The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-28

PEKINa CHINA, August !. = The
following edict WAS issued today by
the Throne:
Korea has been our tributary for the
past two hundred odd years. She has
given us tribute all this time, which
is matter known TO the world. For
the past dozen or SO years Korea has
been troubled by repeated insurrec-
tons and we, in sympathy with our
small tributary, have IA repeatedly
sent succor To her aid, eventually
placing n Resident in her capital To
protect Korea's interests. In the
fourth moon May Of this year an
other rebellion was begun in Korea,
and the King repeatedly asked again
for aid from us TO put down the rebel
lion. We then ordered Ii Hung
chang To send troops to Korea, and
they having barely reached Yashan
the rebels Immediately scattered. But
the Wojen IAN ancient name for Jap
anese, expressive of contempt), with
out any reason whatever, sent their
troops to Korea, and entered Seoul,
the capital of Korea, reinforcing
them constantly until they have ex-
ceeded ten thousand men. In the
meantime the Japanese forced the ko-
rean King to change his system OF
every way of bullying the Koreans.
1t was found n difficult matter to rea-
son with the Wojen. Although we
have been in the habit of assisting our
| tributaries we have never interiered
with their internal government.
| Japan's treaty with Korea was as one
country with another; there is no law
| for sending large armies to bully
country in this way, and compel IL to
! change its system of government.
| The various powers are united in con-
| demning the conduct OF the japanese,
! ard can give no reasonable name
to the army she now has III
Korea Nor has Japan been amen
| able TO reason, nor would she
listen to the eXhortation To with
| draw her troops and confer annie
| ably upon what should be done in
| Korea. On the contrary, Japan has
| shown herself bellicose with regard 10
! appearances, and has been increasing
| her forces there Her conduct alarmed
the people IF Korea as well rs our
| merchants there, and so we sent more
| troops over to protect them. Judge of
our surprise then when, halfway TO
| Korea, n number of the Wojen ships
| suddenly appeared, and, taking adj
| vantage OF our unprepaFednesS, opened
fire upon our transports at "A spot on
the geacoast near Iashan, and dam
| aged them, thus causing Us To suiier
from their trcachcroua conduct which
could not be forctold by US. AZ Japan
has violated the trcatios, and not oh
served international laws, and Is now
running rampant with her false and
trcacherous actions, commencing hos
| tilitica herpt II, aud laying herself open
to condemnation by the various Pow
crs nj large. we Therefore desire 10
| make known TO the world that We
have always followed tho paths Of
| philanthropy, and l. tfcot justice
throughout The whole complications,
while the Wojeu, on tno other hand,
| have broken all the laws of nRtioua
and treaties which ii passes our pa.
thence to bear with. Hence we com
| mnnd III Hung chang Ia give strict
! orders 70 ON various ntmiea To hasten
| with all speed 10 root tho NuiUn out
| IF their lnfta. iIc ia to soud successive
armies Of valiant mon To Korea ia
orlor tp anvd tho Koreans from the
dust 81 bondage. We aIao command
| the Maurhu IfIeuotalr. Nicutoyn aud
Governors Of the Maritime Provinces,
as well a. the Commanders in hipf
If the various armies. Co prepare FOR
war, aud To make every effort to TIRE
on tha Woian ships If they come into
our ports. aud utterly destroy them.
We eRhptt our Generals to refrain
. | from the least laEitv Ia chewing ouf
, commands ia order tu avoid severe
punishment 81 Our handa Let all
know this edioI as il addressed to
themselves individually Respect
this
Tie Cane OF the Trouble.
According to- dispatch from Ehana
hai. IL - generally believed thet &
, Huns ol,ane was the neus- uf tho waf
2 through claiming tt"iea as g subject
state euI 'nuiintl - uitstturt laua
! | anese policy ia l2Uiee. Tie present
Q complications were. u Is iumurai
, ia great measure duo g. sir
/, | Robert Hart. lnsue.tot General ut
Chinese 'uetunas- Taking advantage
!, sf tie Inability "f tha noteen Govern
,nent - lneli tie T"eakntn rebellion,
: IL persuaded tie Ff-etov g. Instruct
2 .-uan sic Eai &" urfk 80 that Gov
rrnr.att CO ihet thina could senl
tr-ors for tic restoration 80 peaee -
G tho subject state fn' u a't"a tie ttuops
-a,e lantlal ani ur'lat f.starei. ihatp
!, r-ora interior oNia-ts % Ne fNlfllei
. | the.p put 80 euon - tha thinpsp
:, e1n~st,,,,'tft sent ths nutire rf It's
dserat,-i ~ t'oous lapsn also lau3e'
t,,.r,s sl"r-st . thp same Sims
Iris eausea tie rupture between
Sic t-o POWERS ihp Toeekntc