Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-04-28

Manehur;a and put her characteristic
military despotism in its place. The
merciless treatment of natives by Rus
slams is one of the most heart-bleeding
dread in existence. She joined an ALI
lance of the powers in the suppression
of the boxer uprising, and thus in ap
/, pearance showed that she was acting
ance of the powers with common aim
but in her heart she was always insti-
eating and encouraging the anti-foreign
I PRUSSIA excluded) sentiment at the
Pekin court and among the natives
Thus, within the last few years, the ag-
i gressive policy of Russia in China and
! also in Corea revealed her undeniable
, design in China and Corea and became
grave danger to the interests of the
powers.
While these difficulties remained
unsolved in China, Japan and Russia
came into a direct collision in Corea
/ where Japans interests are most pre-
dominant The Japanese immigrat-
/ ed there and settled in great numbers
and especially since the China-Japan
war.
Japan was helping and encouraging
/ returns and the. development of the
country by building railways, tele-
! graphs and other lines of commmica
ton. The Russians tenaciously op-
posed these Japanese attempts and in
turn Japanese opposed Russias at
tempts to gain any territorial and po-
litical foothold in Corea, because of
the example in the case of Manchuria
and the most assured danger to her in
terests in Corea and also to the fu-
ture destiny of Japan.
| 1t is often suspected that Japan has
design to absorb Corea just as Rus
STA in China. And this belief will
lead a man to form an erroneous con-
clusion that Japan is fighting against
Russia to attain that end. 1t is true
that Japan is fighting to protect her
interest, but Japan has no such selfish
design to absorb Corea in order to
enjoy her exclusive privilege there.
Japan wants Corea to be developed
and open to the world. Minister Kuri-
no, the mikado's representative at ST.
| Petersburg before the war, said Japan
does not seek to annex Corea or polit-
ically dominate her, nor does she
want any other country to annex Co
rea to Japan's detriment and menace
The recent -Corean treaty ex-
pressly protects Corea's integrity and
independence. If Japan has ambition
it is the noble ambition to advance
with the rest of the world but not the
ignoble ambition of setting off lit
tie exclusive domain for private occu-
pancy and advantage"
But the war between Japan and Rus
STA is not the direct result of the col
! lision of interests of both nations in
Corea. 1t is the struggle eliminated
from the difficulties which were going
on in the continent for years. Japan
sees the danger as a midday sun that
her interests in Corea will be crushed
down in case of Russian ascendency
there and any attempt of Japan then
to protect her interests and Corean in.
dependence will simply prove lambs
attempt to rescue his comrade from
the jaws of the Russian wolf, and the
very existence of the island empire it
self will be at the mercy of Russia
Therefore, when Russian aggression
began to move into Corea, Japan can
mot remain silent as nations watched
Russian movement in Manchuria; and
the recent Russo-Japanese negotia
ton was brought forth.
M ~ III fat 4
, Russia, but simply demanded Russia
her previous promises and assurances
, to the powers to be put into formal
. agreement. If Russia conducted the
negotiation with honest hope of peace
, as it has been reported, the outbreaks
. might have been averted. But Rus
, sia's reply was absolute denial to the
, Japanese proposal and was a declara
ton that ordinary course of justice in
the settlement of the difficulties is un
available.
AS the war begun, Japan is not only
: fighting for the protection of her in
terest in Corea alone but she is fight
ling the Russian aggression, with the
Russian outrages and ruthless cruel
ties III MdACuuIld, the ItuSSldU SyStSIl
, of government, the bleeding cries o
; Armenians. Firms and Poles under the
Russian yoke at her heart. JapaI
+. sees the ruthless slaughter of fellow
r beings like flock of cattle and hun
{ dreds of million souls would rise il
vengeance: plains and hills are GOV
cred with the dead and rivers flow il
bloody gush, and the darkening DANCE
/, is at her very heart in the event o
, Russian victory.
Why not these heart-blending erie:
, for liberty and millions of peaceful
, souls driven into frantic struggle TO
, solve for the future progress anC
, moral development of the world? TIL,
, world has now met great problem Il
!, silve for the future progress ant
peace, and the history of the deed:
: and occurrences of the past fg-the only
/, guidance for those who strive to solv,
, this great problem.