The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-05
THE ASIATIC IMBROGLIO.

The Literary Digest gathers together some interesting
on the general situation in the Far East representing T re-
ieve of what the forces at leading to- Inc recent
Cancellation and treaty between China and Japan may be V
as a mere agreement as threat TO ne Pe"O ~ L
The ya in which China Japan been biting thumbs at eac
other ever since Count Okma his signature to the
Treaty has the scandal and stumbling OF inc m 10
T ae +he Hamburger Nacrichten recently counseed Germany
& further edqes between England and the Continental
so if agent proyoateur haa De ] eources
and Japan Trade baked by boycotts ana ne na Ic
Of Manchuria were elt hadeveloped The AngloJapae'
been mperled by the claims Japan urged against Cnna
Ca ssped everybody declared that in the dispute ABOUT
the South anchun Railway behind China America but is not
England Germany and France all approve OF China
Claims"
Japan represented by her newspapers however quite satisfied
last by the terms of the agreement 1T compromise and
accommodation declares The Japan Weekly Gazette (Yoko-
bama) The Koumn Shmbn reoces that the clouds or mutual
drs have been completely cleared away This paper congrau
the Chinese Government "on the successful steps has taken to
the circulation of cenda views and to AVOID recourse TO
the boycott boomerang The adjustment OF the railway question
affords profound qualification the Shogyo Smpo But much
en advice addrest to China by the editor of the Yomu Shin
bun China to have forgotten says five years ago the
have received back the gift of the Japanese Army and Navy
possible tell troubles the future have in store Japan
has many of her claims this convention tho the loss is gened
y the prone that Tapan will in the future secure compensation
Mainch Dempo and thinks the amicabe efforts
of the imperial families and of the statesmen the country prob
ably efficient restoring cordial relations
journals little else than peaceful and profitable
commercial cooperation as resulting from the convention and
Russian observers view compact with forebodg and alarm
The deals only with the building of railroads and the
exploitation of mines yet Enthusiastically has "a becose background
declares the Hamburger Nachen "Ths gaining ground
Japan and China making wae preparations according to the
newspapers. To quote further
eff the the press have any foundation the vast mill
preparations being undertaken by both the yellow
he accounted for only by the presumption that possibly probably
these Powers will unite attack Russia in the future
The Novoye Vremya ST. Peerbug of the opinion and
in this leading Russian organ read that n Japan nothing is talk
ed about excepting this war" To quote further:
Japan building vast food magazines and raising ree
She manufacturing firearms of the pattern The
artillery aboring with fevsh activity the completion bat
es The practising at he butts and carrying
and night unhndered by darkness ec
oned that Japan possesses dozens of dge ahps of
construction
The writer concludes that such preparations can against
China and that ut impossible that 1910 will be another 1904
for the Russian Empire"