Show ITO FAVORS KWANG SSU i Japans J pans Grand Old Man Ian Talks on the Situation New York Tork Oct 10 lOA A dispatch to t the Journal and Advertiser from Tokio says The he Marquis Ito premier of Japan and nd dictator of the Japanese Jap Ja n nse policy in respect to China received your r cor correspondent correspondent correspondent respondent by appointment this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon and while disclaiming that his utterances were official talked freely on the paramount issue lesue of the day I cannot understand he said why the powers do not convene a conference of plenipotentiary representatives and speedily determine a concerted policy towards China Though the armies are working harmoniously a conflict is sure to arise if the governments neglect longer to arrive at a 8 definite under understanding understanding understanding standing uIn In my humble opinion the present dynasty must be given ghen g en a chance to re return return turn to power and the and court must most mu t return to Pekin before any effectual settlement can be approached hed As long Ions as the empress the court and the few thousand imperial forces with her are unable to restore a semb semblance semblance semblance lance of or government in Pekin their de decrees decrees decrees crees will be Ignored or at least be ineffective and the viceroys who have remained passive J will for lack of central authority soon be at odds with one another Negotiations with Li Hung Chang CJang C Cand and Prince Ching will wm be fruitless un unless unless Unless less ratified and enforced by a government for they alone no matter what t y promise premise cannot carry carryout carryout carryout out anything Says Tuan Than Is Dominant Tuan uan Rang Kang Yi and Tung Fuh Slang Siang dominate the empress and say they will m resist the foreign powers to the death if they are ignored It If I is im impossible impossible impossible possible to separate them from front the em empress empress press preen If the attempt wore were w re made by force the emperor and empress would undoubtedly disappear altogether I think it is Ineffective and useless Ss to make too many preliminary condi condl conditions to Prince Ching If persisted in chaos will result Pekin should be evacuated the em empress empress empress press and court permitted to return and negotiations should come after afterward afterward ward The foreign powers should with withdraw withdraw draw drav to the coast and hold their forces there pending the final settlement Further aggressive measures will vill plunge 1 lung the whole h into war anti and chaos will wll for tor years the dynasty will vilt be ruined cl Russia promises to evacuate Man I churia upon a permanent settlement if the other powers take nothing further fur her herby I by force America has assumed a most diplo diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic matic and generous position and I think the other powers will agree to her proposals Japan sent troops purely for hu humane humane humane mane reasons to relieve the legations leg and she would favor withdrawal The Tha financial strain that will result from further occupation is more than the I Japanese people can bear beal Japan Wants No Territory We have no ambitions In China or r Korea only commercial in interests Int t rests Our Out relations with Russia are most friendly there is no no friction over Korea or Manchuria ia for neither covets sovereignty in those places I think Li Hung Chang Is sincere in tn n his desire to avert a dismemberment of the Chinese Chines empire He is the only international figure China has with brains and ability to understand and formulate a settlement War with China 1 be the great greatest est disaster of the century for no new nation could er and all the world would be plunged In strife The emperor is weak dominated en entirely entirely entirely by the empress and Tuan The viceroys would I think fight If parti partition partition partition tion of China were attempted China must be given a chance to re rehabilitate rehabilitate habilitate herself and punish the th in instigators Instigators of the insurrection but put the troops must not be withdrawn from the foreign communities until peace pea e is an accomplished fact Japan owes a great deal to America and we w all ll feel deep d de p regard for f your j people ople If asked we would assist i 1 America in any way we could I I II |