The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-23
JAP ANESE WILL
INVADE RUSSIA
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ga, a distinguished member of the Jap
anese parliament, arrived i'm Honolulu
by the S. s. Mongolia last week for a
health trip. He has just come from
Japan and is specially able to speak up
on the policy that his nation will GER
tainly follow in regard to the payment
Of indemnity. In an interview at the
isfied that the end of the war is quite
near. 1 know very well what the Car
declared upon this matter of a contin-
uance of the war, and l am aware that
His Majesty of Russia had decided to
prosecute the war with Japan, but don't
you know that when His Majesty first
announced to the world such decision,
/ he had not anticipated the serious trou-
bles that have since developed in Rus
sian internal affairs, and don't you
| know that the Paris bankers have late
ly refused to take up another Russian
loan unless the Russian Government
pledged itself for peace with Japan?
DO you not know that one of the Cars
ministers told a representative of an in
tiuential press during an interview very
recently in referring to the terms of
peace, that he thought that Japan
could afford to be generous when It
came to the settlement Of the terms
that would end the war, and he thought
that Japan would treat with Russia as
Germany treated with France in 1870?
In my opinion both the Car and his
ministers can not but admit defeat both
on land as well as on sea. The Rus.
sian army and navy have been crushed
| beyond repair. The fate of Hardin is
practically sealed; the seizure of Sibe
! rian territory south of the Amur river
| including the fortress of VladiVostok
and the island of Sakhalien must quick
! ly follow, as everybody knows. Now
this statement made by this Russian
minister may be accepted as hint that
/ st. Petersburg is ready to negotiate
peace, so if you ask me if the end of
the war is near at hand, l can not re-
ply but in the affirmative.
What do you believe will be the con-
ditions of peace that Japan will impose
upon her enemy, in view of the state
ment that Russia would never pay in
demnity? Do you not think that t
would be very difficult for Japan to
force the payment of such indemnity,
especially as the foot of japanese SOL
diers has never yet been set upon Rus
sian territory"
Il am aware that Russia can declare
anything that suits her. She declared,
until very recently, that she was in
Manchuria to stay and that she had no
intention Of relnquishing anything
which she had acquired, In this de-
claration she laid what was practically
a claim to sovereignty over Manchuria
territory belonging to another nation.
Do you think that Russia stil insists
upon such a claim? Far from it. This
fact is shown by the statement of the
Russian minister that Russia was will
ling now to relinquish her Manchurian
Policy, to transfer to Japan the control
Of the Chinese Eastern and Siberian
Railroad, conceding to Japan the pro-
tectorate over Korea, the disarmament
OF the fortress of Vladivostok and the
entire withdrawal of Russia from Man.
churia. If the contention is made by
Russia that she will not pay indemnity
because the foot of Japan's soldiers
have not been set upon Siberian soil,
tthen the foot of japanese soldiers will
soon be put upon Russian soil
Everything indicates that Japan will
soon be in a position to demand an in
demnity upon a Russian basis. A basis
which will be as generous as was Bis
mark in dealing with Napoleon. At the
time that the German armies We're vic
torious and on the soil of France, the
Germans were at first inclined to call
for great sacrifices upon the part Of
France, but Bismark wishing to avoid
the danger of retaliation of posterity,
made the terms more generous by in
sisting only upon the cessation Of Al
SAGE and Lorraine and the payment of
one billion of indemnity.
I'VE have got TO claim an indemnity
from Russia and an Indemnity OF vast
amount as the legitimate compensation
for our enormous sacrifices it the con-
duct of this war. No power is likely
under the circumstances to intervene to
prevent our securing just terms in this
matter"