The Review of Reviews Volume 11 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ... to the United States is theonly permanent and satisfactory solution that can be found for the political and commercial difficulties which encompass Hawaii. It would be worth while for some enterprising newspaper to correspond with the gentlemen who will sit in the Fifty-fourth Congress, and ascertain their views. Unless we aremuch mistaken there will be a decisive majority in both houses in favor of the annexation policy. Nor does it seem probable that Mr. Cleveland would oppose it under the altered conditions which now exist. Nothing is so worthy of record and note tnis Japan's month as the marvelous development of Japanese prestige. Li Hung Chang has gone to Japan with absolute authority from the Emperor of China to assent to any terms of peace that Japan may dictate. The end of the war is, therefore, only a question of days or weeks. The American ministers in China and Japan have been the agents through whom the preliminary peace negotiations of the two warring countries have been conducted. It will justly redound to the credit of the United States, and to that of our ministers personally, if a satisfactory termination of the war should have come about through the friendly offices of this country. Meanwhile the Japanese Parliament has unanimously voted large new loans for the prosecution of the war, and the march toward Pekin has not been checked. A huge money indemnity will have to be paid by China; the Japanese must be permitted to occupy Port Arthur and one or two other fortified positions; Corea's entire emancipation from China's suzerainty must be conceded; and it is quite possible that Jap;in may ask for a cession of the island of Formosa or for some other territorial consideration. But it is not chiefly the question of Japan's gains by virtue of ...