The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-10-13

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Omess Ut tbs United States,
BAN FRAxcisco, October 9-Advlces
from Yokohama announce the arrival
there from the United States Of Ye Hung
eoo' Coresn Minister TO Washington.
who 10 on his return 10 Corea. TIL ~
also give some interesting details Of that
celebrated chapter in the correspondence
between the United States and Japsn.
which culminated In the letter from Sec.
Rotary Gresham 10 United States Min.
lister Dunn. touching the Chinese a,ti.
tads toward Cores. which had been the
subject Of much comment 10 the United
States. II will DO remembered st the
time that Japan was In military control
o. seoul. Her demands we're very
sweeping. being - follows:
= reorganization Of the duties and
service Of revenue officers Of the various
departments; the appointment OF new
Minister In charge Of the Commercial In.
eescoaese and foreign relations the pub
lie roads must be widened. and railroad
and telegraph lines built by the govern
msnt between Seoul aud other i'm portsnt
places; tho number Of government bu.
Fesos must be reduced and salaries OF
officers sufficiently increased % that they
may live propeely the system Of records
Of receipts and disbursements Of the gov.
ernmsnt must Be changed and Q way Of
increasing the public revenues deter.
mined upon the monetary system must
DO ehsngcdi new rules and regulations
Tor the management Of the custom. houses
must b adopted; the farming lands OF
all the provinces must he resurveyed and
nam b~rcd Tor purposes Of taxation In or
der that the amount received for public
improvements may BE- raised the al
administrations Of justice must DO changed !;
military ofieess must DO educated, and
the other systrms Of the army and navy
must be abolished and reorganised on .
modern basis; the police system must be
thoroughly feoseanised, and stations O..
tablish-d Ia Seoul and other important
plarrs; the school system must BE- recox-
To thess demands Coses ssplici she
was and Tor many Year, bad been sub.
siituling changes In the governmental
system ~ the public revenues would
support, and that. while Cosea realized
tho superior military power OF Japan,
which the I oscans would not resist, they
hoped their undergraduates would be re-
sp~ctSd and that the japanese troope,
then In possession Of the capital Of the
country. would be Withdrawn. Al the
same time the King Instructed the Co
scAn Minister at Washington 10 repre-.
srnt the conditions 10 the United States
10 the end that tho good Offices OF the
United States might he used 20 bring
about the withdrawal Of the Jspan~se
troops. lie vas further instructed 10
nay tina, ,be exact conditions descriis<i
by the treaty Of ISIS with the United
sNat~s had sSisen and 10 b~g the United
10 carry out the Obligation IL had
assumed In the article reading:
II other power deal unjustly or OPP
pt~eslsely With either government, the
other ~ili cr~rt their good Offices ON be.
Ing informed Of the case 10 bring about
amicahls arrangement and thus chow
their friendly fcclingv.''
Secretary Gresham responded 10 this
appeal br communicating with both
China and Japan In Cos-a's interest.
China agreed 10 withdraw her iroon-.
bal Japan declined 10 do 20. Then the
Secretary addressed the note Of instruc-
tons 10 Minister Dunn. which after SUM-
ming up the situation and the obligation
of the United States concludes In the
follow ing words:
"Chers.hins = sincere friendship for
both Japan aud CorcA, the United States
indalscs the bopc that Cor~a's independ-
~ncr and sovereignty will be respected.
iou are instructed to say 10 the govern.
mrpt al Toxic that the President 10 pain
fuily disappointed should Japan visit
upon her feeble and dricnrclcss neigh
Dor tho horrors Of an unjust var"