The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-09-28
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what 20 spsernmesi car Irsft 10 10 &c.
der ksr circumstances ostrAsrd The an-
sltlllilsf. igtoreS the dsmssas and irsolisd
The patriotism a her o~u elilEsns. @ y
efnment. ll2s the ludiylastl may irlufe
The fsrssxeer. adhere 10 sn~ise pafgks
sEd ttlfay lntpFna,soasl fsiih wIsh No. i
perospsitls lqss, bot ~hsS the eahn iesor
u 10 osp peopie 10 shaken s.od Is sosn
shal " persnnial. even biossomiag aasx-
pec,s6ly 10 0pp0sliiou, iiot aud ai,loysltf
Ispss has evidently yielded 20 comb
HAiloh u o ssBrias ~ len yesis ago Abe
Yielded - csfnbinsilon u eAbiusis. ard
In sCh lrstsucr she has been robbed ~ 'bs
fgN ffugs ~ victory. Tue realization Of
tblt BY bsr people IA tbs simple eIpiaBa
tlaa - tho OUTBREAK, and bswtpsper A.
tack. al home After her victory over
ChihA her people b,srd Russia eIelsim the
loedtsl sgslns, japanese retention OF Port
Arthur, only 10 take II over hertslf later.
They fear similar conditions today. That
IA ahy they arc lastly snsry, and Il 10
vel. The c0mm0S people 81 rsiinn are
the ohss sho faiss tie moneg, furnish the
f0ldlsrs and sailors, nAte Tho sacrifice,
PAY the s,bts. The mobiles, the rich and
the ctiise.holdlng clsss DO not nsnie at all
10 The esiegistion Their precious ,kiIs
are sever 10 danger. And they have wsJs
that are various Of getting rid Of The 10.
creased isIes. They are the drones 10 the
hive.
Probably the peace was forced -Four
hypothesis are plausible. let. That Japah's
hnAncss ara Ia such state that pes>e wss
imperative, All that va can learn seems
10 contradict this Idea. II bias been stated
90 good authority hist the proceeds Of hsr
last loan are intsc,,
That Japan hss secret clauses 10 the
treaty whereby Russia produces valuable
combinations which for political reasons
are not made public. This seems rational
and would be fair explanation why claim
for Indemnity was abandoned, one.half OF
saghaliep restored and the expense for
pritoners' keep made mere bookkeeping
proposition. Against this is the fact that
secret agreement or clause Ia Inconsistent
with Jspsn's professions and might ba re-
gsrded by the world as a betrayal OF cor
iidenee. There bas, slso, nothing leaked
out IN the reports Of proceedings at Ports-
mouth TO Indicate that Russia considered
-. Ill ala hos al IA ~ ha liza
isins prtsarious enough to compel valuable
concessions for the rake Of peace. i
3. That japan has feeret treaty or ~,
derstsnding with Chins, whereby the latter
recompenses her neighbor 10 whole or In
part for the expense Incurred In maintain
log China's political entity and restoring |
one Of her largest and richest provinces.
The objection here 10 that tueh an agree
mcDt, II Il exists, WAS entered into before
terms OF peace we;e known or probably
thought Of, and Ia 10 force whether japan
secured much or little from her enemy,
Japan would hardly forcRo the just claims
outlined by her ENJOYS unless forced TO.
4 The las, roisoa dttre, ard to our mind
the most satisfactory, implies a union Of
financlers sgaiust continuance Of the war
and thus against Japan A. the most smtna-
bic 10 argument or reason or the most vul.
nsrable TO threats and mensclng sugges-
tiors Foreign bankers would countenance
coercion, because further hostilllies meant
further loss OF Russian territory, wealth
and prestige, With strong chance for 4
successful revolution II home. This en-
use q mild expressIon--the
security Of the hundreds Of millions Of Rus Q
sian bonds held abroad, sirce thsy would Q
be repudlAted should the monsr.
ehy be ,verthrown. Foreign governments :
would support such move from dissimilar .
motives, though all desire to limit Jspshs :
,uece,s ard the slss Of an Indemnity be- .
cause they fear the Ystkets Of the East. ?
they fear their monopoly Of the markets Y
or China, their expansion on the mainland q
md their Superiority 10 the councils Of the u
Sleeping Giant Of Asia, American pressure q
MAS q composite OF various Impulses, SEQ. y
Iimental and commercial, but In the msia q
!, reflected the mensce 10 the null market G.
,ow In progress In which our moneyed q
ner, Institutions ard corporations are en- v
,sged, to the stability OF our money mar. n
Iet and QUIZ growisg trade around the N
ShinA ses. This pressure undonblsdly took u
be form Of refusal 10 make further losns
or war purposes AID to regard the nation &C
With suspicion Instead Of sympathy. Rus. "a
10. backed Ip by Der $50. 100000 gold "a
eserve, could not be moved. Japan, pat y
cd lsdicl0asly on the back ~ chs WAS told "
hat having been At last admitted to tbs ~
sfniiy Of nstions abe mu,t iisisn to the v
dyiee ~ her elder sisters, yielded. An u
dded silng 10 The conviction that N White u
De~ 81 tho pressure tina, vas being 40
lied aud the iinprobs5ilily OF successfully
esisilng Is, aud therefore gsve less for
eaee than be would otherwise have gladly
aersd. GA this ground the laos Of indem.
ity and The divlslon OF scghsi,es u eypli. m
able, 80 Is the snIayAssnt 10y Of the Ii
lussian and The do~EheNiedEess OF the 10
spansse plenlpotestlaiies when agreement to
rat reached. II
IL viii 20, DO TO point to What Japan b., Of
.sined-korss, Port Arthur, hail OF ssshs. 10
len, sntics Of railway, etc her proves, 3,
u var, and IL diplomacy, hss slrs.d, y,
lsined her these. The Treaty OF Ports. 4,
nosth gave her nothier bat . cessation OF q
lostigies sod svss tcoA from her hail OF II
s.shslier. Had ~sf ecpIitasd ylsdivosiot
nusg have faiies. nagtia would have abel. >,
cred her main army. Tho mouth Of the l.
.nsf AID tbs whole Siberian l,,orsi would 4
lave been 10 her hards, ,hres important @
'siiwsy lres would hAvs eone ancsr tsr 81
,cssfol. and she could have forced Rassis y
% have reasoned e captured territory At h,