The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-08


the arrival there from the United
States of Mr.. Ye Sung 500, the Corean
minister to Washington, who is on his
return to Corea They also give some
interesting details of that celebrated
chapter in the correspondence between
the United States and Japan, which
eliminated in the letter from Secretary
Gresham to United States Minister
Dunn, touching on the Japanese atti-
tude towards Corea, which had been
the subject of so much comment in the
United States. 1t will be remembered
that at the time Japan was in complete
military control of Seoul, her demands
were very sweeping, being as follows:
A reorganization of the duties and
service of the revenue officers OF the
various departments.
The appointment Of new minister
in charge of the commercial intercourse
and foreign relations.
The public roads must be widened
and railroads and telegraph lines QUILT
by the government between Seout ana
other important places.
The number of government bureaus
must be reduced and the salaries OF
officers sufficiently increased so they
may live properly.
The system of records of receipts and
disbursements of the government must
be changed and a way of increasing
the public revenues determined upon.
The monetary system must De
changed. The new rules and regula-
! tons for the management of the Gus
tom houses must be adopted.
The farming lands of all the prov
inces must be resurveyed and Inn
bered for purposes of taxation in order
that the amount needed for public I'M
movements NAV be raised. The ad-
ministration of justice must be changed.
Military officers must be educated
and the old system of the army and
navy must be abolished and reorgan-
lied on a modern basis.
The police system must be thoroughly
reorganized and stations eStaollsheu IN
Seoul and other important places. :
The school system must be recognized
To these demands Corea replied she
was. and for many years had been sub
shutting such changes in the govern
mental system as the public revenues
would support and that while they
realized the superior military power OF
japan, which they would not resist
they hoped the national independence
would be respected and Japanese troops
then in possession of the capital OF the
| country WOulQ lIlell De WbtIluI dWli-s
At the same time the king instructed
the Corean minister at Washington tC
represent the conditions to the United
) States to the end the good offices OF
! the United States be used to bring
about the withdrawal of the japanese
troops He was further instructed to
say that the exact conditions described
in the treaty of 1883 with the United
States had arisen, and to beg the
United States to carry out the obliga-
| ton it had assumed in the article read
| ing: eff other powers deal unjustly OF
oppressively with either government
the other will exert their good office
on being informed of the case to bring
about an amfcable arrangement, thus
showing their friendly feelings"
Secretary Gresham responded to this
appeal by communicating with both
China and Japan in Corea's interest
China agreed to withdraw her troops
but Japan declined to do so. Then the
secretary addressed the celebrated note
of instructions to Minister Dunn, which
after summing up the situation and the
obligation of the United States, con-
cluded in the following words: Cherish
ing sincere friendship for both Japan
and Corea, the United States INDUCES
the hope Corea's independence and
| sovereignty will be respected. You are
| instructed to say to the government al
| Toxic that the president will be pain.
| fully disappointed should Japan visit
upon her feeble and defenseless neigh
Dor the horrors Of an unjust war;