Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16

Prince Euiwha, second son of the
king of COrea, student at the Ohio
Wesleyan university, Delaware. Ohio,
has become so enamored of the Tree
dom and independence of the Ameri-
can people that he declares he may
refuse the crown of his kingdom and
the sake of an independent life abroad
and at home.
His father sent Prince ETiwha to
America to acquire a western educa-
ton, and told him he might study
whatsoever he might choose. Il have
been away from home so long" de-
clared Prince Euiwha in soft but
rather broken accents, that feel as
if had lived as much of my life away
as at home. | went to Japan when
was little over Is years old, and re-
manned in that country for five years,
studying military tactics and Japanese
customs. Then | came to America.
where | spent a year in Washington,
afterward returning home for a few
months | went to Japan again. and a
little over year ago came to America.
attended school at Roanoke, Va, for
short time and last summer came to
the Ohio Wesleyan university to
study English and music may visit
Europe next summer
"At home | have an older brother,
the crown prince, who will become
king after my father dies. But my
brother has poor health. and if he
should die after he becomes king the
throne would descend to me- In case
! | should refuse it it would go to my
brothers oldest SON.
When the prince was asked If he
/ intended to refuse the crown If it
should descend to him, he exclaimed
well, Corea is so different from other
countries. In Europe the kings all
have good times In my country the
\ king. as absolute monarch has SO
much work and so many ceremonies
there is little pleasure left to him
He, is kept in seclUsion and hedged in
with formalities, and necessarily is
annoyed with the petty quarrels and
/ troubles of his favorites and ministers
/ The king has to give his personal at,
tention to the important matters OF
the government and presides over the
meetings of the cabinet, which trans
acts the government business at night
The king is about the hardest worked
man in the kingdom, and has so few
/ pleasures that | believe | should pre-.
fer the freedom yoU Americans enjoy
The young men of America have bet.
ter times-they enjoy life more than
they do in my country. I do not think
should like to be king"
| Prince Euiwha has laid aside his
Corean wardrobe too. 81 like the
American best. it is more convenient, y
he said. He dresses in the correct
prevailing style and is exceedingly
tasty in his appearance He is an in
teresting conversationalist though he
| speaks English 5rokenly He is %
years old, small of stature. and in his
manner is pleasing and affable With
him at college he has his private sec
rotary. Eungni Hahn. The two have
been associated together since they
We're boys. Their apartments are
neatly. but not extravagantly furnish
/ ed. They enjoy the friendship of their
/ fellow students, who are fond of them
Il like the free life of your Ameri
can colleges exclaimed the prince en-
Enthusiastically. We have no co-educa
tional in Corea. There are boys
schools and girls schools, but the boys
and girls never see each other. 1t is
so different in America-here boys
and girls attend the same schools and
in many instances recite in the same
| classes.
Il like the American ladies. | think
they are charming, they are so free
and independent. | like their viva
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