The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-11
KOREA AS THE SANDWICH MAN
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hundred feet long plates IRON being
hammered into small plates small spikes
wood They made fabrics and very ski metal work
the ashonng OF jewels and the manufacture of pottery They
III ADVANCE OF their apneSe neghbors to whom they have
taught the arts Of Woodworking pottemang and sweavng
hree centuries ago. Japan ovean the country and devastated it, trans
u "o colonies OF artisans to Japan and broke down forever the
military power of Korea Korea has produced but little literature
Korean students have been largely devoted Chinese authors The
native literature consists largely Of descriptions OF scenery and folklore
The people of Korea may described generally robust amiab
INDUSTRIOUS peasureovng and given rather the peace than
the ardo OF war They are agricultural rather than commercial
They are kindly and They have national religion and
never have had Conucanism far regards the worship Of
o te ot parents ana the agy OF family mas stronger
hold than other form religion Buddhism has always had
the people witches, spirits and in devils There relics of e
chsm The costumes Of the and the dfed wirey
CLOTH beached unbeached winter padded with
short staple cotton which grows Korea pads
remarkably varied in FORM They have different form different
kind OF hat for almost every station in life All the unmarried men in
Korea called boys and their hair braids down their backs
boy is married he man The women of Korea have no legal sta
us. may have and children his legitimate
heirs but Korean have concubnes he have the
ability or the disposition support
The form of government today is imperial In 1897 after
the close Of the Chinese and Japanese War Of 1895 the Korean king
Emperor as to enforce upon
his people the fact that he stood the basis the ruler
Russia the ruler of China and the ruler OF Japan His power unm
tied He has cabinet Of ministers which constitutes his council The
members of this cabinet changed by the imperial will and the i'm
pea will changes oener than the phases the The empire
divided into districts and magistrates which are governed by COVER
nors and magistrates appointed by the Emperor These officers
their responsible bu the sovereign and a
ecter DIV constitutional lets or ndrance any Kind Ihey nave the
power OF life and death and OF the con6scaton of property subject only
to their acts by his professional spies and momers who everywhere
passing and down among the people The entire
based upon system squeeze the poor cooe ground into
the earth He has constitutional legal protection He find
his protection under the wing some neghborng officer nobeman
OF rank and power.
There nothing prevent any magistrate any time send
ing his police appehend the any alleged rich
convey him prison. and subject him death for the
purpose exortng part of his property The
average Korean feels incentive to thrift and therefore he lives
fat and shines with the oil plenty in lean he and
dies by the thousands So has that travellers who
plOloSe
oafer which is far from being just description The Korean when
protected energetic industrious, faithful and reliable He sucep
be kindness and appreciates mercy and genene when he
that they dictated but flow
Justice The Korean has qul and ready mind He is good lin
gust and good mathematician promising subject for
development when he shall be permitted enjoy firm nte
gent and benehcent government
The position Korea unique She youngest nations
into diplomatic relations with the Western world The rea-
many 1885, with Italy 1884, with France 1886;
with Hungary 1892 She has welesabshd postal
facilities of transportation and communication She has only
short railroad while Others projected and only miles OF
telegraph lines these mostly controlled by foreigners The
transportation OF men and goods manbac ponyback cowDac
by sedan chairs and by wowheeed clumsy bucr She
manufactures feeby insufficient supply of textile fabrics OF pottery
and OF metal wares She exports rice ginseng and fish Korea has
recovered from the bghng OF the japanese
worthy the name She has no military class no military ASPIRATIONS no
military aptitude military instruction Her army nominal
of thousand is deservedy laughing and object
proper dcue when object OF dread Her soldiers poor
equipped and badly paid instead of being body for protection be-
band OF despado OF which the Emperor the court and the
people desperately afraid The Koreans are not towards but they
are prboken resembling this respect the felaheen OF Egypt
Corruption intrigue dWared even Cn grown d
Western powers opened ports and
interior Her salvation for the future depends the Institution Oft
w the neutrang ambitious projects OF
other nations abroad She designed by be buffer state
At the time that Russia assuring the that she was
only temporarily occupying Port Arthur and would leave
the country pached increasing her expenditures her
army and navy the East and pouring hundreds of millions
1.-THE and churches and permanent
barracks and internal development and facilities for railroad ter
mna She has expended years. with increasing avhne
since Manchu than the Boer
England Africa She has constructed the besequpped
and besbu branches of the Siberian Railway Manchura She
Manchu She constructing buildings in the numer
Gus cities which developing along Manchuran railways Her PEG
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