Evening star., 1895-06-01

ably offer extraordinary Inducements to
the people to emigrate TO it. Japanese cap
ital will be organized to develop its re-
sources, and it maybe, that the japanese
of the Sandwich IslapdS will come to For
mosa and be induced togo into sugar rais<
ing there They know all about the busi-
Hawaii, and they WIFI probably be glad to
make the change. The Japanese govern
ment has hitherto endeavored to promote
the colonization of the Island of Yezo with
some degree of success; but private enter
prise. from lack Of Capital. and. perhaps.
partly from climatic reasons, has not done
so well there. FormOsa will prove more
tempting field for immigration. especially
to the inhabitants of southern Japan.
VIII Japan Mon6poli.e Coreaf
SCI suppose the Japanese will monopolize
all concessions which may be given out
for the development of Corea," said l.
'No, I think not replied the minis
ter. "It is not the intention of Japan to
ask for any special favors for herself or
ropean nations and those of the United
States will have the same chance to get
concessions there as will the Japanese.
The probability is that the Japanese will
not invest much in Corea, and that they will
turn their attention more to Formosa.
What Japan has done in this respect Is to.
make such concessions possible. In the
past the Chinese minister Yuan took care
i
several big contracts We're about to be let
at different times to American capitalists
when. from some mysterious cause, they
were broken off at the last moment. have
been told that the Chinese minister was
this cause"
Coren's Opportunity.
what has Japan done for Corea?" 1
asked.
"She has established her independence
nd cr{x har To do tho
for herself" was Minister Kurino's reply.
From now on 1t can have the right to send
ministers to such foreign countries as it
pleases, and it will take its place through
out the world as an Independent nation.
As to its future. Japan expects Corea to
work that out for herself. She will be
ready to advise and assist, If called upon,
and she has given a list Of reforms to the
king which she thinks should be inaugu-
rated. The king has promised to do this,
but politics are IN such condition, and
the state of society is such. that his power
Is very limited. Already the mobiles of the
country are clogging his efforts in this di-
rection in many ways. The officials of
Corea are degraded and corrupt They
have been living off of the people, and they
gean stables of Corea cannot be cleaned in
day, but Japan has laid out the plan.
and If the Coreans follow 1t, they will
eventually become civilized
Japnn's ADVICE to COrea.
"Give me some of thu reforms which
Japan advises the Coreans to make"
"They are many" replied Mr.. Kurino.
"They arc being introduced into Corea
at the instigation and under the super
vision of Count Inouye. and If the coun-
try and the people will adopt them they
will lead to a thorough reorganzatio of
the govern ment and to the prosperity of
the people. Count Inouye proposed twen-
ty-two measures of reform. In the first
place he advised that the public admins
eign power, the king, This was to avoid
the evils which have been so prevalent
\ on account of the different ministers
and the queen. claiming that they had
to- certain classes of1 public slffairs. An
other provision modified this power of the
king in that 1t made him bound to re-
spect and obey the laws which were en-
Heretofore the king at the instigation Of
his advisers has changed the laws with
out due notice, and his servants and him.
self have sometimes disregarded the laws
the establishment OF criminal laws uni
form in their nature. They put the police
authority under one. direction and fixed
o sSaps, Ssy prossS SrSsry nd
of the local officials, so that their exact
authority should be fi&ed and that they
should work under the central government.
Count Inouye suggested the putting down
of political intrigues, of reforming the
army and of sending students abroad to
study foreign civilization. One Of his
suggestions related to the royal household
and provided that 1t should be entirely
separated from the general administration
of the government. He advise that all
public business should be conducted by
the ministers and no one In the royal
household should have the right to inter-
administered
the treasury department and no tax should
ee imposed upon the people under any pre-
text beyond the rate fixed by law"
"This last" said Minister Kurino, was
very important suggestion. Heretofore
the king, the queen. the crown prince and
all the departments of the government
have been in the habit of imposing taxes
They did this more In accordance with
their necessity than with law or Justice.
and the people did not know what taxes
they would have to expect. Count Inouye
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 as to carrying
out these reforms?'
"It has made 1t possible for the Coreans
to carry them out If they WILL" replied
Minister Kurino. "They are having the ad-
vice and assistance of one Of the ablest
men of the far east. No statesman stands
higher in my country than 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 CO.
rea 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 twen-
ty 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 proposed to the Coreans have
been suggested by Count 1nouye. He has
been the adviser of the king and the cabi-
net 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.. Kurino.
1.-The administration is 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
contains ten memberS,nOW instead OF SIX,