St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-10
THE WAR IN ORIENT.
Part Which Uncle Sam Took in
the Late UnpIeasantness.


the Late JnpIeasantness.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The state
department has just published an ap-
pendiX to the volume of foreign rela-
tions of 1894, comprising history of
the Chinese-Japanese war. Our con-
nection in this matter first appears in
a dispatch dated June %, last year.
from Mr.. Uhl, acting secretary. to
United States Minister Sill at Seoul,
in which he says: I'm view of the
friendly interest of the United States
in the welfare Of Corea and it's people,
you are by the direction of the presi-
dent instructed to use every possible
effort for the preservation of peace
full conditions" Mr.. Sill replied that
he would do as much as possible in
the interest of peace; that neither
the Japanese nor Chinese troops would
withdraw, although the rebellion has
been suppressed by the Coreans; that
the Japanese were stubborn, Japan
seeming to desire war, and that Corean
integrity was menaced At this point,
Charles DENLY, our charge at Pekin,
enters the field in a report to Sec
retary Gresham, describing prepara-
action of Japan is criticised there as
hasty and unduly bellicose. On July
2, the Corean minister here appeared
at the state department, and by the
direction of his government appealed
to Secretary Gresham to caf1 a power
full conference to prevent conflict. Mr.
DENLY, on July s, cabled that the
viceroy desired him to telegraph WASH
ington to take the initial tive in urging
the powers to unite in requesting. the
japanese government to withdraw its
troops from Corea. On July s Mr.. Sill
cabled that the Corean minister at
Washington had cabled his govern
ment that Secretary Gresham had adj
vised him to protest against the de-
mand of the Japanese minister (for
great reforms), made under duress,
and IT, notify the foreign minister.
Secretary Gresham very promptly ca
bled denial, saying-that he had told
the Corean minister our government
could not entertain the proposal and
not advising Corea to protest and noti-
fly the powers.
On July 2 Secretary Gresham sent a
long letter to Ambassador Bayard at
London, giving the statement of what
had occurred in Washington, and the
extent to which our government had
exercised it's good offices in the inter-
est of peace. He tells of the appeaIs
of the Corean minister, and saws that
he had informed him that while the
United States sympathized with Coreai
he must maintain absolute impartial
ity; could exercise our influence with
Japan in a friendly way, and in no.
way could interfere jointly with other;
powers. He also details an interview
he had with the japanese minister
here, in which he had in.ormed the
minister that it would be very graft
flying to the United States if japan.
would deal kindly and fairly with her
feeble neighbor, whose helplesSness en-
listed our sympathy. In answer to
the appeal of the Chinese minister, the
secretary had replied that a course
was open to China which had been
adopted by other powers, namely, an
offer to settle by friendly arbitration.
On Oct. 6 Mr.. Goshen, the British
charge here, telegraphed 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 of Corean independence
and 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 terms of peace. alike hon
orable to both, and not be hum bling
to Corea. he could not join the powers
in an Intervention.
On Gov. % Mr.. DENLY cabled, at the
expense of the. Chinese gnvernncnt.
an appeal to the president IS 4 chi q