Show TUB TUr TWO ANTAGONISTS ANI Although the rupture of ot diplomatic relations between Hue and Japan docs dou not nol necessarily mean war the probability Is In that It would not have havo oc occurred ot currell had hall not both countries now arrived at nt tho the conclusion ton that the tho Ills din dispute pub cannot annot ba be settled by b any an other means It Is stilt still to bo be hoped that war can be bo averted oVert d but bUL the outlook U hI I dirk dark sun Still If does a 6 en s not no oppose the Corea Cor ora n by Japan and If It Japan Jn on does oes not nM attack tho the Russians the tho storm may blow over Tho following data dall concerning the time two antagonists antagonist mt nitty y bo bl of ot some In Interest tomcat terest at nt thin time They are arc given gl 11 11 by hy bya a 1 contributor to tG Colliers Weekly population Is In Japans In to the mile there are 15 In III Joplin Japan 08 nU rOils rests I O n a yean Japans On Onn Ona n a 1 peace hence I ace footing tho army MillY has mon men the Japanese On a ft 1 ir footing fooling the th Russian amid tha Ihl th Japanese These tire Ire amazing figures Slut nut other ot er figures show how much little Japan IN I Intellectually tho the superior of ot the tho Russian giant Though Japan Jn n has imas only the tho population of her rival eM publishes us liS many books every oel year ear and Ind despite tho tha concentration of nt her population po which permit of ot the wide circulation of or her r city dallies dailies she Mio publishes as ns lanai newspapers Tho The percentage of ot other her he people tt who eon can rend read anti and Is U about equal to that ot or our own New States In schools and col colleges leges she has hilA pupil and sill stu students tentS dents or ono one In every of ot tho the population lotion lation In lion where hint bun only ono one In every In Jn fact with nor her people probably nan has more noro subjects who can cnn read nod write than Hus Russia lu with her It It is almost certain c that the tho efforts of at tho great grent European powers wilt will Ill b he 11 directed toward confinIng the Iho struggle to tho the two belligerents nut But It 11 Is almost equally certain that China Chino will bo be drawn Into Inlo tho the Time alone can cnn tell what that tony may lead to 10 liver Iver since the tho insurrection the tho Japanese we weare are aro told have hae been quietly engaged In seeming a 1 strong hold upon the d dell deno io and limo tho th friendship cf et tho the Chinese who seeing feeing In them men of at much the Iho seine same race faith traditions and ethics are ready rend to accept Pt from them thom counsel and Instruction which they would re regard recard card gard with distrust suspicion and oven oen contempt It If tendered by Europeans or Americans The Tho e without at nt attracting much mu h attention have havo been drilling ling and reorganizing tho the army have been supplanting Europeans l an In the great lt Chinese arsenals an sad nd have bean benn ns us II to the men At st and to the provin provincial cial dl viceroys They lm has b n active III In every br of ot Chin In military And onel sn civil Ivl administration na nil w well ll M 51 in Irl educations and stid Industrial lit lUe Tills lithe hu has h taken place piAN Uh tilt the know knowl knowledge edge and situ 1111 meral rt o of lint aln sIn It ii le Is evident thai i every vry year yr that thet pa pull ne 5 to 10 thereiN lilt I Ih hi efficiency and anil nd Importance of ot CW a 5 an Sn ally III It 11 ItI I II the II knowledge of or this tl that hams haa led 4 to coat n Ue the lisa mask maak and ud lo to events 10 U Ii may mar Ala be he betaken taken lakan fur Cur granted ted that ake Me a that If It an III armed conflict le I It u K is bt lo to 0 bring NU matters matter to II a II at t Im t of lit lit until the u tie tuna rhino 1 I n I II U KM ha h had to U d Is lu iu tin Its I tr i h Th Tb stat tal nii nt trot from Hi Mt that J i nn I i i rl r rill tH u UK ur nil nut not notI I l i ihei k n 11 asi ili 1111 i a in lit n i n i li Ihl ha II MW toe tor MM iek h ud will wua lv thu tight right 10 mu lal hui wa Vitals row the II tu n M t HII m ets if it c tutu 1 an au 6 II i t ii i i r |