The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-17
NO END In SIGHT
PLENTY OF INTERVENTION Op
MEDIATION TALK.
Nothing, However, Is Expected to
Result From Ii for a Long Time.
Effect of the Struggle Around
Liaoyang Has Not Been for Peace.
According to British Opinion.

London, Sept. 12.-Still there ia
talk of Intervention or mediation in
the far East, and still there is nothing
in it, nor is there likely to be for a
long time. The effect of the struggle
around Liaoyang has not been on the
whole to make or peace. The Japan.
ese victory was won at such a terrible
price that it was by no. means decisive.
Had they succeeded in capturing or an.
Initiating Kuropatkin's army, the
blow might possibly have induced Rus.
STA to make terms; but the present de-
termination is to fight at least another
years campaign, beginning with Har-
bin as a base. 1t may still be expected
that if Japan reaches the vicinity of
Hardin before the winter embargo be-
gins she will offer to end the war.
This Off will certainly be rejected un-
less grave international interests in
Russia should happen to intervene.
No country is likely to influence
Russia to make peace under such cir
cumstances There are only humane
motives to induce them to do SO, and
these are the weakest forces in state
craft. Mao even Great Britain wishes
TO see Japan an easy and overwhelm-
ing victor. 1t is not that she fears the
yellow peril. but for the war to end
suddenly without any defeat on either
side would almost certainly prove in
conclusive Russia would refuse to
rest permanently under the heavy dis
grace, and Japan would soon display
some of the arrogant ambitions of
newly acquired greatness. 1t will be
better from the piont of view of most
European statesmen that the war con
tinue until the superfiuuos energy on
both sides be exhausted.
The Spectator says: I'm a short
time the Japanese fleet may be made
the strongest on the Pacific, and even
as it is the current of action of Euro
pean powers toward the states of the
North Pacific will be abruptly arrest
ed. Who is to seize the Eastern archi-
pelago now the object of so many am
billions, if Japan remarks, no, that is
bpart of my reversionary heritage?'
Who is to dictate to China if the Jap
anese prohibits the Frenchmen who
say Indo- China is in danger from To-
kyo?
''It may be talking nonsense, but it
is certain tina if the japanese claim
Siam as an ally, Siam will not be in
vaded, and the grand idea of the
French colonizing party, which, to
speak plainly, is the absorption of
Siam and Yunan, will not be realized.
The Japanese may not be able to rule
China, as those who believe in the yell
low peril think-the pride of the an
cient empire may forbid, but the pro-
lection of China from disintegration
has already become Japanese interests
of a fundamental kind, for though her
first necessity is room to expand and
China cannot find her that room, her
second necessity is economy.
'Japan's idea is that prosperity Will
come from virtual, though not official
monopoly of the Chinese market. She
will have no necessity to close .ehe
ports while she can undersell compet-
itors.
Japan at peace with the energetic
trading powers, will produce great
merchant fleet. and regard the Pacific
as we think of the Atlantic, as her own
waterway. That in such clrcum-
stances she should regard her con-
temptuous exclusion from American
Pacific states, British Columbia and
Australia with anything but angry
annoyance seems impossible, and an
annoyed Japan would be a weighty
factor in the arrangements OF the
Eastern world.
"The meekest Christians are lmpa-
tient of insult, and the last of Chris
tian virtues which japan will display
will be humility"
1t is for reasons similar to to these
that English and continental states.
men, in the interest of the future ana
of greater peace. are not concerned 10
stop the war at the present time. Ihey
believe danger and complications
which seemed imminent few weeks
ago have largely abated. They prefer
to risk these dangers some time longer
rather than face constant menace VI
new perils which would follow IN con-
elusive and premature peace.