The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
FINALLY GrvEv OUT.
Secretary Gresham Tells Something About
 the War fin the East.

the War fin the East.
 Washington, May 9-Appndix I of
 papers published relating to the for
 eign relations of the United States was
 givtn out to-day. It contains consider
 abel correspondence relating to the ac-
 ton of the United States when asked
 to use it's good offices to secure the
 withdrawal of Japanese troops from
 Corea and thus prevent war. On Jan
 uary 22. 1894, Mir. Uhl. acting secretary of state. sent a telegram to MT. Sill. ! United States minister to Corea, in Istructing him to use every possible effort for the preservation of peace conditions. Afterwards both Corea and China asked the intervention of the United States. In long dispatch ad- dressed on July 20, 1894 to MT, Bayard, our ambassador to Great Britain, MT Gresham tells of the refusal of the Japanese to withdraw from Corea and of repeated requests by {he Corean min- ister in Washington taht the United States exert itself in the interest of peace
 q informed the minister" says the secretary, that while the United States sympGthized with his government and desired to see sovereignity respected, we must maintain an attitude of im- partial neutrality; that our influence could be exerted with Japan 'ouly in a friendly way and in no way could we intervene jointly with other powers.
 Mr. Gresham further states that he told the Japanese minister at Washing ton that Japan's apparent determina- tion to engage China in war on Corean soil was nowehere more regretted than here and that 1t would be gratifying to the United States if Japan would deal kindly and fairly with her feeble neighbor. The United States declined England's proposal to unite in an in- tervention to avert the war and states that he told the Chinese minister at Washington that the United States could not intervene otherwise than with It's good offices, and that he had made a strong, but friendly represen- tation to Japan in the interest of peace. The secretary suggested to the minister that China offere to settle the controversy by friendly arbitration
 In October, 1894 the correspondence shows that the United States declined to join England Germany France and Russia in intervening between China and Japan, the basis of intervention to be that the independence of Korea should be guaranteed by the powers and that Japan should receive indemnity for the expense of war.
 On November 6, 1884, MT Gresham tel egraphed to Minister Denby at Pekin him to intimate the presidents readiness to lend his good offices towards bringing the war to a close on terms honorable to both nations. should he be assured that such a tender would be ac- ceptable to both.
 MT. Gresham telegraphed Minister Dun at Toltio in language somewhat similar. China afterwards requested the president to tender hls good offices towards an honorable termination of l war, but China had made similar re- quests to European powers and the l president did not care to act jointly. Later, however he announced that he | would not decline to act jointly with ! other powers simply in determining the l of the indemnity if Japan's con- | sent were obtained. Japan declined the | good offices rendered, but showed an | inclination to receive overtures for peace | from China through our minister to Pe- kin, and on November 23 the Chinese government made these overtures.