The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-17
JAPAN WORKING
DARING SCHEME
(Conciuded from First Psgs.)

hopeful phase OF this press comment
lis its frank recognition that Korea'
experience is the handwriting on tn
wall to China unless Chan puts he
own house in order.
Japan's Official Attitude.
In discussing Japan's official al
tude toward China, surcharged as |
is with lrotestations of friendship
the Chinese press reviews at lengt'
the attitude Of Japan toward Korea
TO the minds OF these Chinese crit
lies. ii is highly significant that the
excuses Japan has given the world
for each step of her aggression In 10
rea, and for the contamination Of
that policy of aggression are exactly
the same excuses she gives for her
aggressions against China's soyer
eighty in Manchuria.
The fact that some cry or other Is
constantly raised by the Japanese
against Chinas administration OF her
Manchurian provinceS is construed
by the Chinese press as highly signifi-
cant, especially in view of Count Hay
.ashi's declaration that "Koreos fate
lis d warning to China" and more es.
pecially in view of the conviction that
the agreement between Japan AMI
Russia contains provision for mutual
absorption of their respective Man
churian spheres" and all that "
thereto attached, at some date in the
future.
1t is announced by the officially in
spired Japanese IGess that. with Ko'
rea's absorption an accomplished fact,
the decks have been cleared for the
next important action-eXpansion
over Mancauria. All the ingenuity of
ofIicialdom. we are told. is exercised
in working out this programme. ia
pans diplomatic policy towards Chi
ma is TO be more aggressive than it
has been--to the end, apparently, OF
creating excuses for trouble. Another
move, undoubtedly covered in the
agrcemen with Russia, is that Japan
il not to surrender her leasehod on
Pct Arthur and its environments and
lima is not to be permitted 10 buy
back TIE Mancaurian railways at the
date, about fifteen years hence, when
the concession under which the rail
way rights were granted provides thai
China may purchase them.
Secret Russo-Japanese Pact.
Fullest cCrraboration of the exist.
ence of this agreement is furnished
BY Japan's most noted international
1urist, Dr. Ariga in an article he has
TO leading japanese
magazine, the Nmorjin. There can
lie no question that DR.. Ariga IS
speaking from inside knowledge Dis
cussing the receat Russo-Japanese
agreement Dr. Ariga frs, makes the
admission iIat the govern
mcn;s have secret agreements cover.
ing many important matters not men
toned in tie text made public, recit.
ing and giving credence TO the report
that there are no less than fourteen
secret clauses
we cannot foretell,' SAYS pr- Ar
ga, what viii happen exactly at the
expiration of Janan's lease in TIC
Kwantung peninsula, but this much #
C tain, that her application to contin
ue tne lease will lie backed by RI ssia
aud al i-e same time Japan will have
to stand by Russia when the latter de
c'ines the proposal Of China to buy
back the Manchrrian railroads at tho
end Of the thirty years Ct eonstrGc
ton, provided for in the terms o.
tae RJssG.Cainese Bank contract
China, Of CO. Sc, IS rot bound to Grant
tie demands Of these countries, but
IN that case she must be prepared t.
meet the unitcl pressure of Russia
and .Iaran."
This Is wAat Koreas pass ng from
the ranks of nations means to China
That Japan's birth as a continental
rover contains for her dire menace
there can be no question