The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-14

JAPhN'S, VIEW Of IT.
.u.;iee and the Cause q Future pesss
psnAanA LnNemn.t.

pamarG ace aAtf
No0,iou, NrtIi a. -tittou Su5 ctuatsu
fotre".}N JApaglvs' minister al tilr va.
l,ttes Das Wlitt.l AN ~syti,Ie tat tile
,nll,e.1, WA ,tld lg.Artialtty the tap
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rle aytivle ~ lNi,atded to show that
l4p;. .Atai eafgN on The w.tr uuttt rus
sAA ,oascttS TO j. deuAiiN, ftt haroi,
SAYS
a canon of abe Japaa,se basn.do 81
"cl, -heu.d MOI sheath he sword unleso
one is - totally overcome or has secu't,t
'qnttah.c s1t.sfa don for ones e.nse
cans Is uuF ideal Ia nttvrnattona irttt-
course The sword OF Japan Is alFtwh;
aid ,he ann Toy which II was nnsheaiNv,!
has scarcely been attained. W. NAN Il
peace which WIN secure tranQutlti, H. The
ini east for a least a generation OF two.
The wcrld should know Ihat IA The prrs-
ert MA: Japan stakcd hov very cA!stei,,s.
Mar cf caprice. Why, then. in case OF d.-
feat sHould not Russiu be mAde responsi-
biz n equitable accordance with the ma
tuie OF the atfair? l believe. therefore,
that II case OF The adversary asking for
peace t!e saiisfar; ion which she would
have to make to Japan should include
making good the material loss OF Japan
in other words.
Japan has NOT formulated definite terms
of peace. because She might be accused
Of skinnias the bear before II is shot. We
naNe. however. outlined our idea.
Japan's Righteous Position.
The article argues that the righteous
ness of Japal.'s position Ia demanding
Indemnity il basic condition and con-
t,oNertS the idea which. he says, he
finds prevalent outside of Japan that
Japan is Willing to make peace at amy
price.
Some say" the baron continues.
that for h~unlanity's sake an armistice
should be concluded with a. view To- ne
sotiating peace. 1t is all very we'll to
talk of humanity, but no injustice must
be perpetrated IL the name of auman-
ttN. Baron Suyematsu SAYS:
The public seems to have gauged the
relative value OF Russia and Japan. They
are glad that the large bubble which has
been eausins a nightmare so long has
No use to suppress Japan's aspiration by
the combined force Of western powers.
Vet there seems floating in the air SOM
| deem an Inconsistency arising out of
so,ne psNcholosical instability.
Russia Wanted Indemnity.
Baron SuNetnatsu refers To the an
nouncement OF 81. Petersburg early in
The war that AN enormous indemnity
would be deElaEde8 and that terms
would be dictated i'll Toxic.
We are far from assuming such am.
attitude the writer SAYS. "nut we be-
lieNe that justice ought to be done us.
No mere sentiment shah be allowed to
decide the merits of the case" :
IN collCluSlOn bIfOl! SuNSllatSQ says.
Some say thai Japan might he induced
to foIcgo Il clam tor Indemnity provided
England and America gave good assur-
ance for future peace. We appreciate. of
course. the general sentiments OF England
and America. We aIc anxious To MAIN
tam the best friendship with these TWO
countries, more particularly than other
countries. We should therefore he very
sorry ii We We're 10 he tod that we should
foreSo on account OF that friendship any
cain To what we deem justice TO demand.
This article ~ followed by one under
the heading. "RuEsia's Alternative" by
Archibald Ross Colquhon. author of
Greater America" and who has trav-
eled extensively and written volumin-
ously regarding the far east. He scouts
the possibility of intervention and says
that the only possibility of peace is in
direct negotiation an d1he payment of
indemnity of at least $500, GOO. 900. either
i'm money OF in land, and describes Si-
kahlin and N~ladivoStok as of small
money value to Japan.