Show GATES OF ASIA notwithstanding the rumors that the me radical party in japan considers the terms of peace unsatisfactory and that the api capitation tation in mat country possibly may lead to a renewal of hostilities the probability la in that peace will be concluded substantially on the agreement now made the fiD influence fluence of the mika doa government lj 19 strong enough to secure the needed support of the parliament for the carrying out of the program agreed upon one of the conditions la Is of great interest to the whole world china it la in asserted will throw open to civilization over one hundred million of square equale miles of her bar territory containing a population of people formerly almost en excluded from communication with the rest of mankind six alx of the largest cities ot of the empire hitherto closed alsed to will be opened and three great rivers will be free to in this thin way inland cities and districts will be reached by the merchant mero bant fleets of the world all AD nations natio nc it to ia declared will have qua privileges privilege a and chances to establish trade relation or plant industries and import the necessary necea aary implements Implement a for we toe development of the country count rys i vast resources japanese Japa war vessels are to be stationed in ID the several ports to protect the interests of foreigners foreign ere and to see bee that the conditions of peace are kept inviolate that this arrangement if carried out will give a much needed deeded impulse tu to trade in the near future and help to scatter the clouds of depression in im but D natural tural it 18 faither asserted on reliable authority Is ie lo in perfect harmony with japan aud and la is ready to lend her aid if necessary on the condition that access be given that country to some ome ice free harbor a an an outlet tat for its trane biberian railroad this thia too virtually meads the opening up to the he world of millions of acres of productive land anti and vast mineral resources in the he north of asia much secrecy its ia observed regarding the overtures fur for a proposed alliance between china and japan and the representatives of both countries seem to be instructed to the reports already published the bi ability lity however to is that such a corn com pact will be entered into as soon as the treaty of peace has been ratified it to la now added that the mikado has boo expressed a desire to pay a per bonal visit to the emperor at f china as soon so as practicable for the pur pose of discussing the features of the proposed alliance and also that slain biam will be invited to join the asiatic union LI hung chang is said to favor this far reaching scheme of arraying as it were the millions of asia agai against nit the rest of the world sod and should it be consummated sum mated it to is not impossible that be fore another century has passed so mo called christian civilization will be involved in a tremendous struggle for its if own existence will it be able to stand the trial not unless it is en trenched reached behind fortresses built on pure morals truth and sublime faith some dome preparations on these lines are among the chief questions of the hour quite as an important as the construction of warships and other machine machinda ma chinea ot destruction |