The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
COREA'S MEDIATOR AT TOXIC.
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Appeal to Prince Eui-Wha to Save HIS
Country's Autonomy.

The COred Review, a monthly magazine
printed in Seoul. appeals in it's last humble
to Prince Eui-wha, one Of the sons OF the
Emperor OF Corea, to espouse the cause Of
his country and to use his influence with
the japanese authorities for the preserval
tion Of the identity Of Corea as a nation
Many Americans " i'll remember this young
man, who spent several years IN this
country at school. Hewas brought into Ton
tact here with the many temptations which
wait upon leisure and a competence. Some
of his adventures interested the press and
not a few stories about the Prince were
circulated. He took a small hand in stock
speculation, but finally retired from the
game wiser, though not quite 40 rich.
One day in 1893 flsring posters on the
billboards OF New York announced that
in the next Sundays issue OF a newspaper
there would be a full account OF how the
Prince was trying to decide in his mind be-
tw cen the crown of Corea and the hand
OF a b%ewitching milliner who had capti-
waited his fancy. The editor OF the Cored
Rerielo happened to be in New York. He
visited the newspaper Office and told the
editor that Corea had a Crown Prince,
whose succession to the crow was un-
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be an heir TO the throne; furthermore, the
Prince was already married and therefore
was not in a position to make the pretty
milliRer happy. The gentleman was in
formed, however, that the material was all
prepared and ready for the press. and the
article appeared on Sunday.
The COred ReUieD tells some things about
the Prince that may be g to his acQusin-
tances in this country. He was not the son
OF the Queen, and so is not eligible to the
throne. The Emperor is his father, but his
mother was a palace woman without a
DIR op of royal blood in her veins. When
the Queen learned of the Emperor's little
son she was very angry and the poor mother
from that our was a doomed woman.
Sne died OF poison and the child was left in
the care OF her brother.
IL was not until Prince Eui-wha was
IL years old tina he was introduced into
the palace. The Queen was then reconciled
to his existence, and at dinner she told
the boy to sit with the crown prince, his
half brother, who was three years his senior.
Little Prince Eui-wha bowed to the Queen
and said:
II cannot sit at the same table with him.
because some day he will be my sovereign.
and IL is not fitting that l sit at meat with
my future King
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remark. He was married when IL years old.
and after that his royal blood was more
fully recognized and A separate palace was
given to him as a residence.
The Prince is now 80 years old, and is the
best educated member Of the royal house
OF Corea. Since he left America he has
spent much OF his time in Japan, has been
admitted TO the friendship Of the Japanese
Emperor and is said to be popular among
the governing classes OF that country. II
was recently announced that he intends
TO spend the coming winter in Japan, ana
this is the reason why the Cored ReuidX
has just made this appeal 10 him.
1t says that CoTea greatly needs an ad-
vocate from her own people-a man who is
sensible of the needs OF the nation, and in
innate enough with the Japanese 10 be able
TO approach them as no outsider can do.
This man is Prince Eui-wha. He il in close
touch with the Japanese and the Repiew
begs him to make use OF the opportunities
which Providence has put in his hands to
induce the present masters Of Corea not
to destroy the autonomy of the nation.