Under this heading the "Ji "Advertiser," which considers the fall of Port Arthur a foregone conclusion, editorially observes:—"So far as questions are concerned, Japan's disclaimer of any desire or intent to aggrandisement of that sort, places Corea in very much the same position as that of Cuba in its relations to the United States, while Manchurly's he disposition of the Liaotung peninsula is a much more difficult matter to arrange. While there will be a tremendously strong sentiment against giving up again a place twice won at such an enormous cost, the disclaimer of territorial ambition on Japan's part will stand in the way of its annexation, this county having no disposition to adopt Russian methods in promise-breaking. Possibly the problem might be easily solved by making Port Arthur an international distri istrict after the fashion of Shanghai."
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