Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-04-14

~ gfvrng to RUSSIA me ccntEBr or the
northern frontier Of Korea q n0nauena-
ton clause covering the island Of Koches-
do. near Maaasnpo. A promise that no
more mines viii be granted 70 foreigners
and that IL any ono Is intrusted with the
operation OF the Korean household mines
(Which include all the good mines % Ehe
country such operator shall pc 9 kus-
alan. An agreement that if capital " 20
81 secured Tor the completion Of the
Northwestern railway, from Seoul 70 Wei
chu. such capital shall be secured from
Russia and the work be tntrusted 10 Rus
sian engineers.
Second. Between Japan and Korea;
IL NAV BE- noted that on Sept s, 1888.
concession was granted To Japanese syn
dicate for railway to connect Seoul ana
Fusan Work was formally begun on this
road Aug 4 1901 On Aug. rs. 1850. the
Chicksan mining concession was granted
20 Japanese firm. On Oct Q. 1900. an adj
ditional fisheries convention was agreed
to between Korea and Japan. On Dec. 3.
1900. permission was granted 70 Japanese
company to reclaim portion OF the fore
shore at Fusan. On May 70. 1901, spe-
cial Japanese settlement at Masampo was
announced. With reference to the Seoul
Chemulpo railway. It might be added that
this line was begun by Americans In 1917.
was on Dec. 1. 1887, mortgaged to the Ja-
pan Specie bank ana on Dec 81. 1888.
| formally taken over by q japanese syndf-
| cate headed by Baron Shibusawe- The
road was opened. for traf1c TO the river
| near Seoul on Sept. s, 1889, and TO Seoul
on the completion Of the bridge. July y
| 1900.
The Japanese have seen that the sit
uation is impossible, and the mass Of
| the people have chafed continually at
!, the conditions which eliminated China
from her Korean problem only to re-
place her by a vastly more terrible
| competitor. 1t has been the Manchu-
rian question which has brought mat
| tiers to head. And 1t Is to the credit
4 of the Japanese that they have been
| able to view that question with sober
1 ness and self restraint. The treaty Of
/ Shimonoseki, which terminated the
Chino-Japanese war, not only settled
| the destiny OF Korea, but also trans
/ ferred to Japan the Liaotung PENN
sula, embracing great portion Of
Manchuria and including the ports OF
i Port Arthur and Talienwan. 1t also
opened four Manchurian ports to al
foreign trade and assigned to the Japa'
nese exclusive commercial advantages
in the interior. These fruits OF the
war were all torn from Japan by Rus
sia, Germany and France by q treaty
which they coerced Japan into signing
and In which she relinquished thu
rights she had acquired In Manchuria
The confederates who had intervenet
to save China from Japan at once re
II warded themselves by an immensely
greater raid upon the helpless empire
Germany got a foothold at flemish
and Hankow and little later tool
Shangtung. France obtained addition
al territory and privileges in the south
and Russia by several moves slippe'
! into Manchuria and absorbed the yer.
. rights OF which she had induced Ger
, many and France to aid her in depriy
Ing Japan. Meanwhile she has pushes
steadily forward in an aggressive pol
J lev in Korea The wonderful thinI