Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-26

China. The cry then was, "On to Pekfngs
At this point Russia and Germany stepped
in and babe Japan pause. Not only that.
they demanded that Japan give up every
foot of soil that her armies had conquered
Manchuria and Korea The reason was
that the possession of these regions would
ever be a menace to the integrity OF
China.
and the Island of Formosa and tho
freedom" of Korea The Koreans hated
their hberators-from a yoke they never
really felt-with perfect hatred. Every
thing Japan tried honestly but short-sight-
edly to do for Korea made the Koreans
hate her worse. She instituted a reform
ca bnet about the Korean Emperor; these
and various other well-meant efforts at
reformation We're not well received by the
wholly corrupt band OF plundering Korean
statesmen-or official bloodsuckers to give
them more fitting name-and what hap
pened? The Empress Min was soon sus-
pected of neutralzing all the japanese
carpet-bagging plan of reconstruction in
Korea; band of Infatuated Japanese des-
peradoes broke into the palace on the night
or october 3, 1893, and murdered the Of
fensive empress. The act received as great
condemnation officially and publicly in
Japan as in the outside world but from
that morning Japanese influence was nil in
Korea, and the Emperor of Korea fed from
MS palace-to the Russian legation
Russia's Policy.
BY her insidious policy of fattery Russia
with the Koreans in Northern Korea In
coming across Asia she had had a good
deal of practice in migrating herself with
new peoples; for instance. she published
Koreans at her own expense for circulation
among the Mohammedans of Central Asia
at the same time that she was running to
the ground and fmprisoning the followers
or the prophet in European Russia: and
one of her tricks with the Chinese was to
cast CONS Tor general circulation with the
image OF the Chinese emperor on one side
ana that of the car on the other. With
the Koreans she instituted trade regula-
uons that were of distinct advantage to
both parties. Her policy with Japan has
been OF the same nature, and you will find
the mikado has received every decoration
and honor-save the highest only-which
the Car of Russia can give
with their emperor at the Russian lega-
ton, the Koreans did not know what to
make or the situation; and slowly but
surely Russia began to make her possession
VI ms majesty felt in the peninsula. Mao
LeaVy Brown, commissioner of customs
was soon after asked to step out by the
hoTean government, and a Russian was in
stalled In ms place. Russian was APP
poihteu mlltary supervisor of the Korean
army A Russo-Korean bank was estate
lished, 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 unon tha
EMPEROR or Korea, Russia had practical
control of the land
Fomenting Discord
This was proven by the sudden activity
OF the Independence Club an organization
OF Korean patriots who had banded to-
gether for the unity and integrity of Korea
by backing a paper operated by Amerf-
cans, the Korean Independent which pub
lshed both English and native editions trf-
weekly, and by various public meetings an
intense, . sentiment against the pro-Russian
n q ffaf i've
minated In the murder of the Korean in
terpreter to the Russian legation who was
oeileved to be an important cog in the Rus
sian wheel
At last, in the middle of March. 1898 the
RUSSIAN minister submitted to the Korean
emperor paper asking whether the
Korean government wished Russia to re-
cede from the position she had taken To
the surprise of the world, the emperor gave
an Affirmative answer. Then the mouse
began to gnaw the rope and the rome bepan
TO hang the butcher" the Russian commits
sloner of customs gra cously yielded up his
Position TO MacLeavy Brown; the Russo
Korean bank closed its doors, the funds 60
ing back to the Korean bank and the Rus
sian officer In charge of the Korean army
went away.
Fear and Hate.
AS result of the Korean peoples ex-
perience in those days Russia had been
feared by them as much as Japan had been
hated; and such has been the case ever
since.
The residents of Seoul know fully the
Keeling of the Koreans to both Japanese and
Russians. L have seen Cossacls go gallon
ing down the wide avenues of Seoul ana
burst suddenly upon crowd of Koreans
without an fnstants warning and never
look behind to see what injuries they heed
lessly caused. A riot In the Japanese SEQ
tion OF Seoul is of common occurrence.
though the japanese are very law-abiding:
one Korean, half full of sui can find ali
the fghting he wants, and find 1t quick. in
the japanese quarter. The islanders have
hooked in large numbers to Seoul and
southern Korea, much to the delight of for
e1gners, who find them obligfng and EN-
clent Japan is building up large trade
with Korea; but the jealousy is deep-rooted
ana 1t Will take generations to wipe IL out
Hatred of Japan is one of the great OH
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 desolate coasts. the
hatred OF Koreans for both the contestants
VIII increase with every ounce of powder
that is spent.