The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-09-05
AMERICAN TO ADVISE
KOREAN GOVERNMENT
NEW TREATY WITH JAPAN
SIGNED AT SEOUL.

Under 1t Durham White Stevens, for
Many Years Counsellor of the Japan
ese Legation at Washington, to Take
Up Diplomatic Residence in Korean
CapitaI-Recommende by Japan
Latter to Direct Foreign Relations.
Toxic, Sept. 5.-The government to-
day published the text of an agreement
signed at Seoul on August % between
representatives of Japan and Korea
The agreement follows:
"First:The Korean government shall
engage as financial adviser to the Ko-
rean government the Japanese subject
recommended by the japanese govern
ment and all matters concerning
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 for
eigner recommended by the Japanese
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 gov
iernment in concluding treaties and
conventions with foreign powers and in
dealing with other important diplomat
| ic affairs, such as the granting of con-
cessions to or the making of contracts
for foreigners
The Japanese government explained
the foregoing agreement to the repre-
lsentative OF the Associated Press as
follows:
This agreement is nothing more than
a natural and logical sequence to the
protocol of February %. It will be re-
Inlembered that in this protocol the Jap
Eanese government undertook to give ad-
lvice to the Korean government with
reference to improvements to admins
| tration which advice the latter agreed
to accept with full confidence. The A.
nancial embarrassment of the Korean
government has been in the past con-
stant cause Of internal trouble and the
! chief hindrance to the development of
foreign commerce. This serious aspect
| of Korean administration naturally at
/ tracted the first attention of the Jap
anese government.
1T will be remembered further that
! in the protocol it is stipulated that, in
case the welfare Of the imperial house
OF Korea or the territorial integrity Of
Korea was endangered by the agrees
sion Of a third power or by internal dis
turbance, the Japanese government was
| to take the measures made requisite by
the circumstances. This stipulation
makes it incumbent upon Japanese to
exercise careful control of existing Ko-
rean diplomacy. In fact the RESPONSE
bilities devolVing upon the government
in consequence of this protocol of Feb.
ruary % can only be discharged by pos
sessing a consultative voice in all Inn
portant questions Of foreign intercourse
and in assisting Korea to secure trust
worthy advisers to examine important
questions of international concern.
These measures to control Korean
finance and Korean foreign intercourse
Ido not in any way interfere with the
full operation and validity of Korea s
4 existing treaties.
j Article No. 8, is not intended to
ipIace an impediment on the legitimate
enterprise Of foreigners in the sphere OF
commerce and industry, but is caIcll-
lated to serve as a precaution against
the conclusion of improyident and dam
]gerous engagements which in the
lpast have proved to be sources Of SER
ious complications, such as was show1,
conspicuously in the case of the Rus
sian lease at Yongampho.
Durham White Stevens, counsellor
4 of the Japanese legation at Washing
ton, will be the diplomatic adviser of
1.-THE Korean government while M. Me-
Igata, director of the revenue bureau
at Toxic will be Korea's financial adj
wiser"