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II1" i in i i in n ii i i urn i i r m i ! mi r . -r--.--, -air a .'.. 'Su 1 XXXI. H1LLSBOAO. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12. K04. No. .10 THE INDEPENDENT, HILLSBORO Official Paper of Washington County. vs. Causes Leading Up to the Present Condition In the East Charac teristics of the Rus sians and the JAPA Japs " X reviewing the present trouble be- j Entered at the rontoffiee at Hills boro, Oregon, for transmission through the malls aa second-chies mall matter. Scalloped OrT. The Christmas dinner should Include oysters. They may nerve for an en tree and are delicious scalloied or bnked In a pie with the giblets. This Is the way to prepare scalloped oysters: Place In a shallow baking dish a Inyer of oysters; over this spread a layer of bread crumbs or crumbled crackers, sprinkle It with anlt, pepper and bits of butter; alternate the layers until the dish is full, having crumbs on top, well dotted with Mts of butter. Tour ovr the whole enough oyster Juice to mols ten It. itnke In a hot oven fifteen or twenty ' minutes or until browned. Serve In the game dish In which It H linked. Individual wallop cups or shells may also be used, enough for or person being placed In .each eup. Prop erly prepared. It la u excelknt dish. New York World. C'brlstanaa Oyster Soap. ' One quart of oyster liquor, two dns rn oysters, one quart of milk, two t.-i-I lespoonfuls of butter, two tnhlcspocn fuls of flour, Juice of half n lemon, salt and pepper to taste, tiny pinch of mace. Meet milk and strained oyster liquor In separate vessels. Hub butter ami Hon; together, cook In a saucepan until they bubble and pour on hot milk, stirrlm till the mixture Is thin and smoeth. Add the liUor. (irop In the oysters anM ?onk Ave minutes. Ken son and serve nt nce. Add lemon Juice the very hist ".hlng. - I 'When you are tossed outside the fence ! liy your tweet baby mlnu, It makra you feci like thirty cents I Marked down to twonty-nlne. 1 A Better Job. "It la sweet to die fur one'a country." "Yes; but It la much sweeter to have the contract to furnish beef and blun keta for those wbo Insist on dying." after the .war of. the allied nations tween Japan and Russia and lu I Z'Z. I Ilt.f AIJUW II lJ III; 'iui iihv ,T I'f Maiuhurla. She had her railroad con nection the Kusnliin and ('hlnese cap itals, and naturally he was anxious to hold on to the territory It traversed. Since then, while the local authorities j. have been Chinese, they are merely ; undorllnvs of the Russian represent:!-: tlvea. to whom everythtau must be re-i In ppeculutlnv "!" the probable out ported. j come than mere numbers of men or Pressure, however, finally became so sl'-ltts. After nil. It Is t'.w Indlvldnul strong and the other nations so Inslat-i ( PERT PARAGRAPHS. man can figure that when be pays S cents for aulne he will get a five cent shine. coal bill can make an almighty dollar look almighty small. prolmble outcome It Is nocesuary to consider the motive actuating each of the parties to the conflict To j Russia a war with Japan or with any ' other country, for that mutter would mean territorial or other arjrraudizo nient and nothing more. To Japan wai with ItUHHia means national existence almost, for Japan, right or wrong, has constituted herself the guardian of the east and wishes to apiHttr before the world as tho orlflnmme In the modern ization of the orient. She has a qunr; re! with Itussin not only because she dislikes the eaar's metlKxls with refer ence to herself, but also because, If she should permit him to go on as he has begun In the east, Japan will be forced forever Into the background. Thus It Is that tho mikado today has the sym pathy of practically the entire civilized world. lie Is standing for the rights of other nations besides his mvn, whereas Kussla stands for the rights of but o-a nation Russia. A New Japan. Not that Japan likes Kussln. Far from It. Indeed, she has good cause to feel anything but friendly toward the "bear." Bho has never forgiven ltnssla for the eontemptlhle part that eouutry played In tho settlement between China and Japan. When the Chlno-Jupanese war began, there was not one military man out of a hundred who did not think that Chlna would project her hordes Into Korea and literally sweep tho timorous Jape Into the seu. Those who called attention to tho fact tha4: Japan had succeeded In getting togeth er the nucleus of a very resectable navy were met with the statement that China had been doing something along that Hue herself, and that even on the sea alio was apt to demonstrate that numbers would count over the slight additional Intelligence which It was conei-dod that Japan possessed. The battle of the Y'alu put to rout the sun porters of the Chinese navy, and tha tight at Port Arthur disposed of what ever consideration the Chinese army might previously have bin-n entitled to. Hut, after all. It was not that China's prowess had been overestimated. Ja pan's simply had been underestimated. In short. It was the same old China which went to war, but a different, a very different, Japan. Strong on Land and Sea. When Japan, flushed with victory and anxious to emulate the example of the more lilwral larger nations In her peace settlement, suggested terms which were so generous thnt China When the cat Is away the mousetrap naturally would have been delighted may