strength, which the war' has revealed, Japan's unexpectedly great combative
having given an occasion for alarm utterances in the West, the" Kokumin fesenys to refute the misconcepti fare. responsible for them.. Those who understand, it says, the real otuse of the present conflict, know that we have taken arms in self-defence against Russian sggrosion, well ax against hee policy of the closed door and exclusion, withthe Fur fast, La other words, the raiaoa ope of securing permanent peace in the @Pbire of the war on our part is the maintenance, in pursuance of our established policy, of the principles obtaining in common among the civilised Powers—the open door and equality of commercial. and i dustrial opportunities, To do otherwise after the war is over will be fur us to imitate Russia in the very acre in protest of which we have gone into the present tremendous war, and it will be nieedleas to say that we are mot foolish enough to entangle ourselves in. such inconsistencies. It is trae that we are advantageously situated in doing trade with Chins, the now greatest mart for the world's product, fand we shall certainly endeavour to get most out of our geographical position but however severe the competition, we may, be. depended upon conduct ing all our business under the banner fairness and. equality, with the whole field thrown wide open, and this policy we shall mot under any circumstances deviate from. "For it is the policy of opening up the country and adopting forward measures that has brought us our present progress" and development, and in applying it to China we are only striving to carry out our national policy. If the world would only allow us a due share of wisdom, it will not be difficult for it see that our only aspiration is to keep pace with the pro-{gress of the world and share fairly im its benefit. To impute any reactionary motive to Japan, concludes the journal, "ig to accuse her falsely."
Mr. Denison. inner in commemoration of the th anniversary of Mr. W. H. ment as the jurisconsalt t the Tokio Foreign Office, given at Baron Komura's official residence on Monday evening, the Ist inst., was attend-former Vice-Ministers of Foreign Affairs higher officials of th: Foreign. Office.
Minister, Vice-Minister," and other officials of the' Foreign' Office presented a silver flower vase to Mr. Denison, and H. M. the Emperor has been pleased to give a vold lacquered box to him in recognition his distinguished service during the last twenty-five years.
also reported that after the dinner Marquis Yamagata congratulated the guest of the evening on his "silver wedding ceremony" and hoped to be able to attend the " golden ceremony." Subsequently, VicerMinistor Chinda abruptly asked Mr. Denison whether ho or the Foreign Office represented the fair sex this union then being celebrated. Mr. Denison quickly replied that the Foreiga Office was certainly the' Indy, as he wns always paying his court there. Count Okuma jokingly warned him against the immorality of "divorcing" the Foreign Office. Mr. Denison is now reported to have decided to contitiue in the Japanese service.
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