Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12
With Many Duties More Than Doubled
Further Expenditures Planned.
FOREIGNERS >, Jts VIII The NATIVES
Industries Are Burdsned with Expense Of
War and Famine.
DISGUST or GREAT BRITAIN EXPRESSED
asiandsrs object TO European Ally
Because 81 Does Not Increase
Its Armament at Present
Time,

TOXIC. Aug. ii.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-Japan IL now paying the piper
for the events OF the last thirty months
What the war did not accomplish. the
economic results Of the recent famines'
more serious than the world will ever
know, have accomplished. On every hand
the pinch of the peoples poverty is evident
TO one who has seen them in the height OF
their prosperity and prestige, while the
effect on the well being Of foreign In
habitants is little less than disastrous. In
some cases the import duties on foreign
commodities, articles necessary TO foreign
ers, have been increased $50 per cent, while
every industry and venture throughout the
country is burdened to an extent which
makes 1t a matter of wonder as to how
they are kept going. If there was any
visible sign Of a policy Of retrenchment
being inaugurated and carried through this
state OF affairs might call for no comment.
but, on the contrary, II is evident even to
the most casual observer that no halt has
been called in the expenditure on arma-
ments and military preparations. There
is no dIminution in the expenses of the
arsenals and dock yards, rather the con-
trary, and the signs Of activity both In
military and naval circles vary very little
from those pertaining to those early weeks
Of 1904 before war broke out.
Dsssusted with British.
And the greatest disgust is everywhere
expressed because England, the ally OF
Japan, under the present liberal govern
ment, is not as imperialistic to the army
and navy as at the time the Anglo-Japa-
nese treaty was signed.
The Japanese press oriuoises the reduc-
ton OF the British army. saying that In
s.sSe event OF trouble being caused thereby
the chief sufferer would be japan, as the
ally of England. The papers stigmatize
Mr. Haldane's plan as wrestling in an
other mans waistcoast," and call atten-
ton at the offense given 10 English politi-
cal sections some years ago. when the
Little Japahess' opposed an increase OF
the Japanese navy on account OF England's
naval strength In the far east. They con-
tfnued that Mr.. ChurchiIIs argument that
Japanese strength In the east Is favora bls
70 the relations OF England in Europe witt
France. Russia and Germany, and that
therefore no rupture is probable In tht
next ten years. is too optimistic. TIL,
10 Ku Min says that 1t Ia well to remem
ber that Japan Is not living in work
OF ideals, but OF realities. The Jill shimpC
thinks that even II a reduction OF srma
ments were proposed by Great Britain a
the next Hague conference II is doubtful
whether It would even be seriously dis
cussed.
Work I'm COrea.
All of these things duly tend to shov
that Japan Is growing more and NOR
imperialistic In tone and tenor year b,
year
Marquis Ito Is determinedly attempting
to redeem the Japanese administration O
Corea by eliminat ting incompetent official
and by the promotion OF important i'm
provements. Strong checks are being pu
upon the rspacity Of Japanese settlers. an
offfcials are now seeking with considerable
success to bring the disorderly Japanes
elements under control. Marquis Ito say
II is his intention to investigate and re
dress cases where the Japanese have az
propriated Corean lands.
Unfortunately the good effects ar
partly neutrarxed by the inferior Japanes
policy here. which alienated not only tn
bureaucracy but the commonalty. Tn
young children in thes treets Of Seoy
curse japan.
The emperor II guarded by Japanes
gendarmss, and cannot move in the sim
piess AFFAIR without consent