Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-01

worked radical differences in the Her init nation, in the continuance of Korea for the Koreans" A core. spondent of the San Francisco Argo. naut, writing from Seoul, gives us a rather pessimistic picture of Japan's success in this new colonization scheme, and thinks the Koreans will not submit talmely to numbers and op. pression.
 Let us consider the numbers. At the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war !. there were about 10000 Japanese resi- dents in Korea; something like half of this number dwelt in Fusan. which has been practically a Japanese town since the invasion by Hideyoshi's men; something like 5000 dwelt in Seoul; and the remainder in seaport towns on the eastern and southern coasts. When the army of occupation ap- peared before the Koreans there ac. companied the fighting men another army. an army made up of coolies, ar tisans and camp followers. And the latter army remained, large numbers acquiring land and settling down to make homes in country less crowded than their own. To-day in Seoul there are 1S,000 Japs as against the 5000 that so shortly constituted their number in the capital. In the whole country today there are 55,000 Japs as against the 10000 afore mentioned. And the men of Nippon are no longer confined to the localities af6re men, tioned. They are everywhere now. They are up in the north provinces along the Yalu, and on the west coast up to Gensan and the Amur boundary.
 When the Seoul.Fusan railway was rushed through. and the military road built from Seoul to Wiju. Japanese la borers and coolies at work on the road made acquaintance with the country, and learned something of its resources. When completed, the Seoul-Fusan road leased land at low prices to Jap. anese tenants. and today at every little station between Seoul and Fusan a Japanese colony is to be found. The Japs dwell in enclosures, entrance to which is not given a Korean save by special permission. Between Seoul and Fusan Japanese troops guard the railway, and daily embarkation of these troops on their way from station to station is a sight intended 10 fill with awe any disaffected native of the land. And disaffected the native often openly shows himself: shows that he hates the men that are taking posses sion of land and trade: endeavors 10 buy nothing from the invaders.
 But the men from that nation of shop keepers over the way. know a thing or two. and have willy means of forcing their goods on the Korean. The trader has come in numbers as we'll as the laborer and eoOlie; Korea is being fast Japanned.
 We recall that the Japs were the first to make a treaty Of peace and friendship with Korea, they succeeded where others had failed. In the sixties. the French tried to bring the Koreans to terms. after their persecution Of Christians, and failed: the United States. in 1871 sent an expedition to make inquiry concerning the fate of a shipvrecked crew. and met with fail. ure. In 1876 the Japs succeeded in having the ports of Genssn and Fusan | opened to their trade, and in 1880 the port of Chemulpo. The latter year. a Korean embassy visited Japan to ex- change treaty notifications.
 It is agreed that Japan has done very well in the handling of the col | euy of Fornoss, but there is ground for fear she may not be 90 successful sitk the colony of Korea
 ALFRED DwHITEHoCsE-