The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-22
CR|PPEN IS found GUILTY
AND SENTENCED TO DEATH
long been the dream Of Jpan-an sx-
pansion- that can only come at the
expense Of the empire Of China.
Was Shock to Chinese.

Was Shock to Chinese.
Even among China's oincials, those
who have realized the inevttability. Of
Japan's wiping out Korean nationali-
ty in response to the demands Of her
expansion programme, have been few.
In the councils, Of the government
their words Of prophetic warning
have carriss~ little weight In the face
of conhdef St..ssions Of conviction.
pan would never ~ ser solemn
pledges to respect ana ~och the In
dependence Of the Hermit -,
The awakening has come wltsp il
shock. For the first time Chinese
public thought is beginning to- realize
what It means for China to have this
aggressive, essentially military nation
as her neighbor upon the mainland Of
Asia. The Chinese press is speaking
its mind with a virility not often
manifested in it's discussions Of for
eign,. affairs. While there 10 = some
lamentation over the fate Of Korea
and much criticism Of Japan, the
most hopeful phase Of this press COM
ment Is its frank recognition that
Korea's experience 10 the hsndwrit-
ing on the wall to China unless China
puts her own house In order.
In its failure to grasp the needs Of
the situation to bring about reforms
Of government and development Of re-
sources, which alone can make China
strong, q blind and reactienary Of
ficialdom is being ably: assisted by the
intriguing diplomacy {ofs the two ma
tions whose plans for Chtha'H absOrp-
ton would be frustrated by China's
strength.
Japan's Official Attitude.
In discussing Japan's omcial at4i-
tude toward China, surcharged as It
is with protestations Of fEtsndshtp,
the Chinese press reviews aG length
the attitude Of Japan toward Korea.
To the minds:of these Chinece critics,
# ts highly sign1n Mt that the ak
cuses Japan has given the world tor
each stop Of her aggression IN Korea
and for the consummation Of that
policy OF aggression are exactly the
same excuses she gives for her ag-
gressions against China's sover-
eighty In Manchuria.
The fact that some cry or other is
constantly raised BY the Japanese
against China's administration Of her
Manchurian provinces is construed by
the Chinese preSs al highly. signifi-
cant, especially In view Of Count Hay
ashis declaration that "Korea's fate
is a warning to China" and more es-
pecially in view Of the conviction that
the agreement between Japan and
Russia contains provision for mutual
absorption Of their respective Man
churian Spheres" and all that is
thereto attached. at some date in the
future. IS
1T is announced by the ofiicially in
spired japanese press that, with
Korea's absorption an accomplished
fact, the decks have been cleared for
the next important action-expansion
over Manchuria. All the ingenuity of
ofacialdom, we are told. is exercised
in working out this programme. ia
pans diplomatic policy toward China
is to be more aggressive than It has
been-to the end, apparently. Of GRE
ating excuses for trouble. Another
move, undoubtedly covered in the
agreement with Russia, IL that Japan
is not to surrender her leasehold on
Port Arthur and fts environments and
China is not to be permitted to buy
back the Manchurian railways at the
date, about fifteen years hence. when
the concession under which the rail-
way rights were granted provides that
China may purchase them.
y Secret Russo-Japanese Pact
Fullest corroboration Of the exis-
tence of this agreement is furnished
by Japan's most noted international
jurist, DR.. Ariga, in an article he has
contributed to q leading Japanese
magazine, the Ninorjin. There can't
be no question that Dr.. Ariga is
speaking from inside knowledge. Dis
cussing the recent Russo Japanese
agreement. DR.. Ariga first makes the
interesting admission that the two
governments have secret agreements
covering many important matters not
mentioned In the text made public, re-
citing and giving credence to the re-
port that there are no less than four
teen secret clauses.
I'VE cannot foretell," says DR..
Ariga, what will happen exactly at
the expiration. OF Japan's lease In the
Kwantung peninsula but this much is
certain, that her application to con-
tinue the lease will be backed by RUS
sia, and at tho same time Japan will
have to stand by Russia when the lat
ter declines the proposal Of China to
buy back the Manchurian railroads
at the end Of the thirty years Of con-
struction, provided for In the terms Of
the Russo Chinese Bank contract.
China, Of course, ID not bound to
grant the demands Of these countries,
but in that case she must be prepared
to meet the united pressure Of Rus
sia and Japan - S i. Ir,,..s :, S.,se 4
This 10 what Korea's passing from
the ranks Of nations means to China.
That Japan's birth - continental
power contains for her dire menace
there can be- no question. ;s-,J. K. OH.