The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10

1T has generally been believed that
by foreign diplomacy there is meant
a system of etratagems. This interpre-
tation of the expression foreign poll
cy' has now become obsolete. No in
| terpret alton can be more erroneous
than this. We are convinced that hon
esty is the best foreign policy. Our
policy is to reveal and disclose our
whole heart to the representatives of
the friendly powers.
Perfect peace reigns over the East.
Let peace be our foreign policy. His
majesty's will, If we may reverently
refer to it, must be for peace. Ever
since the Restoration peace has been
the principal of our government. Peace
and justice have always been our aim.
II by no means disparage the spirit
of enthusiasm. A nation moves on
ward because of this spirit. Without
enthusiasm and vitality a nation Is, In
truth, dead. But animal courage or
enthusiasm must be accompanied by
morality in order to form a SYMMETRY
cal character. TO conquer othe~ aa-
lions for the mere sake of conquering
would indeed be pleasure for the time
being. But such ggrandizement, from
the want of fixed basis, would not
last long. 1t would necessarily fail
into decay and corruption.
The Tartar Invasion.
THE Tartar invasion of Europe
was a grand thing at the time. What
was it's outcome? When the Crescent
was raised in the city of Constanti-
nople about 400 years ago, how mighty
and how dazzlingly grand appeared
the Turksl The kings of all the ma
tions were about to kneel before the
Turkish Emperor and pay homage TO
him. But behold the contrast between
an ey1a nf that time and the nreg2nt
condition of the Turks! This is a
kind of victory which we must detest."
Count Inouye is, perhaps, the most
universally popular of all the states
men of Japan. He is at once the
Chevalier Bayard and Don Quixote of
Japanese politics, and even his strong
est opponents like him.
Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata
shares with Marquis Ito the claim to
be the greatest of the Mikado's sub
jects. He is at present the leader OF
the Elder Statesmen, Ito naturally de-
ferring to him because he is a soldier
and the present is time OF war lie
fought on the side of progress during
the Restoration struggle and speedily
rose, by valor and skill, to the rank
of Chief of Cavalry. During the era
of peace which followed the Satsuma
rebellion he became prominent as a
politician, holding Office several times
as minister of the interior and pre-
mier. When war broke out with |
China he took the field again at the
head of the First Army Corps, ana
showed by a series of brilliant victo-
ries that he had not forgotten his real
profession while he was absorbed IN
politics, He is president of the War
Council as we'll as leader of the Elder |
Statesmen, and, under the Mikado, Is
mainly responsible for the move |
ments of the military forces now in |
the field against the Russians. IL is
believed in Japan that he, more tnan
any other man, inspired the policy |
which led to the war.
Field Marshal Oynma.
Field Marshal oyama is chief OF
staff and Yamagata's right-hand man. |
He in a sturdy old soldier. whose |
political activities have been confined |
to holding Office as Minister OF war,
which may be considered part OF MS
legitimate profession. lie captured
port Arthur and Weihaiwei during the
war with China, and, therefore, hates
Russia more than most japanese, be-
cause Russia swept away the fruits
of his personal victories. His wife is
one of the most accomplished women
in Japanese society," having been edu-
Gated in this country at Vassar Col
lege. Perhaps owing to this fact,
Oyama is the most American Of
japanese statesmen since the death
of Count Okuma Shigenobu.
Count Matsukata Masayoshi was
born in Satsuma, and has been known
as one of the wisest and ablest public
men in Japan for more than genera
ton. His speciality is finance. He Is
practically the creator Of the present
financial system OF Japan. He found
ed the existing currency and the lead
ing Japanese banks Besides serving
in several Cabinets as Minister Of FL