Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-23

-NN no way Is the awak-
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vIILILil3 ening life on the vest
tTT 4 ern shores of the Pa
\ clac more distinctly
sbown than I'm the
4 preparation of har.
-,>4nrna hors the building OF
sessp<s$ mort cities. the con-
docEng facilities and the
'Hnc'iCn % - trade restrictions thus al
rtno''' .,, ", and more freedom oil en-
owns en-, , vessels Of foreign nations,
~ 70 :. e.peclally true Of the ports r.,', o.
Thi' Is 81 d Korea and those in emma
wv, are under the ever ' Y,,,,onoan
pa' . :" ot influence of the European
spheres " =. Korea the change has been
TogsI a, , iI the instrumen'alIty OF
G'''e' ~ -, Korea is practically under
japanese control n, this renewed
Ine :. deeper down than appears
,cIviN '., - superficial view. 1t Is no'h-
N hle, ,s,n the arousing Of the orient
", .,r va long slumber. The ude OF ol l,le
tl l,., SWEPT across the American con-, con-,
F'Vn AVA not stop at It's shores pu'
'nep. .nnlse moved on across the IA
ne il" I%n,ncldent with this progress
.nS ,uard was another movement Vi
Te' ,la,. eastward from Europe pass
t'" w., Great Britain through lndla
i1s soutb and from Russia through
o. .,r on the north, These TWO III,
80 met on the eastern coas's V,
lu,''' r.snltlng in the new life manifest
As,' .n eastern China, Korea ana
u . .ar,,. Siberia. As a result OF
'.,' pavement and in turn becoming
wv a,d,ry cause to accelerate H.
,be struggle for supremacy be-
gov" russia and Japan. This strug-
y. which has been going on for years
'.., IN the very nature OF the case
p. n,,,"e IA an issue, and this must be
,boteyer the mere incidental deyel~
.,,s attendant upon that contest.
ror this reason these ports IN the
,aost become points Of interest not
~ ,, as evidences Of oriental progress,
~. 'r 90, for their mere importance as
,'t.. 10 the commerce OF America ana
r,,ope. but even more for their stra-
. .-i value in the conflict between
"s mIkado and the car for supremacy
Tho barbors Of greatest importance
a ach play for position are those
,to,t the Yellow sea, Korea bay ana
,,s emf Of Pechili. to which must be
,iied Of course, the purely japanese
'rl Russian ports. There is really
,r, one exclusively Russian port to be
,tsp into account, and that Is Nla-
S,os,ok Nor because Of the difficulty
s,-s,chIng them and the splendid navy
,M strong coast defenses of Japan
rsed the eastern Japanese coast ports
r. considered. Yokohama, both the
chef harbor and metropolis OF the
tng5om which by its position protects
r,Iyo the capital, is not only shielded
r, hIs location on the eastern coast
lgt Is in hndlocked bay that could
EASILY be rendered impossible of en-
trance In time Of war
Second only TO Yokohama, and In
tme regards not second To that, Is
MrakI. Here are located the great
Upwards where a large portion Of ia
urs well equipped and modern yes'
=, are built, The docking facilities
irfrst class, there being two docks OF
trnite. The harbor Is said 20 resemble
Na smaller scale that Of New York,
rcspt that II is more beautiful. II is
tt The head Of a short inlet, surrounded
hy richly colorcd hills and mountains.
The architecture of the city Is In hqr-
t0ny with the picturesque natural en-
tr0ument,
NagaaN Is the fastest coallng sta
ton In the world. This enhances its
value as a naval base and, taken with
rs shipyards and its position on the
western coast renders 1t easily the
most important port in the kingdom In
tine Of war While not In such an