Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-06
War Waged in Behalf of
Western Civilization
And NEEDED REFORMS.
no RinS Heartily Supporting tue
japanese Army.
TUE Day OF LIBERTY DAwNrSO.
rnrtiets of the Monaghan n.iIiErrents
-thinsse uuitnges-wHr fuuds
-Ascattsrsd Army,

Ban FRANCISCO, Sept Special
cerrupoLdsuoc yer steamer Peru,
dated Yokohama August "a ]
since the last dispatch OF news 10
Amefica circumstance have occurred
which throw much hight on tbs long
dsput, 4 question as 10 which side IN
the war In favored by tho kiug Of
C1fea. The lower classes IN that
country have no opinions on political
subjects. II the middle class have
any, thUy are not allowed 10 cNlftss
them. Even the aris,yoracy have
learned the necessity Of Eoeping
silence, u their vi,ws are opI o'td u
those Of the guvernlng body. The only
voice hitherto heard has been that Of
the mlui.iry, n corrupt oligafchy COM
posed Of the Ming family und their
dependents, who are completely under
the control oil China. IL has been 10
their Interest 10 represent that the
sovereign was In hearty accord with
them, ami within tue past few weeks
their assurances to this elect have
busn generally accepted as true. The
queen. who T. blood relation Of tue
dtugs, ~ undoubtedly unuef the inilu'
ouCr Uf CHM, ana At sue h under
stood 10 10 greatly superior To her con.
SOFT IN Intelligence And force u char.
autUf, her power TO iupftss her Ideas
upon him hhs been easily credited.
UHN.
IA the kings name, anu with he
sanction, was not seriously questioned
UP ~ tue time when tue Chinese
diplomatic agent IN Soul deserted his
poet aud leiI the court ifee irCm eur.
vrillnuce. 1hen tue japanese envoy
received message Tom the kings
father, suggesting thAt II an interview
could DO arranged In the aiAct, bis son
could be induced to recognize the ius.
tiee anu ifieudIineHs Ot JaF.u's inton-
lions without much diflicuily.
The Nj g's father, officially known
As the Tai Won Kun, was NJ one
period the regent OF the country, but
through the Intrigue VI the Mings no
was depOsed some ten years ago anu
condemned 10 long captivity. After
his liberation he WAS iOfUidden u hp.
pros, h the court, tut that ho kept n
watohiul eye ON the coufro OF events IL
proved by the ACCURACY Of hib state.
rneut respecting tne sovereign, Tue
japanese envoy at once insisted up0u
muutit x the monarch personally anu
under conditions that should enable
him 10 speak his mind without rVt-
tfaint Beng denied this privilege by
the royal RdvlsefF, he Diet, tiuiuUd 10
present himself win IN armed escort,
aud rent for q detachment from tne
japanese forces OUTSIDE the city. A.
this small guard passed by tho palace,
Ou thr way 60 the euyJy'- residence, it
was nred upon by Corean soldiers In
ihr service OF the Mlngs. These shots
settled the iatu u the ministfy. The
native troops were dlspefard
with scarcely struggle, aud
Bn hour LATER, the representative
Of Japan was In amlcable conversation
with tho sovereign, who dill not hest
tale 10 declare that he had been undet
coercion ever since the beginning OF
tho imbrogllo with Chinn, ana that he
was fSr from feeling the hostility
toward JaIan, which bis government
had publicly attributed 10 him. Ia
token OF his sincerity, he had already
rid himself VI his late council, anu
tummoued Tai Won Kun 10 assist
him IN forming new administration.
Before the day was over, n cabinet
MAZE up Of radical opponents Of the
Ming faction had ueen Installed, with
Tai Won Kun as pnm, minister,
anu committee Of seventeen Gp.
POINTED 10 reorgHni1s the administrh,
i've system anu reform the national
laws, uIOn n basis recommended by
Japu such activity anu energy had
atvrr before been witnessed since tn,
foundations OF the CoTsAn monarchy
were laid.
TllE KING FRIENDLY TO JAPAN.
Tho extraordinary promptness Of III,
kinH In asserting 10 every proposition
uut forward 10y the japanese envoy
might have laid him Open 10 the sus
plCiOn OF seeking merely 10 cunciliGt,
the new cOmers anu 10 avert their aui
mostly by unconditional submission,
hut for lhe discovsry VI an action Oh
hla part, entirely inconsistent with anl
secret sentiment NJ ill.will. AS sOot
NJ the outgoing cabinet had left IN,
palace amt without waiting 10 consult
mis- new counsel, he calle1 together IN,
communicated eiew tfOOpA remaining
81 his disposal anu ordered them H.
SANITY TO Join tue japanese army or
the way TO attack the Chlneso n
Asau, He was not instigalod 10 dl
THIS by anybody. No one expected h
Of MIN ana no one was more supplied
that the Japanese representative whet
hu heard Of It. 10 suppose that tn,
king was actuRted by motives Of policy
would be- TO credit him with n spgncitJ
winch no certainly does not possess
The unlvsrsRl belief In hia lack O
spirit aud clevefness seems 10 he wei
f1dAdeI. His demonstration IL OK
planned rather a slguitying his de
light at being relieved from au itk
some restraint aud his determination Il
"get even" In come way with the mel
who had kept him for years IN leRdiri
strings. Hut II etieotually disposes o
the old stories that he had nothing Gn
hatred for japan ana would resist 4
the utmost every attempt Of that EN-
pire ~ establish ils influences in Tia,