Show HUMORS HUMans 01 OK W WAR WAH WARThe The dispatches this mornIng concern concernIng tag Ing tho the eastern situation are oro decidedly alarming They thO state that a Q Japanese army Allay has landed In Coren Corca and that a 1 force has hn crossed tho the Yalu Yolu river Another rumor hns has It that ft a 1 Chinese army inn been heen sent ent to slaw Man churls theme theae rumors true they would mean that lint tho the long predicted war has commenced without formal declaration de of oC war by lIy either cither side And If It It Is to bo be war that In all nil probability ity It Is It tho the way wa In which It will begin The Tho two contesting parties will step atop up upon em tIn tho the toes loell of ot ono OM on another until pa patience In a thence tience Is exhausted and the declaration Is made inada that n II stale of ot war exists exl lo Both Hoth parties desire to avoid the reson rellon of ot having precipitated the tho con coti conflict Illet both bath desire to appear In iii the tho into rolo of oC defenders of ot their own rights neith neither er wants to 10 be lie tho the attacking party line hall done this for tor mankind that even governments now ashamed of declaring n II WAr upon n II neighbor But the tho rumors are denied and It Is le quite possible that they the have hn no found ration II In tact fact In a 1 few eel days tho the world will know whether the war was WIS actually actual I ly b y commenced while tho the negotiations were going on appearance In Manchuria forum forms a n must most chapter ot of tho time modern history of ot Asia AsIEl Jn In 1831 1891 It t tw w to build the tho d with Its terminus at loch A long 1011 detour was wall to 10 be bo made madeNo so No ns IS to avoid nold Manchuria but hilt the Itus Hus Ions Klans toon lIOon found that a II straight line lino through that province would bo be an ad advantage advantage vantage And EO so nu at opportunity of ot ob oh obtaining taming Including tho right of or maintaining traps along the tile line lino was Willi eagerly looked for tor by 1 lussia The Tho opportunity carne came sehon stopped In between China Chinn sit Japan mid saved the Liea peninsula pen Insult to tolima the lima Celestial empire China Chirm was W J std reward was a 1 secret agreement by b which China was to give Rhe preferences no tie against other powers while Russia was to defend China against tho the world This was tuns followed by h tho limo treaty In form torm an agreement between China Chinn anti tho Iho nUs bank but actually between China ChInn and tilt tho t Russian Hussion government Tho Thu agree agreement ment not nol onlY permitted Hua to 10 toI I nil I il the Iho road rend front from west vest to east enst across Manchuria but It Il allowed her liar to 10 o guard It ti with such troops ns as she film deemed nee mice 11 C esary against n 1111 brigands and It Il gave gAO goods brought Into China Chinn by railroad a n 1 preference of nr CO iO per cent cont In III duties ns os against lI those entered by b for tor foreign eign nations nt lit seaports HI now was secure of at practical control of ot all 1111 northern Manchuria at nt the least leat Hut nut nU RII wan not yet et satisfied Hue Bho coveted Port Arthur tho the chief chloC liar har harbor bor ho on tho the peninsula from from which had unit been ousted The Th opportunity of ot moving on Oil this port part carne came t lM when wham Germany Ger OCI Germany many seized the port of ot tam for then Ihen Russia Hussla had hod to have some seine recompense recompense pense And Amid nd so Port lort ort Arthur was WI seized by hya a Russian nt It was later Inter Ies d and more railway wore trove ob oh obtained Then rumen tho Boxer troubles came along and Russia found another excuse for tor occupying Manchuria While tho the allied forces force were march marching Ins Inc to Pekin to rescue the tho besieged legations fn was tins pouring her hor troops Into and occupying all nil strategic points Russia lute line ro 10 promised to evacuate thu tho country ant restore It to tho the Chinese o u authorities but the tho promises have hl no not been kept Japan will not permit this thle status to continue If It she Iho can cnn help helb hel It Shu Oho fears that Corea will bo overrun next and that her bur own standing ni M tho the first Asiatic power Is menaced Cm Gut Russia retreat far tor enough to make makepeace peace Considering the tha points at nt Issue how con can a compromise be bo ef ct effected effected 1 |