The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-28

SION lOilOirOW with The reading of y
the address from the throne. =
- OKIo, Nov. 27.-Discussing the war
and the domestic, financial and po-
litical conditions of Japan on the
eve of the assembling of the diet With
the correspondent of the Associated
Press today, Premier Katsura said:
ITO insure peace in the Orient and to
safeguard our national existence is the
aim and purpose of our empire, and no
sacrifice shall be too great for success
fully effecting this purpose.
Russia, besides violating her pledges
in Manchuria, crowned her overbearing
! and aggressive policy by extending her
arms TO the Korean peninsula.
We were highly solicitous to pre-
serve peace, but had no alternative ex-
| cept that of war, which was forced
uron US.
Russia Was Naughty.
throughout the negotiations Russia
showed naughty and Overbearing at
OHHn
shown, was inadequately supported bv
military strength. Russia allowed her
self TO be deceived and sighted our
empire, for she never believed that ia
pan would draw the sword Of war
Then, after suffering repeated defeats
on land and on sea, Russia perceived
the mistake she had made. and having
discovered the seriousness Of the situa-
ton began to take adequate measures.
The case was different with us. We
we're alive TO the seriousness of the sit
uatiOn and were prepared for exigen-
cies
Russia must see that the war cannot
be concluded by the issues OF a few bat
ties. With US the war means life or
death. and not one of our $1,000. 900
brethren remains ignorant of the vital
issue at stake
Will Never Give Up.
I'VE are prepared to sacrifice our last
man and our last cent for this war.
The delay in the decisive result Of
our siege Of Port Arthur gives Russia
hope of being able to relieve the gsrri-
son, and for this purpose she resolved
70 empty her naval defense at home.
while on land corps after CORPS has
been modified and sent eastward.
''The military and naval plant of Rus
sia seems to center in the relief Of Port
Arthur. and General Kuropatkin's
southwark advance. which resulted in
his serious defeat, had the relief of
the garrison as its sole object. The
Russian emperOrs instrU 9ns to Ku-
rOpatkin not to retire beyond Mukden
were desi ned to raise the gloom that
no
Russia since the defeat of Russian
arms at the battle of LAO Yang and
Kuropatkin assumed the aggressive
perhaps agair7t his own judgment.
Everything seems To hinge on the
fall of Port Arthur, but do not con-
sole myself with the thought that the
capture Of that Inflated fortress viii
bring the war to a speedy termination.
It's capture will give occasion for re-
newed plans for warfare by Russia,
and / am watching keenly for such new
developments
Opposition of the Diet
The domestic conditions of Japan
are highly satisfactory The history Of
our diet may be summed up by saying
that from the first it planted itself
firmly in opposition 10 the government
on financial questions. After my APP
pointment friction became increasingly
violent The two great parties the Con-
stitutionalists and the Progessists, pre-
scented combined front in opposition
to my ministry. Despite administrat-
i've reforms effected on their demand
we failed to satisfy them. They criti-
cized our financial measures as excess
i've and refused to pass the bills.
collisions between the governed and the
governing were predicted. but when the
war came this friction entirely ceased,
and the house of representatives. which
once refused to pass a budget Of S125.-
600, 900 as excessive and unbeara BILE
gave ready and willing assent to the
first war budget of S2SS.000. COO.
AT this session Of the diet the gov
eminent will be compelled to present
a budget calling for 1886. 600 900. and in
dications are that it viii be- passed
without the slightest difficulty This
happy phenomenon is attributable 10
the characteristics of our people.
japanese People United.
Before a great national problem our
people unite and friends and opponents
join hands for the accomplishment of
our national purposes. With the great
problem of the war before them. the
people of our nation have become as
one man. We have no war party and
no peace party, as Russia has, but. on
the contrary, our nation is one and
united with determination to fight
to the last extremity.
when the war came on it SO hap
pened that our financial condition was
such that everything indicated a fresh
awakening after a period of long dull
ness and inactivity Thus our latent
finacial energy was directed towards
the war fund. Our people are showing
ample capacity TO finance the war, and
despite the, floating of domestic loans.
our economic conditions have not been
affected. while banking conditions have
actually expanded since the beginning
of hostilities.
The war expenses reach a large sum
monthly, but the government has man
aged their absorption in such manner
as to least affect the normal conditions
of the money market. The decrease in
circulation has been very small. and
our people are cheerfully meeting the
advanced taxation. while every domes-
tic loan has been over-subscribed.
Satisfactory Results.