The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05

i3sodIStS 10 SuCN emu VIM
command are many and most influential:
IL that for decades the lending papers u
the world have taken the cue from oie
london journals: shaping views OF faf
Eastern questions IN accordance, ana re-
publishing in extcnso from their columns
IN Shanghai, the news center Oh Aiiila'
as IN Yokohama, the news center o. 'ai'a.i'
English journalists have SysteitiatiS"!
supplied cablegrams and letters 'ehoiis ~
MAINTAIN the dissemination OF represent"
tons OF conforming tenor. until Inc pop
lar impression N this country a. '
least, is tFlnt Japan is a first-ciass po"et'
the scene of civilization closely af:ioatH-
ing our own. and the seat of progress,
in some respects. rvalling the lo'eiii0S
of the European countries
Only few years ago, when Eas!ehu
was so proud of her splendid isolation
as the key of her strength, and when S'ie
declared herself independent OF any hece.-
s.ty for allies. Count Ito, one OF japan
most distinguished men. threw the ID
tons in a fever of Indignation by the parai-
lels he publ.cai!y presented as chafac'ei
!zng the two countries. II was quaNtt's
rather ihnn quality which was the se' !"
of his enunciation. the s!mil!tude Oh diea
and population which he assumed as uie
ground for his claim that Japan was III
as u dependency as England was lna!a.
Indeed. more so. as Japan had twenty
seven thousand square miles and SIX MI
lions populat:on the advantage of Eng
land II was foolish for Great Britain 10
get tuffy over a little thing Ike TINS ioi
no nnt.on knew better than she the IN
wardness of the situation through whlch
Japan reaped the glory OF the conquest
of China. glory no country more IMAM
oF ~
not of game. Japan had scarcely pene-
,rpte6 hevond the sight of the sea, and
hardly awakened the Chinaman from MS
torpor Of centuries. before the Great Pow
ers called A halt China, at the inshga-
ton of England ncontinently peccaVled,
and the peace nesotiat ons Ut Shlinonoseh
were carried through with surprising
CELEBRITY. England furnished the cash Tor
the indemnify. and Japan. without SO
much as taking a single city OF Importance
in China, withdrew entirely from Chlhese
soil. To tbs day she has not 1901 Oh
the 1nuinland to show for the achieve
ments which we're so represented as to
cause her to bound at one jump 10 me
posi,ion of a first-class military power.
DENSE IGNORANCE.
No romancer ever had much less real
basis for the construction of series OIL
thrilling events than had Japal. TO acquire
the reputation she did in the triumph over
China What she might have DONE lau
Great Britain and the other POWERS hEp1
their hands off. is another thing eIilireis 10
what she did do. There is not me sNsht .-
question as TO the japanese solder peihS
the srIuer;or of the Chinese military non
descrpt Four to one i'll the open am tiie
lap would wipe up the edrth Win 'tie
cinnamon. But four TO one would be com
Darariveiy light odds, the Cinnamon oeiiiS
far more likely TO muster ten 10 one ailu
sairiy smother the japanese by the sheer
force of numbers. There are several SIN
gle provinces in China as largely popuialtu
as the whole of Japan. one OF ihem Is
nearly double and that in which Ilen-lsih
and Pekin are situated is almost as sreat
ir, population as Japan entire. Nl'hou.
oewsnapers or any other means Whatever
Of learning of the course of events, there
rra millions of Chinese to this time whoiiy
unaware of the war with Japan. o'hei
millions who did hear OF II have ohiE me
version. Numerically the reverse OIL .ie
fat as to the result. and to TINS DAY pe-
lieye the Japs We're disasrcusiy oea t <,
TWO years and more after the close o. 'i.e
war there was a big celebration at ohaiiS.
a;o,,ar on the shores of the Gulf OF
\ ,iso Tong. with China's signal Victory
over Jsnan as the event thus comnleio-
rated AID Chinese soldiers were VIC
nrincipa, participants. Being preseh. oii
the occasion named, it seemed lnc'eot i11' :,
that such dense ignorance couid pa a., az
almost within the rahSe OF the souh
the cor.lict but SO il was, and one iau o.
,,-oli ba,,, argued with tree as to attempt
IN convince the Chinese they We're niah1iiS
the most GORGEOUS asses OF themseifes.
The war was over before one per cen !,
of the Chinese, as a whole, kne" II iiau
beer, commenced ;,i
The allied troops, with as large - 80,
an
IN China during the war of 1894, 1or "eeA :.
fopnd their way effectually blocked a.
Tien-Tsin. Oyerpowerng numbers oPeiHi !,
tirr TO nulify skill. intelligence anu
courage Had Japan been Nnhiiiiei.0 -
the Powers, In all likelihood the ou'coi.i ',
would have been different Win hei ~. ~ :.
II was The chance would no" al'pe,t - -,
she might have been simply eng ii,,a an
1h, masses II the Chinese WHICH IN
syslanci,e when loosened. sweeps eve
,hing before it by the irresistible onsiaush'
Of weight.
MORE FEELING.
The ta1l, of letting Japan so In ana "iil
ont China alone and uralced was 'ii' c 80
# advice usually INDUCED in at early si<ise
~ a con,as,-at-arns and before the enc
n,yrs strength has been measured. -.
ar. at The least. seven or eight I'tito ' !.
cf nner, in the province OF Peclii' 80
iudein- from indications. there has 80;
a greater feeling already worked III ~ "a.
one proyince than marked the "hoie ~
the Empire at any period OF the wax VIZ
Japan. :; r,,;no
In any situation eventuating IN M a,t.a,
Japans navy. no more than that Oh o,,ie'
naiions will be enabled to cut an esp n "a
figure. The scenes of operation VIZ ~
Inland The basis of European CONNIE ill.,
cia, activity is largely confined 70 'he 80
coast, or adjacent thereto, and 10 pr Pr ..
with warlike measures. with the POI - - O.
the objective, would be to destroy 'iie ~ -
erty, to the acquiring of which many ,s snss.
have been devoted by the foreign. pust'tss
interests. The Chinese would Suilsi' az
greatly. from the Smelling and naval oi ha. a
lions generally, as many OF men =, ~
large holdings at the seaports. ~. -,
main the loss would fall upon the w ,sas .
Ter class ana for every dollar sacrihceo
European dollar would keep II eonip ...as
Only in the event of the Great row" th
becoming embroiled in striie ose ., ~,
Division of the spells in China couie u =,
japanese navy be- brought to test OIL ~
actual efficiency. In this instance ~ -,
manning true 10 England and aiiieo wy
her. japan; would have to face some Eo nv
pean nation, and what might be the uis