Show ASIATIC DIPLOMACY China like all aU great bodies moves slowly lowly but at lu last the emperor ba bas Issued an edict setting forth the cause lot lol ot the present war with Japan and commanding the various rulers and army o officers loera to tl prepare for defense and aDd od to annihilate any hostile fleet or army that may approach the borders border I of et the empire I Japan lor lot g ago 10 explained to the world world that the Asiatic peace depended On the evacuation of ot Corea Cores by China and nd that thit bcd as this could not be accomplished by peaceful means the war was inevitable 1 In u n the proclamation it was wae set et forth that the equilibrium IB is Asia was just lust aa as Important as that hat in Europe and that it was constantly threatened by the agrees ve policy of China Now the Chinese ruler maintains that the Japanese without Just cause CaUle cause Invaded Cores Corea a Chinese dependency and treacherously attacked ships sent on a mission of ot pao peace to t that at country He Be says ay 1 the p policy Joy of Japan to is condemned by the several leeral powers power as unreasonable lel and Dd unjust No clearer evidence can oan be Ii given eo of the Influence western eltern civilization b has exercised on 04 the diplomat diplomats of Asia Alia than the efforts effort I made by the rulers of the two belligerent countries to represent represent sent their motives and intentions In Inthe inthe inthe the most roseate hue bue possible Neither Japan nor Dor China wants the world at large to have the impression impression sion slon that the war however sav sav- lavale savage savage age ale it may be in it its details IS prompted by that brute instinct which leads to combat and carnage the beasts of ot the field They both feel teel Sorry Borry for tor it but they cannot help it In fact the highest considerations of humanity and civilization de- de demand de demand mand that they butcher each other To take their words for tor it one would that China and Japan in inthe inthe the excess of their philanthropy are so eager to preserve preserve the the peace of Asia and to assist their little neighbor in its struggles against rebels and thieves that they have to fight each other for forthe forthe the privilege of rendering this great servIce There is no DO selfishness in it but their motives are pure and dis dis- disinterested disinterested interested ted That is ia diplomacy of ot the genuine school It is ie crude enough and too transparent to cover the real causes of the the war yet it is in a line ine with the diplomatic diplomatic explanations sometimes given by European states states- statesmen states men tateS tate'S men at critical point points and it shows a aI I remarkable advance Barbarous chiefs or rulers do rot take pains to 0 bide hide their real motives If It their weaker neigh neigh- neighbors neighbors neighbors bors offend them they will simply in ina ina ina a fit of rage command their generals to togo go o and eat them and their land When a country basl has learned arned the sity necessity sity of ot diplomacy it ia is already far ad- ad advanced ad advanced The progress may aa as yet have reached only the ruling class and its im- im immediate immediate im immediate mediate surroundings but in countries with decidedly paternal governments that is both the most Important and most mOlt difficult achievement From the upper classes of the people any ad- ad advancement advancement ad advancement will quickly exercise influence on the masses who sooner or later will follow tollow I I Now that war Is II declared In earnest we e malook may look for tor a long struggle un- un unless un unless less leis something unexpected to bring it to a sudden 01 close Japan cannot well give in 10 for tor the reason that her ber defeat would mean meaD internal revo revo- revolution revolution lution and per perhaps bap the overthrow of 01 the newly established civilization in that hat country It I to is a grave graYe ques ques- question question I tion Ion whether Europe can n afford to remain passive In the view of such a probability And that China will not retreat unless compelled to may be beI betaken betaken taken tor for granted The war to is there there- therefore therefore fore ore likely to continue indefinitely Biely al- al almost al almost most mOlt or until the resources ot of one of ot the combatants are about exhausted It i to is pre pre- predicted by some that before It I to is ended the European powers will be involved Iti Itis true the feeling in iD Russia as ex- ex expressed expressed pressed by semi official organs is very strong against England on account ot of ota ofa ofa a habit babIt acquired by this country to In- In interfere in interfere in everybody everybody's policy in ID foreign parts of ot the world and there I is some I clamor In Russia to seize selza a province of Persia Penia on the road to 0 India Inda but notwithstanding notwithstanding standing be probability to is that the he war will be confined tOl to the he Asiatic er and aDd tb that the European powers powen interested will be content to 0 divide amicably any spoil they Maybe nw May be able to obtain as the result of tier friendly offices |