Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-05
JAPAN WILD
WITH DELIGHT.
Tho Cause is the New Alliance
With Great BritaI"
ELABORATE PROFESSIONS
..no, Of Momentous Event
=" ,,,,sr. of Commerce 10 send
DelegatIon. 10 Corona'lon'

m.,,o FEB. 9i.-(via Victoria, b. CO
,, iV ll-Iapan has gone Wild win
% 'D"sh, over the conclusion OF the new
Ioslo.Japanese alliance and Is o ,1I
quo ns,derlng how best to celebrate IN
'n,De ratification everything Is IN en-
s ~ but some OF the communities VIII
moi be denied
me- baa been an elaborate torch
,,.n, ,rocession at Toxic, besides the
, " interchange Of congratulations
=, a Joint meeting held by the two
soosss of the diet, at which Sir Claude
wooIonald. the English minister was
nc,sent AT the various towns IN Japan
po so,al celebrations have already been
XII or are In contemplation
n ,Tsa press Is trimming over with
.t.orh,l forecasts of the result Of the
,Imlomatic union hags are dying,
.ng sitoeether young Japan Is pattlng
',aop an the back. But there IL no
s,gn of undue exultatlon over the
Minister OF Foreign Affairs Kato
tol,ched the keynote Of popular sentl-
ment the other day when, In q speech
touching the proper method OF receiY-
Inc the news OF the alliance, he said
nsi Iapan should accept her position
olth ali dignity. There should be no
question OF using the opportunity for
sskns England to aid In the introduce
Nan Of foreign capital into Japan-suoh
eoprse would be like a bridegroom
asking his father.in-law for money ON
me- day Of the wedding,
II would be fitting, said MI Kato,
mat Japan should sgnallze the occa-
Sion by sending over to the naval re-
view 10 be held at Splthead during
King Edwards coronation some repre-
sentative ships, which would be more
effective than oatory or cheap cham
pagne m A dark corner Of the empire,
This idea Of Mr. Katos has taken hold
and today II Is reported that Premier
Kalsura has obtained the sanction Of
inc emperor to send first -class bat
tleshp and a cruiser to take part In
tho naval demonstration.
The chambers Of commerce through
ont the country are also proposing TO
send two representative merchants to
attend the coronation ceremonies
Another feature this spring viii be
TIE Joint naval manenvers by the Brit
Ish and Japanese fleets In the China
sea In honor Of the conclusion of the
alliance The British were going 10
hold maneuyers there anyway, and
now Il Is proposed that their squadron
shall be reinforced by ships from the
Japanese feet II appears Russia Is
preparing to hold naval maneuvers in
The same region about the same time
and the coincidence has been noted.
Marquis Ito ex-premier, who has
been on a triumphal tour OF the world,
u islexpected 70 arrive at Nagasaki,
Japan March 26, His return win be
made The signal for marked demon
siiaton Of welcome
Quite a controversy has been raging
since the announcement OF the con-
eluslon Of the alliance az to what Jap
aneie statesmen that contamination
vas due Naturally the present pre-
mler, katsura, with the minister Of for
.sn ahalrs Kamura takes credit, while
Baron lnouye, Viscount Aoki and other
Prominent diplomats are accorded n
mare IN the honors. But, curiously
enough, although Marquis Ito was not
N London when tibet treaty was signed,
nd I Is more than rumored that ne
was half Inclined to treat with Russia
tor an alliance stlll the popular sentl-
nen' ascribes the treaty to the mar