New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN CoREA.
Ex-senator Fassett Thinks This Country
Should Say Keep Of the Grass"

Ez-senstor J. Sloat Fsssest. OF Elmira, is one
a. number % American capitalists who
watching with the keenest interest the develop
-enrs 90. the Rasso-Japanese situation OF the
boundary between Manchur7a and Corea. Mr. Fas-
sa-- the Fifth Avenue Hotel last even
i-z. and II answer 70 questions made The follow
I1c statement concerning American interests IN
Lorss and his relation 70 them:
first VISITED Cores II 1856 and have made several
ir Re oriental Consolidated Mining COMPANY an
American enterprise. Incorporated under the laws
a. West Virginia. and having q capitalization OF
Ssecooa. English and French as vel as American
capital has been Invested. and H. c. Perkins, Of
Washington. is the president OF the company.
Our concession, which Is the most valuable q
f-rn, tie Coresn Government. embraces an area
r. 80 u g. square miles and Is about forty miles
note Il Is very close the border. Ours is The
CIV - go.T gsar1 s,s - han sy S9s=sI
sbo-tivs attempts similar development but ours
the only enterprise o. its kind that has been sue
-rS<fulv promoted ana operated We have four
amps and IS many mills. having in TIE aggres-
cans and 2Heo natives employed IN the mines and
cores. which has 81 area about equal . that Of
Nev-E1Es7d has a population OF I6 90. 900 people
M YsZ IND z s 1s,, 52 { e T75n Ps in6 but {
Particularly rugged. There are no high -aountsins,
e-s re valleys are highly productive. Il is be-
ii~rad -rst the country IS rich in copper lead snd
c0al a. vel as sold but its mineral wealth is as
ne s6re-rulent il ~ unlimited monarch. but
ras developed military strength. L has not
more than Eve thousand soldiers only iud1e-eiit-y
trained and equipped
F0fi--yirz the war between China and japan. The
.zd ~ rre Corssn CIOveruI1eUt-D no mas since
LAT -i-7e been called the EmperOr-was recognized
a. coordinate in political sense. with the heads
.F both the Chinese and Japanese governments,
and -rl- Independence and integrity should pe
---alueL-
Even -lo1Sr Russia should retain Hanchur1a. s'e
VII r-i1 he vfthou- THE access she desires 70 the
and japan is naturally suspicious OF heF 2 z
China pointing 20 content plated m
-7-f0~ ~ Cr-ra. Russia would not tolerate Iaps1
Dbl Co~ee because Ir would bring her 70 the Russian
border and before Ja0au would permit Russia 10 IN
wade and occupy t0rpa sine would sight Japan mas
ro-r- -ed hr~ disposition not 20 interfere Win
Irrrs. and she has q rhTeefoid interest," IL mann
aiming Tho present political status. she wants
Russo nearer 10 her border. she Is interes go
'r q outlet for = portion or her poplla-
-in. and r field for marketing ner products
Japan has feet % warships that NUMBERS
-u- more than that Of the Russians allo coulo
sweep them from the sea. The Russians nave AZ
ffs -~r land force Of 3lA040 men IN al area ike
tr1 Mississippi VALLEY. neither vel EQUIPPED nor
well Disciplined and without patTlotc intereS,,'
while -na Tau1ucee haNr 2Jo'-F men. Wen equipped
.faro. crf. disciplined and full OF patriotism
'n-ea iS fHe KEY 20 peace IN the last ana re
United States which should protect the American
interests should stand the buffer nation. ole
should plant sign the soil Of Corea and place y
-o ft would ne fu fun view or both Russia aio
.a0s1. and 70 should read, Keep on Inc 1rass-
Asked II he believed Russia and Japan would
come -a blows RI Fassert abstained from proPh-
e~- r-- said 4 rore not