Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-02
CHINESE LOOK
DOWN ON JAPAN
DESPlSE RESCUERS WHILE
LEARNING FROM THEM
AntI-Forelgn Feeling Very Strong In
All Monaollan ountries-sudden
Awakening of yellow Men
by the War
nv KIMBERLEY DARLINGTON.
nec,al cable TO The Herald.


Special Gable to The Herald
TOXIC, Sept. 1.--Your correspondent
interviewed Mr.. Tokutomi, editor and
proprietor of the newspaper Kokumin,
this morning on his return from three
months tour in China and Manchuria.
He says the impression left by his ex-
tensive travels in north and central
China is certainly pessimistic, as evil
dences of anti-foreign feeling abound.
He comments on the lack of gratitude
in the Chinese character for the SER
vices rendered by japan and other
countries, and describes Peking as a
hotbed of latent hostility. The Jap
anese are included. he said. In this
anti-foreign movement. He appre-
hends grave troubles In the not distant
future.
A question that is constantly being
discussed by Japanese who take an in
terest in international politics is the
attitude of China in the changed con-
ditions Of affairs in the east. After
Japans great victory over Russia 1t
was thought that a new feeling would
be developed among the mere edu-
Gated young men in Peking and the
other great Chinese cities. The idea
was that, as q result of the japanese
to the possibilities of what her own
people might do. And it was not alto
gether unjustified. The Chinese had
sufficient intelligence to see that If they
were not to fall entirely behind in the
race they must emulate the japanese
example. They sent their young men
to Japan to be educated, urged on by
this idea.
Look Down on Japan
In the meantime it is interesting to
not that while the Chinese are taking
advantage of the education that has
been given them by the Japanese, both
in matters of war and in matters of
peace, they still look upon that nation
with contempt, as they did before the
first battle Of the Yalu in 1894. 1t
seems strange development, for most
students of the relations between the
two yellow races of the east naturally
thought that tho Chinese would have
felt grateful to the japanese for the
great stroke they did for their common
race during the war against Russia.
The Chinese, however, 1t appears, are
not in the least grateful. They remain
where they were before the opium war
and the days when Gen. GorCon put
down the TAPPING rebellion.
The question is, Is this mere decep-
tion on the part of these strange peo-
pie? 1t must be remembered that the
Chinese have on many occasions during
their long history acted in ways which
Were not quite understood by Euro
peans or other outsiders. The mind of
the Chinaman has never yet been
penetrated by the European, and when
1t is suggested that China may soon
become a great world power it is
simply because she has. obviously, re-
fused to play the part of second fiddle
to Japan.
Don't Like KIado's Book
The Japanese newspapers are review
ing the recent articles written by Capt
Klado, the Russian naval officer who is
giving a detailed account of the Battle
of the Sea of Japan Capt. Klado
claims that he has written simply and
solely in the interest of history and
scientific accuracy and the fact that
his conclusions ire quoted if not ap-
provingly at least without disapproval
is taken to indicate that he is near the
truth. Among his conclusions may be
mentioned the following:
The weakness of the armored section
of Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet in COM
parison with that of the armored sec
tion of that of Admiral Togo. which
gave the Japanese preponderance in a
purely artillery combat.
The weakness and paucity of number
of his cruiser division, which seriously
affected completeness of knowledge and
accuracy as to the enemy's movements,
derived by means of Reconnaissance
The overwhelming superiority of the
Japanese in the number of torpedo
craft.
The necessity, if such existed, for Ad-
niral Rojestvensky, independently, of
weather and other. circumstances, to
pass without delay into the Korean
straits, in spite of all disadvantages
for him in the event of a battle in
these straits.
The formations and evolutions of the
Russian squadron at the time of battle.