The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-08

Orders to COrea That Would Tend to
Upset the

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 1--Advices
received here from Yokohama announce the
arrival there, from the United States. Of
Mr.. We 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 correspond
ence between the United States and Japan
which eliminated in the letter from Secre-
tary Gresham to United States Minister
Dunn. touching Japan's attitude 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,
the Corean capital, her demands were very
sweeping. being as follows:
A reorganization of the duties and serv-
Ice OF the revenue officers of the various
departments.
The appointment Of a new Minister in
charge of the commercial intercourse and
be widened and railroads and telegraph
lines built by the government between
Seoul and ether important places. The
reduced and the salaries of officers suf-
fciently increased so that they may live
ceipts and disbursements of the govern
ment must be changed and a way of in
creasing the public revenues determined
on. The monetary system must be changed
New rules and regulations for the man.
agement OF the custom houses must be
adopted. The farming lands Of all prov
inces must be resurveyed and numbered
for purposes of taxation in order that the
amount needed for public improvements
may be raised. The administration of JUS
tice must be changed. Military officers
must be educated and the old system of
the army and navy must be abolished and
reorganized or a modern basis. The police
system must be thoroughly re~organized and
stations established in Seoul and other i'm.
portant places. The school system must be
reorganiZed.
To- these demands Corea replied that she
was and for many years had been insti-
tuting such changes in the governmental
port, and that while they realized the su-
perior military power OF Japan, which they
MOULD not resist d,,d dney hoped me national ma
japanese troops then in possession of the
capital and the country, would. be with
drawn. At the same time the King in
structed the Corean minister at Washing
ton to represent the conditions to the
United States to the end that he good Of
about the withdrawal Of the Japanese
troops. He was further instructed TO say
that the exact conditions described in the
arisen, and to beg the United States to
carry out the ob,igation 1t had assumed In
uniustly or oppressively with either gov
eminent the other will exert their good of
fees on being informed of the case. to
thus showing their friendly feeling"
Secretary Gresham responded TO this APP
peal by communicating with both China and
Japan in Corea's interest. China agreed to
withdraw her troops. but Japan declined to
do so. When the Secretary addressed the
celebrated note Of instruction to Minister
Dunn. which, after summing up the situ-
alton and the obligation of the United
States, concluded in the following words:
"Cherishing sincere friendship for both
Japan and Cores, the United States indulge
the hope that Corea's independence and
sovereignty will be respected. You are in.
structed to say. 20 The government at Toxic
that the President will be painfully disap-
and defenseless n%eighbor the horrors of an
unjust war"