The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-26
ALL over WITH KOREA.
Marquis Ito Will Now Manage Affairs
of the Empire.

Seoul July 26.-The Korean ant hill
has been stirred to the very cellar by
the ex-emperor's second pledge of alb
dioation. A wave of great excitement
swept over the whole peninsula today
when the new agreement with Japan
was announced and the emperors s proc
| lamation published in the provinces.
All the privileged old ladies attached
to the court arrived in crowds at the
palace, condoling. weeping, wailing and
Incidentally carrying away in their
customary loose clothing everything de-
tachable and portable. The palace was
looted of all possible souvenirs.
The ex-emperor wept, saying that his
efforts for many years had been miss
take and that he should himself have
taken the proposed course and was then
unable to continue his speech.
knowing that the affairs of state had
passed to a new administration, he com
mended to the cabinets benign care his
son, the new emperor.
Viscount Hayashi, the japanese min
ister of foreign affairs, received the
Associated Press correspondent today
and in an interview on the Korean sit
uation said that the new agreement
contained Japan's whole programme in
Korea. His mission accomplished, he
said, he would return to Japan on the first
ship from ChemuIpo; that matters now
devolve upon Marquis Ito, who was
more than a premier and whose re-
sponsibilities in Korea We're now enor-
nous. Continuing Count Hayashi said;
were anticipated In the protectorate
agreement of 1905 and complete our OBJ
legations with the accompany reSpOn-
sibility to protect. The Hague Korean
deputation was inherently unimportant,
only showing the urgent necessity or
close control of the throne. The cabi-
net is expected to combine the work
of publication of the court. In the
matter of separating the emperor and
ex-emperor, the cabinet is solely con-
cerned.
IN regard to the feeling in Japan
about the new convention, the people
are undoubtedly sufficiently critical, but
the agreement ought to satisfy all rea-
sonable Japanese, as it ends a long i'm
possible situation. The eX-emperor was
a spoiled despot, always intent upon the
selfish exploitation of his nation. The
power of the emperor and throne has
been diminished. 1t is now possible to
regulate all of the emperOrs acts.
Arrangements have been made with
the railway authorities to quickly bring
4 900 japanese blue jackets from the
squadron now at ChenulpO, which the
admiral in command has offered to Mar
uuis Ito. But account of military
techniCalities, they will not be called for
except a great emergency arises that
makes it absolutely necessary A mixed
brigade of probably 1000 Kiu Shiu troops !
will begin arriving at Fusan this even |
ing, Marquis Ito having finally consent |
ed to bring Japanese trops to Seoul on !
account of two urgent problems. First, |
the diSarnling of the Korean army, and |
second the separating Of the ex-emperor |
from his troops and advisers, both of |
which the cabinet is prepared to do as |
soon as there is a sufficient showing of
troops to overawe any attempts at re- |
sistance and to quell any trouble that |
such action might occasion.