Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-06

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~ japanese have beliey-
& ed that the fall of Port
Arthur would mean
y &A the realization OF ey-
kdrrTTrtt1A erything they have
<S~taBJ'4sto| sought, the abundant
.,,ecatlon Of their hearts desire.
~ occupation Of this fortress by the
,,,,ssions and their stubborn refusal to
- nv terms which were practically
~ thelr own making were the cardinal
,oints of their oGense, and the earnest,
Malignant heart OF the island nation
.os an ever palpitating unit in its de-
,orninaton to repair the wrong and
,nnish the perpetrator OF It. There is
=, forn of defeat so unbearable, so ut
,o,I,, repulsive to national pride as that
,hicb is achieved by diplomatic trick
sry No succession OF Manchurian Vie
,o,tes could serve to appease Japan's
rottoral amour propre Port Arthur
was the only remedy that could heal
mia stubborn wound, This was the
snirlt in which the doughty little en-
,Iro having taken stock OF its resources
and weighed with infinite precision the
,nsslbillties. sat down before the Gil
braltnr and began that conflict which
|, knew meant In the event of the most
adorable issue only n costly revenge.
Since that memorable February day
when the japanese fleet appeared In the
Port Arthur ohlng there has never been
n moment Of hesitation. With all her
cIeyerness IN masking her footsteps
and compelling speculation to take the
Mace Of certainty, Japan has been
ohndlike In her frankness with regard
10 her intention to make the capture of
the coveted fortress the main feature
Of the war
Russia although she had thus obtain
ed possession OF an open seaport on the
east Asian coast, was not unconscious
OF the slender tenure of her enforced
holding That this was the fact Is
moved by the feyerish haste with
which she set about TO strengthen her
position. First, the great Transsiberian
railroad was rushed down TO the new
base. Fabulous sums OF money were
hyIshed on new Notifications. a vast
naval scheme involving the building OF
a fleet which should easily dominate
the Pacific was set In motion. Thou
sands Of Chinese coolies were put to
work to construct the largest docks IN
the world. New forts were erected and
equipped with the most modern ord
nance Naval depots were provided at
Vadlyostok and the new city Of Dalny
Military depots sprang up at Hardin
and Mukden. Strategic points on the
Yalu were garrisOned Under the pre-
tense Of promoting commercialism sew
eral ports--some of them IN Korea
were seized, fortified and garrisoned.
Now and then faint diplomatic pro-
tests were forwarded to st. Petersburg,
but for the most part the nations OF the
world held aloof and wondered. II is
Characteristic of the moral fraity of
humankind that they even admired. No
one was deceived, least of all the for
mer occupants Of Port Arthur. The
seepless national eye of Russia's island
enemies was never turned aside. 1t
was no part OF Japan's intention to be
Wecipi,ate, she saw that her enemy's
chaos Of preparation was ever on the
Increase and she bore I'm mind the bur-
den Of her proyerb--that a surfeited
bee has no defense She could well af-
ford to wait but not too long; not long
enough for VI, Alexeieff, A paltry eight
een months longer would have given
that really energetic Muscovite an OPP
poriunlty TO perfect his details. Japan
waited until that fateful breaking off of
diplomatic relations on Feb. 6. Within
iEeniy-four hours her feet which had
Been unosientatiousy gathering in Sa-
seDo harbor put an end to the waiting
ara two days later put an end to Rus