The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-03
And After Port Arthnr2

now that Port Arthur has fallen. |
may even be possible presently to dis
Germ when and how the war may end.
To-day on the Bourses of Europe a.
important part in the contest will b
played. The fall in Russian and tn
rise in japanese securities can ncithc
of them be measured in advance. No
can the consequences of their movemen
be predicted The fact must first b,
achieved before its significance can b,
apprehended at all.
Most Of all concerned are the Jews
especially that inscrutable and wonder
full group in Berlin, toward whom boil
Gar and Kaiser must now turn in botf
perplexity and anxiety. These Jews
whose genius has put them in contro
of the finances of all Europe. have the
fate of Russia in the hollow of theil
hands. What will they do? What motives
will control their action? What will Kishi-
nef count for-kishineff and the count
less unspeakable outrages that their race
has suffered at ruthless Russian hands
What viii the Emperor WILLIAM count
for, with his unrelentng pressure for
funds for his Russian ally, backed as
it is with all his well known and
dreaded power? And what will the gold
itself count for-the business aspect of
the casc-the aspect that must be weighed
in the scales that know no sentiment
There is no knowing; but whatever the
decision it will be acquesced in by the
whole world without a murmur The
inscrutable thing the thing that had
to be. We shall know presently
Presently, too, we shall know what
the japanese will do with Port Arthur.
VIII they raze it's Notifications to the
ground and ask England and France and
the United States to guarantee its free
dom in perpetuity, an open door to
Asia for all the world to enter and de-
part by? Or will they rebuild its shat
tered Notifications, make it well-nigh
impregnable and continue it as a per-
petual menace to the peace Of Asia?
Much should depend upon Japan s
decision. It might require as its logical
consequence that England retired from
Northumberland that Germany withdrew
from Kiao-ehau The retention by the
latter of its shamefully acquired foot
hold in Clrina-an act which made
Germany as morally responsible Cor this
war as Russia was the retention Of Kiao-
chau. we hold viii be an even greater
threat to peace in the Orient than any
disposition Of Port Arthur that Japan
can possibly make We do not in any
event regard England's tenure Of Wei
hai-wei as permanent. She was forced
into il by Germany, and at best it was a
tactical blunder from which she should
be glad to recede. The essential thing is
the restoration Of Manchuria in all its
integrity to China is this the aim Of
japan? And, If so, how will Japan pro-
coed to realize it?
The peace Of n hemisphere is in The
hands of the Japanese. So far, they
have won an honorable and mag
nifcent victory. an achievement which
IS or very soon will be, epoch-making
in its effect When they took Port
Arthur some years ago from China,
occupied it and proceeded to enjoy
the fruits Of thor well won victory,
it was snatched from them by the
civilized bnllies Of Europe individuals
can be inglorious and contemplate.
but nations can outdo them; and if
Russia is now bitterly expiating her
share in the infamy that WIS then Visited
upon japan she IL only reapine as she
has sown and NJ she richly deserves. We
need hardly observe that that chapter
in history will never be repeated, not
even il all the Powers in Europe sought
10 participate in it,
We hope now for peace, and lasting
peace. There has been nothing in Rus
sias conduct Of the war by sen or by
land. not even excepting SToEssEL' s
glorious resistance at Port Arthur. which
leads us to believe that her further re-
sistancc TO the arms of Japan can be
seriously or usefully protracted There
must be an end, and it were better. per-
haps, that the end came in Manchuria
than in St Petersburg or Moscow. If
there is delay the end will come in the
West first, and then indeed Russia's sins
will have found her out and dire will be
her fate.
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