Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-02

with law or justice, and the people did not
know what taxes they would have to expect.
Count Inouye suggested that the expenditures
of the royal household should be fixed by
law, and his scheme all told, if carried out,
will give Corea a good modern government"
WHAT JAPAN HAS DONE.
What has Japan done asi to carrying out
these reforms?"
1T has made it possible for the Coreans
to carry them out if they will" replied
Minister Kurino. They ard having the ad-
vice and assistance of one of the ablest
men of the far east. No statesman stands
higher in my country thar Count Inouye
He ranks with Count Ito as one of the
greatest of our statesmen. He has held
the most important positions in our gov
ernment. He is one of the chief advisers
of the emperor and he sacrificed a great deal
when he stepped down from his high posi-
| tion and took the office of minister to Corea
in order that he might be able to help them
| in the work Of civilization Count Inouye
| signed the first treaty Of peace which Japan
| made with Corea, about twenty years ago,
and he was connected with the country in
nearly every movement in which Japan has
| been connected with 1t since then. The
most of the reforms which have been pro-
| posed to the Coreans have been suggested
by Count Inouye. He has been the adviser
of the king and the cabinet in carrying out
these new ideas since the Chinese were
driven out of the country. He gives advice,
but he believes that Corea should act for
| herself"
Then it is not the intention of Japan to
make Corea in any respect tributary to
her?"
mo, not in the least" replied Mr.. Kur-
| ino. THE administration Us left entirely
with the Coreans. The king, the queen and
! the Tai Wen Kun, or the kings father, are
all concerned in the new administration. A
new cabinet has been. organized, and 1t con-
tains ten members now instead of six, as
before. 1t has it's ministers of finance, war,
| education and foreign affairs. 1t has Its
secretary of the interior and other officials,
| Just as the Japanese cabinet has. The cabi-
| net consult with Count Inouye, and some OF
them undoubtedly wish to see Corea mod
ernized. Others do not, and the desire for
| personal aggrandizement and personal proht
is a strong element in every question"
WHAT THE WORLD GAINS.
what has Japan done for the world In
| this WARP"
II think it has done a great deal" replied
the minister. 1T has made number OF ex'
perments in the arts Of war which vii
benefit the other nations in their wars OF the
future 1t has tested the value OF moderr
| boats and guns. 1t has given the world &
number of new avenues Of trade in China
BY the terms of peace as ! have seen them
the Chinese now agree to allow all kinds o.
machinery to be imported into their coun
| try. They consent to allow foreigners tC
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industries. Japan did not ask these things
solely for herself. She demanded them fol
the world, and they are more to the ad
vantage of the United States and Europe
than they will be to Japan. We do not, al
yet make machinery for export. 1t il
doubtful whether we ever will. The Amer
leans make some Of the best machner!
OF the world, and one Of their chief articles
OF export is machinery. On the above line
such development as occurs in China will
be largely through Europe and America
The other concessions demanded OF Chini
were also fully as valuable for the United
States and Europe as for Japan. Take tn
deepening Of the river which leads L
Shanghai. The ships OF all the world will
sail up that river, and the opening of tn
new ports will give the whole world acces
to vast cities and to millions Of people. Tn
new territory opened to trade by this treat
is one of the richest Of The Chinese empire
1t comprises a number OF cities and towns
1t contains it is said. a population Of nearl
200. 600, 900, and vast trade ought TO be de
veloped from II. The Yangtse Kiang
/, opened up TO Chnn-K King. and foreigners vii
be able to go farther into China than the
ever have before"
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