The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-25

Reinsch. who is recognized as Ameri- cas- foremost authority on Oriental politics. In part Professor Reinsch
 The peace terms proposed were mod crate in the extreme. Russia was ask ed to disgorge what nat ssh. she had ar,1s acquired even left the control of the Northern Manchurian railway. with all that fm- plies. and was asked to pay an indem- nity Defeated at every point. with a demoralized army. with ruined cred 1t, with revolution at home. she would have had no alternative but to accept, from without. The German Govern ment saw a supreme opportunity. By backing Russia at this juncture, Ger
 as n sh Pa Es. ns ana spts Ser [ quent recoii upon Europe. she would enable the czar to stifie the. nascent revolution which might ultimately threaten the German throne itself. but. | first of all, she would become arbiter | of Europe and would be able to. re- | ceive from Russia concession of the of View of the German Governmeft, 1t would have been the greatest folly to allow such an opportunity to pass by, made the fullest use of it. And as France gave in after the Moroccan manifestation, so has Great Britain Lord. The result caps the climax in a decade of unprecedented diplomatic in- | competence on the part of the British
 Poor Japan has been mads to pay l doubly for the moral and financial support" of her friends. It is not so much the loss of the indemnity. that rankles. and that Is causing her brave soldiers to commit suicide, but the fact that after all the sacrifices of blood and treasure. Russia. while for time portunity to interfere again and to soW trouble for Japan.
 Never were brilliant victories more Rese nR Rave gained Fort Sa S ArtSur ns and daRs s protectorate over Korea, Russia retains her railway with the accompanying most part. of Manchuriat When. we consider that her ascendancy in Mon- golia has not been touched at all by this treaty. that she will have railway control to within two hundred miles of Port Arthur through Manchuria. and within two hu: G-ed miles of Pekfn through Mongolia. we will understand rivalry for influence in China. 1t is therefore to be feaIe ed that with all the plomacy, they have after ail' not achieved a lasting peace. Had they been allowed to complete their Man
 aPmS of SFHe eatray hs af out of Chinese dominions, they might have been able to settle matters on a more permanent oaSls. But invited to peace conference by the Power whose friendship fs considered essential by Japan, her statesmen could not refuse. Then Russic's opportunity had come, agement of her friends, she won the victory which pre-establishes her pres tige in the Orient, and gives the auto cracy the power to stif1e the liberal movement at home. Meanwhile, the British Foreign once. believing, per haps. that no'hinR could go wrong sf- ter such victories. was inactive: the American Government was forced, by the very fact of being responsible for the success of the peace conference. to urge moderation upon Japan; and the American press. an easy victim to the diplomatic smoothness of M de Witte. was apathetic or even hostile. It is not a matter of surprise that under such circumstances the Elder States men of Tokio concluded that even if they could win still greater victories through the continuance of the war. diplomacy would again turn them into defeat, given the intense suspicion of the Continental Powers toward all the motives of Japan. With clear per ception of this situation, :hey mag unanimously forbore to haggle about minor advantages. but freely gave in, and accepted the peace that is break ing the heart of the Japanese nation.