The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-30
IS 2III|DEnESS JUNK
Japan Is Getting Into Deep
Water With Russia.
FIGHT TO THE DEATH
If She Becomes involved in
War With Bear.
light TO The DEATH

New York. July ga special to the
Tribune from Washington, says: The
/ government at Washington has come into
/ possession Of important views upon the
sweeping developments now occurring in
the far east entertained by one of its most
trusted agents ct present in China-an Of
fetal who has spent much of the last
twenty years there and in Corea and
Japan. From this confidential communi-
cation the Tribune is enabled to make
the following Verbatim extracts:
Corea is the storm center, if there is
one. Just row. The government Of the
emperor is q greedy, cruel and rapcious
personal desDotism and Russia is playing
with the territor yas 4 cat does with
mouse. She is perfecting her railway sys-
TEN in Siberia and ManchuIia and when
she is ready she viii come down through
the Corean peninsula and plant her Mill
tary and commercial establishments in
the magnificent harbor OF GIasanpho, in
the southeast, whence she can descend
upon Japan and which lies between the
British interests in the north and their
base at Hong Kong. TO this end Russia
seeks TO control. or build and control a
railway from the northwestern frontier
Of Corea, near AIukden, TO Afasanpho.
but her agreement with Japan forbids
her seeking such concessions in Corea
and therefore France steps in to her aid
The effCrt to displace J. McLeavy
Brown, though made on q side issue to
which he lent himself with absurd stu
pidity, was for the purpose of getting the
pledge Of the custom revenues for the
loan. For tie purpose of protecting her
credit. Corea, placed hes customs reve-
nuc under the control of the foreigner
as commissioner and without his consent
it cannot be pledged. Mr.. Brown was
dismissed for refusing 70 vacate some
public Offices, but under pressure, was re-
instated ana the matter is in allegiance
for the moment. Russia views the op-
position with tolerant amusement and
viii win.
When the real purport Of the GIcLeavy
Brown incident became evident Japan
was much alarmed aud with good rea-
sons. Her finances cannot stand the
stress for her ornaments and the cabinet
has gone to pieces on the financial ques-
ton. 4 feeble ministry can hardly be
said TO be in power and the country is
drifting, possibly into war with Russia,
like a rudderless junk. Whatever tenn
porary success Japan may have if she
goes TO war with Russia, it win insure
her having TO fight for her very existence
in her own islands, and that before
many years.
Great Britain could not stop Russia if
she would. and if she could. she would
not for she does not care to accelerate
the Russian advance TO the hand Of Per
sian Sulf which already threatens India.
The Russians hold the great port of New
Chwang. without there being anywhere
isible or in eject a single shred or
crotence of Chinese authority and an Of
fetal tells me he was astonished to see
Armed Russian soldiers quietly allowed
10 overhaul the British steamer on board
OF which he was travelling. New Chwang,
mind YOU. was an open treaty port.
Germany is as powerloss as Great Bri- /
tain and bearing in mind her eastern
frontier open to Russia, and. in fact. her !.
position between the French hammer
and the Russian anvil, she takes no in /
itiative at Pellin where Russia is con- /
cernod.
Frances fear and hatred for Germany /
are strong motives Tor the solidarity of (
the Russian-French policy
nv .g.-F.,