The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-12
TROOPS DISSATISFIED BUT
ARE LOYAL TO THE EMPEROR
Heavy Guards Are Posted About the
American gation-Many In
fiammatory Speeches Made.
THE PEACE TREATY DENOUNCED
People Claim They Have Been Tricked
by the Americans and Forced to
Accept HumiIiating Terms.

Accept Humiliating Terms.
Toxic, Sept, S.-Martial law has been
declared throughout Japan, and the full
power of the army is being used to
uphold The Mutsuhto dynasty and put
down the :ioting which threatens to in
volve the entire nation.
Rioting was resumed throughout the
country Thursday night and the mobs
swarmed through the streets of this
and other cities burning and destroy
ing the homes and churches and
schools of the native Christians.
1t is reported, although not con-
frmed as yet, that the few mission
churches and schools that escaped the
vengeance of the mobs on Wednesday
have now been destroyed,
The troops here in Toxic are stand
ing Loyalty by the emperor, although it
is known that they are dissatisfied with
the outcome of the war, and were their
officers to join the movement against
the present ministry the rank and file
would soon follow their lead
GUARDS OF SOLDIERS.
Following the rioting of Wednesday,
when an angry mob showered with
stones Marquis Ito, president of the
privy council, and his guests, who in
cluded the American railroad magnate
Z. II. Hartman, heavy guards of SOL
diers were posted about the American
legation and ordered TO protect the in
mates. Later a mob attacked the SOL
diers, but was fired on and charged
with bayonets, half dozen of the riot
ers being killed and many wounded.
The spirit of the mob was not broken,
however, and it reformed near Hibiya
Park, where infammatory speeches
were made by men prominent in the
young Japan" movement. The charge
was openly made that the
JAPANESE HAD BEEN TRICKED
by the Americans and forced to submit
to humiliating peace terms in order
that the nation would not be in posi-
ton to compete with the Americans in
the markets of the east. These speeches
had a tremendous effect, and within an
hour the mob had separated into small
er detachments, who attacked the
Christian churches and drove the in
mates out with stones Before the po-
lice could interfere ten churches had
been fred and were soon in ashes.
Their work accomplished, the mobs
dispersed, only to again form last
night. Carrying banners on which were
inscribed mottos denunciatory of the
peace treaty and demanding that the
emperor decline to ratify its provisions,
a wild mob marched through the prin-
estal streets, defying all orders to dis
ps.se. The police
CHARGED THE MOB,
and this irritated 1t beyond measure.
Cbeying the commands of it's leaders,
the mob swept down on the police sta
tions, and before the reserves could get
to the scene fifteen of the smaller sub
stations and two of the larger ones
had been demolished and the ruins set
afre. The mob prevented the firemen
interfering with its work and kept back
all aid until the flimsy structures had
been completely consumed,
The temper of the mob is shown by
the fact that there are now more than
200 badly wounded policemen in the
hospitals, and more are being taken
there hourly. What the casualties to
the crowds were cannot be estimated,
as many of those hurt were carried off
by their friends to their homes and
other places of safety
COUNCIL AT THE PALACE.
So soon as the widespread character
of the rioting had become known, a
council was called at the palace, and a
few minutes later the imperial ordi-
nance declaring martial law throughout
Japan had been promulgated. Orders
were sent to the commanders of the
various detachments of the imperial
guards to Immediately suppress the
rioting, and they were marched to the
foreign legations and government
buildings. A Gordon was established
around the foreign quarter and all of
the government buildings barricaded
and cannon mounted commanding the
approaches. The street cars were or
dered to suspend operation until furtb-
er notice.
MORE FIGHTING EXPECTED.
This radical action on the part Of
the government has temporarily checked
the rioting, but the temper of the mob
is still very bitter and more fighting is
momentarily expected. The crowds
awed by the show Of military force,
have gone into the suburbs, where 1t ia
impossible for foreigners to follow. The
situation is decidedly grave, the people
feeling that the government has de.
ceived them, and, by Withholding the
details of the Portsmouth treaty. has
placed Japan In a humiliating position
IN the eyes Of the world, despite the