Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-07
Matter Frankly Discussed in the
NoyOe Vremya,
RETREAT OF THE BEAR.
II IL Traced step by step In n Number
OF Cases Remedy Lies In Closer
Commercial Relations

st. Petersburg, July 26.-(Correspon-
dence of the Associated Press IN.
SyromatnokoG, the eastern question
specialist Of the Noyoe Vremya, has a
signed article in that journal on the
sinking Of Russian prestige in Corea.
He begins by quoting this from Cor
can newspaper: "rhe English and jap
anese ministers and Councillor Kato of
the Corean court have come to an
agreement 10 the following effect In
important questions of Internal admin
istratiOn and foreign affairs. England
and Japan Will support COrea In the
maintenance of her independence and
Corea obigates herself TO develop her
marine and army in due measure. IL
case Corea needs a foreign loan she
may place il only IN Japan, England
on America Foreigners cannot enter
the Corean service, Immediate meas
ures must be taken TO defend Corean
territory and protest must be made
against enterprises Of other powers
which appear to interfere with the de-
Tense of Corea.
IAN tIyDHe WHO lOuONs IpIltlltdl al"
fairs" bitterly writes NJ, Syromiatno-
kotf, rs aware that every step of Rus
STA since the Chinese war has met with
ever Increasing opposition In Corea'
The news quoted In the beginning
now gives legal form to the actual SUI
premacy of Japan and England In
Corea which began with the Anglo
japanese alliance.
In detail II Is related how the nomin-
alton Of the Japanese Kato as coun-
cilor of the court met. Feb. IL Of this
year with the protest Of the Russian
minister who Informed the Corean
ministry Of foreign affairs that II a
Japanese subject was named councillor
of the court Russia would demand the
appointment Of NJ. Alexiefi as councillor
of the ministry Of finances,
I'm spite OF all, however. the appoint
ment of NJ. Kato was proceeded with.
on Feb. 10 the Russian minister in
formed the Corean foreign office that,
as Japan had been given the right to
lay Geographic cables along the Corean
coasts, Russia desired the consent of
COrea to the union of their telegraphic
lines at Gensan. Corea refused and
sent forces to destroy the lines already
constructed across the frontier.
The Russian minister, continues this
unusually frank recital, notified the
Corean government that an attempt to
interrupt the continuation of the tele-
graph line from VladivostOck to Cen
san, would be deemed an inlmical act
and would be followed by unfriendly
relations between the two govern
ments, Nevertheless Russia again
yielded and proposed another route
from from Seoul to junction with the
Russian line to Pekin.
At the same period Corea bought
100000 worth Of ordnance and an Eng
lish artillerlst was sent to instruct the
Corean gunners u
'erhe greatest danger for Russia"
says this writer, would be for England
and Japan to establish a naval station
in the south Of Corea which would cut
Vladivostock off from Port Arthur"
He fears the agreement Of 1900 for
bidding any such station would not
prevent some British company under
cover of commercial rights from build
ing docks, cannon foundries, etc.
This long series Of checks has, II Is
admitted, seriously diminished it's pres
tige which was so high In 1898
The remedy, NJ. Syromlatnokoff says,
lies In closer commercial relations,
more consulates and Russian banks.
calls OF Russian steamers at Corean
ports and support Of the Chinese who
are now handicapped by adverse finan-
cial and steamer connections. lie also
recommends more frequent display OF
the Russian war flag in Corean wa
ters The concluding words are: I'VE
have learned, 1t would SEEM enough
In any event the japanese have not
got such true descriptions Of Corea
nor such excellent maps Of Corea as
we possess"