Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
WILL LOSE NO TERRITORY OF ITS OWN
had Promised to Leave All Involved in
the Present Struggle.
ENGLAND MAY NOW JOIN WITH JAPAN
Something Necessary to Insure Fulfllment
Of Promises of gar.
CLOSER ALLIANCE WITH OTHER NATIONS
london Looks on Unsecured Promise
of Russia as of Little weight
~ CEar Desires to
End war.

LONDON. June 24-(special Cablegram |
to The Bee lis it peace or war? The |
view apparently taken by intelligent Rus
EianS is that whether the Russian govern !
aent Will or not, peace must come and |
come soon for the defeat If not the ami |
hlation of Linevitchs forces Is now a
question of few weeks, and even the
boldest exponent of the governments in
tentions hesitates to declare that it will
even then refuse to stop suicidal con-
nct. Eut presuming the hour of wisdom
has struck, how will it be possible for the
imperial government without stultifying
itself to sue for peace? How can the czar,
after declaring in his war manifesto that
he was resolved to pursue the war until
the complete reassertion of Russian mas
terry in the Pacific was secured, subscribe
TO Russia's effacement? Yet with the dis
appearance of the fleet 1t becomes obviously
impossible to reassert Russian mastery
1 which, 1t may be added, never existed.
. For on land Russians cannot possibly
hope for more than a successful resist
ance to the next attack of Oyama. Few
military experts believe that there Is any
chance even of this result; none holds
that any check sustained by the Japanese
in Manchuria would promise a successful
issue to the campaign Russia, in word,
is beaten 1t is no disgrace to be defeated
so long as the vanquished retains his repu-
tation for valor and patriotism which in
the case Of Russia no one has dreamt OF
challenging. When France bowed to an
1hevitable but undeserved destiny in 1870 1t
had to bea- far more grievous burden
than any that Russia can be called upon
to assume France succumbed on French
soil and In defense of provinces to superior
force and science. 1t could not disguise
the national anguish, but 1t faced it's suf-
ferings with a stole endurance which won
It the warm emypathy and respect of all
the world There is no power, great or
small that has not known the bitterness
Of defeat Russia has but a comparatively
small humiliation to incur by accepting
the inevitable
japan n First Class Power.
It is-Idle- to. plead that there is indignity
in accepting terms from yellow people
II Great Britain, with as proud reputa-
tion as Russia, and older, can enter
into alliance with Japan voluntarily and on
equal terms 1t can be no real humiliation
for the czar to make peace with the
mikado. Japan has leaped in one bound to
the front rank of great world powers and
the rest of the world must accept the in
exorable fact.
But the problem OF peace has also to be
studied from the Japanese point of view.
The rise of Japan to foremost position on
this planet is a little more sudden than any
recorded in history and not less notable
than this rapid advancement have been the
spirit of moderation, the modesty and the
absence of self-glory with which 1t has
taken this high place. Obviously IT cannot
sue for peace, but 1t has let 1t be known to
all whom 1t may concern that 1t asks no
Cxtravagant recompense for the sacrifices
L II has so heroicaly made and no arrogant
II reward for the rare and splendid victories
II has fought for and won by land and sea.
u is generally understood that Japan would
= grant terms of peace-of a real peace-even
less humiliating than those imposed upon
France at the close of the Napoleonlc wars.
But 1t will not be content with peace which
ia IN effect dormant war. It's object is
simple, and so far as the rest of the world
is concerned is benehcent. 1t demands that
Russia should retire within its old boun-
y sdaries and should no longer exercise a vir-
Ntaai suzerainty over any part of the Chi
Uhese empire; that Corea should be recog-
nized as n Japanese dependency and that
Russia should dlsavow, in theory and prac-
tice its indefensibe claim 10 be mistres;
Of the Pacific,
How are these claims to be guaranteed
even II Russia snOulu dCknOWleuBe lnel
validity for the moment? Russian diplo
macy has earned itself so bad a name tha
paper assurances could not satisfy Japan.
Great Britain May Cooperate.
The only alternative that seems possible
is that Great Britain should undertake tC
cooperate with Japan in the defence o.
such terms as IL may extract from Russia
There can be no doubt that the existing al
lance between the two countries will be re
newed. whatever party may be in power II
England. But the extension OF the presen
alliance to cover a mutual undertaking Il
maintain the status quo after the peace II
the far east and the middle east ought L
be possible Neither England nor Japal
has any desire to expand its boundaries. an
for the same reason. So long the polio,
OF "the open door is respected and en-
forced territorial ACCOMPLISHMENT has n
attraction for either power. The avowe
policy OF the United States tends toward
the same end Their interests in the IA
east are identical with those of Great Brit
ain and Japan, and though the Monroe aoC
trine might stand In the way of America
engagement in such an alliance, there ca
be no doubt that the moral support OF tn
United States would be cordially given t
an arrangement which would ensure tn
maintenance OF the status quo.
The only other country really concerne
is France and It, too, has everything I
gain by the preservation of the present ba
aneo of power in the far east. Indeed
France would gain by a complete under
standing between England and japan.
questions which arise In connection wit
the territorial interests OF the republic
that part OF the world British policy hs
necessarily been Influenced by the fact tn;
Russia is the ally OF France. II, howeve
Great Britain and japan agreed to guaraI
tee the status quo in the orient, Englan
and France could confidently bring the san
generous and trusting spirit TO bear on di
neulties there as has been so Brilliant
successful in the arrangement of diffe
ences nearer home
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