The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-16
YELLOW ALLIANCE
IN PEACE PLANS
President and American Diplo-
mats Believed to Have Found
Probable Sequel to Treaty.
Special to The Journal.

peace, an ambition OF Japan with refer
ence to China, which is likely to cause
the utmost concern among the European
nations that are interested in the trade
OF the Chinese empire. ~
The question, "What is to become of
Manchuria9' is rapidly broadening into
the greater question, "What is going
to become of 'China9'
The Japanese journalists and others
who in a semi-offcial way are pretend
ing to speak for, Japanese interests
make no concealment that the treaty
come from the CONFERENCE.-THE confirm
Japan in the position Of being the ar
bitter Of the future Of China. The Jap
anese spokesman say that the time has
come when Japan is to become the over
lord Of the Far East. Almost nothing
| is now heard here from these spokes
men about the "open doors, in Man
ed in Japan TO indicate that Japan at
this time is harboring a thought Of car
| rying out the policy of free and open
trade in China, which was the great
basis of the late John Hay 8 policy to
preserve the Chinese empire intact.
Does Japan really intend to enter
into covenant to restore to China the
does she intend to make it clear to the
world, in the disclosures Of her terms
| to Russia, that Manchuria is to be ad-
ministered by the Mikado s govern
ment? .., -. 49, Il
This is the question that is of the
| greatest Importance to America, and the
rest of the civilized world, and it is the:
question for which every capital Of
Europe is waiting an answer. 1t is
frankly admitted here that Japan now
sees the opportunity not only to end the
Russian advance on the Pacific, but
Of becoming the master of the east.
I Paramount in Japan.
At the present minute, it is pointed
out here, Japan is ruling Korea with
a rod of iron. It was only few days
ago that navigation laws favorable to
the Japanese were promulgated by the
Korean government, and then only
after several members Of the ministry
resigned. These laws were promulgat-
ed thru Japanese pressure.
mercial activity in Manchuria has be-
come so marked that it can only be
likeneG to that which was employed by
Russia" after the Boxer uprising, and
which the late Secretary Hay asserted
to me on several occasions was being
employed for the purpose of lntrench-
ing Russia strongly in Manchurla, so
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poses, Russian territory.
Russia never admitted that this was
her purpose in holding Manchuria, but
if Mr.. Hay was right in his suspicious
then there is ample ground for sim.
liar suspicion on Che part Of the United
States, Germany, France and Great
Britain. The Japanese have openly
boosted of their success In developing
Manchuria, and it has been alluded to
-, RI oh o.
sourcefullness of the Japanese in time of
war ,.~. -s@e..-q .,.~.
But the future Of Manchuria, as it is
to be- disclosed in the peace terms, IS
only one Of several things tending to
show the aspirations Of the Japanese.
fully conversant with the entire plan Of
the Japanese looking to the Far East
for the Asiatics, and that he has had
many conferences with diplomats Of
other countries that have an interest
in China.
Roosevelt's Eyes Open. .--
Japan is even now making an alliance
with China, if official statements are
correct, and there are some who even go
so far as to say that such working
agreement has already been made. This
has been partly disclosed in the HankoW
railroad problem, which was the subject
welt and J. P. Morgan at Oyster Bay
Monday. America IS beginning to see
in the proposed sale of this railroad to
China a Japanese scheme, and that
was the reason why Mr.. Roosevelt asked
Mr.. Morgan to hold up for, the present
the transfer of that properly y2eri. a;n,o
macy that this sale was arranged by
Elihu Root, as a private attorney, be-
fore he became secretary Of state, and
now the state department is forced to
take a position Of suggesting that the
sale be not made. Of course, it all
comes about because, until very recent
ly, the ambition Of Japan with refer
ence to China was not suspected. -,
| The Hankow railroad matter will
probably not be the only matter over
which the United States will be EN-.
barrassed before the shifting of power
in northeastern Asia is completed. The
Chinese boycott Of American goods is
playing directly into @the Japanese
hands. I know from indisputable
sources that the boycott of American
goods now in full swing, in China Is
not an affair of the merchants guilds
but is sanctioned and urged by the
Chinese government.
w. W. Rockhil, the American min
lister to China, when the boycott was
first started, informed the state depart
ment that the Chinese government was
doing all in it's power to crush it out
I Mr.. Rockhill is now better Informed.
China Ordered Boycott.
The Chinese consul at San Francisco,
on July IA, received from the imperial
government at Picking a proclamation
ordering the boycott, and this procla-
nation was posted by him in San Fran.
cisco. On the following day, July. Is
it was printed in the Chinese Free
Press of San Francisco. Copies OF
these documents have, Of course, beer
laid before the president. The presi
dent has also been Informed that WI
Ting-fang has been placed in charge Of
this boycott. The general understand
ing is that WI Ting fang is to use the
boycott as club to force the United
States to modify greatly the Chinese
exclusion policy. But there is a feel
!. ing in administration circles that thii
is not the true purpose of the ATTACK
on American trade. It is suspected
that China is about to cast her for
tunes with Japan. If this be true, the1
WI Ting-fang is about to play par
in arranging the destinies of the IA
}, east similar to that played by Ii Huns
Chang after the Chinese-Japanese war
The only difference would be that thi
7 time Japan and not Russia would b.
! the beneficiary.
KING WILL BE HANGED