Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-02-13

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yellow man to the borders of Man
churia. Neither one can well afford
to go to war over Korea, or for any
other cause; neither can any nation
interested in the peace and future
commercial possibilities OF the Orient
willingly consent that war should
grow up between Japan and Russia
over Korea, or from any other cause.
In addition to her fine, ice-free har-
bors, which Russia wants, and &C.
cess to which she is determined to
have, Korea commands the Yellow
sea and the Japan sea, and Russia
wants no aggressive power like Japan
occupying the position Korea com
mands. Korea has fertile fields,
genial climate, unsurpassed fisheries,
rich mines, and for growth.
Japan wants these, as we'll as a place
10 stand to meet the ~aggressions Of
the Slav. Besides, Korea in Russian
hands means a dagger pointed at the
heart of japan. 1t is a life and-death
struggle for Japan. The japanese
people are a passionate unit upon
this point, and whatever else may be
said or done, there will be war, and
desperate war, before Japan will
willingly consent to seeing Korea in
the possession and control of Russia.
The naval strength of Japan is
confessedly greater than the strength
OF Russia in Oriental waters. Rus.
STA has on the Asiatic station seven
battleships, with one battleship, the
Ossliabia, at present in the Mediter-
ranean, which belongs to the Asiatic
squadron, and another, the Alexan-
der Ill, which is to be sent out in
the spring OF 1904. She has four
armored cruisers already in eastern
waters, with another on her way out,
which was at Bizerta on December
IL last. She has six protected cruis-
ers OF the first class in Oriental
waters, with two on their way out,
which we're at Bizerta on December
IL, and - protected cruiser of the
second class. She has twelve tor.
pedo boat d~estroyers in Oriental
waters, and seven on their way out.
She has six torpedo boats at Port
Arthur, ten torpedo boats at Vladi.
vostok, and four on their way out
from the Black sea.
Japan has six b~attleships and six
armored cruisers, eighteen protected
cruisers, nine unprotected cruisers.
and a greater number of torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers
than Russia, and has two armored
cruisers, which she recently purch.
ased, on the way out. France, the
possible ally OF Russia, has only one
battleship in the Orient, four ar.
mored cruisers, three protected
cruisers, with a number of smaller
boats. England, the possible ally of
Japan, has five ~battleships on the
Asiatic station, two armored cruis-
ers, eight protected cruisers. and a
large number Of torpedo boats and
torpedo boat ~destroyers, and smaller
boats, besides having at the East
India station FIVE protected cruisers.
Neither Russia nor Japan can well
afford to have war, for it takes
money to conduct, successfully, mod
.rn war.
Japan wants the integrity of
China maintained, the controlof China
in Manchuria re-established, and the
door in the entire empire
kept open. Japan is willing to re.
spect the paramount interests of
in Manchuria, subject to
administration, in exchange
for Russia's recognizing the similar
paramountcy of japanese interests
Korea.
up to this time, Russia refuses
to accede to these demands of Japan.
Behind all the play and counterplay
diplomatic events, behind ali the
answers and retorts of strenuous
Jap anS strenuous Slav, there pace
the fierce figures of national ambi.
necessities and jealousies. I'm
less the world forbid it, Japan and
will, ooner or later, by these ,
.oeligerent forces, be pushed into
armed combat.
"One word in closing as to the re-
of the United States to this
particular contest. Under and by