The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-19

Ihina n trying TO create hostility 10
y,slAh. " a mistaken policy. Mr..
Jun says, and he loses no opportunity
70 tell the Chinese that they viii DO better
70 deal honestly with the various Powers.
" NorE az Internal reforms rather than
liay politics with other nations.
~ has Iona h,,en the policy % China. :
ne said. TO play OF one Power AGAINST
another. 10 grant CONCESSIONS and make
lii"rui TREATIES with thoae Which have lttls
hold upon the empire in consideration Of
political and other influsncs IN restricting
fears
After the war with japan Ii Hung
nang. VINO h reputed 10 have been a
gfeat statesman. encouraged Russia with
privileges with the object Of Ohsetting
our position. The result was the Russo
'aIaneae war. IN which China looked upon
us IN turn az henfactOrs. Now We are
out Ot favor once more because W. are
suspected Of degigns upon Manchuria.
tell the Chinese that they are mis-
taken. that We have no territorial ambi-
ions. and ! think certain facts hear out
ihis decarati1n We DO not need Man
churla, a. n said, a. a colony IN which
: to settle our surplus population. Not
many lapanese are going there. only
l irad"sm"n. Our labOring class cannot
compete with the chinese Coolies nor n
The soil attractive 20 our agriculturists.
In the southern part u Corea on the
other hand conditions arr more suitable
Tor our people There much rice is raised
and fish II To he had the staple articles
! 81 JAPANESE diet: and the climate Of
I the psninsula 10 more like that OF our
Island than that of ManchuTia There
d L. InaHdesa Ftl1wfRr ~ rrnrT. IN tsnran the
| Population u the country being but about
a quarter Of that 81 japan
We are said 10 covet the Philippines
az place of colonization This h not
the cas- II you will consider Fornoaa
/ you will SEE that our Government would
have difficulty in ssnding japanese 10
settle in the tropics FormOsa. which u
considerably north 81 the Philippines.
has been In our possession a number Of
years, vet there are not iONfO Japane-e
there This 10 in spite 81 serious Efforts
on the part Of the Government to induce
the people 20 emigrute there
! Immediately after our war with China
the same riimor had CurrenCy. that We
wanted the Philippines ThoSs Islands
werp then IN the possession OF spain
/ The Spanish Government approached ua
with a suggestion that We declare our
I respective sphcr"A 81 influence IN the
/ islands between FOrmosa and tho Philip
I pines, and W. had no difficulty coming 20
an understanding
A VIZ with the United states IL not
Z AZ al likely We have had the experience
I u one war with great Power without
: compensation and We know that there
| il nothing ~ be gained bv war with
I America Al our people know what tho
war with Russia cnst and how little We
gut uut ~ b.
Nor il there any rpnsr for war with
your country We fought Russia for our
/ existence We waged two wnrs over
/ Corea A. is we'll known Il the Russians
had succeeded m acquiring "a, hold m
Cbrpa. eight hours journey by steamer
from the shorrs " Japan. our national
existence would have been imperilled.
4 America does not threaten ~. There
IL plenty e room IN China for all nations
commercially and ndustriallv for hall
century. and trade competition does
not endangpr national existence.
7 do not think that any Power now has
territorial amhiti,ns IN china. not
Arnarica. Fr-lrnd G"rm7rv o- Francr
I Do not think that Rgssir intends o. enter
Mn -oll There 4rH. u IL true, mary
Rus4igu rficrrS and 1icials who have MT
b I NJ The Russian passion rOTpar son. but
thew are NOT tho men whp ar to-day IN
-ortr1l Il GrsSisu afgi-s Tho mon IN
prwar ~ ~ Patn~zhur- ! belive are do
vrf.rc their attsuti n t1 tho development
e 80 wat t'r-,tpTi's already under
Russian control
4 think tNpf tho Greet Powers ourht
u advis, China ~ deal h0nNstlv IN her
fa-.i-n Affairs. II thnv wer' IN earnest
a. this advior a7mcthnE mi~ht he accom-
ulishrd China's p~licv must ~ honesty
withr,If ard reforms within r. duDlic-
it~ she viii m tirps n1k' anemirs ~ all
,.rr. rati.rs Tn" tr~k which an onun.
fr.r. araui so themselves be ~ i-zt net
. and arI" orfrr ttWt.
aWa lrvr Pc fnsr 90 strong China
Strength iu China will como With On
N-ht,r-nort md 'hs thrnea' will then
r-dorst md th7f % will b. disIdvdr'1'
raHrts ~ - war
-W~ JapTu. - 7rr a.r"n-N m r'.r 'ea - :
-, tho awaksuir- - thr7. " this wer
not tho c-s, We ~ M MT admit lNInear
cadets =, our navel and 1itt'rv shoots
nor sndo7vor - ndrrrat- mo ChinSaa
-Nqrrhfr.r p 'Nn orl~ difficult Al
D--rau' fN- Dhrnar E's0act nur motives
ir thtt p~Nvirre. NtIt We shall s''coced
bv ard By In dispell.nc thor alarm