The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-07-07

of a number of prominent Japa-
nese periodicals., come up to the
expectation of the Mikado's
government. Dissatisfaction
with it has been concealed by the
thin veneer of politeness which
the Japanese express toward
England so long as the alliance
actually exists. Although the
Japanese Journals I'm general do
] not refer to this subject, many
of the leading men are, it is
claimed, looking forward to the
time when the island empire will
readjust all her diplomatic rela-
tons.
4 The whole ground of these re-
lations is covered in an article,
entitled ,''The Conclusion of
Peace Between Russia and ia
pan," which appears in the
Taiyo (Tokio). The writer, Mr..
T. Hayakawa, a member of the
Japanese House of Representa-
tives, begins by stating that
Russia is not by any means so
formidable . power as the world
has heretofore believed. IF you
turn over the pages of the his
tory Of Russian expansion, he
says, "you will at once perceive
that the Muscovite has never
played a fair game" Russian
aggression, he goes ON to say,
has been directed, not against
civilized nations with modern
military equipment, but against
backward races, such as those
in Siberia, or against such miser-
ably equipped nations as Turkey
and other minor peoples in the
Balkins. Russia's real strength
had never been fully tested until
it came into collision with that
of Japan. The secret of Russian
success, this writer believes, lies
in the fact that she has hereto
fore welded her weapons only
against weaker enemies, as well
as in the fact that she enjoys a
most favorable geographic situa-
tion, which prevents successful
invasion. Her geographical stu
alton also has stimulated her de-
sire for expansion. In order to
develop her commerce and to
advance her civilization, Russia
found it absolutely necessary to
establish outlets on southern
waters.
Intoxicated by her successes,
which had been easily achieved
in dealing with her weaker an
tagonists, Russia underestimated
Japan's power and resources.
Always modest, and generally
too meek, Japan had always ac-
quiesced in Russia's propositions.
Thus, the northern bear robbed
the island empire of Saghalien,
and, in conjunction with Ger
many and France, took from her
the Liao-Tung Peninsula at the
close of the Chino-Japanese war.
The negotiations leading up to
the present struggle further i'm
pressed Russia with the patience
of the island nation. Russia s
arrogant and challenging attitude
was due really to complete igno-
rance of the resources of her
little enemy.
IS A RUSSO JAPANESE ALLIANCE
POSSIBLE?
| A treaty of alliance between
two nations on a close footing is
impossible so long as one has nc
regard for the rights of the
other. Up to the present moment
it has been utterly impossible fol
Russia and Japan to come to ar
understanding of such a nature
But, now that the Muscovitt
government has become con
vinced of the prowess of tn,
japanese nation, it is quite pos
sible that st. Petersburg woul(
really desire to form an entente
} cordiale with the Toxic govern
: ment. The gist of the PROPOSE
: ton advanced by Mr.. Hayakaw;
is found in his closing paragraph
1t is neither possible nor wise
to entirely drive the Russian.
out of Manchuria. An attemp
to expel them from northern
China would mean the tremen