Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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tie church but so demonstrated his un-
fitness by his uncharitable attitude %
ward Japanese manners and customs
that he was forced TO resign,
lie remained in Japan, however found
other means OF making q living here
and was regarded as one OF the M ~
beers OF the American colony. Now II
Is the custom OF the Americans OF
Japan TO unite together and give soiny
kind OF celebration on the Fourth OF
July but when this man was approached
for his portion Of the contribution last
year he drew himself up and replied
Il have nothing 20 give. You ask Ter
the money from me as a citizen Of the
United States. ! do not claim eltizen-
ship there. My citizenship Is In heay-
en-"
This was before the new treaties had
gone into effect and II was only lew
days after the occurrence that the man
wanted passport OF Minister Buck, IN
order that he might 60 into the cooler
regions OF the Interior. When he pre-
sented himself at the legation, how
ever. Mr.. Buck told him that he could
only apply for passports for citizens OF
the United States, and as he had de-
MED having any such citizenship ne
would respectfully advise him 20 apply
for q passport through the powers Of
the locality in which he said his only
citizenship existed. The result was
that the missionary remained at
home.
At the same time our minister IS q
strong friend OF the active missionaries
and Is doing all that he diplomaucally
and consistently can 10 further thelF
work here.
JAPAN AND CHINA.
Colonel Buck tells me that the Jap
anese are anxious that American cap
itallsts should come here and look over
the ground with a view % uniting with
them in building factories 10 capture
the great marketsof China as soon as
that empire Is opened up by the powers.
They believe that such a combination
would be immensely profitable and say
that the cheap labor and undoubted
skill Of the japanese would enable goods
20 be made here more cheaply IMAM IN
the United States The proximity OF
Japan TO China and the knowledge
which the japanese have OF Chinese
tastes. their ability 10 deal with them
and the ownership OF this as the base
OF operations, they claim, would Ge very
important factors IN the problem. one
such combination has already been
made and Il Is believed that many 9TH
ers will follow.
There is no doubt but that the Jap
anese will work FOR their share OF the
Chinese trade. They must do so In or
der to keep their people employed. They
have now IN the nelghborhood OF 5000
OO0 people scattered over nearly four
thousand islands which. all told. have
an area not much greater than Califor-
MA OF this area not more than one
tenth can be cultivated, and the people
will have TO rely on the outside markets
for their support. The population Is
Increasing, and II will soon be a ques-
ton where to find work for the surplus,
JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
In this connection comes up the
strained relations which are said to ex-
lst between the Japanese and the Rus
SLAMS The people here are very bitter,
and they feel that they will have to
fight Russia sooner or later. Many OF
them would like to see war declared
now. before the Siberian railroad
IS finished, and while France has her
hands fun with the International eX-
hlbltion at Paris There Is no telling
that war may not come between now
and next summer. and many believe
that the japanese are not only prepar-
Ing for Il, but that they will force IT,
rather than let Russia go on as she Is
now doing.
THE RUSSIANS IN PEKIN,
have met within the past few days
several men who have Just returned
from Pekin. They all speak OF the
assurance and air Of proprietorshir
which the Russians now stationed there
show. They go about as though they
already owned the Chinese empire, and
I they put their fingers into everything
/ that the government does, They are
also at Tientsln. and are making them
\ selves felt as far south as Hankow, In
| the Yangtse valley.
one Of the European diplomats who
| has lately visited Pekin tells me the
| Russians already practically own Man
| churla. and that they have forbidden
the Chinese to give concessions 10 any
but Russians for mining and manufac'
| turing there. The Chinese government
| has been warned that Manchuria be.
| longs TO Russia, and that any inclina-
! ton 10 permit others than Russians e
come into II will be considered as an
encroachment upon Russia's preserves
/ and will be treated accordingly. Not
| long ago an American attempted TO get
some gold mining concessions In Man.
churia, but was told that they could
only be secured through the Russians.
THEY WANT ALL ASIA.
This American Travelled extensively
through Siberia and spent considerable
time among the Russians IN Manchuria
! He found that the common feeling
among the Russians was that all Asia
was bound TO come into their hands
sooner or later and that they were nov
moving along the road TO that accom-