The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-08
KOREA WILL
Be WATCHED.
Japan and Russia
Want the Little
Kingdom.
CHINA READY FOR
THE AWAKENING
Yellow Empire Only Waits for the
Coming of a Strong
Leader.
win be another Eastern

question soen,'' said DR..
Nicholas Sem, of Chicago, q
passenger on the America Maru, who
is now completing a round the world
Journey, ''and it Will be the disposition
of Korea. The Japanese are now send
ing into Korea 10000 men a year, and
there are a number of Russians find
ing their way into the country all the
time. The preponderance soon win be of
Japanese and then there will be a
peaceful transfer of authority If there
are no objections on the part of any
other power. The Koreans fear this
end, though they like the japanese bet
ter than they do the Russians.
What the Korean people with whom
T talked want. is that the United States
declare a protecterate over the country, |
and exploit 1t. There is furore for any
thing American IN that country, and |
there win be even greater favors and |
franchises shown and granted to Amer
leans who go there in the future, than |
have been given to those who have
operated there In the past few years. |
For instance in the case of the mining
concession made to Leigh Hunt, he has
all the authority to govern and control,
in every way, an entire province, and
the authorities are perfectly satisfied
with his disposition Of affairs. This is
the tenor OF the feeling toward Ameri-
cans throughout the entire hermit
kingdom.
What is wanted in China at this
time Is a leader with a strong person
ality, one whom the people will follow.
There is some feeling of loyalty there
though 1t Is not so strong as in the case
of the neighboring peoples, and if there
was leader who would try and regen-
crate the government, he would surely |
meet with success. There can be no |
doubt but the people of China have
learned the lesson that the united DOW |
ers will not be denied when they want |
a reform. The lesson cost men and !
money but it has been we'll learned and
at VIII never be forgotten. There is no |
nation in the world which has the
future Of an awakened China. That
people can put in the field 10000 600 |
armed men and what they could do IL |
well led would be wonderful. There
VIII be great change In the nation as |
a result of the expedition and the |
breaking of the power of the boxers, |
and believe never again will there be |
such a demonstration against the for
eigners. There viii be a strong effort |
perhaps to remake the empire without
outside help, but it will be needed and |
Will come in. Perhaps there will be !
Americans but believe and hope as I |
said in an address at a banquet in To-
kio, that the JAPANESE will take the
lead in the building up of the new
China.
"Of one thing am assured that Rus
sia will not let so of Manchuria. The !
steps taken there have been remarkaole. |
In the Anur valley there are no Chinese !
villages. Not many years ago there were |
any number Of Chinese who lived in the |
valley to the south of the river. Now |
tne sites OF their towns are marked by !
the ashes of the houses and perhaps a |
temple which was allowed to stand |
Even the trading boats of the Chinese
nave been driven from the rivers, and
IN fact, the only Chinese who are seen
IN the entire country are in the Russian
section, where they are employed by the
Russians. Even in Viadivostok the
building is done by the Chinese almost
entirely. and outside the peasants employ
the southern people when they can get
them. But they are determined that
there shall be no authority left to them
at all. The Russfanization of the valley
of the Amur is complete
II was greatly with the Russian conn
try through which We went in the trip
from Moscow to Vladisvostok The /
wheat crop looked iourishfne. though
there is little wheat straw, as the wheat /
Is always short. To the east of the Bal
kals. there is little snow, though there
rs a general impression that the entire
country always Is covered with a deep
fall. The cattle are able to take care of !
themselves all during the winter, as the (
fall is so light that the beasts can clear
away the covering of the grass and keep
in flesh. There IS a great future for
that country, both in the matter OF ag- /
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