Show DECLARATION CL RA TI OF f WA WARTY J JAPAN A Army and Navy Nary Commanded to lo Carry on Hostilities Against Russia r THE REASONS FOR MAKING IT Integrity Is Essential Essential to the Welfare of the Kingdom Keb I eb following la Is tho the text ot or tho time Imperial declaring war against Russia Hussla which wits Issued In Japan yesterday Ve We by the grace of o heaven emperor of Japan rented on Oil the time throne occupied tiled pled by the same dynasty since time Immemorial hereby make proclamation lion tor to nil our loyal and brave bLat rave subjects subJect all ait follows Wo WI e hereby declare War against this Hua sla and Wo we command our army urmy and navy to carry earry on hostilities against tier her herIn In hr obedience to helm duty with nil their strength and we WI also ulso command comman our competent authorities to every effort In pursuance IJ of or their duties to attain the national aim alna with smith all the means menn within the limits of the law I or of nations Vf A always nho deemed It essential In International relations Iud and have made It our constant aim to promote the tho ss s of 01 our In civilization to 10 strengthen our friendly ties tics with other states and to establish a I state of or things which would maintain enduring peace In the far east and as assure assure sure Ure the Iho future security of ot our domin dominIon Ion without Injury to 10 the rights or In ln Interests crests of or other powers lowers Our competent also J their duties In obedience to our will FO HO that our relations with all the powers lowers had been steadily growing In cordiality It I was Willi thus entirely against our expectation that hunt we wo have unhappily come to III open hostilities against The Integrity of or Korea Is n a mutter matter of or the lie gravest concern to this empire not only because of our I traditional relations with that country I thole neat St but because bec use the separate existence ot lit Korea lorea Is I essential to the safety safely of our realm r Nevertheless nus la In ills tile regard of her solemn treaty pledges to China and her hr repeated assurances n to other powers Is still In occupation of or Manchuria has consolidated those strengthened sir her hold on those provinces laces inces and anti Is bent on their limit Una I annex annexation allon And since the absorption of ot Manchuria by would render It Impossible to maintain the Integrity of ot and would In addition compel the abandonment df of nil hope of or peace In the far east cast on It we were determined In those circumstances c to settle ReUle the ques clues question tion by hy negotiations to thereby permanent pence J With that object In III view mica our competent authorities ties lies by our order made proposals proposal to Russia Hussla and frequent conferences were held during durin the last six months Hussla nus ln however never met such proposals In a n spirit of but by try b wanton delays put oft ort n It settlement of ot the six and by ostensibly advocating peace on ono one hand while on the thu other extending her navy nn and military Operations operation so 80 an as II to accomplish push h her own Oln selfish designs Wo cnn can cannot not In lit the least admit that Russia had from Irom the first any nn serious or genuine desires for lor pence She Sho rejected reJect d the tho pro pra proposals of ot our government The safety of Korea woe was In danger and the litter Inter cats ests of ot our empire were tro menaced The rue guarantees for tho the future which we the failed to secure by peaceful negotiation can COli now only be obtained by an appeal to arms It Is 18 our earnest t wish that t by b the th loyalty and valor of or our faithful sun euh pence peace may soon be he permanently restored and limo tho glory of or our empire preserved |