The San Francisco call., 1904-09-05
JApAN's PACT WITH KOREA.
Hermit Kingdoms Policy to Be
Shaned by the MikadO.

hermit Kingdoms Policy to Be
Shaped by the Mikado.
TOXIC, Sept. 5.-The Government to-
day published the text of an agree
ment signed at Seoul on the 22d of
August between representatives of
Japan and Korea. The agreement fol-
lows:
'First-The Korean Government shall
engage as financial adviser to the
Korean Government a Japanese sub
ject recommended by the Japanese
| Government, and all matters concern
ing finance shall be dealt with after his
counsel has been taken. ~
"Second-The Korean Government
shall engage as diplomatic adviser to
the Department of Foreign Affairs a
foreigner recommended by the Japan
ese Government, and all important
matters concerning foreign relations
shall be dealt with after his counsel
has been taken.
'Third-The Korean Government
shall previously consult the Japanese
Government in concluding treaties and
| conventions with foreign powers and
in dealing with other important dip
lomatic affairs, such as the granting
of concessions to or the making of
contracts with foreigners"
The Japanese Government explained
the foregoing agreement as follows:
This agreement is nothing more
than a natural and logical sequence to
the protocol of February %. 1t will be
remembered that in this protocol the
Japanese Government undertook to
give advice to the Korean Government
with regard to improvements of ad-
nlinistration which advice the latter
agreed to accept with full confidence.
The financial embarrassment of the
Korean Government has been, IN the
past, constant cause or internal
trouble and the chief hindrance to the
development of foreign commerce. This
serious aspect of Korean administra-
ton naturally attracted the first at
tention of the Japanese. Government.
1T will be remembered further that
in the protocol it was stipulated that
in case the welfare of the imperial
house of Korea, or the territorial IN
tegrity of Korea was endangered py
the aggression of a third power or by
internal Disturbance, the japanese
Government, was to take the measures
made requisite by the circumstances.
This stipulation makes it incumbent
upon Japan to exercise careful con-
troll respecting Korean diplomacy In
fact the responsibilities devolv1ng upon
the japanese Government in conse-
QueICe u lil1S OlOOOA VI vi N~N-
23 can be discharged only by possess
ing a consultive voice in all import
ant questions of foreign intercourse
and in assisting Korea to secure trust
worthy advisers to examine on the
spot questions of international con-
Germ These measures to control
Korean finances and Korean foreign
intercourse do not in any way inter-
fere with the full operation and va
lidity of Korea's existing treaties.
article No. 8 is not intended to
place. an impediment upon the legiti-
mate enterprise of foreigners in the
sphere of commerce and industry, but
is caluculated to serve as a precaution
against the, conclusion of improvident
and dangerous engagements, which in
the past often have proved to be sources
of serious complications, such as was
shown conspicuously in the case of the
Russian lease at Yongampho."
Durham White Stevens, counselor
of the Japanese legation in Washing
ton, will be the diplomatic adviser to
the Korean Government, while Me-
gaia Director of the Revenue Bureau
a. Toxic, will be Korea's financial ad-
wiser.