The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-07
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Roosevelt, an agreement for peace Is
reached between Japan aud Russia.
all the world will rejoice. but are we
not losing sight OF the advantages ia.
pan will have to foreeo II she makes
peace on any terms Russia Is willing
or able to meet?
It is not as II Japan had been the
offender Russia was the offender.
Not only because one of her war yes
sells fired the frat shot OF the war at
chemu,po. hut ten years ago--at the,
close OF tho 0hina,Japanese war
when she, with the help of Germany and
France, and without any protest in
force by England. forced Japan to give
up Port Arthur and the Liaotung Pen
lps,ila, watch were Fortunately hers
as the result of that war. Again, Rus.
STA was the offender In that she took
for herself Port Arthur. the Liaotung
Peninsula, and indeed all Manchuria,
ct the expense not only OF China but
also of Japan. Again Russia was the
offender in that she broke her pledged
word to the United States and other
powers. that THE last Russian soldier
should be out of Manchuria by octo.
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Again, Russia was the offender in
that she sought to close Port Arthur
and the other ports OF Manchuria, to
the commerce OF the world.
Again, Russia was the offender In
that she forced the weak government
of Corea to give Russian subjects con.
troll Of the vast and valuable timber
forests of Northern Coren.
Again, Russia was the offender In
that she sought to get entire control of
corea, and thus menace, II not destroy,
the national existence of Japan.
Why should the world keep on ask.
ing so anxiously, "will the Gear make
lpeace?" Is not, he question rather,
awill japan yield peace II Russia begs
for it:''
Clothe 1t in what diplomatic Lam
guase you may, that is tn 4, real ques.
ton. All Russia's remaining interests
In Eastern Asia, including vladivostok
and the island of sagnalien, are at
Japan's mercy to-day. "Beggars can't
be choosers'' Is an old and ttme.worn
proverb, but it exactly Ats the present
case. II is not for the weak and vacil
Iatine Car to say to Japan You may
offer terms OF peace?" Why should ia
pan make any sacrifice to help the
weak Gar to make up his weaker
mind? II he vacillates much longer his
people will make 1t up for him, per
haps In The same way that the French
people justly disposed of the yacillat
ing Louis xvi. and the English people
put an end to the. double.dealing OF
Charles !. History proves that reyo.
luton is sometimes the cheapest way
out of national difficulty. especially
when that difficulty Is the continued
fault of weak and despotic ruler.
I AS the situation is now. Russia hav.
ing been put out of business as a ma
val power in the Far East for many
years to come, Japan'ss army in Man
churia is safe. her occupation of Port
Arthur. Dalny, Mukden. etc.. is safe,
her credit In the money markets Of
the world Is safe, her internal and ex
ternal commerce Is safe. her Corean
lprotectorate is safe. All Japan need
do Is TO press her army forward In
Northern Munchuiia till the last yes
|tige OF Russian occupation In Man
churia is destroyed, and perhaps ever
vladiyostok taken. There are. many
reasons why Japan should thus con
tinue. All this should be fully borne
in mind when .Iapan's terms of peace
are made known. All Japan's actions
in the war nave been magnanimous
nut when II comes to settling the bin
which Russia Is at fault for creating,
IL will not be for her, nor for the
world, whose battles Japan is really
lighting, to grumhle at the size OF its
total. In all fairness, though, 1t will
Ibe impossible for Japan to be compen'
lsated in money for her killed and
wounded, she certainly ought to be
fully compensated in money. by Russia,
for the entire war outlay. and in ter
|ritory and secured trade advantages
for her bravery and skill in the war
land the risk Of her national existence,
1 WALTER ]. BALLARD.
Schenectady. July 1. 1895.
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