The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06
|lS VIEWED BY JAPAN
me seY She Looks ii Her Differ,
eDces With Russia.
Y ORLD INTERESTED.
SkoEId Affairs Continas a. Their ~,
at the Present Time Manchu.
ria and yellow Sea Ports
Will Re Closed.

New York Jan. THE Associate!
Press has been furnished with he
following statement Of the Japanese
view OF It's present contention With
Russia by one who is In constant com :
munication with Toxic. ard whose
knowledge Of japanese affairs and IA
timacy with prominent japanese. gives
weight 20 his opinion:
Negotiations between Russia ard
Japan have reached a critical stage.
although an amicble adjustment IS
still possible. Russia's reply to the
Japanese latest representa- tlonss N,,i
decide the issue. While neither govern
ment has taken the public into its con
hdence. It Is not difficult to surrnisa
the general tenor Of the views ehie n
the japanese government would ex-
press. Something In the nature OF an
agreement between the governments
whereby they bind themselves TO res ect
Independence and territorial integrity.
both OF China and Korea. would nat
uraiiy come first Such an agreement
proba bly, would include also mutual
recognition or the special interests on
Russia in Manchuria and Japan IN Ko
rea. coupled with an agreement based
on the principle OF equality of all na-
tfons rs regards commercial oppot.
tonities ia these countries that neither
| -: -: ---::.,s1 party ritali Interfere with
the commercial rights Of the other ac-
quiref by treaty with China or Korea
In "A word, II Is probably the fact that
Japan has asked no more of Russia
than confirmation by international
eofnpac OF declarations repeatedly and
unequi vocally made by Russia herself
regards NIX the unSeiash nature OF her
motives with reference To Manchur1a
kas'sla's reply evidently has been %
surprise and disappointment to ia
pan Ii - NOW generally understood
That Russia has refused 10 dicusS the
situation Ia MaHChuFia. and has pro
posed ornethihg ia the nature Of a neu-
traf zone Ia northern Korea on the
east ana Ping Yang on tho west II is
alfilcuit 70 perceive how Japan eo8If
possibly accept this proposal 70 con
sent 10 The indefinite prolon CATION #
kaSs1a's stay upon the borders 81 Ko-
retA- and TO the naturalization OF nearly
on@-third az the laiters territory
would he fatal menace 10 the lnd4-
pendenee Of Korea. which Japan mus
defend at all cost as TO the safety ~
the peninsula which is the outpost 81,
her lines Of defense. 4s Indispensable
TO Japan's own repose and security
So. ASA az regards Korea u is now
known that the joint efforts II Great
Britain. the United States and Iauaa
to open The Yaiu 10 foreign commit
at large were on the eve Of succ -
when the Russian Occupation NJ ~
Kampho blocked The plans These. AMI
| similar events In Korea and Maulburia
JUSTIFY the apprehension that " affairs
| are permitted 10 proeeed uninterflpt-
eddy. a large part of the shores ~ thu
yellow sea. not 10 mention the inter-
| fi"T { Aauc hurfa, VIII t@ closed - the
Commerce II the civilized world Il is
| OF vital importance to Japan that this
| Should not happen, and 81 is plain that
the nnal issue Go pends solely upon
| KusS'a's willingness 60 recognize this
| fact"