The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

Al present Russian soldiers are.
am told bringing their families with them
and are eolonizing all along the line of
the Russian-Chinese railroad. The inva-
sion OF troors has been going on since
1897, and II is claimed that there are now
l50 zoo Russian soldiers in Manchuria and
Eastern Siberia. The Russians take the
lands along the line OF their road. paying
their own prices for them, and all their
actions 80 10 show that they consider
Manchuria their own territory. They look
upon Mongolia in the same light and IN
these two great countries have perhaps
the most valuable provinces OF China
Manchuria Is naturally rich II has great
areas of good wheat lands. and Il VII, In
the near future be one OF the bread has
kets OF Asia, IL contains valuable min
erals and deposits OF gold and silver. Nom
golia is said to be rich In It's agricultural
and mineral resources. IL Is the chief
horse-hreeding ground OF Fast Asia aud
az such viii be Of value to the Russians
as n feeder for It's cavalry.
At the same time the Russians are
working their way more and moro into
Korea. and II is this that the Japanese
most object 10. The Russians do all they
can to secure the friendship of tn. Ko-
reans. a feeling which would naturally 20
60 Japan had its people not an4sred the
Koreans by their rude treatment 81 them
aIttr they nH1 dffs0tet the titnGSf. The
Japanese have been very canceitaa In
their actions toward the Koreans They
are domineering and at times very insult
ing The Russians. on the other hand
are conciliatory. They are employing tho
Koreans along the northern boundary ~
the country and are doing all they can 10
gain their good win.
But what {. Japan doinKs
She ~ by no means Idle 7 can tell YOU
Her preparations are going on both OPEN
iy ana In secret She II protecting her
military organization. and she could nh
Korea with troops within few weeks
She has today one OF the best fleets ~
war vessels anoat. and is. Il Is believed
here. far better prepared for long strur-
gle than Russia.
Japan has her spies all over the Chinese
empire. They are Japanese who UNDER
stand and speak the Chinese Language
quite az well as the natives who wear
pigtails like the Chinese and are snrs.,sea
TO be Chinese, Tho great variety Of dia-
lectE and features IN Inc different prov-
inces OF China makes such sp,inE COM
parativeiy easy These Spies ARE IN the
employ OF the Japanese government and
make regular reports 20 u Some Of them
are supposed to be Chinese merchants.
others are employed on the chinese .hius
aud they are 10 be found even IN pekins
! heard yesterday OF curious Incident
which shows how widely these xp,e- ar.
scattered II occurred at Tonekn Tho mart
on the yellow 2ea where passengers from,
the steamers embark for risptnin ana
Poking An American who xrsnke Jsrnn-
ese found here a party ~ twenty young
japanese students ~ commercial es,l-
leze who had been travelling with thrlr
professor about the ports. OF Korea ana
nina. They We're being entertained ID
Inngkn by What was supposedly a cal.
n~Ee merchant ~ tn. town The Amrrt
can addressed the professor IN Japanese
ana ne was taken into the party. lie
se9n saw that the Chinese hart .Dot.
perfect Japanese and h. charged hin, uitt,
being japanese, The man aoknowirixeI
thst ne was 70. and from the efreurn.
stances and hts surroundings there van
no doubt but that he was Jaaane.s
rpy Later en- BRAT was reeded 80 50
cut 70 the STEAMER and a japanese sailor.
who wore a plFtait and was dressed a.
Shinese. commanded the boat Both we're
probably stationed ~ that Important f,osus
10 report 70 the government the railnr
from his knowledge ~ the waters betting
ready "a act as pilot for war ve~aels IN
case 81 need
am told that Japan has for som. tim.
h~sn sending nssn into Korea and sbms
she hss already soldiers there u di.guiae
she has, ! know. a iAreo number " jar.
aneae af az OF the pofta. A large part on
the hasimrFs 81 ,hs ssuaooast tow ms IL nov
done hy japanese The hish officials Of
JAPAN claim thar fasn. people sr~ il
Korea merely tor trading purposes, tsst
ih@ whoin world has not a more patriotic
nation than the Japanese and the misAAo
knows that he ean csr upon any 81 hts
sablseis ia tirne 81 nesd
The Russians mar cDndsot Themselves
~ 1iseFtsily thst there viii b~ nu EXCUSE
for war. but ang nvrrt art On her para
may pfr initiate IA al any time and there
e strong likelihood that q viii come
sooner OF later