Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-02-13
THE IMBROGLIO
IN The ORIENT
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sum 90 bhc country was pacltied,
she was increasing her expenditures
on her army and navy in the east.
ana pouring out hundreds Of millions
in the construction OF railroads and
cities and churches and permanent
barracks, and in internal develop
ment and in facilities for railroad
terminals. She has expended, in re-
cent years, with increasing lavish
ness, since she obtained possession
of Manchuria, more than the Boer
a cost England in South Africa.
She has constructed the best
equipped and best-built branches of
the Siberian railway in Manchuria.
She is constantly increasing the num-
oers of her soldiers, both in Siberia
and in Manchuria. She is construct
ing permanent buildings in the numer-
Gus cities which are developing along
Manchurian railways. Her people
are constructing permanent churches
aud are settling upon the farm lands
and building homes thereon. All
this may be temporary" but it has
the look Of permanency. 1t has never
been explained how it was that, if
the Japanese occupancy of Port Ar
thur was a menace to Peking and a
peril 10 Korea, Russian occupancy
OF the same territory was not equally
a danger and a menace. In 1897.
Russia informed an uneasy world that
her warships, which had just arrived
at Fort Arthur, were merely there
to pass the winter, that being a con-
venient harbor for that purpose.
They are there yet. Manchuria has
become pacifed. The time fixed for
the evacuation has passed by, and
Russia remains. She remains in
greater force than ever; and IL Rus
past history count is for anything
an aid in interpreting her present
intentions and her future purposes,
she intends to remain in Manchuria.
THE immediate cause OF the pres
ent difficlty between Russia and Ja-
pan is the failure of Russia to evacu.
ate Manchuria, and Japan is deter.
mined to know, IL possible, what Rus.
future purposes are with refer
TO Manchuria and Korea; for
while Russia has been busy strength
.ning herself in Manchuria, she has
been equally busy in endeavoring to
strengthen herself in Korea, and in
view OF the centuries OF continuous
expansion Of Russia, Japan may be
well excused for being nervous.
Japan has proposed that Russia
shall recognize her interests in Korea
as paramount, in return for the rec.
ignition by Japan of the paramountcy
Of Russian interests in Manchuria.
agreeing that Russian rights in Ko-
rea shall be as literally recognized as
Japanese rights in Manchuria. Russia
insists that she will not discuss Man.
'hurian questions with Japan, but
that she will consider a practical d.
vision Of Korea. This proposition,
naturally, is wholly unacceptable to
The reason for Russia's persistent
aggression toward Korea must be
'ought in her commercial interests.
Russia desires Korea in order to
'pen a way by land to seaports which
hall be open the year round. Neither
V~iadivostok o Dalny nor Port Ar
'hur are such PORTS The very i'm.
'rovements at DAILY have made it
'asler for the sea to freeze up. At
'normous expense. Russia has almost
completed a railroad across Asia.
'nly to find herself with its terminii
n winter-locked quarters. To find an
pen harbor, Russia must either take
possession, in China, OF some harbor
IS far south as Chefu, or she must
AXE possession of Korea as far south
IS Chemulpo. Russia's only need OF
Korea is military and commercial.
Japan desires Korea because her
population is crowding the home ISL
md and must have a place in which
o overflow; because the climate, the
the products, the environment
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