The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-01-14

+ as Is shown by our laws. We hay
put a stop to Chinese immigration
!, we have seriously considered Ii
prescription Of japanese immigration
small as 1t has been In the past
We refuse to n~aturalize the Indiar
and made = citizen Of the negro onl
10 q ft Of sectional malice.
In religion the Russians are on
brethren. II we take into accoun
the general state Of civilization In tn
countries compared, the Greek churcI
Ia 10 point Of faith one Of the pures
OF the Christian churches.
Considerations Of selfish iDteres.
add Its weight to those Of sentiment
Unless we mean to cOnspire with
some OF the piratlCal powers o.
Europe in the partition add explOita.
tion OF China, nj interest lies 10 the
development Of a forceful western
civilization on the coast of Asia side
oy side with the suspicious oriental
empire Of China, already dangerously
disturbed.
o. the other hand, the considera.
tions which go to make us sympatbize
with Japan are numerous, though
only one Of them IS weighty. We are
interested 10 Japan because we flatter
ourselves that we discovered her and
introduced her to western ways. We
like Japan because OF the amazing
progress she has made in half a cen.
fury In education, arts, and sciences.
her government though bad in form
has really become liberal in practice.
considering the starting point, the
govern nent Of Japan has made more
progress toward western ideals in
halt a century than Russia has done
since Rurlc. And then We naturally
Sympath re with a small nation IN a
light with a large one, especially when
the attack is aggressive, determined.
aud effective.
But the consideration of real
weigh ln the case is the fact that on
5le merits Of the issues involved
Japan is altogether right and Russia
$ altogether wrong, 10 the war
between China and Japan in 1894 aud
1895, Japan captured Port Arthur
'nd the lower part of the Lao. Tung
PENINSULA. The treaty signed by the
warning nations coded to Japan this
'art OF her conquests for a perpetual
possession, After the ratification of
ne treaty, Russia, France, and
Germany represented to the japanese
that her possession Of
'ort Arthur and the lower end of the
eninsula would ever seem to theaten
ne independence OF Korea and the
eace OF China. They put it upon
ne ground that China was conserva.
We and proud and that she would
nrSe resentment over the loss OF
'rritory. Japan generously coded
this territory to China In con. {
oeration OF a trifing indemnity Of l
sO'OOO'OOO 10 silver. Immediately
ussia leased from China the harbor {
Port Arthur and began the fortj6.
OF what was Intended to /
come the greatest stronghold in the e
orld. Japan had practically no t
IVY at this time. She demonstrated. C
u remonstrauce in the ase Of c
lssia and England has to be follow. s.
up with a club. I
Russia redoubled her efforts toward n
e completion OF the Trans.SlberIan h
ilroad and Japan went to work tn .
Ito a navy and TO cast cannon a
lSsia made a military occupation Of Il
anchuria and an industrial invasion t.
IT, China and Japan protested and II
e nations of Europe old not hesitate o.
pronounce the act one OF bad faith o.
japan and Of outrage toward SO
Ina With various pretenses Russia u
'empted to justify her act as one Of I
nporary necessity and promised d
'edy evacuation. Instead OF eyac. pi
ing Manchuria she hurried thither ".
great a force as she could care for u
4 induStriously prepared for more. N
e sentiment Of the world was so su
lnimous against Russia that sew. =
! years age she made a solemn and 10
lutte promise to China, Japan and ga
The world that Manchuria should W