A telegram has just arrived here on which the vernacular Press has not yet commented and may not perhaps comment, but I am nevertheless inclined to think that it is the most important piece of news that has reached Japan since the outbreak of the last war. It is a telegram from Chemulpo to the effect that the Japanese Minister at the Court of Seoul has obtained from the Corean Government permission for Jupan to send troops to Corea in view of the disquieting situation on the frontier of the latter kingdom." No agreement with Russia seems to have been arrived at or sought in this connection, and there can be no doubt that Russia can if she wishes construe this into a breach of the Nishi-Rosen convention, I have already written you of the contempt in which Russia iz now held by Japan, and my remarks on that subject have been corroborated by the able war-correspondent of the ' Nippon" who has just returned home and expressed his surprise at the change that has come over the public mind in connection with Russia. "Formerly the Japanese feared and hated Russia," he sail, now they simply despise her." Whatever may be said of the value of this estimate as an estimate there can be no doubt of its, tendency. Tt will lead inevitably to a war between the countries, especially in view of the facts (1) That Russia has occupied the Linotung Peninsula, and has now her hands full in Manchuria, (2) That Russia has mate a much poorer stow against the Chinese than was expected.
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