Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
|CHNESE WAR CLOUDS
Renewed Rumors of an Impend.
ing Breakup.
INSPIRED GERMAN DISPATCH
Comment Upon It by a Washington
Diplomat.
THE YOUNG REFORMIST PARTY
Army Being Recognized and Large
Loan Negotiated to Buy
New Guns
INSPIRED GERMAN DISPATCH
HE YOUNG REFoRMIST PARTY

A dispatch from Victoria. British Column.
hia, stated that Japan is getting the army
and navy into readiness with a view to
forcing war with China two or tire. years
hence. This news appeared IN a leading
article printed In Garman paper Ine
views OF several diplomats upon the sub
Ject, however, disclose that. an their be-
iier' the article is an Inspired one. pre-
sumably by those Germans who favor a
division of China, and are busy trying TO
find pretext which would bring about
such a thing.
Another diplomat explained that while
the inspiration could come from German
interests Chinese influences might do like
wise. According to him, China has during
the last year planned TO bring about a
struggle with Japan. When asked for his
rea sons. he declared that China suffers
from youth-national youth-and that she
believes herself to be stronger than she
actually Is.
China he said further. believes that
she has learned much from her war with
Japan and the war between Russia and
Japan. On the other hand she has nor
learned that IL Is to her interest TO main
tain new attitude toward western cIviliza-.
ton. The Boxer revolution showed ina
Chinese people that they must become a
power TO be respected, IL not feared by
olher nations. But the government has
oeeh wiHiuIy Diind- Therefore, Ii has
oesh SLOW 10 change existing conditions
The people of the empire were convinced
py the way the Japanese troops conducted
themselves, both at TIentsin and Picking
t tns.eau OF piiiaging shops, desecrating
seHpies ana irritating the populace they
devoted themselves to maintaining order
anu tneif quarter was a secure haven for
returning fugitives.
Manchuria an Object Lesson.
The Chinese had nicknamed the Jap
arese 'wo-jen. dwarfs but they have
learned to admire their valor and sturd- -.
ness now. Two years ago the Japanese
were called to China to organize the Rend-
armerfe. Then Mating, an official of the
Peking ministry of foreign affairs. made a
.ogage TO Japan. Immediately upon his re-
turn many Chinese students were sent
there. though the government at all times
Iollowed rather than led the pro-Japanese
movement
But when came the Russian occunatIop
OF the ancestral home OF the Manchus.
which threatened to become peruanen the
Shinese rebeiled. though they would per-
maps have patiently endured II II the Ian
| ahese had not undertaken to GUST the in
truders and thus vastly increased Chinese
sympathy for them. This action also sug-
sested that China might do much If only
organized.
THE majority OF the highest functionaries
IN CHINA are ignorant of outside ways and
are simply saturated with Confederation and
the ancient prejudices Still those uhos
have seen the country especially the
younger element, realize what China might
be II organized after European or American
FASHION. Study in Japan and the founding
or modern schools in the celestial empire
have created a young reform party NOT
favorable to foreigners but anxious that
Chlna should take her place among nations
The imperial government gropes IT'S way
and establishes new organisms without de-
stroying the old
When the Dowager Dies.
''As result Of the lessons OF. the present
war, the lien plng-chu, or committee of
national defense. has been founded side by
side with the 'pingpu. or ministry of war
Japanese officers have been called by the
lien-ping-chu to reform the Chinese army.
and substitute the Germans Military stu
dents at the Military School OF the south
have been ordered to cut OFF their queues
and European uniforms have been designed
Tor them. The viceroy Of -Pe-chi-u has ar
ranged for loan of S3o00.000 al the high
interest or II per cent for making over the
army of that province. Only the best Euro
pean ana American arms and equipment are
now acquired
sponsible for this awakening of a national
spirit. For instance. they have issued a
proclamation to the Inhabitants Of the PROV
ince of Szechuen saying that II they do not
cease giving concessions for mines and rail-
roads to foreigners some day the Russians
viii quietly make themselves masters of the
region on account of their many grants and
franchises in the province.
Another significant event." concluded the
diplomat, is the calling of a diet of ali =
the mandarins down TO the fifth grade 10
discuss affairs of state. Opposition to this
was promptly overruled by the emperor
himself. In the eyes OF the government
China will not change, but only modify her
self sufficiently to carry out more success
fully the same old program-China for the
Chinese, and away with the foreigners.
"Unwittingly. however, the central gov
crnment is preparing the way for revolution
when the death of the dowager empress Is
announced. This will be the telling moment.
the death of Tsze-Hsi-An, and We can ex-
pect IT SOON.