Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09

tOI Il large pOTtlOu OI MdHCluiid, A's
province lying between the Korean
peninsula and China proper. The In
dependence OF Korea was guaran-
/ teed.
1t is claimed that at the very mo.
ment Ii Hung Chang signed up with
Japan he had deal on with Russia
to prevent japan gaining foothold
on the Chinese mainland. AT any rate
Russia, backed by Germany, promptly
prevented Japan taking possession oi
1.-The territory she had captured in wal
and put her OFF with ON indemnity OF
! 30,000.000 taels on the ground that het
! presence would be q menace to Pekln
Russia then took possession OF Por;
Arthur and Manchuria ostensibly 70
pacify" the country. assuring the pow
ers that her occupancy was only tenn
porary. At the same time she began
building the Siberian railway, to spend
millions on fortifications. Permanent
cities. churches and colonies were es-
ltablished. In recent years she has spent
I'm Manchuria more than the Boer war
cost England.
The immediate cause Of this war Is
Japan's determination to know when
Russia intends to evacuate Manchurla
and where the terrible slav intends to
| stop in his invasion OF the orient.
Japan has proposed an agreement rec-
lognizing Manchuria as belonging to
Russia II Russia will concede Korea to
the Japs. Russia refuses to discuss
with Japan her status in Manchuria
but proposes division OF Korea be-
tween the two. Hence the Japs must
fight.
The reason for Russia's persistent
sought In her commercial interests.
way by land to seaports which shall
be open the year around. Neither
vladivostok nor Dalny nor Port Ar
Arthur are such ports. The very Inn
lprovements at Dalny have male II
easier for the sea to freeze up. At
enormous expense. Russia has almost
completed railroad across Asia, only
Ito End herself with its termini in win
terlocked harbors. To find an open
harbor. Russia must either take pos
session, III china. oil some har'sor as lar
south as Chefu. or she must
take possession OF Korea as
far south as Chenulpo. Russia S
only need OF Korea is military and
commercial. She does not need Korsa
as an outlet for her surplus popu!1-
tion. She does not need the mines OF
Korea, nor does she need any power
which might come from the accession
OF the Koreans to the Russian throne.
She needs an outlet. Russia is. ny
reason Of the very expenditures she
has made in Manchuria. more deter
mined CHAN ever to be free to find open
access to the waters OF the Pacific
locean.
Jaran desires Korea because h:s-
ropulau.eE 4, c1owlIng ,llts home ISLAND
as.i n,u.t ;haye a place TN which to
overflow be,;rusa, the climate. ,lt,., ss5I,.
the p,1dy,c;ts. the en,ti.onmeIi. general :
w. ase N,.tls difYe,ru.r frum those at
hucr,.. s, IA s,entct. w,,,l1 maize ~. at
tras,tlye tfa,,e ,s,r tho oye.ae,w. Also.
She u,nris Korea h.esauae s,h,, can nyt
a aftl,-i ~, ihave Korea in ,he ryo.,,:l,sson
OF her a,.S,a -eT.rny, Russia. II Russia
s,hou,d tafxe ks,rea. st woua bring the
Ncc,rp;,rn Bear 10 yrta very pcLyais of
rhis ht,useh,,,d al. Jauer. On tie other
ha,-,I. ~ .Iapsn s,hortd take Korea. II
r,,,r,d hrfry mo l,,ra,. yelisyy n,an no
thr. bo,,iers ne Maneu,u,r,l,. Neither one
can w,iri afr,,rd to GO 10 way over Ko-
,,,o q, for any oiher cause: usltter
can anv nation interested I'm tp1e peace
ami f,,t,re commercial possibilities of
M. orient wi.lsnscy consent that way
s.ho,,la e,,,ow nm heuwea, japan and
Russia over Korea. or from amy other
causa IN addttion To her fine. ice
,rso ,,,,r,,nrs urr,oh Russia wants. and
.a....s,s .s No u.h,ah she ds, determined to
,,ava kors, commands The yellow se..
-, ~ Ionan ga. and R,.ssfa wants
,,sa 49, ss,,.ss,,,.a ,,,yrs.r Nix, .Jaran oocu-
..,.,,ss ~ ,,,a r.sa,son ISorsa commands.
- ,,as fa..fsa da,is. pentaG climate.
,,,,.,,.r,.,.s,, tis1,ar,i..s rielh n,sr.s aa,d
....,n, d. ,,-,,,y,r, .Ia,nm wants ,fnese.
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