Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-16
KOREAN PROTE(IORATE
JAPANESE SCHEME FOR
handling new TERRITORY
.. w. STEVENS TO ACT FOR JAPAN
AT KOREAN COURT HAS
BEEN COUNSELLOR AT
WASHINGTON.

Toxic, Sept. 5.-The Government to
day published the text of an agree
ment signed at Seoul on August 22d
between representatives Of Japan and
Corea. The agreement follows:
First the Corean Government
shall engage as financial adviser to
the Corean Government Japanese
subject recommended by the japanese
Government, and all matters concern.
ing finance shall be dealt with after
his counsel has been taken.
Second - The Corean Government
shall engage as diplomatic adviser to
the Department of Foreign Affairs
foreigner recommended by the Japan.
csc Government. and all important
rpatters concerning foreign relations
shall be dealt with after his counsel
has been taken.
Third - the Corean Government
shall previously consult the Japanese
Government in concluding treaties and
conventions with foreign powers and
dealing with other important diplomat.
&c affairs, such as the granting of con.
Cessions to or the making of contracts
with foreigners"
The japanese Government explained
the foregoing agreement to the repre-.
sentative Of the Associated Press as
follows:
This agreement is nothing moro
than natural and logical sequence to
the protocol of February 23d. II will
be remembered that in this protocol
the Japanese Government undertook
TO give advice to the Corean Govern.
ment with regard TO the improvements
OF administration, which advice the
latter agreed to accept with full conf.
dence. The financial embarrassment
of the Corean Government has been
in the past constant cause of inter.
nal trouble and the chief hindrance to
the development OF foreign commerce.
This serious aspect Of Corean admin.
istration naturally attracted the first
attention OF the japanese Govern.
ment.
will be remembered, further,
that in the protocol 1t was stipulated
that in case the welfare of the impe-
rial house OF Corea, or the territorial
integrity of Corea, was endangered by
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 1t incumbent
upon Japan to exercise careful con-
troll respecting Corean diplomacy In
fact, the responsibilities devolving
upon the Japanese Government In
consequence OF this protocol Of Feb.
ruary 23d can only be discharged by
possessing consultive voice In all
important questions OF foreign inter.
course and In assisting Corea to Sc.
cure trustworthy advisers to examine
on the spot questions of international
concern. These measures to control
Corean finance and Corean foreign in
tercourse do not In any way interfere
with the full operation and validity Of
Corea's existing treaties.
Article No. is not intended to
place an impediment upon the legiti-
mate enterprise Of foreigners In the
sphere OF commerce and industry, but
Is calculated to serve as 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 consplcuously In the