The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

highest only-which the Car of Russia can
give.
With their Emperor at the Russian le-
cation, the Koreans did not know what to
make of the situation and slowly but sure
ly Russia began to make her possession of
MS Majesty felt in the peninsula. Mac
Leavy Brown, commissioner of customs
was soon after asked to step out by the
Korean government, and a Russian was
installed in his place. Russian was APP
pointed military supervisor of the Korean
army. A Russo Korean bank was estab-
hshed, and the funds of the government
were moved thither from the native bank
In short space of time after the doors of
the Russian legation closed upon the EN-
peror of Korea, Russia had practical con-
troll of the land.
CONSTANT FRICTION EXISTS
This was proven by the sudden activity
. of the Independence Club, an organization
OF Korean patriots who banded together
tor the unity and integrity of Korea. By
backing paper operated by Americans,
the Korean Independent, which published
both English and native editions tri-weekly
ana by various public meetings. an intense
sentiment against the pro-Russian trend of
affairs was aroused This eliminated in
the murder of the Korean interpreter to the
Russian legation, who was believed 10 he
an important cog in the Russian wheel
AT last, in the middle of March, 1898 the
Russian minister submitted to the Korean
Emperor paper asking whether the Ko-
rean government wished Russia to recede
from the position she had taken. To the
surprise of the world the Emperor gave an
affirmative answer Then 1.-The mouse he
gan TO gnaw the rope and the rope began
10 h3ng the butcher. the Russian commits
sloner OF customs graciousy yielded up his
position 10 MacLeavy Brown; the Russo
Korean Bank closed its doors the funds
going back TO the Korean Bank, and the
Russian officer in charge of the Korean
army went away
As a result of the Korean peoples ex
perlence in those days, Russia had been
feared by them much as Japan had been
hated; and such has been the case ever
since.
The residents of Seoul know fully the
| feeling of the Koreans to both Japanese
and Russians. | have seen Cossacks 90
galloping down the wide avenues of Seoul
and burst suddenly upon a crowd of Ko-
reans without an instant's warming and
never looking behind to see what injuries
| they heedlessly caused "A riot in the Ian
anese section of Seoul is of common occur
renee though the japanese are very law
ABIDING: one Korean, half full of sui can
| find all the fighting he wants, and find IL
| quick, In the japanese quarter. The island
/ erS have Hooked in large numbers TO Seoul
and southern Korea, much TO the delight of
| foreigners, who find them obliging and eff
| cient. Japan is building up a large trade
/ with Korea; but the jealousy is deep-rooted
and IL Will take generations to wipe IL out
/ Hatred of Japan is of the great OBJ
stacles TO, Korean prosperity; and as the
| tramp OF armies shake the bare hills of
/ Korea. and the roar of the guns OF battle
ships echo along her desoate coasts the
hatred of Koreans for both the contestants
| will increase with every ounce of powder
| that is spent. ARCHER b. HUBERT.
! copyright. 1901