New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
OFF ON A DIFFICULT MISSION.

They made II As easy as they could for the Coreans
and then they sent an important embassy TO China
demanding that these questions should be settled
permanently and that there should be no more OF
this unnecessary agitation In Corea. 1t was a diff
cult mission, and for a time it looked as If there
would be war; but after while, after long dis
cusson, It was satisfactorily terminated aud since
then there has been outbreak Of any kind although
Chinese intrines are known To be going On In the
same manner as ever Sooner later, there probably
will be serious conflict in Corea, although the Jap
anese are endeavorng to ward 1t Of by every means
In their power.
This is not the only matter OF quarrel bot woen
China and Japan; there are several others; but
this is the they choose TO make the most
prominent at the present moment
Mr. House was asked how the Coreans stand as a
fighting nation, and he answered promptly; " They
have no army worth speaking Of They arc AFRAID
Of the Chinese The Chinese could overwbelm them
in a month. The strong desire of tho Japanese is
to help develop the country and keep at peace with
everybody
He was asked If the Coreans had any of the moiern
scientific appliances and his reply was No"
They have no railroads telegraph wires,' he
said. " In fact, they have rolapsed into state
Of barbarism of lmbeclty'
Is Corca rich country ~
Tho general BELIEF said Mr.. House, is that
there is immonse mineral wealth In the country,
the people havo to delve and dig hard and long
for everything they get out Of the soil 1t is curious
that Japan. while the grass is rich and uxuriant
1t Is mixed much with bamboo. Sheep do not thrive
upon It, and this is of tho great difficulties of rails
Ing sheep in that country. Many Of the farms are SO
beautifully laid out that you would think that IL
England Instead Of Japan. The Island Of For
mosa, which is In the region as these nations Of
which have been speaking is about two-thirds under
ttrala vhg aaI.ne Tho. aasfa md
southern borders thes natives hold sway. They are
almost savage. These natives XIII other people When
they get chance, and small blame to them, for
other people are almost continually killing some Of
them. The Japanese had some OF their people killed
In this way years ago, whereupon they dis
patched feet and an army OF 5000 men and virtually
smashed the Formosans. Then they sent them teach
and built Schools and treated them better than the
socalled highly civilized nations of the West would
have done. The Two peoples became, in fact, great
friends. AT this stage China stepped In and the
Japanese had to retire. That was In 1e74a
WESTERN NATIONS UNTRUsTwoRTuY.
DO tho great Western nations that have made
treaties and agreed upon the observance Of certain
laws with a country like Japan. for example, keep
faith y
"They do not replied Mr.. House, with a quiet
SMILE except where they cannot help Il. Take one
case. when General Grant was making his tour
around the world no visited the Emperor of Japan
There was quarantine established at Yokohama A
German vessel forced the quarantine In spite OF pro
tests aud In face Of the law, and within a month
after that 100000 unfortunate japanese had died OF
cholera 1t Is not certain that that German ship
brought the disease but 1t is almost certain. When
the dispute going on as TO the right of the Ger
vessel 10 the line General boiled over
with rage. If you VIII send your ironcads TO your
quarantine limits and sink the German ship said he
10 the Emperor, then, should German man Of war
attempt 10 force QUARANTINE, every civilized nation
Of my life to SEQ that YOU supported"
"Why did not the MIkado do this ~
because no afraid Germany would send out