be on deck. I tB cw'Pt them, Russia coolly stepiM-d In and practically told Japan that she Modem researches may disclose the '""Id nothing for h.T trouble fact that old Mother Hubbard was a "e eared to take I ornxwa, all well vegetarian and thus expbUn why there : "d good, but the smallest piece of the waa uo bone for the dog. If a dead Indian la a good Indian, pray what Is be good for? When soap Is sent to the heathen a note should accompany It explaining that the stuff Is not one of the table delicacies of civilization. Flying machine Inventors might be more stiecessfn If they could got .vtigrf"s ta r penl the law of pn;vliation. I'lining si.ui.TI sr.' .iiil to be t! e sweetest; ami there are men who would like to buy a frw for their neighbors If songs of that kind were en the market Chinese malnlnntl never. Russia pro fessed to be acting In the Interest of the Integrity of the Chinese empire, but she deceived no one. Japan was mad. She was ready to fight and would have fought right there and then had It not been that at the head of her government there were men thoroughly equipped to bold their own In diplomacy with the best Euro pean masters of the "art of concealing facts." These men decided to bide their time, and ever since Japan has been building ships, ships, ships, until today her navy, vessel for vessel, is the peer of any In the world. She has also paid a great deal of attention to her army, and, while she dms not keep under arms a very lame body of men. thre which she has arc soldiers In ev ery sense of the word. Russia's Duplicity. Russia's disinterestedness was et- posed when on the pretext of "pacify inr" Mnnehurta she noured 2iX).biO ' men Into that country In lOtiO and then But, shrewd as are thecznr'sdiplnmnts. the mikado has about him a few men, like Ito and Kouiura, who know a bit about diplomacy them;elveM. They had permitted the Uusaluns to go ou and on and on assuming that the Japs had forgotten 'that Manchuria is still on the map. They were merely biding their time. Therefore when the Rus sian statesmen, lu response to one of their notes dealing with Korea and the "issue" there, received a communica tion from Tokyo bodily shifting the whole discussion back to Manchuria, whence it had originally begun and where It really belonged, there was but one thing to do assume to Ignore It This they did. and this Japan refused to accept as being a warrantable posi tion on tho part of Russia. As )1"fla could not well affurd to la .'. down after having been checkmated In what fihe had regarded as a very clever hit of lnnd grabbing, a clash then became Inevitable. When two nations spring at each other's throat figuratively speaking. there are more things to be considered uew tiiJi ttie paint hannt'yet worn oiT. Put they have the right rplrlt, and they have demonstrated to the world that they are In en meat. A brief re trospect Just here may serve to show the really wonderful strides made by the Japanese. From the appearance of Perry and hla licet lp Yeii.lo bay. July 8, mi, may be said to date the nwakenlng rf Japan. Ferry's mlsuion was to over uwe the Jupancso Into extending to American lUlps tho privileges then en joyed by the Dutch ouly. History doe not Hjay Uf what lengths he was pre pared to fo should his ahow of force prove lnsullieieiit, the fact being that (he mere sljiht of tho warships wua ?noui;!i to co.ivlnee the shogun of the jxpcdlency of aecedln,'; to Perry's wlau ), AccordiiKjIy, much ngnliifit the de- m'i s of the mijj'.ity (liiliulMS, American trade was granted access to trvo porta. As might have been expected, the K-.i-:n;ean powers wcro not slow to profit I y Ihe example, forcing similar conces tbns until, litile by little, the slioi.uu laid surrendered the domestic trade of the" country to the control of the treaty powers. Out of UiU state of affairs ul I'matnly fcrcw the revolution of in ent for some cxprenslon of Russia's ulU mate Intentions concerning Manchuria that Russia about a year ago formally declared that she would get out Oct .8, Ux!3. For that reason the recent an nouncement that slit intended to re main in Manchuria practically perma nently "in the interest of outside enter prises' (to say nothing of her own rail roads and the coal which they need and which Is fiiiiid In abundance In the mines of Manchuria) came as a thun derclap from a clear fcky to the few diplomatists who occasionally seriously regard tho cvteru nces of the cr.ar's gov ernment. It was to be expected that this should be lleuo-inced as a canard, but It is pretty well understood that the statement wa Inspired and waa kued as a feeler. nJf vrs designed to produce results It disappointed no one, for England, Japan and the Unit ed States Immediately asked what it all meant Now Russia says that she will get out when she considers It safe to do so, but she also declared at the clone of the Chinese war that flho would "soon" evacuate Manchuria. Japan knew full well that Russia would "consider It safe" to get out of Manchuria concurrently with the blow ing of the horn by the angel (Sabrlcl, and Russia knew that Japan knew It. The mikado then realized that the czar had practically annoutK-ed that It wai Japan's move. He theiefore notified Russia that as the time for the evacua tion of Manchuria had passed' It was but right, with Korea (Japan's special charge, which bad already cost her one war) right at the