Evening journal., 1907-07-12
COREAN SCORES
THE JAPANESE
Charges Oppression
the POWsrS to Intervene.
To Appeal to President
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By Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
THE HAGUE. July Highway
men, "Barbarians," Murderers" are
the mildost terms Prince Tyion Huon
vi has for the Japanese "a The Hagne
conference when asking the powers 10
save his country from the Mikado's
oppression
Japan Is trying to steal Corea as
barefacedly as ever hignwaymen rob-
bed stare coach" he told a Publish
ers' Press representative to-day dis
cussing his mission ami his relative
the King sen. him on.
"Our emperor Is the Mikado's prison.
er. It Is untrue that be has repudi-
ated his representatives, at The Hague.
His jailors have tried to discredit U.S.
that's all.
Il accuse Japan of infamy in its
treatment Of Corea venture to doubt
whether England viii continue satis-
fled with her Japanese alliance when
she learns in detail the story of Ja-
pans treachory against Corea and the
permanent lie by which the Mikado is
maintaining its usurDation of our
rights.
"In its declaration of war against
Russia, Japan declared that one of its
principal reasons for beginning HOSTILE
ties was its desire to insure Corea s
independence as America pledged Cuba
independence az the outbreak Of the
war with Spain.
"The world can see now how diff
ferently Japan and America regard
their pledges
"Corea considers America its best
friend and Koreans are profoundly
grateful for the manner in which tho
United States has always aided their
country by word and deed.
Will Sec Roosevelt. ,e
II. B. Hubert. the American, VIII,
was ouremperors most trusted advisor
twenty years ago, and who accom-
panied us here. has left for the Unitei
States, where he will lay our case be
fore President Roosevelt
"The world would protest in horror
II Il knew the true condition. While
Japan is complaining Of the treatmen
accorded it's citizens in California, it IL
subiecting Coreans to far worse I'm
dignities in the Mikado's land.
"Corean students. who seek educa
!
allowed TO attend the regular schools
but special institutions where tn
facilities are Of the poorest In thi
particular the Coreans position IL
Japan is not a whit hetter than tina
of the Japanese I'm California.
"But these humiliations are nothln
compared to those heaped on tn
Coreans at hcme.
Ignorant, barbarious immigrant
from Japan are invading the countr
like locusts and behaving as If the
owned It. Every village has its tai
of cattle stealing, house breaking an
the outrage Of defenseless women b
the Japanese.
"The. japanese authorities in Core
never act against japanese malefaci
= ors and there is no redress for I'll
wrongs the people suffer.
Wants to Break Treaties.
"When the MilSado seized Corea
1901 Toxic PROMISED the powers to r'
spect all corsan treaties. Now 1t
trying to find "a way 10 break thei
o all-especially those relating to trot
ing rights and the most favored ms
I tion's clauses in thetarift agreement
p Japan wishes its own exports
I enter Corea duty free. but wants
/. impose a tariff of forty to fifty p
= cent ad valorem on other countrie
q goods.
n 'The Chinese have tho greatest con
= mercial interests in Corea, followed
8 America, Germany and Englan
y America in particular has vast iuves
S ment in the country and manufactur
s enormous quantities of goods Il
which there is immense Demand amor
Coreans.
IF Japan Is permitted TO break ;
existing treaties there will he an el
to the powers hope Of securing q
e trade Of our $l5,0OO,0O0 people"