The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-24
The JAP=RUSSIAN WAR.
Some OF the Causes That Have Led 70 the
Struggle.
OUTGROWTH OF CHINA..JAPAN WAR.
Russla's Unsuitable Greed for New Territory
and an Outlet for Her Commerce
Through Southern Ports.

The Jap Russian war that has
been in progress a little more
than two weeks, is attracting the
attention of the whole world, and
promises to be one of the most in =
teresting scraps of modern times.
While it would far exceed the
limits OF newspaper article to
relate all that would oe interest
ing about these combatants, yet
enough may be told to stimulate
our school boys and girls to refer
to their biographies and histories
and to watch the newspapers for
additional information.
China and Japan are near neigh
bors. About ten years ago China
violated her treaty with Japan IN
reference to Korea a small coun-
try between China and Japan
To compel China to stand by her
treaties Japan went to war against
China, and in about year China
was glad to say enough" and to
give Japan many millions of dol
lars and cede to her Port Arthur
and all the lower portion of Man
churia. The ink was hardly dry
upon that cession before the
triple alliance of France, Ger
many and Russia sent word to
the Mikado that it would be a
standing menace TO the peace of
the world for Japan to occupy
that territory, and they asked him
to give Manchuria back to China.
The request was made in polite
language, but there were armies
behind it, and the Mikado dared
not refuse. He gave 1T back, al
though the Japanese people
stormed, denouncing Russia as
the cause of the trouble. A few
months after that the Germans
demanded of China the cession of
Kiachow bay and u railroad and
other rights in the province of
Shantung. Their request was
granted, and Russia thereupon
demanded the cession of Port
Arthur for the term of twenty
five years and the right to extend
her railroad through Manchuria
to the Yellow Sea. This was also
granted, and japan saw the ter
ritory she had fought so hard for
and which she had been COMPEL
ed to give up, handed over to, the
Russians, who had been the chief
actors IN the compulsion. The
Japanese were angry and almost
ready to fight then but the Rus.
SLAMS said they only wanted a
place Tor their railroad, and they
promised to evacuate Manchuria
within ii certain time. The Japa-
nese assented to this and waited.
The time came and went and the
Russians remained. They gave
excuses for remaining, but they
are there to-day. They are not
only there, but have been push
ing their outposts farther down
toward Korea, and Japan is afraid
that they will cross the Yula and
go down the Korean peninsula tc
the bottom, where their guns
might be mounted within cannon
shot of the Japanese Empire.
Japan has never forgiven Rus
sia for the contemplate part tha'
country played in the settlement
between China and Japan. Wher
the Chino.Japanese war began
there was not one military mar
out of a hundred who did no
think that China would projec
her hordes into Korea and literal
ly sweep the timorous Japs int,
the sea. Those who called atten
ton 10 the fact that Japan hat
succeeded in getting together th'
nucleus of very respectable ma
Wy were met with the statemen
that China had been doing some
thing along that line herself, ant
that even on the sea she was ap
to demonstrate that number
would count over the slight add
tlonal Intelligence which it wa
conceded that Japan possessed
The battle of the Yalu put to rou
the supporters of the Chinese ma
w, and.the fight at Port Arthu
disposed Of whatever considera
ton the Chinese army might pre-