Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-31


 Are Forming Large Armies-Peking
 Government Has Secured Pledges For 15,OOO,OOO Taels For Military ReorsaniEation-Wh south China Favors . Japanese Protectorate.
 Notable among the many effects of he present eastern war already ap- parent. is the growing unrest among he better classes of Chinese, says a 5hanghai correspondent of the New York Globe. Through all the ages hey have been taught to regard the Japanese as little men, and not in my sense their equals. On the other land. the occidental has been trying :or the last three-quarters of a century o impress upon the Chinese mind the notion of the vast superiority of the vest over the east and, strange to say, lad succeeded in making a consider ible number of Chinese accept the un- )alatable dictum that the man from overseas" was really their superior. Moreover, among the occidentals who ,f late years have been thronging the narts of the orient were those known IS Russians, from the great Russian empire and who had so impressed the Chinese with their display of strength md greatness as to lead them to be- iieve that the great Russian bear was he greatest, most to be dreaded world power under the heavens.
 And now, behold! The men whom they had regarded as the least power ,ul on the earth have almost annihilat- ,d the magnificent armies of the great and dreaded bear.
 At first the Celestial could scarcely believe his eyes, but Japanese success lfter success has rubbed open those eyes so wide that he is now beginning to lose much of his respect, fear born as it was, toward Russia in particular and toward all the western nations in general. "For if,". say the Chinese, little Japan can so successfully meet the greatest of western nations in bat tie, what might not China do, which is infinitely superior to Japan, in a contest with the west?"
 It is in pursuance of this line of req soning that several of the more pro- yressive provincial governors have al- ready outlined comprehensive military schemes against some future contin- yency. The central government also has had a special commissioner can wasting throughout the various prov lnces, for war funds and to date has secured something like 100000 taels in pledges for the various military re- organization schemes. Moreover, the various viceroys and Tartar generals over the empire have been making un. heard of efforts to raise and equip large armies in the shortest possible time.
 The object of all this new activity or the part of the central and provincial governments is twofold-frst, as pre- cautionary measures against possible encroachments of foreigners, and. sec ond, to prevent the successful issue oi a threatened internal revolution.
 There Is an undercurrent of feeling everywhere prevalent and strongest among those in positions to know most concerning the present situation that at the close or before the end of the war now in progress China will be call. ed upon to undergo crisis such as she has never before experienced; that ei- ther certain powers whose interests, real or imaginary. are large will de mand readjustment of their spheres of influence," to the great injury of the present autonomy of the empire, or that rebellions on scale heretofore unknown will break out.
 Whether or not the powers mention ed have already perfected their schemes of readjustment is not clearly known, but that plans and organizations, more pr less perfect, having as an object the iethroning of the present dynasty and order of things are already in working order and just ready to be put into ac- ton is widely known fact.
 Within the past few weeks we have been appraised of a ''readjustment' scheme fairly startling in its compre- hensiveness. In brief, it is as follows: All the provinces south of the Yangtse except Yunan are to rebel. throw of the yoke of tyranny imposed by the present Pekihg government and ask Japan to grant a protectorate over the new confederation: Yunan and part of Szechuen are to be taken over by the French: the Yangtse region by the Brit ish: Shangtung by the Germans. while Chilli. Shensi. Shansi. Kansu, Hi and ueighboring Mongolian and Tibetan tribes are to be left to the control of the greatest Manchu dynasty, leaving Manchuria, of course, to the Japanese.
 The educated Chinese is an astute ia- dividual. He sees and appreciates all too clearly the rapid progress and the reasons therefor of his closest neigh Dor, the Japanese. And he reasons with himself that if the Japanese. his interiors. can accomplish such wonder ful things in a country infinitely small Or and poorer than his own great em- pire what may be not do? And, so req soning. he makes his plans.
 The Chinese of the southern prov inces have long opposed the Manchu rule and often have been on the point of rebellion. On the other hand. they greatly appreciate the progress and businesslike methods of the Japanese. So it is small wonder that all of south