The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-23
WAR RUNORS.


We certainly have had iulfmcnt OF the prophecy Of wars and
OF during this year In the Balkans there practically
state OF war for some months though war was not actually declared
That phase OF however has passed and will up
again for considerable time The feeling the popua
tion will and may worked up doubtful whether
will reach an acute stage again in 1904 There never can be com
pee satisfaction long the Turk Europe least
remains dominant in portion OF the Peninsula The difficulty be
fore the European powers upon how the Turk going be
driven He very drvabe Mr. Gadstones bag and
baggage policy all well in campaign speeches. but could
not be practically applied.
wars have died down the Balkan Peninsula they
have continued in the Orient and the breaking point
and Japan have been reached If the Balkan trouble threat
ened which European nations would be largely
gagged the trouble in the Orient threatens still
of 1t likely that struggle between Russia Japan
be confined those nations Other nations will perorce be driven in
the struggle if comes
breaks doubt but that will break
declaration comes from Japan or from
Russia the latter power will the burden of having provoked
the The Russian Government has deliberately driven Japan
where she has either fight give all her high hopes
and ideals She political existence on Rus
suerance she fight her indie
Pendece here IS no middle course for her 1t must be thing
the other And nation eassertve the japanese will
sar do its utmost to preserve its complete and entire independence
Russia throughout TINS year has played unenviable in
Manchuria She has deliberately lied every power
Guiding She has stated again and that she going
eacua the disputed territory She has hNed dates for the
ton She has moved her troops miles, give
story evacuation and she has intended
tory at all While she has been pretending be getting ready
she has actually been pouring until she has 100000
nation that should challenge her right stay
tany been undetermined scheme but thoroughly upon
lines OF Russian policy the march of the sea-
Open ports in the winter what the Russian Cars
hundred and fifty years
This ambition for nrozen ports gratfed Europe
the time OF all Russian policy Balkan peninsula
dominated by this idea To occupy Conantnope
western seaboard European Turkey
such and this would be followed by
OF SYRIA with further the weakness
the European might allow But
RED would only leave Russia with inland
tile Shores while Gibraltar would still to her
maritime aspirations The Baltic is closed n
impossible
There Russian scheme outlet Atlantic but it
will take long develop has been made
practical destruction OF the Films From Finland Norway and
Sweden IS not such long and the present Norway
due IN large Russian agents But would
involve serious complications with European nations,
tried in full till one OF them, least is seriously involved
The field left has been the Pacific AS
field and the effort gain supremacy commenced success
full war with Japan would further ootod open waters and
this the that Japan has been led fighting point The
Russian Government believes that Japan In this
be much mistaken the case Russia will
get out OF her best she but will
erosion future time Fighting Asiatic thing
hgtng trained and like that different
proposition If the Japan area of Russia
the dsProporon But Russia will be fight
ing long from her base and should Japan at the
outset the Russian losses would be hard An enormous
population does necessarily peponderane especially
at the outset and with the DASH skill energy Japanese that
nation sngle-handed would be its own and
perhaps good deal
The next days, and perhaps hours are bio with
events winch complications,
suit involved We
erests and these will have be protected To extent the
struggle in the Orient will involve other safely pre-
dictate.