| Show The antigovernment riot in Japan must l be considered an nil evidence of at the limo of ot a people Inspired b by war Wat III sentiment Th The Japanese 1111 have proved rod themselves pp pool cool and collected In times time of or national peril pull hut the agi 1111 agitators se pom m to itA have entirely lust lost their heads h hee use lIle the leaders o of the tite na nu nation tion lion refused to tn crush to th the dust an si at real ready sU lIntl humble 1 adversary And yet there can be he no doubt that the Japanese government acted In accord accordance ance Inel with Ih the dictate of the highest Wisdom when It lowered Its demands on In nualla anti and made nn in end fOnd of fit the war n and nd carnage It must mUI be bp remembered that thai this Ihl was sas 81 done after consultation with the so called ailed Either Statesmen of or Japan and anti not upon th lb spur of ot the moment by any one individual Th The Rider Kider men o of the country represent th tb the most meet matured tC experience in te matter per pet pertaining taming to Ih the stat and anil very Vrr n nearly the time greatest hili human wisdom attainable and when the they ar are together 11 de tie and form torm a R conclusion n this Is III Isas isas as II near right as hunan human omine ran can I make makl It The Elder Statesmen con Mn consist slat of nr tried and experienced men of ot aU all parties and factions and sad time the they nr are to counsel when called upon to tn do so 0 not 1101 In the Interest O of An any poll poU tt thai III party but lul the entire country At tt Atthe Atthe the l moment of the Portsmouth conference the time emperor of Japan con convened end these statesmen and as a II remit 0 of their delIberatIons deliberation the Instruction were wre sent to the peace peare envoys to with withdraw withdraw th draw the terms objectionable to When this fact Cart Is III remembered the tool fool of the agitation of the mob against the tho government IB Is very vry ry evident The Tile point to tD which mot most strenuously objected was the payment of Indemnity and this no doubt with good reason According to one ens prom I nent authority on Russian finances the Iho annual deficit In the tho Russian sheet during the next term ten years will wll amount on 01 an n average to This Thu delictI he says will wll In ex fiX haust the tho supply Thi Tue national debt Is II laid cold to 10 amount to 10 I I 1 The Interest on this must b be met by new loans but as al I credit seems to he be exhausted the tha probability probability I Ia a ability of Itt obtaining loans bane are not prom promIsing promising i ising 10 To exact f a war Indemnity under i time the circumstances would undoubtedly have been hall bed policy Japan anti and HUlla mutt must continue to 10 tobe tobe be neighbors In the Pir J Kast The a as AI tar far ar ft as AI possible of or neighborly anti friendly feelings In is of even Ien greater Importation th than th tims money consideration AH s It In itt the has hu been ebb blo to tell his hie arm army ormy that he ho made peace because he lie was unwilling to expose EJ his dear soldiers to realm fresh and endless horrors of f war scar Ii 11 He has hem been heen able to tn flatter them h by stating Mating that they Y have hap withstood the assault of ot the numerically superior enemy In top tel b by step for nineteen n months obstinately their ad advance vance This o of course Is III the vet ver that thAl will he hI spread alt all It throughout and RM the mme of at the people will reI feel I no resentment towards th the vim vio enemy There will wll ln lIP no such wound a as wits was lIe I left ft open In III Trance aft Mt after after er the tho fatal struggle with ith and ond there Is a possibility of ot permanent peace IMe Such ron considerations undoubtedly edly led lod the statesmen o of to moderate their extreme demands and ond to end tho the war WIlI without s n battle between hetteen O Oyama m and If It f the Japanese people do rin not R accept th time the re results cults of the war with jo Joy and gratitude they are fire not nol loyal to their government |
