Show THE ISLAND KINGDOM One grows rather tired or hearing Japan spoken of ns the rising England uf time far East und yet no other description de-scription gives quilt such a good Idea of her commercial position her Inter nallonnl uroajwotH und the lines along whieim lu ambitions run hike Eng laud she need u strong dolt to protect pro-tect her commerce open markets everywhere nnd more so In the future UIHII at present opportunities for expansion ex-pansion Her geographical situation addwl to these Ircumstances makes her foreign jiollcy one of comparative simplicity hlim and Korea are the natural the obvious market for her good Thej eau not only buy what she hus to well but are able to produce piwlwely what > jhe needs In the way of food uml raw mnterlnl Site in therefore there-fore committed by the ueccwsllles of lies iHjMlllon to the maintenance of an dlHn dtKJr In time Celestial kingdom anil to lh > liidoiMjiidence of Korea JThc Lat Irr Is vital to her very exfnlncr A hostile povi In poiMCiWlon of the Korean pcnlnsulu would have un invnluuble Jumplngoff ground tyom uhlch to spring at Japans thront It was to assert her altitude on the question ques-tion of the Hermit kingdom that hc btouKht on the war with China nnd ivhoncver that nutmtfon comes up ttgrnln Japan must and lll llKht for Imr IPO1I i l lion to the luU Sydney Brook In Harper Weekly |