Morris tribune., 1904-09-17

RECONSTRUCTION IN ASIA.

RECONSIRUCllON IN ASIA.
Japans treaty with Korea, whereby she
gains protectorate over that country, must be
read in connection with the latest news from
Manchuria, says the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Kuropatkin is retreating rapidly toward Mukden
with Hardin, far in the interior as his objective
Alexieff, the military and civil head of the Rus
sian authority in Manchuria, has just reached
Hardin from Vladivostok. 1t is tolerably GER
tain that Hardin will be the Russian head
quarters until the victorious Japanese capture
that stronghold. Many clear-headed persons
in Russia disaster for their country close at
. hand. Says the Russian influential st. Peters,
f burg organ, in it's yesterdays issue: IT he
view that Kuropatkin compelled to leave
Lao Yang has not only military, but political
Significance. It is no use concealing the fact
l that the evacuation surprise for the
:, Russians. Everybody led to believe that
D the hour had arrived for a decisive struggle.
This will inevitably influence the fall of Port
Arthur and the further development of Japan
csc operations. The evacuation of Lao Yang
will have effect upon China, which already
is in state of nervous tension under the in
fuence of Japanese agitation The Japanese of
course, will do their best to restore Mukden TO
China, and China must foot the BILL
| Manfest1y, the military movements in
Manchura will have decisive effect the
political conditions, and the military movements
are emphatical1y in favor of Japan. Even the
most sanguine of Russians feel that lNIuk-
den is only way station the road to Harbin,
which is the point where the branch road to
Port Arthur leaves the main line of the Siber-
ID |
bin will soon have the same sort of an impor
lance for Nicholas II. that Richmond had for
Jefferson Davis regime, At the head of the
editorial columns of Gree1ey's New York Fri
bune for several days before the first battle Of
Bull Run was demand which read something
like this: Forward to Richmond. The rebel
congress must not be allowed to meet there on
the Goth day of July. BY that date the place
must be in the hands of the national army
The demand by the newspapers and populace ;
in Toxic will be: Forward to Harbin'
That point is ny miles from Mu2 N,
and bad roads between the two places.
But Japan has overcome many physical and !
social obstacles in this war, and it will probably
be able to surmount these. !
Thus the day for a general political read !
iustment in Asia is close at hand and in this
settlement the United States has vital inter
est but only for com mercial reasons. This was
to be expected. 1t is the correct thing to do
Korea must be under Japanese Russian
guardianship She is unable to stand alone in
these strenuous times. AS Russian ascendency
is impossible; Japans overlordship is newt
able. But the new situation will not affect the
United States commercial relations with the /
Hermit Kingdom. The treaties between that
country and ours under which we have built up
a profitable trade there, will not be set aside.
| We must have the same privileges in Korea
under Japanese ascendency as we have had
hitherto. The same will be true regards
China 20 certain extent Japan will hereaftel
| hold sort of guardianship over China. This
condition will not be objected to by One o.
it's consequences will be to put off temporary.
or permanently China's partition among tn. |
great nations, which has been an active obje |
of American diplomacy for several years. Jap |
an is fighting Americas battles. A genera |
reconstruction of affairs in the far East is clos,
at halld. In the reshaping of Japanese an.
Russian relations with Manchuria, China am
Korea, American interests will be protected |
These considerations give special interest t,
the news of the rapid advance
| of the Japanese armies il
1.-THE direction of Nicholas LIS Asiatic military
and political capital at Hardin.