The sun., 1905-08-28
JAPAN,s MONROE DOCTRINE.
Mr.. seymour's No Indemnity Argument
Answered by Mr.. NakRmura.

paper. to defend my countrys course against
| q letter from Mr.. John y. Seymour. which ap-
peared in to-days Sun
It Is hardly worth while to make quarrel
with an eccentric minded person like Mr..
Seymour WHOSE logic is 10 apart not only
from mine but also from the whole worlds.
and whose knowledge OF the war and present
and past situation In the Far East seems TO
be naught; but must cali his attention to
the fact that Japan was absolutely right In
this war. and then he will understand the
situation fully and Justify Japans demand
In this peace conference.
Yes, Japan did 20 to war to redress injury
and TO obtain Justice, to defend her right.
which she was bound to protect, to redress
pretended injury. TO defeat attacks on her
T,ory Mere ss was oueston Of a
walton. sho did 20 to war to protect Individual
sub,scts ~ lamar to obtain satsfaction for
violation of her honor and for an insult to
her flag. to her Ambassadors ss wei wei a., as the the
violation Of treaty.
She was wronged. she felt sense Of OK
're%s W.. y Wrons ~ot injury y, .n,,.,. ,ub,.ot,
when Russians invaded Isushima ana aiaus uS,,
dren. WI Without aS'' any reason sa whstevsr. som.
o dsmsHdns gss .sn a Of S.1 own By
Was it not an insult to Japanese sovereignty.
honor, political life, her territory and sttn,, nag,
wen RUSSIA ioroeo Japan 70 sve UP osAnai.i ,.
Island. taking advantage OF Jspans weak
Was IL not an immediate apprehended in
,urv to the ms. s4istnmne ~ oT .Iansp ss = nation
's when Russia eans down at to the south Of coIss
nes. .. SOIL II Ss and threatened @ Jap.n's doors9
Ism. 4 a question OF self-Dreservstion in
Was 1t not colossal insult and attack upon
gspsn aE and ao1Ss whsn
robbed us Of our Legitimate fruits Of war with
Shp for Which ths we had and sus
without spending a drop Of biood3 Was not
il a violation Of treaty When Russia failed 10
to do 40 not only to Jspan But siso to Ing
land. the United States and other nationsY
When this writer says that tho nsgot otiati9ns
The da net
81 f6s case. may justly sSy that t6e initiS.
tive Sd the fS sse
Question came after ward to be the main issue.
japan. together with Enrland ana tie tinted
chnrIs nv the Huss,sn tsnons az R,,.sia had
not fnkifled har acree mani with Other na-
tIQns: .., s,. 49,. --.,.., c,,..
able. II wiling TO maintain order there. Was
2psa 70 svS sravS oomn his Is sd
mnrTsrsrsi Thsra was NO Eioh rSsys danht
At that time. and Il there had been. Russia dId
not need to Increase her force in Manchuria
To maintain enoueh troons To safemard her
Eastern rallroad. Russia has never shown
nisrsS nsr tbar sss VII, not om any
snII Wberc The Cars fae Was once nienfad
japan never asked any more than Ru ssia.
e 9a hsE at 70 ihs WarS ht
even tried 10 pTovent Japan from discussing
she Manehurisn question.
oh Soud ts haGe nesn ana Rssa apbn pob
s9tIIssa 70 sis,ss fsr fr;s hsad os.ss
}rn.aH ripht in Corea and demanded The estab-
iishmafit OF a neutral zone on the Coresn
o"TThHy This Vas made public inter- the s.yerance
Of diplom NEGOTIATIONS between Russia and
jaPaS on nj r. s: .Sst e.., ont.,n.a .n.o,.,
RbIna sand + apan reeo rnixeX this fsot durIna
th0se, Regotatons but deny RHsss right
VI II is true that The Manchurisn question was
NOT more - important to Japan than to Eng
inna "a Echnieai ssnae 81 sno the IinitsH Ststes
ar and Enrland % We're % desirous Of Russian % eyacaa. %
ana tsy h,ys dS1, b!I a e 'Iss
oo,npei na,,s ~ tha ey yaSnt % t;,aIt s1rsIi
w. H., rnrt ance ~ the matter n tSen, IN fhs re-
nS. 'a"'e VI 'n' llo'''A '" 'ne ~ VIC 'e"1
unlike sRs others For tRose proSnees are
near s e japanese doers, which must 6e sub
nsnt gSysTd e p,syalns /. sspeesly
Power iits S EsSSsis. S whose assIesslSsnsss
to eIereiss nuence e% oveS ths soyerefn con
tries az So,,th Amsriea. vet she IL ready TO
aEs IN n srna annnst any nafinn sttemntInS
aRe up h,s tbose no,,ntEsa ny nsmss Sn.e
oo,ntr;o. n rs vnors jrnnnrtsnt 70 ths T1riteT
ns tson I'9 ~ anv ntbsr co,,ntraa .na For
s.ass , ,,'u, ~ ~ - ~ ss,sonreserwatinm ~ AVA
thT ,a ,shoi. % wori% reno1niee. Wonr uonroa
Ine mhotS Sh MoIb sboiid anss SouI rIu.4
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ra IGe bnn aSn anoo ~ yuiii tr.at snohris snS E
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sne oeGIareu n r 10 Esi;arn assisn dn,oas .,o
over. rev r'ag ~, ,'i Ne, nusstnn ro
proin,1es. oue s "a an ra w ene h,otsn aver snns
she entered the International community DO
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Inus, tHsiH nv r.. ,y, soIy. ~. i,.aIs oMa
has the right R to app apply her case case to The general
principle IN that sst Sontr0,s the inoemnity Ques-
'iVnn, n,,,r adacisratnn ~ wsr 4. RIGHT and ,ust.
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