Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-15
MARQUIS ITo's GREAT POWER
Japanese Statesman IL Now Most In
HuentiaI Man in Politics
in Asia.

TOXIC. Japan. Jan. 14.-(Special Cable
gram TO The Bee THE Marquis Ito, the
Bismarck of Japan" who has accepted
the governor generalship of Corea, becomes
by this stroke one of the most powerful
men in Asia. His powers will exceed those
Of the viceroy of India and he will be the
virtual ruler of the Hermit Kingdom. The
marquis is a samural of the great Hizen
clan. He has been in Europe a number
of times and is given credit for being the
originator of the Anglo-Japanese agree
ment. Under the agreement signed with
Japan. Corean foreign relations will be ad-
ninistered by the direction Of the new gov
eernor general and his staff. The emperor
will be a mere fgurehead-a spectator Of
the administration, which will develop
Corea along western lines. Interviewed
upon the subject OF Corea the Marquis Ito
said:
The future of corea is very hopeful. The
full realization of the advantages to be OBJ
tained depends alone upon the diligence of
the japanese nation. II is my sincere de-
sire to maintain the dignity OF the i'm
pertal household of Corea and to promote
the happiness OF its people There are
enumerate with regard to the actual state
of affairs in Corea. Lamentabe usages
and defects have been handed down from
time immemorial We cannot suddenly in
stltute great reforms; we must wait pa
| tiently for the national progress and de-
velopment.
The Chinese students in Toxic are still
giving the authorities no end of trouble.
Numbering 10000, they are still out on what
they call strike" The Japanese authori-
ties have addressed to them a document
explaining that the new regulations planned
| by the government are inspired solely by a
| desire to promote the welfare of the stu
| dents themselves and that they in nowise
! unduly curtail their personal liberty. The
| objects In view are to help the students to
| distinguish suitable schools, and also to
\ save them from falling into the hands of
| designing inkeepers. One fact which, TO the
! mind of the westerher accustomed to theo-
| ries regarding the women of China. will
appear almost In the light of a joke, is
| that the female students, numbering only
| sixty. have also Joined in the strike Pub
| lie opinion here in Japan really supports
the authorities and 1t is declared that the
| lives of some of the Chinese students have
even constituted a demoralizing influence
| upon the Japanese schools themselves
| China Is showing great reluctance in max.
| ing any further concessions to Japan in
the matter Of international treaties and ar.
| rangements. According to all accounts
| here, In consequence of the exclusion OF
Chinese from the United States, the anti.
American feeling is growing and, unfortu
nately, owing to the inability of the Chi
nese to make any fine discrimination, it i.
said to be reacting against all foreigners
| One thing that has made the Chinese yer,
| angry has been the individual cases of tn,
savage ill-treatment of people of their rae,
| In America. Perhaps the case which ha,
attracted the most attention was that oi
the suicide of the Chinese military attache
Tom Kim Young, after his shocking abus,
| at the hands of the San Francisco police
FOR which outrage nobody was punished
The thousands of Chinese who followed
him to the grave regarded themselves a.
personally outraged by the wrongs don,
him and their letters to their countrynei
at home gave the most indignant account.
of the manner in which Cinnamon in Amer
| lea are treated.