The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-01
THE KOREAN WAR.
UNITED STATES CONSUL AT AMOI
CHINA, IN TOWN.
DIR. FaIes Talks About Things Jap
nnese, Chinese and Corean, But
Ventures No Opinion on the Re-
suit of the War.

DR.. w. E. S. Fales, consul at Amoi,
China, Mrs. Fales and William P. Nc
Lain, of Hong Kong, are in the city
and are registered at the Templeton.
DR. Fales is en- route to Washington,
where he will deliver certain reports
to the United States government, the
nature of which, however, he declines
to divulge. The doctor is an old news
paper man, thoroughly conversant
with the ethics Of repertorial work, and
as a result greeted a reporter last even
ing with a hearty salutation. After
explaining that he is at present con-
nected with the consular department
of our sister republic, France; that he
is honorary consul of the friendly en-
pire of Russia; that for four years pre-
vious to his recent appointment as con-
sui, he was vice-consul, DR.. Fales
placed himself in the attitude of a man
who knows he is going to be inter
viewed and said: "Now old man, fire
away"
AS a matter of course the interlocutor
inquired regarding the Japanese-Ch
nese war, mentioning as he did so that
news reports were apparently meagre.
''They are" said DR.. Fales; very
meagre, indeed, and for this reason:
Every line sent out is rigidly inspected.
For instance, in Korea. there is a tele-
graph line running from Seoul to
|Chemulpo. This is controlled by Jap
anese troops of which an entire brig
ade is stationed at the various offices.
Everything is carefully scrutinized and
edited before transmission. The cable
from Tusan, in Korea, to the island of
Nepon, in Japan, is also under close
surveillance. TheJapanese are believed
to control the mails at Chemulpo, Tu-
san, and several other points. BY the
way the mail service there is on the
alleged order entirely. The country is
rugged and mountainous, and all mat
ter is transmitted by carrier. Some
times the carrier is in a hurry, but
more times he isn't. From Leo Tang
to Chemulpo the Russians control the
lines and as Russia has interests, her
officers edit all kilograms. What do
think of the outcome of the present
strife? Well, sir, think whole lot,
but 1T is a consufs duty to refrain
from expressing himself
DR.. Fales then gave a description of
the japanese as a people and the
country in which they live. Ed
win Arnold's Light of Asia" in his
opinion, is not exaggerated except as
to the supposed intense transcontinent-
al beauty of the ladies. But that they
are great people he sincerely believes.
Alert, bright, ever willing to accept
new ideas and competent to carry
them out, the doctor believes that only
brief interval of time is required to
place Japan upon an equal footing with
other enlightened nations.
While abroad Dr. .Fales and Mrs.
Fales have furnished New York, San
Francisco, Chicago, st. Louis and other
American papers with some very inter-
esting matter regarding the Orient.
Mrs. Fales is an especially bright writ
er, and her Chicago Inter-Ocean letters
have been the subject of much favor
able comment. The party will leave
this evening for the east after enjoy
ling a bath in the Great Salt Lake.