The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-04
JAP EXPLAINS
CAUSES OF WAR
I. TakahaShi Lectures on Con-
tiict With Russia.
SAYS JUSTICE is AN ISSUE
DECLARES HIS COUNTRYmEN
WANT no FALSE SYMPATHY.
SAYS JUSTICE IS AN ISSUE

lhe causes of the present conflict iH
the Tar east as viewed from = japanese
standpoint. were outlined last evening
ID "a lecture given in Uuitg nall to n
idir audience bv VI. Takahashi. native
or The country of the "iittIe brown men.
lie IS enroute home from New York Ciu.
where he was engaged in business for
some ~me. the several aspects of tine
tgnlrONersE between the two nations were
5ltLn Oh an exceptionally dispassi9nate
iaiiiyl 1F the speaker
alie % is true Mr. Tlkahashi took
t4e position that his country IS in the
right and the czar in the wrong. he did
ius Russia. He announced his purpose
10 glSe as unbiased a view of the causes
10 10
Audience is Pro-Japanese.
Ih3t the audience was pro-Japsuesa
was frequently shown by the applause
given che speaker when be madc some
amusing comparison between the two
hashi attended the University of Miehi-
gan TOT Eime. and az the conclusion
-ri.,t me lsel4re me sfa1utlss Oh that la7
MIN Tor "a short time.
lie said the terri ,orial integrity of Chi
pa aIu Korea is dependent upon the uI-
The speaker declared there would have
been no war bad Russia. in return FOR
Elten japan the same recognition I'M Man
cnuria. Upon that recognition hinges the
+uetH cause o! thg war coupled WltA Ja-
Sia Co gain the mastery of tine Oriental
litue al5 commerce by refusing 90 con-
Ilr- Takahashi said Russia was Eignt-
ing for three thiues-ro secure AN uU-
frozen port ou the Pacific oceans TO ure-
vent Japan asceuCancy. which the
cars forces maintain would bee menace
To lne taucasiau race, and to- suppress
heather nation.
Wants to Master All Asia.
Taking up the first point the speaker
s4ia hussls had ultimate designs upon
tecil9n excepting from nation am equal
90 Russia Russia. hr said. had never
was ne agreement, had demanded of
o.. floWery Kingdom for moviHs into
me town, an indemnity Of s5-i01.0o tacIs.
"nd mas taken Chinese railroad stock 70
equip the Trans-Siberiau road
IT, was commended that Russia wants
q hold ManChuria by force eventually
master of an Asia. That Is @ little more
Inan Japan could stand for said ar
Refuuue the statements of the Rus
Hi+is tnat they are prosecuting a war
asalnsJ heathens taking the stand they
are christians. the speaker read several
articles from the Literary Digest and the
outlook. tending to- show that iu the
matter cf civilization japan has cast her
ttlee- l1at japan, lu wide sense. Is
tfisLla4 nation. while Russia Is not
largely because et The religious pcrSc-
'luoHS which exist in the empire to-
"a[- tie said Dhri-uaDitr IS tauEht from
ono 'ud of Japan TO the other.
Russia Two Centuries Behind.
uTflIleHilug Up1l the editorial iD tho
NuLlDoh. Mir. faEanasGi SaIl-
RUSSIA represents civilization of the
'i-ntt6ltl century while Japan repre-
SCENTS civilization of the twentieth Ceu-
tlrT
AliacEing the stand taken bT tho ear
ion the speatsr asked if NE aon- i-s
- Gus tolerance policy now in existence
-, 49,. ~ l-Sl; u -es massacre vi ll'vtJ
90. Is j. charity or Christian. he added.
to TAKE a1t mirage OBJ 2 Feeble nation, as
tt"s7ia lln 3t emma. 10 tdke hel idnlr-
ti Elle1t etH-t~ as tet~@iA ooeSi 90 mas
H.HYy- l.-- as hie-sa oio. WIN inc
.rii-l1H MitA'ut clHicai tiii-
'..t l5 Ntlug.
i tt4SSia D. % christian nation. Japan
sa21id fee. quite happy no. quite proud.
az ' '-.t'd a ''.a--'A country.
Saws Russia Fired First Shot
ar IakahaE1i said the first shot Of
TIC war was not tired by Japan. as