Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-26
PRINCE PAX RETICENT
He Confines His Remarks to a Brief Com
plimsnt to Washington.
The COrenn Ex-Minister, Who Left
Home to Save His Head-StuIyinx
American Institutions.

Prince PAX, formerly minister of home
anairs for the Corean government, but
now . political exile from his country, is in
Washington, and has taken quarters at the
Ohio House. 021 I street northwest where
he will learn the English language, study
American institutions and wait for the
clouds to roll by. From one Of the foreign
legations in this city familiar with his his
tory it Is learned that Prince PAX is a pa
triotic and progressive statesman, and that
the indications are he is upjustly exiled.
This is the second time that political ext
gencies have rendered his own country too
warm for him. and it is thought that he
will be recalled after his enemies have
gone out Of power.
The account of Prince Pak's latest ex-
perlence in becoming an exile as learned
from another source, for he cannot speak
English, Is quite interesting. Prince PAX
Is the husband of the Corean kings sister,
and his royal brother-in-law made him
minister of home affairs. He had studied
government in Japan, and, shaping his
ideas after the Japanese mod. H. rather
than the Chinese. undertook some reforms.
which soon made him a number of enc
mics In very influential places.
Slandered to the King.
His enemies succeeded in getting the
kings ear to listen to a fine tale which
they hatched up on the unsuspecting PAX.
They told the king that PAX proposed to
make way with the king and depose the
queen. The king seemed to take these al
legged Intentions with regard to himself as
personal matter. and he thundered forth
sentence against Prince PAX. While the
willing executioner, however, was fiercely
curling his muStachioS and taking a fresh
hold on his snickersnee, somebody tipped
the wink to Prince PAX, and the minister
of home affairs, thinking this was his time
for disappearing, made buick connections
with the groom of the back stairs and
skipped over to the Japanese legation.
self of his flowing oriental robes. his in
sigma of office, peacoc ok feathers, yellow
braid, seven-tailed stars and such-like
and dressed himself in natty Japanese
suit. Then, with the air of man who
had just walloped China and was not
afraid Of Russia, nor even leaky old
American tub of a warship, he sailed
forth and made his escape to the seaport.
whence he sailed from Japan and subse-
quently to the United States.
A Brief Interview.
Prince PAX is quiet-looking man, some
what reserved in manner under the cir
cumstances, inasmuch as he talks but a
few words of English. When a Star re-
porter called to see him today, Prince
PAX found enough words, however, to say
that he mo like New York-too noisy.
Like this place-ine place." There the
conversation tagged. The prince smiled
and looked like he wanted to talk, the
reporter smiled and was dying to have
him talk, and after sitting In this state
of beatific silence for few minutes they
separated. after series of profound bows
and shaking hands with each other like
brothers
AS a matter of space. the interview was
hot success, but the reporter came away
with this consolation-that at least the
royal visitor cannot lay claim to having
been misquoted. AS he only knew these
few words, he cannot accuse any one of
implying others to him.