The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-10

wrlnkled forehead. at the Iiaotung
 peninsula and its furthest southern ex- l tremity-Port Arthur and Dalny,
 suppose we hold Corea in our grasp said he, slowly; "by which, I mean Of course, not the possession of
 that country. but its political and mili-
 tary control That, think I may say,
 Ihe world acknowledges we must have. Corea is the advance post of Japan. From its shores the headlands of the nearest Japanese islands are visible on clear day. passage by steam of n couple Of hours is all that divides Corea and Japan. We must be able to control Corea. Our National safety imperatiVely demands 1t, Japan's as- cendancy over Corea is a matter of centuries of growth. Suppose. then
 we have that, for no peace will be con cluded by us without having such con trol conceded-we would rather fight tlll our last soldier and our last silver piece were gone. With the guns of Fort Arthur staring us in the face: with Port Arthur in the hands of either Tussia or some other aggressive mower our hold on Corea would be hourly and LoreVer threatened. But the case, in my Judgment. would not be much hot
 ter II Port Arthur were restored uncon- ditlonally to China. Of course Cbin, could not dismantle Port Arthur Ana yet We took that stronghold iron, Cnlna Tn 1894; we are on the point of taking 1t now from Russia aItbouoh
 her troops there are making q gallant
 magnificent stand, and much more
 ,iTI DtU1u "ill now before the rising sun
 VIII hoat from the ramparts-"
 Venturej to interrupt. .1t js +bo,,
 Japan's unaltered purposc to tal.o pn,.t Arthur, no matter what if costso Toto reports from the seat of war seemed to cast some doubt on that"
 Ihe Baron laughed soft and lou,
 oh' yes he remarked in d steadfast
 voice. we mean to have Port Arthur ana we Will have 1t. There is not tbo
 1aihIest ldea Of suspending the siege nave the garrison there like a rat III US hole, without any chance of as cape Fearful loss of fife? Yes o1,,
 sorry 10 say that is true. But thar mill not Tor moment turn Us from
 the task in hand. Japanese patriotisn IS equal to such sacrifices, to any sao-
 rlncss, and, as I say, Port ArtbYr r,o
 must nave. That Is one of the nrincie
 pal aims we have in this war mioht even say, the principal one. As lens
 as Russia holds Poft Arthur sha ,s 'oS ,
 aennltely beaten, and her rule in Lovrer
 Mahchuria is not broken. We vii selze Port Arthur if it takes vaars "a
 do so-but 1t will not take years pan will not consent to any neace to any aFmistice. to any suspensiop or hostllltles, until after Port Arthur is h, our hands. And after winning if tris
 time' We shall not permit any noy,or
 or any combination of powers to wrest IL out of our grasp. History will not
 repeat itself" '11 'i'' But would not Japan break hon phghted word by retaining Port A.
 thur? asked; the assurance sho gave to the world when she took mn arms against Russia?- up
 The Japanese statesman did not ra- ply for few moments. Instead be inhaled the fragrant smoke of his cio
 arette. and then sent it in tiny srra,isb whirls through his nostrils, looking meanwhile thoughtfully out of the window down on Fifth Avenue and lie tumble of carriages. Then he slowly turned, eyed his questioner ouizzieaIIy and said:
 Tn a war like this one, so bitter
 costly and long. ante-bellum promises cannot always be adhered to with ab- soIutely religious faith. History shows this to be so. Besides, l do not say that Port Arthur will become Ian anese outright. A modus vivendi win De found to spare China's pride-to save her face, as the saying is-and
 we may become merely China's locum
 tenens. take upon ourselves the bur den and responsibility of holding for her Port Arthur inviolate. We shall see This much. though, is certain.
 that China is no match for Russia in
 the military sense--as yet. To turn over Fort Arthur to China after the