The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-22
r1rr D1spArcH. RICHMOND VA SUNDAY MAY %
JAPAN EXPECTS JUSTICE
AS RESULT OF THE WAR.


distinctly. declared that we are not corr
tending for territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
nnd. even &c we, had not made that solemn
pledge. there Is no necessity for us to
,,ion, for, we have abundant outlets for
s,}s.psn II and /. not oysrcrowdcd..
our own to meet the demands OF DIR In
creasing population, although the emil
iected to. those parts OF tie empire. Take
Yeso and Fornosa for example The
Japanese government has systematically
s hose sa offf has s Viii a sue
cess but the climate In both territories
has been an obstacle to their rapid devel-
9phent and thh epGbe s n ofhof a.
Improving sanitary conditions there, and
IN time Formosa Will be a desirable place
eisners. The same may be said OF Ycso,
wipcn he's ,,ndcveloped resources and
which VII snpport a large e p;opuia at ton
settle in Korea and in the other adjacent
regions. on the same terms as the citizens
settlement viii be to. the advantage Of
natural peaceful and Industrious. making
excellent Clt1zcns Wherever tney ~.
Formosa in 1904.
you speak OF Formosa. Mr.. Takahira."
s saIdrl l. oIsn Is the condition o. that
Mni stos Tak K bhpus since it became
part OF the Japanese empire Its revenue
has been charged that our government
has done nothing for the development OF
lie island nor for the betterment II It's
people since Il became q part Of the EN-.
It / cannot do better than to. quote what
the Rev. w. Campbell. Scotch mission
airy. who has lived in .Formosa many
Ing Tormosa IT must be remembered that
when the ia pa ncse took possession OF 1t in
1895 they found tho people everywhere N
arms gaint them and that they ,,l iad w., 70
fore they could establish, n settled govern
ment. AS soon as this was done they
sent out SURVEYORS and scientists to re,
territory. a complete census of the
population was taken in 1897 and at this
time 500 miles Of roads were made ana
10 sIn-tek. This. was followed by the
Takow. about half Of which is now open
for goods and passenger traffic three
mosa with Japan China and the Pesca-
dore Islands, and tclegra PHI and tele-
phone system SO improved that immediate
communication Is now possible, er WIN n every
one hundred postofices In Formosa ana
at the close OF 1899 one hundred ana
twenty-five government educational m n
stItutions had been established. OF which
one hundred and thirteen are. for atives.
There are ten government hospitals on
the island. where sixty thousand patients
are annually treated without cha ain a ane
other ry precautions have become
SO general that the dangers OF smallpox
and the plague have been much reduced.
Japan and the United States.
,otlnns Between japan and the United
States. and asked Ills Excellency as 10
how his nation regarded us. re repLIi e a.
japanese 1ians 1s estimation than he United
afr This states not th a9ne japan 70
Intercourse with the Western world. put
also because during the whole OF that
period. which may be termed t, me lf teaI is
tinted States has consistently and disin-
tere,tedly been the helpful friend RI a. OF , emr
empire AS You knG o. 1 one et me blstoTy
since Zee the time OF the restoration was the
conclusion Of treaties whereby, +. Ja al9i,
sil other nations. This marked an. epoch
between the East and West and. no ma.
it about than the United States.
"You have been singular fortunate.
continued the minister lin Your repre-;
sentatves to my country, and as I call
them to mind names stand forth which
am sure will aways have foremost
place i;, in the history Of Japan. Commoo-
dore Perry. Townsend Harris. John a
Bingham and others I might mention. are
names to conture with in my. country,
because they represent in its fullest sense
has always been shown in. the conduct
Of the United States for Japan. feel
certain that as American enterprise eS-
tends farther and farther across the f Pa
t ttee hest fields FOR its energies. the indus
trial and financial ar Mava interests rers
ana mere closely together. That this re-
suit may not be long delayed Is. can
assure YOU the ardent 1.a, W'sh OF the great
4 ,tS 1904. by Frank C. Carpenter.)