
the Russians have taken a shop and
fortified it by mounting guns. At Lao
Yang they have a site 200 Yards square.
where they are building barracks. At
Kirin the Russians have possession Of
the Chinese barracks, and 300 soldiers,
with 20 officers and mining engineers,
are quartered there. Outside the city
they are purchasing land and intend to
occupy houses for the summer. The
Chinese officials and people are much
afraid Of the intruders, who do just as
they like and square any remonstrances
with a few dollars.
Visitors to the locality cannot move
without being Swallowed by Russians.
As there is no railway at Kirin and the
branch line which is projected will not
reach there for two or three years, the
presence Of soldiers appears unnecessary.
The Russo-Chinese bank has opened a
branch in Kirin worked by Chinese.
with one foreigner who is British, but
little beyond political work appears to
be done. At Kaipien. where the rail-
way will branch off from the main line,
to Vladivostock, there are Russian set
Elements with 10000 soldiers. II is
instructive to compare this military oc-
cupation with the railway in which
British capitalists have their money,
good road with stone embankments and
workshops along the line, where car.
riages and bridges are being built. and
yet not one British soldier TO protect the
property.
The agricultural and mineral resources
of Manchuria are immense, and the Rus
slams are working so as to exploit them
for their sole advantage. Land is being
cOmpulsorily acquired at the rate OF
$40 a NOW, and in the event of Chinese