door ef Manchuria, that the czar should let the world know his intentions with regard to the great Chinese province. T.ussia's only reply to this was fo rush extra troops to her ports In the east and Incidentally to foment small disturbances in Man churia in order to demonstrate that It was not yet safe for ber to leave. Meanwhile the mikado became Insist entso Insistent In fact, that the pow ers that be at 8t Petersburg deemed It necessary to create a diversion. This "diversion" wns characteristically Rns slan. Affecting to regard the Manchu rlan matter as a "res adjudicate." Rus sia began to encroach upon Korean ter ritory. Just what steps she took In that ss maw it - "wassBaMBK.'r k "111 Vlni-- J m rmT&. r sea m 1.. iJZ'-r :,iii'ii tif C e a wirlcrtAfltliqr J M. "'V w ' Sen mm MAP OF KOREA AND VICINITY. Korea strait, between Korea and Japan, I only 1(0 miles wide., and midway b tweun the two countries are the well fortified Tn ImIrtkIk. ownrd by Japan. Th! . narrow utralt, clomlnnt-d hv the (ort and tlet of Jvin. ts RuHHiu'a avenue of cum roun'.catlon between Vladivostok, on the n'Tth, and i'urt Arthur, the amithBrn tor minus of hrr Chinese Lisatcrn railroad, whlrh omneeia with the Tranpalherlun lln. rumii, a Japanese colony In Korea, Is rapidly beltiR ronneetvd by rnll with Seoul throiiKh the efTi.it of the Japancae government. There Is aluo a short line between Beoul and Ita aenport. Chemulpo, tin the map the dotted lines represent the boundiiry between Kotea and Manchuria and between Manchuria and Kueaia, the parallel lines bncomnleted re.llroada and tha checkered lines railroads already built. who brings success. American soldiers are regarded as bu-lug of more value In the field tfcr.n the soldiers of any nation, and yet firm the strictly tech nical standpoint they are probably the poorest soldiers In the world. Except for the handful of men who constitute the regular army, the United States has no troops ready to do field duty as direction the methods of diplomacy j lt j understood in Germany and Rus COI1UI Rut. will not permit of our knowing foi some' time, but lt Is certain that she sought to break down the predominat ing influence of Japan In the Hermit Kingdom. Indeed, she went much fur ther than the proper regard for the rights of an ostensibly friendly nation should have permitted her to go. Nat urally Japan wanted to know what she was almut Then began negotiations concerning Korea. Russia actually had the assurance to propose to Japan terms with reference to Korea, a coun try with which, so far as the facts are generally understood, she has as much right to Interfere as the United States ! would have, the position of "watchdog '. of Kor"" by common consent among the nations of the wortd having long sla and even in I ranee. The tlons render thnt unnecessary, as has been demonstrated on several occasions, the American In six months Is converted Into the most valuable military man the world has ever seen. That Is because he is a thinking indi vidual. Your well drilled man is all right so long as he has oiricers to lead him, but tho moment the heed disap pears the army becomes a disorganized mob, not knowing what to do or how to do lt With the American the of ficer's principal duty Is to let Ms men know what he wishes them to do. That Is all that Is nceessnry. The men And a way to do lt. and Ihe officer don't tothrr to Inquire ton closely Into the methods which brtjight about the d lred result. alt,. .a n.i..nliL1 In TlirtnTl tlV FTm! Of. Tl of her pmaimitv and later because of Japan's Transformation. her lwving fairly won the distinction In ber war with China. Rut the purpose t)f the Ilu.i-lan government bad been accomplished, and Korea appenred to be the issue, while Mnnrhurla was, at least temporarily, forgotten. Put even tie American soldier Is In a measure put in the shade by the Jap. for the latter Is full to bursting of en thusiasm born of his self assumed di rectorship of civilization In the east. Regarded as a nation, Japan is, new; regarded as soldiers, the Japanese are wnicn several or the most Influential Binong the ditimlos took charge of the person of the young mlkndo. Mutsnhl to. declared their Intention of n-storing him to full power as the real ruler of Japan, made wnr on the ehogun'e troops and signally worsted them. Thus did tho young emperor find himself placed on the throne of which his an cestors bud been deprived centuries bo fore. Birth of a Nation. The ultimate result of the rebellion was anything but pleasant even for those dalmliis who had participated its the restoration of the mikado. CraV ually falling under the sway of culti vated and liberal mind'! statesmen, the youthful MutsuMto N'gan to excr clte his titular prerogatives In a way that was contrary to all Japanese tra ditions. For this t hunge two men, who have sin-e liceu prominently itleiKSI!."! Kith J.ip'iui'.ie poi:iles, were lurgi ly re sihhimIM.i, .;,;,. two being the MurqulM Ilinburi,! Ito and Count liiouye. the forme i-'s llf'inng friend nnd poUtVnl cwidjutor. (Mi ii;' nn a rrult of tlieir cTerts tlie po'ley i f i mI:Iv.iiIi!: the f ir tlgner :i".'Mi:, in i beh; ., and It v:M a No In tii n.i!! measure owlrt-i'ti "i that ti e mlU ,i!o nniti.tiin "d I is i u 1 -i -trn of i.rovidiiiV the, country v illi an up to (hue western parliament. Then !t wa that the dalmlos surprised th-'':l- (ConcluJe'l cn Tage 5.)
