Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-15

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~ ehelr soiationit r. necessary that there
Y should ben radical change IN the way N
4 which tie Western nations look upon their
resghbors here 10 the East To illustrate
what / mean. IN the treaty which
france has Just made With Corea,
there was q clause which virtually Dc.
manded that ali the Coresn con-
veris 10 Christianity by the French
Jesuit priests should DO taken out Of
/ ths control u Corean courts VI justice
and should be- ameuable only 10 the
/ French authority Now there are 2000
such converts ~ Coren. For tho French
! to suppose that such clause shoUld
stahi 10 the treaty u the most ludlcrOus
thug IN the history ~ modern diploma
/ cY Imagine oar government giving up
/ an legal control ~ Americans IN the
1 United States who might be converted "
| Buddhism OF Coniucianism by Chinese
priests. 50 long ~ Western powers
show such Ignorance, they cannot gain
/ thg confidence and respect Of Eastern
nations. Though the West Is really ~
advances o. The EBst and able 70 lead, the
] Monaghan races are not willing 70 grant
tho Western superiority, and 1t IS there
fore necessary that West and East should
meet on an
APPARENTLY EQUAB FOOTING
OF lato tho attention Of Western powers
has been turned with peculiar interest 70
tbs rotations between China, Japan and
Corea. These relations have strong
bearing ON Russian aud English politics,
and 20 a less extent upon tho, French.
Tho central point Of interest IL the little
empire of Corea, which stretches down
into the Yellow sea, between the islands
Of Japan aud tho mainland OF China. II
measures COO miles from north 10 south,
aud 260 east and west. For centuries has
COfca been bone Of contention between
China and Japan She has been repeat
edly oyerrun by those two powers, each
Of which, under pretenco OF protecting
her, has used her territory and resources
IN carrying on war with each other. II
has been q convenient intermediate fight.
Ing ground Hut now another
power has evincod desire TO
share ia the division of Corea. Russia
wishes 10 control that peninsula for very
obvious reasons. II would give her the
naval supremacy OF the Yellow sea.
From 10 she could form line Of uOmmu-
niCatiOu with tho Siberian possessions,
thus making II always possible 10 throw
her troops into Corea and turn the hank
OF China Al the same time by her In.
tcrmadiato position she could prevent a
coalition between China aud Jnpan.
Russia could then use Corea as a wedge
~ separate these two countries hostile
to her, SO that Japan, IN view OF impond.
Ing danger, could not shake hands with
Chiua over their past differences. IL isal
singular fact that although C0roa Is sur
rounded hy three powers hostile TO each
other In spirit II not in name, any one OF
hiHh tkganfH ka ali "a H., IL. |
single campaign, and all desiring to con-
troll her, yet her political future depends
very largely upon herself,
CusNA CONTROLS CoREA
to-day, although her tenure Is insecure.
Let us consider what bearing this fact has
upon Cereals probable future. In De-
comhur, 1884, the Liberal party In Cnrea
attempted to wrost tho government from
the hands Of the Conservative party, open
the country TO foreign emigration, and
cast of the Chinese yoke entirely Tho
attempt failed because Of too great pre-.
cipitation. IT'S leaders became refugees
and the Liberal party received a blow
which time only win heal. IL has seemed
TO many that this failure was a thing 10
bo doplored because It has delayed the
entry OF ciyillrlng Influences Into Corea.
There are, however, considerations on
tho other side OF the question to be eX.
amined England has recently entered
ON the most friendly relations with China.
Since the Conservative government OF
Corea Sun holds TO China, complete
cheek "a given to Russian oupldity, for
England, who watches bRusslan adyan-
ccs Ia the Eaet with viglant and zeal.
Gus eye, would be only too willing To
aid China IN defending her protege
from Russia. n, however, Coroa were
not pndor tho protection OF China IL
would be- a mach more dinlcnlt aud del.
lcate operation for England TO prevent
Russian advances 80 far from home, The |
position OF the present COrean govern |
ment toward Russia may be easily in- |
ferfed from the fact that when Count |
Mollendorf, who was very Influential In |
Oorea, was found to be trying TO sell |
C0rea into Russian hands, he was
promptly deposed. lie Is to-day an OBJ |
jest Of aversion. 10 that government. |
DGring the ported when England was |
dlNpnting with Rnasla In AfghanstAn \
thehngllah took possession OF an leland |
onfhe coast OF China, between Shanghai /
andHekin, not far from Corea. They
have made II very strong, as II they med |
itatad some work with Russia in this |
part OF the world, aud desired some
pniut from which more closely TO watch |
tho course Of ovents, and, II required, 20
send ont gunboats and nun itlons OF war
ar suoRr NoricR
Japan has shown her friendllness 10.
ward iho present Corean admins ration
by refusing protection 90 the refugees
who made aapan Temporary asylum az
ter the unsuccessful attemnj at rovolu.
ton in December, 1854
The qroatlon may be asked, why does
The present Corcan government allow
foreigners 10 live In Seoul, the capit1.
which IL virtual Endorsement Of one IL /
he plankS In the Liberal platform. The
answer Is ktihNnd While China controls
c0rea II Is cot possible 70 expel Chinese
rem Seoul, and 40 the government has
lek obliged 90 lat all foreigners stay. /
The latest adsices state that the Chlpese
agree 20 leave Seoyl u the government /
Mill indemnify tbotn for thelr prop
lrty there, when this Il done
4 Is feared that AL foreigners viii
20 dryen outn OF Scout except
hose who are connected with the govern.
mont, She hope Is expressed that the
wise and careful eGorts Of such men os
Judge Denny, the foreign advisor, and
Iion Mr.. Parker, the unitVd States con.
'ui, win preNent such a calamity. Corea
i ihe last of the Monaghan empires 10
,pen itself 20 the influences ~ Western Z
utilization. The progress OF this inter.
'ating event C0k but be of deem interest