The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-11-06
KOREAN KING
is BUSTED

The physician OF Marquis Ito, the
Grand Old Man" OF Japan. and now
the viceroy OF Korea, commanded Will
liam Haywood. United States Consul
General at Seoul. to leave Korea and 60
to Arizona for the benefit OF his health
II he desired to live at all. Mr.. Hay
wood took the advice and left at once
and yesterday passing through Homo
lulu on the steamship Korea, he was
&, eeted by host OF friends. Mrs. Hay
wood and the children accompany him
| home.
Mr. Haywood, who was formerly Con-
sui General OF the United States in
Honolulu, and later the representative
at Washington OF the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association, was recently as
signed as Consul General to Korea, a
post which, in reality, means United
States Minister.
| Mr.. Haywood is now a very sick man
and he is eager to get to Arizona. He
, Is unable to move about the steamer
without assistance and has to be car
ried up and down the companionways.
He was unable to leave the vessel yes
terday, but sat on sofa in the writ
ingroom near the doorway, where he
could see and meet all of his old-time
friends and incidentally gaze out to the
hills. Honolulu was always a favorite
sojourning place with Mr. Haywood.
In appearance he is but a shadow Of his
former self.
Mr.. Haywood talked Interestingly of
Korea yesterday, although he had been
there only few weeks when a pull
monary affliction caused him to leave.
IT was appointed to the post at Seoul
just before the executive order went
into effect concerning those who had
formerly been in the consular service,
and by accepting then / did not have
to go to the foot of the list" said Mr..
Haywood.
1.-THE American legation is q large
compound and is adjacent to the shack
that the Korean Emperor now lives In.
He has been leaving one palace after
another until he has picked out this
shack Well, 1 could carry on con-
versation from the end of my piazza
with the Emperor if he was on the end
of his piazza.
1.-THE Emperor showed his cunning
when he went to that shack. You see,
it's next to ours. and l believe that
the Emperor would not hesitate to drop
over the fence into our compound If
some unruly faction got after him. or
course, as a Consul General / cannot
harbor any one there, but at the same
time the Emperor is taking his chances.
In fact, believe he passed through the
American legation grounds to get to his
shack when he first went there.
1.-THE Emperor is nearly busted. He's
an autocrat and formerly had his hand
on all the funds there were In the
state, but with the Japanese protector
ate over his kingdom he appears to
be poor. However, he tres to be square
in most of his dealings. He OCCASION
ally digs up some coin. probably from
some part Of his palace, where 1t may
have been sailed down.
There was an American in Korea
who had a mining concession. But he
had to close down while / was there.
The Emperor. or the Government. owed
him some money. The American went
broke. He pawned his watch and jew
tlTy anu IL Idu " NC iSoCCihSu bSAoiS
October 1, and he came to me and
asked me If l could help him. 1 made
a request for him through the usual
channels and finally I was surprised to
get an order from the Residency for the
amount owing. The Emperor had dug
UP the coin from somewhere.
1.-THE Japanese have a protectorate
over Korea and they will undoubtedly
eventually control Korea entirely. And
why shouldn't they? They were robbed
Of the fruits of the Chinese Japanese
war. They are restoring the govern
ment to what 1t should be. The Korean
government was altogether corrupt.
Marquis Ito is the power and the
brains of government in Korea. Ev-
cry official matter that issues from the
Korean Government, or from the EN-
peror, has it's inception In Toxic or In
the Resldency General, where Ito pre-
sides. Ito will probably leave Seoul
in December and go to Japan to remain
during the winter, as the cold weather
in Korea does not agree with him. d.
w. Stevens, the American adviser to
the Japanese. who is now In Seoul. will
be practically In charge of affairs In
his absence, although of course the Jap
anese official under Ito will personally
head all affairs there"
Mrs. Haywood and daughter visited
many friends in Honolulu and returned
to the boat about o'clock. Governor
Carter had quite chat with Mr.. Hay
wood and brought him many delicacies.
them was a big bottle of milk.
which caught Mr.. Haywood's fancy:
my, but that milk looks good" he