Russia and Japan Contest Korea

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 18, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 16.

Russia and Japan Contest Korea

EVER since Japan was compelled by Russia to give up what she considered the legitimate fruits of her victory over China, the two first-mentioned countries have been struggling for supremacy in Korea. According to reports, Russia has just secured an important land lease on the coast of Korea. Now Japan is demanding mining concessions in Korea, and is not in a temper to be refused, altho Russia has previously demanded that none but Russians be granted any concessions in that country. As Russia has a large fleet in the vicinity of the coast she has secured, and as Japan also has a powerful fleet not far away, the outcome of these demands and counter demands is looked to with a considerable degree of anxiety.