Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-10
cHrNEsE-JApANEsn WAR.
A History OF the Analr Published by
the State Department.

inc state department,
Washington. May e.-Tbe stntc de-.
partinont hnH just published an APP
| pendeN 10 the volume OF foreign re-
latons OF 1884 comprising history OF
| the Chlnese-Japanese war.
our connection In this matter frat
appears In u dispatch dated June ~,
last year. from Mr., Uni, acting score
Jury Of state, 10 United States Minister
sill at Seoul In which he says:
In view OF tho friendly interest Of
the United States in tho welfare OF
| Corea and Its people, you are, by tho
direction OF the president instructed to
! use every endehvor for the preserya-
tion OF peaceful conditions"
Mr.. SIN replied that he would do az
much as possible IN tho interest Of
| peace; that neither tho Japanese or
| the Chinese troops would withdraw
although tho rebellion had been sun
| pressed by the Corcnns; that tho Japu-
! nese were atubhorn, seeming TO desire
/ war, ana that Corcun territory was
munaced. a few days later he wrote
! that the King Of Corca was preparing
dispatch asking for the interccsslon
OF the United States. 1t was Intended
at first TO ask only the aid OF America,
but lest onense be taken. similar
dispatch was sent 10 each Of the for
eign representatives. Meantime, Mr..
sill had Joined with his colleagues, rep.
resentatlves Of England, Russia and
France, In IA request to tho Japanese
and Chinese authorities for stimuli
taneous withdrawal of troops.
AT this point Charles DENLY, our
charge at Pekin, entered the field In II
report to Secretary Gresham descrlb-
ing preparations for war and saying
the action OF Japan Is criticized there
as hasty.
on July the Corenn minister here
appeared at the state department and
by direction of his government APP
pealed to Secretary Gresham TO call a
powerful conference to avert tho con-
nlct.
Mr. Denby on July cnbled that the
vlcer0y desired him 10 telegraph WASH
lngton to take the Initiative In urging
the powers TO unite In requesting ia
pan TO Withdraw troops from Corea.
on July 5 Mr.. Sill cables that the
Corean minister at Washington had
cabled his government that Secretary
Gresham had advised him to protest
against the demand of the japanese
minister (for great reforma) made under
duress, and to notify the foreign Gain
lster. Secretary Gresham very prompts
ly cabled denial saying that he had
told the COrenn minister our govern
ment could not entertain the proposal
and advising Corea to protest and
notify the powers.
on July Secretary Gresham sent n
long letter 10 Ambassador Bayard at
London giving the statement of what
had occurred IN Washington and the
extent to which our government had
exercised Its good offices In the interest
OF peace.
He tells OF the apponl Of the Corean
minister, and says he had informed
him that while the United States sym
pathized with Cnrea. she must main
tain absolute partially; could exert
our influence with Japan IN friendly
way and In no way could interfere
with other powers He details an In
terviow he had with the Japanese min
lister here IN which he had Informed
the minister that II would be very graf
flying TO the United States II Japan
would deal kindly and fairly with the
feeble neighbor. whose helplessness en-
listed our sympathy. In answer to the |
appeal Of the Chinese minister the Sec
rotary replied that a course was open
to China which had been adopted by |
other powers, namely, an offer 10 the |
settlement by friendly arbitration.
Next follows an account OF great |
length OF the Knwshung Incident, OF tho |
formal declaration Of war. last August
and OF the placing OF Chinese and Jap l
nnese subjects under United States
when IN the country OF the |
other. on october Mr.. Gosehen. the
British charge here. teleEraphed from |
New London to ascertain whether the
United states government would Join
with England, Germany. France and
Russia in Intervention on the basis OF
the guarantee or Corean independence
and a war indemnity TO Japan. But six
days later Secretary Gresham replied
that while the president earnestly de-
sired that China and Japan should
agree upon the terms OF peace alike
honurap bic to both and not be humbling
to corea, he could not Join the powers
In an Intervention 10 this Mr. Gosehen