Evening star., 1900-06-27
JAPANESE VIEW OF CRISIS.
General Impression That the Disme m
berment of China is Near at Hand.

General Impression That the Dismem-
berment of China is Near at Hand.
YOKOHAMA June Is (via VICTORIA,
p. c. June 2T).-The great feet Of foreign
varshps recently at anchor here has van
ished speeding to the new seat Of war,
whittier all eyes in the east are now turn
ed That the crisis In China has at last
come and that the empire Is on the eve OF
the long-expected dismemberment Is very
manifest and all here are now awaiting the
development of events with the most In
tense interest. II has become evident that
not only is the Chinese government power
less to preserve order. but also that the
main cause OF its powerlessness Is its sym
uathy with the anti-foreign prejudices with
The Insurgents. and therefore there Is noth-
ing left for the powers but TO take ana
keen the supreme control
Cf the details of the events which have
led 10 this now manifest result 1t is i'm
rosSi,,!,. TO give any correct account. Com
rnuuicatiun with Pekin has been cut of
since June 10. and rumOrs OF the diplomatic
strife between the legations and govern
men have reached here, nor Is there any
rhtu., more rela BILE IN the reports Of the do
irs- If the Insurgents or Of the magnitude
"f their forces. That they have been able
to block the passage OF reinforcements 10
the little body of foreign marines now
guarding the Legations is. however, suf-
ticieujiy evident. II Is also increasingly
plain that the imperial troops have to a
larg" extent Joined them. and that the
combined foreign force on its approach to
the capital Will have 20 fight formidable
enemy. 80 far as numbers are concerned.
The harbor AT Taku is full of the foreign
fleets. their number constantly increasing.
AT last accounts there We're thirteen Rus
sian. five British. two French, three Ger
man. four japanese and two Italian.
Russians Strength Excites Comment.
Tie preponderance of Russia in the fray
is exciting marked comment. She is show
ing what an immense advantage Port Ar
thur is to her. and at the same time Is re-
Ne;.lng the military resources which for
years she has been quietly bringing to the
east. Her prepunderance in military strength
VIII. however. soon be surpassed by Japan
should there be a final breakup OF China or
its control by the powers be assumed.
Japan has an army of half million sol
Giers practically upon the spot. As il
W u!i be well nigh impossible for any Euro
restH power or combination of European
powers TO transport to the scene an army
equal To hers 1t Is plain TO see that her
wishes would eagerly be deferred to during
the negotiations to the final disposition
Of the great power.
OF course. the Japanese are intensely In
terestcd in the situation. that interest hay-
ing been greatly stimulated yesterday by
the news OF the murder of one Of the in.
terpreters of the legation.
OF the cause of the disturbance, apar,
from the general prejudice against foreign
ers. it is plain that such prejudices have
been greatly fomented and increased by q
special anti-missionary feeling.
AT first it seemed to be directed mainly
against the Catholics but II would an.
pear that now the whole body OF propagan.
dists will be involved In the trouble with
out discrimination.