Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-31
.JApAN'S POLICY,

JApAN's POLICY,
Further nowe from the scat NJ war
makes Il quite clear that the defeat u
Roiostyensky was u disaster Tho Ad.
nlral proposed 10 force an entrance TO
The Japan sen, through tho straits Of
Korea, ana lined hIe ships Mp In u
double column Tho Japanese attack.
ed both columns The two battle ehips
lorodlno and Alexander III, on the
storboArd column wero sunk Admiral
Nokhmlon was tho leading numored
cruiser IN the port column, That was
olbo sunk, M were several yeascls NJ
various types IN both columns, IN all,
two hottloshipF three armored cula.
ora, one coast defense iron clad, two
protected cruisers one repair eDlp and
ono cruiser woro sunk, while two bat.
ilcahips ana two coast defense lronolads
were captured That IL u total loss "
fourteen vessels, and NJ these the four
captured ships win soon be converted
10 japanese ships ana strengthen tho
Japanese navy TO that extent Admiral
Roiosiyonsky may have escaped with
n email part of his squadron but he ~
no longer serious factor IN tho war
Admiral Tofo has secured the w.
rrcmAcy Of Japan ON the Japan SEQ,
and that was hia mason,
About a hundred years ngo the battle
of Trafalgar was fought, and since then,
there has been no naval engagement Of
such Importance M this. At Trafalgar
Lord Nelson had Wonly-sevcn ships
against the allies thr,y.three, Togo
had, perhaps, forty vessels against Ro.
jes,ycnskys lord Nelson's noot was
manned with experienced sailors and
his vessels were NJ and ready FOR &c.
tIon, Admiral Vlllonouyc, commanding
the allies went into action win ON.
GERS and mon under him downhcartod
and win many Of his ships IN bad con.
dtion, Al stake then was the com.
mand Of tho sea France lost II and
never recovered II, though Napoleon
passed OF for tho moment as insgnill.
cant "lho loss Of n few ships nj ecn,'
81 stake now IL also the command ot
the yea, Russia has made her last
throw She has lost the war;
In view " the position of leadership
among notlons IN eastern Asia which
Japan now has acquired, the question
Of what use she IN llkely to mako OF
her power, " Of paramount interest
Japanese statesmen soon anxious
10 allay any fear that may have
been excited by pictures of u pos
alblo "yellow pcnl" only few days
ago tho nrsl secretary Of the Japanese
legation NJ Washington, IN an after
dinner speech took occasion 20 make
"a statement concerning tho Japancao
policy and the causes that led 10 this
war, Ilo explained that Jopana pol.
ley N precisely identical with that de-
nnod by Secretary Hays "Tho political
integrity Of ana the open door Tor trade
with China
II secretary Hay he said, had been
able to secure the enforcement Of the
policy " tho United states, the war
In Mo fRr east would not have taken
place, There would, under such cir.
cumslonccp have been no need of the
Anglo,joponcse alliance, because IN
Its main features this wns proposed ana
put through IN order 10 give positive
support 10 the policy which Secretary
Hay had formulated, The necessities
OF jNpnn wcro found no further OK
plainod IN the fact that an ABSORB.
zion of CHINA by Russia, or the ils.
momhcrmcnt Of the chinese empire ana
lts division among tho great military
powers Of Europe, would of necessity
forcihndow the eventual loss by the
Japanese Of their political indepcnd.
once, The policy ~ Secretary Hay Ia
safeguard china was u bulwnrk of de.
fonco 10 J0pHni but us there were ne
warahlpH and hundreds Of thousands Of
armed men behind secretary Hays
policy 10 act In Nv enforcement, II was
ignored 10y Russia, ana for this reason
the Japanese were compelled "a act
simply assuring themselves hy means
Of tholr alliance with the English that
thoy should not have ia nght two
enemies ainglo.hnndod IN olho,
words, Japan ~, II We accept this state.
mont 0ghtng for the maintenance NJ
policy which the United Staloa was
not In n position to maintain, though
committed TO II, And thls, the sccro.
tu,y thought was proof positive Of
the practical improbnbillly of any serI.
Gus diyorgency " interests between tho
Japanese and tho Americans,
We need not doubt tho sincerity Of
this argument but II IL too carly I,
discuss the future course OF Japan,
II win he dictated by hor own inter.
oats and the military strength ehe vii,
be able 10 maintain. Japan has nov
avenged the humiliation TO which abe
was submitted whom, after the war
with China, European powers led by
RugsI0, deprived her Of the fruits Of
victory nut Russia was only ono,
though the chief offender In that mat.
ter The question ~, who comes noxl2