Show THE TEE XII rADOS MANDATE official OfIl cial text of the tha declaration of war E B C aup aug IS la labaie me Taie empress 0 of japan siaa arrived from froin vie aie orient obien biben on the lie way between hon kon and yokohama the steamer struck a monster whale cutting it almost in two tiro feces a leces of ct the embral stuck etude to the bows ot of the yeager vessel andrad to be taken ott off Qs as cuey J ed the vessels reg sels pro progress reso na CO formal declaration of at war as pub wid wi d in n the isic japan gazette gedid redid as la follows we the OK of UK the ot of galt japan having esconded ascended the lie IrIl luron roal by virtue of 0 a 0 lineal un lull i wren tor for ages et croil fully as sui il dof ot heavenly aid air announce to 6 our brave and loyal eb subjects ejects biot we iwo ae chuo war arain st chana all our officials and cincere oin cere ceca a WOW view to out u of our devote vW to Miar lIke ni aers or op to ito carrying on an the war 96 against hat mina china and nd in au alt respects to 0 o furche tae me object rb jeo they are destroy desired to 10 learo undone tout but oti a the to lo use lisa arery means to this tala ona end within the anta of their ti C n a mner in ariner pot not prejudicial ito law over years teara ti ava ave nw elapsed behice our chironna Chi roina aur during abis itar B havo consistently pursued tha policy 0 of peace being deeply 9 with 0 sense ofte of itile witty ot of being la in strained strained re relations lons matti 1 otlmor and enave diric drooled Uro oled ed our officials hillgen aly e tto ito on donavor to promote S ar with all al the treaty powers our viqi the ehms has continued to da a intimacy Inai macy ito our inow how avci every tiet ot of mina toward this his arty on n connection tho the affairs ot of korri UIS teen been opposed to the prin oot aliat ghe i be between tr r adly natrona eions and bras beis been a breach 01 0 i 1114 h cloward japari japan I 1 aco kor r a is 13 an independent country I 1 weik n woe was ars ait arst t induced by japan to op a its avs doo to orelia course ai d 0 o eake III taco the oat nations ions 0 01 atie ne world yet chind china liaa always alway d cri crad d it AS lier her tributary and eras craa or 01 rd nl nd n 4 socially soc raLly 1311 alfered ha ini real iiI rf Curo on the tha tw re tion bon out in tto the peninsula china 0 01 cho pretest that ehe ahe to prof n t tram front cc lain ity keic troops troon thither ther I 1 anesa mac wi ty by vleit alchie aie ot of lahe of 06 h of ft ISS dispatched icv r WS ai t korea to dil with the emer canvy lna ty by in that country t ti secure the peace of 0 ano at W asked china to U co u hit tid nd cal diani rk bo bogener weNer on aiu dined al d ined nod our request n abt li lorea korea to reme remedy dy tho the 0 alt in n ihor and oam 13 IV 0 i e cu ant anit a it if doin ostia nd w tie ile i A a 0 i 9 doting fo ting ho pair in im cn 1 I ind n nanon namon hr A id ad rot t d 1 till ok guib in I 1 onn tf 0 1 0 11 bueary culna offer d Q i ury ob tru cllon to and mused caused delay in GIO he of 0 rf fa cn 4 and clat i country TOO vao mever abe L to achieve the tha object of tier ambit JOIL W with roer roce ence to korea tria anore troops to that country and attacking our men of wor in the kortan atea way sin she ralus toward jaya in on y am r 1 Tai shAon it Is now beyond d aa b athea tto taha of 0 china ia a I 1 to destroy tho the OzO wrItY for mie antena it peace in kom and 0 o cde a into ay that country jaia introduced to the lih world na as an independent maton nt ton to ito ignore tto the Ire alleg which 0 ariy clearly defined beor CT independent and thereby to injure the and Int litte creWs reelis of 0 japan arid destroy forever jl it assurance aurance tw of peace pt ace in the he ewt the avons ac of 0 china i w far her ac lemo berria roust aimed at the eav of 0 all a 11 peaceful guarantees and the me at jt till coots ot her own bjor to oha blac the ate situation has now brough it HIM has always racen our 0 de rire elre to peace wh all ah orations and in doing so eo to display ithe fiery of 0 our ur at homo home and aarond we ettro now mow no courno open to 44 us but to declare war w in the hope hop ora ahalt we rasy ibe be awe atto e to restore peace in good time and thus ito do Y indicate the luio rexa ot of by buhs uhs loyalty omd bind bravery of 0 OUT subjects |