The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-11
THE POSITION OF KOREA
BY ANGUS HAMILTON IN LONDON ILLUSTRATED NEWS

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position regard the questions dispute
between Russia Japan hopeless Unfortunately
Government Kingdom powees eithe
OF Russia the steady spread OF japanese influence
possesses which be put
while she is in that position in which country placed
when unable raise its voice upon its own behalf horea the
helpless happess sport of japanese Russian lust and
impossible contemplate without the ultimate
OF he little kingdom.
Korea is quite any of constitutional govern
Indeed the qualities of there be described
benevoent despoc The of authority
the hands of the Emperor who administers the functions OF his
lis eaygong the officials are the administration of the
Officers of grsde underpad and officials
brides There very little public spirit in the Government and in
dvduaism encouraged The OF the country IS de-
proceeds of Korea presided
by Mr. MacLeavy Brown c. NJ g. and staff OF foreign
Prvy royalty; from local
Taxes indirect and direct the people suffering
little misery OF the contributions to the I'M
pea exchequer which MAN, Korea
agricultural cereals beans, wheat and barley
forming principal export Imports are
agricultural mining supplies and goods
The trade with japan large degree with China lesser de-
gree with beyond these hardly all Kore
great splendor. The scenery
superb, and there spacious harbo The
land unnavgabe few instances The people
doce without enterprise ambition preferring
deness peaceful the notoriety which
fallen their borders The future OF the uncertain
1t contained promise of development but if should break
improbable this prospect
ca interests which will follow in train.
The army Korea exists only imagination of
ohicialdom 1t useless institution, but quite
without certain picturesque attire Now
adoption foreign style has robbed the Korean soldier
OF ms one claim to serious consideration to winch an Imperial
decree abohing the topkno throughout
Their emphasis AS today the uniform blue
unic with large brass buttons blue breeches leather shoes
CATERS The regimenta1 number
strap Rife bayonet and wasbelt with ammunon pouches
blanket bottle and feldkit weighing
twen-egh pounds carried active service The uni
form fashioned the lines of TIE
The uniforms of the Imperial Bodyguard regiments
time France then however the military
japan have been responsible for the The
OF the Korean has been returned by official of the
Legation III this thousand
might
trained This is unfortunately and point of
tact the armed might of Korea would be routed utterly by regiment
the Of Korea might be fifty
greater the strengthen paPethe easier would it be for the
Chief to the Forces enrich himself Apart
this the might
by the of receiving something nothing
willingly accept the eight Korean with uniform
rifle included for the privilege of allowing
slider them soldiers The regiments of the Imperial Guard
stationed Seoul the capital of the
edge of foreign drill It is, however limited
culon snguary defective Indeed
handing genius of the inmitabe mpart
scene atmosphere of pantomme gotesque
humorous Apart from the of the officers
Iii Japan and throughout the service indications of
japanese influence be observed
the reforms which have been introduced
distinguish Korean from japanese soldiers the complexion height
and general OF both being similar
Korean IS the better looking Japanese the
odlery but with that there difference
the one beng the habrother of his
Inc armament OF Korea
which
man. muzze-loadng length of iron piping of
modern Mausr with magazine attachment There
of rifles
examples of the Martini Mauser Berdan uata rifles
here are also smoothbore muzzle-loadng muse
discharge veritabe arsenal of round sodon pellets
IS confined to single steamer formerly coal-lghter.