Show THE JAP AND THE ZAR CZAR the little jap does oot not seem to be such a small mall chap after all al considering the fact the thet t he now regard himself a match for the of the nor tb and would rather try his big skill and strength with the russian czar today than put off any longer a conflict that be res regards tards as aa inevitable sooner or later the situation may be looked upon as aa presenting a rather remarkable metamorphosis from that of a year jear ago when japan was waa regarded as aa too insignificant to even risk a war with china now dow it is big enough to measure arms arma with the most moat extensive empire on earth and all through having beaten the he a few times timea nor cices japans attitude to lo this latest phase of the eastern war question seem eem more improbable of than when the mikado proposed to fight china lose leea than a year ago his armies already are it IP the field and in fighting trim he has baa china in a position that it must either give him any required assistance against russia or be wiped out of existence xia tence itself as a notion nation china la Is winfied ob with the treaty of peace and of course would not willingly consent to pay the price of a change at the demand of russia which it considers has baa no business busi bus luena nesa to arter ere thus far japan and china are together in so an affair that must be regarded as aa their ow on the other bond band russian interference cannot receive soy any effective support from european nations because it is uncalled for the czar azars a territory is not invaded and his bis only reason for meddling nod and st attempting empting to dictate terms to japan is lest the latter should become a formidable power in aaita asia destiny which it looks as though russia la is too late to change and which it has baa no BO right to control the muscovite wants for himself an important part of what japan has baa secured from china but it if he tries to prevent the transfer or to gratify bis bin own desire for territorial aggrandizement in corea or at port arthur there in i every pros proa feet that japan will retake Bag Sag halien island which the russians seized mixed from be mikado twenty jean ago in this situation it looks as though although japan oan can gland eland quietly by the treaty made with china carry out its arc visions and if russia growls growl about it ask aak the muscovite what he is going to do then it if bee be e Is ie any prop to fight it out japan to Is ready tor for that with a prospect of gaining more fame |