Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
At American Legation in
Seoul, Korea.
TROUBLE is EXPECTED
NATIVE PRESS SLIGHTLY OFTEN
SIvE TO FOREIGNERS.
Koreans Favor a Change in Their Gov
ernment Substituting Jap
anese Personnel.

SEOUL, January 18.-The American
guard at the United States legation has
been increased. Sixty additional marines
arrived here last night and are quartered in
the city at the electric power company's
building. The native press is slightly Of
fenslve to foreign residents, and 1t is quite
possible there will yet be trouble with
Korea. Troops now guard all the foreign
residences, probably in sufficient numbers
to keep the natives in check should they
begin to make trouble Foreigners cannot
be considered in danger. a German man
Of-war has just arrived at Chemulpo
A change in the personnel of the govern
ment has begun In favor of the Japanese.
and as the people have been more angry
with the government than the foreigners
it Is likely that this change will completely
pacify them.
The American authorities have taken the
precautiOn to provide male escorts for
women and children of that nationality
while on the street
Pacific Dispatches Received at St.
Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 16.-Accord-
ing to a dispatch from Port Arthur, Vice
roy Alexief, addressing the troops on the
occasion of the New Year parade, Jam
uary A. declared that lit is the will of the
emperor that peace shall be preserved in
the far east"
A dispatch received here from Vladivos-
took. says 1t is reported there that all the
powers have urged Japan to maintain the
status quo, pointing out the undeSlraDlllty
of any disturbance of the peace.
Peace News at Japanese Legation
ST. PETERSBURG, January 16.-"The
news which reaches the legation Is of
the secretary of the japanese legation
In an interview today published by the
Bourse Gazette. Neither Russia ia
pan desires war continued the secretary.
Japan has no interest in undermining the
International prestige of Russia. The CEN
trail point of the difficulty Is Korea, on the
subject of which, however, il is quite pos
Sible that an understanding will be reached
at no distant date. Japan does not claim
q protectorate over Korea. She only de-
mands the right OF free trade III Korea and
Manchuria japanese trade with Manchu-
ria could be established in such manner
as to give Russia equivalent advantages
for any loss from the opening of the Man
churian markets Russlas interests could
be further safeguarded by Russo-Jap-
aDeSe commercial treaty.
The secretary declared the legation had
no information on the subject OF the report
that the London and Paris cabinets In
tended to offer their good offices, adding:
This course, however, seems supernuous
at the present moment, as the state of the
diplomatic negotiations makes it permis-
sible to hope for favorable issue
PORT SAID, January 16.-The Russian
battleship Oslabya has left this port for
SueZ. The remainder OF the Russian
squadron is awaiting orders.
NEW YORK, January 16.-Colonel T.
Kurada the Japanese military attache at
Rome, arrived here today on the steamship
Iuca MIA on his way to Japan. He was
ordered to return home on account OF the
probability of war.