The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-26

mornings publication, the preceding
facts as to the negotiations were OBJ
tanned here.
The history of the incident begins
with the Coreon rebellion, when upon
the application of the king, the Unit
ed States senate sent the wsrship Bal
timore to Chemulpo. Almost stimuli
taneously the Japanese and the
Chinese governments sent military
forces to aid the king in his efforts to
stamp out the rebellion. They were
successful and when quiet was restor-
ed the Coreans rendered their thanks
and suggested q withdrawal otthe for.
eign forces. This was not so easily to
be accomplished. A government Of
fetal made an explanation as follows
of the situation in Corea and of the
attitude and course OF this
governments: The Oh nese
and Japanese have always been
at odds whenever Corea was con-
cerned, for each had long cherished
designs upon the anatomy OF the
country. However, the Chinese, were
willing to withdraw Il the Japanese
would do likewise, but the latter
country discovered that she had
number OF grievances against the
Coreans on account of mal-administra-
ton, and making a series OF demands,
some of which touched the very exist
ence of Corea as an independent ma
ton. Japan announced that her
troops would not be withdrawn until
these conditions were met. At this
poipt the attention and interest of
other nations was strongly aroused,
for it was seen that the PEI ce of Asia
was in jeopardy and the powers that
had great interests there began to con.
slider what should be done to dissuade
Japan from pursuing course that
promised to break down the integrity
of the little nation that had served as
a buffer between the two great Asiatic
nations. Cheat Britain and Russia
and France interposed with pacific
circumstances, but these were I'M
needed by Japan, the present govern
ment of which, it is intimated, was in
such a desperate pass politically that
it felt Obliged to excite the national
feeling as q means of preservation.
The United States Was drawn IN the
matter. We have large inter SITS IN
China and Japan and prospects OF
greatly enlarging our trade relations,
and when United States Minister
Dun, at Toxic, represented the condi.
lions to the state department it was
felt to not only he IN
our interest, but for the good
of all concerned to reinforce
the efforts of the great European pow
ers to prevent q conflict that would
surely be disastrous to both sides.
Such course has been taken before
by the United States, notably in the
case of the small republics of Central
America where we have succeed in
preventing wars and in doing so have
earned the gratitude and thanks of
our neigh ors and the esteem and ad-
mlratiOn of the whole world.
At the Corean legation today a
COPY of the dispatch alleged to have
been sent was shown to the minister
but he referred the reporter to the de-
partment of state for information. 1t
was said that no recent dispatches
have been received from COrea. A
copy of the paper containing the dis
patch was shown to the japanese
minister who very promptly returned
q reply that he knew nothing at all OF
| suCn q message anu nau ~ oAlOi"i
intimation that it had been
sent. He said: The Japanese govern
ment is perfectly satisfied with the
attitude of the administration regard
ing Corea, and confident that 1T is in
stituted by a sense of justice to both
government"
A diplomat, familiar with Eastern
affairs, said that all expression OF the
dissatisfaction felt by this government
would not affect the future action OF
the Japanese government. One effect
might be that should it conclude to
submit the differences now existing
between The nations to arbitratlons
the United States might not be
asked to serve, as would probably
have been thu case otherwise. No
news could be had from members OF
the Chinese legation. Members OF
the committee Oh foreign affairs deny
the story that they have seen the
Gresham dispa ches.
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