An Anglo-Japanese al lance is forming, as the best' alliances form, gradually, naturally, inevitably, and by force cumstances, not abruptly and artificially. Japan may have to interfere in Corea at any moment; there can be hardly a doubt that she will have to interfere svaner or later, for one might as well reason with glacier ws with Russia, and about the sane time England may hive to tight for freedom of trade in the Yangtze. The way in which the idea ut an alliance with England has impressed itself on the Japanese mind was exhibited in a very remarkable manner during the Iransvaal war. There was almost as much enthasiasm in Japan over the surrender of Cronje us there was in England, and perhaps there was quite as big a feeling of relief. The greatness of that enthusiasm and of that feeling is a token of whut is going on in the mind of the nation.
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