The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
Japan Has Never
Forgiven Ger1nsnY
For the Part She Took In Compelling
japanese to EvaceaEd Port
Arthur In too6 r.

0fVlnB the 0ormane OUT Oh hSeu
Chau, - said Sir Valentine Chirol. for
mer director Of the foreign depart
ment Of the Times, in a statement on
the situation tonight.
Sir Valentine was in the diplomatic
service for a long time and has trav-
eled extensively. He has written,
much on the far eastern question and
is looked on as an authority. Whose
words carry weight in all the chan
cellories Of Europe.
THE Japanese" he continued.
would probably have done 1t, even II.
there had been no Anglo-Japanese
treaty and even II the Japanese gov
eminent had tried to hold back. popu,
lar feeling would have insisted. The
share which Germany took with Rus
sia and France in compelling the ia
panese to evacuate Port Arthur in
1895 after their victories over China
never has been forgotten or forgiven.
II was In Japan then. and In the
course of conversation with Prince
Ito, that great statesman, usually 30
reticent and reserved. brought his
fist down on the table and exclaimed:
Germany we shall never forgive.
Russia looks on ~ ~ Q future rival
in the far east. France IL Of course
her ally, and has important posses.
sions and ancient interests in eastern
Asia; we can understand their action.
But for Germany. who always pro-
fessed such genuine friendship and
has no special interests In these re-
gions to join hands with them and
stab us In the back-her Intervention
was odious and gratuitious.
Moreover, Japan believed, real.
" think, that Germany instigated
Russia. Count Okuma, the present
premier says so in his book, Fifty
Years of Modern Japan, and l have
no doubt 1t is so, for right up to the
Russo Japanese war 1t was part OF
the German emperor's policy to en-
courage Russia in all her Asiatic ven
lures, in order to weaken her posi-
ton in Europe and intensity Anglo
Russian antagonism.
Two ultimatums
Compare, too, the text Of Japan's
ultimatum to Germany with the text
of the ultimatum addressed by Ger
many to Japan in 1896. 1t is clearly
a direct paraphrase. The curious ex-
preston that the Japanese govern
ment believes 1t to be its duty to
give advice to the imperial German
government to Withdraw from Kiap
Chau is borrowed almost textually
from the 1895 ultimatum which may
be described as advice given to Japan
to renounce possession Of Liaotung
peninsula as new proof Of sincere
friendship.
"The bitter irony with which Japan
after 10 years, now turns the tables
on Germany. speaks for itself.
Japan has given definite under.
standing. not only that the sovereign.
rights Of China over the territory
leased by her to Germany shall not
be curtailed but that the territory IT.
self shall eventually be restored to
her. Thanks also to the Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance. Japan is ready to
confine her operations to limited
area within the China seas. Count
okuma has pledged the Japanese to
take no action which could sive third
parties uneasiness.
"Ali Japan wants is to eliminate
from China the root OF German innu'
ence, and / am perfectly well aware
that any action which would estrhnga
public opinion in the United States
or the Dominion issincompatible with
the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which
was specially revised only three years
ago so AS to exclude such possibht
ties, and positive assurances have
been given all neutral powers having
possessions In the far east.
Japan, no lodbt. wishes to secure
her seat In the council OF the powers
when the. war ends. and also to In
crease her prestige with China. Blu
as far as the people Of Japan are con
cerned, 1t Is memories Of the past In
juries, rather than dreams OF futur'
ambitions. which at present fill thei
minds"