The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-25
THE ORIENT.

Masampho Japanese landed
army corps small with very fine habor is only hall
days steamng from Japan There planned and partly
peted which leads directly through the the Peninsula Seoul
the capital reach which would take days marching according
authorities study map would lead
think that days would be occupied From Seoul the road
goes northwad frontier which form
a rampant between Manchuria and Korea.
Close Masampho Fusan which the of desperate
stand made by the Japanese three four hundred years when
they driven of Korea by the combined forces OF Korea and
China large number of Japanese adend fishermen are settled at
Fusan.
There way reaching Seoul and that by the Of
Chemupo which joined Seoul by railroad operated by Jap
company But take by this route would expose the
transports to attack from the Russian fleet and would De lar more dan
than them to Masampho Again few sticks OF
dynamite will easily railroad out Of order so that may take sew
era days to repair it, while difficult to destroy road In the Trans
vaa took nearly treourhs of the British to guard the rail-
road lines leaving only onourh OF the enormous force to- tight the
Beers And even with such force the oers were Tor ever ug the
track, delaying trains and sometimes deang them and either
turing destroying the supplies
1t just Japan will have the advantage of Russia The
occupation Manchu be hurled against the Japanese
very large portion of the army will have guard
the railway for there will be plenty OF japanese agents IN Manchura
who will be willing risk their lives for the sake of their country and
who prepared declared De
soy the Manchuan railroad in several places and the army in that
province will be practically isolated.
Again the occupation Of Masampho gives practical command to
Japan OF the waterway between VadNotock and Fort Arthur and
would enable Japan keep the sections the Russian fleet
lated Thus Japan has really made the reported she has at
placed herSe1 IN very commanding PoSo ana She can worry the
Russian leaders by small raids and ens until she has occupied the main
points in the Korean Peninsula Once these occupied and will
take force dodge her. and however large Russa
Manchura be- has already been shown that very large
an will have practically no patrol duty and can garrison with her
The other element the problem the attitude OF the Dowager
Empress China If she understanding with Japan the
position of Russia Manhuia will be still more complicated China
has and Japan has officers Moreover soldiers of fortunes
throughout world would flock China the chance and
loot The Chinese makes good soldier he is properly lead He
does death and with the mpurbab calm
the Turk with his "Kismet" is fate Even small Chinese
operating with Fabian tactics in Southern Manhua would
great deal of trouble the Russian keep further portion
Of it very busy indeed All this is among the possibilities
The possibilities of action in the Orient will continue be eshed
the t1O abO
Japan but question about other nations we'll Russia short
time ago antagonzed powerful factor her fortunes
the Jews Her OF her Jewish subjects thrill of horror
through the Jewish population throughout the world 1t the wealthy
Jews who undoubtedly stopped the Russian loan That their
the Kshn and there little doubt that financial
brought France from the her
becoming the ally of Russia