The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-02
AVERY ANGRY COREAN PRINCE
TONG our Nj or THE ROYAL
HOUSE HOT AGAINST JAPAN.

Says Ihs He Expocts 20 Ne sfain.
A little man with a big mission reached
New FORK yesterday in the person OF Thong
Oui XII. prince Of the royal house OF Corea
and late unsuccessful suppliant for his
country at The Hague. He has come
to America 10 explain In what unholy
fashion corea has beer bufeted by japan.
hopes TO see President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Root and to stir America into some
sort of intervention. As the price Of IL
all. and what has gone before. the Prince
believes Japan 10 out to kill him ss o
as 1t gets a good chance. He may be
assassinated here. he says but he rather
thinks Japan will wait until he gets back
to Corea.
Prince XII came on the Majestic with his
fellow delegate. VI Sang Sui. who was
Vioe-Prime Minister OF Corea until forced
out by the treaty Of last November. The
third delegate, VI Tjoune. died suddenly
at The Hague-not q suicide, the Prince
saye. but Of heart failure when he learned
that his Emperor had abdicated.
The Prince 10 % years old. He lived
In Washington four years while his father.
Prince Tchine Pomm vi. nephew OF the
Emperor. was Corean Minister here from
1890 TO 1900. Then he studied two years
at the military school Of Saint Cyr In France
and three more at the Elysee Jsnson de
Sally. He talks prime English with a
triding French accent.
The Prince looks like a Jspanese--so
very like a Japanese hat yesterdays In
reviewers were oddly startled when ne
began his denunciation Of the islanders
who nave set about running things at
Seoul. He is inky haired. and he wore a
black frock coat. high collar and red tie
when seen at the Broadway Central.
The Prince saws that the mission OF the
Coreans at The Hague was duly authorized
by the Emperor and that he has the docu-
ments In his trunk TO prove 1t. The wide-
spread report to the contrary was, he
declares. concocted by Japan. just as was
Japan secretly responsible for the failure
Of the peace congress TO recognize the
Coreans. He went on:
"We were not admitted at The Hague,
but We cannot zee that our trip was all
failure. American. English. French. South
American and German representatives
called upon US unofficially. | cannot give
their nance. but. believe me, they were
sympathetic. II amazed us TO find such
understanding OF what was happening in
Corea and sue sympathy. And that was
the second object OF our mission to let
the world know that things in our country
are not at all as they are represented by
the lying Japanese; that Japan has over
etepped the bounds OF civility and decency
and that acquieecence now will mean he
ruin Of every other country's interests in
what you call the Far East.
when Marquis Ito. frst came 10 Corea
all Coreans welcomed him. He had a great
reputation. was honorable. would guar
antee us our rights. We loved Marquis Ito
until 1905. when in an audience with the
Emperor he suddenly staggered US with
our Minister Of Foreign Affairs by the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs at Toxic, the
Minister OF Japan in Corea must become
the Resident General, the Japanese Consul
Our Emperor was dazed: he said he would
consult with his Ministers and people.
But IFo replied: Don't bother about asking
the people. for We have troops. you know,
and I demand ar immediate acceptance
Our Emperor said; Ito. that would mean
the end Of my country. / would rather die
The Emperor didn't die, you know; but now
he has abdicated. and Gen. Hasegawa with
10000 troops from Japan is on Nam San
Hill in Seoul
last No~vember-did the Emperor really
sign it?' the Prince was asked.
ANeither the Emperor nor his cabinet
nor other representatives OF the people
except Ave Ministers who are now the trai-
tors of Corea," Prince vi replied. But
what could Corea do? She is the mother
land Of peace. She has no arms. no ships
ought I TO be aahamedt 10 say it2-she cannot
make war II she would. Corea was advanc-
ing In ten years she had progressed as
never been ambitious to kick other people
out Of their homes. and never murdered
any other nations Queen. Corea wanted
the open door. Japan stopped her. The
Japanese in Corea are debasing us. to say
nothing. Of killing us. torturing us. stealing
our land.
And now IL your nations would only wake
10 what Japan is trying to do in the East
and in the Pacific Japanese goods are now
going into Corea duty free; English goods are
=! taxed eSin fifty 'sos, 9 y ;s,,o IL ~ W F so 5hs sa bs'
cause England has 90 many colonies in the
Pacific She is jealous of the United States
because she wants tho Philippines-and
will get them. too, il you don't look out.
t SHPsn s Is nO Gould isr Command ~iss . heu wo oHI' but
you AJAX me II she will ever fight the United
States. Well, here Ia a figure for you:
A well dressed man may have empty. pockets.
But II you are an intelligent people. l ask
Japanese annot be true friends. Their two
first characteristics are cunning and treaob-
cry You have heard this? You do not
believe it2 l tell you II is true. know the
Japanese. They don't know what real
friendship means I
well n my death would help my country
/ would die right away. but l think l need
my life to continue my work. l may be in
America two or three months, and then.
probably. I shall 60 back to Europe. came
here because we Coreans trust
America. The English are more selfish. slow
TO respond. but America-here il sympathy
All I have in mind is some such sympathy as
France had for your colonies when Lafayette
came over and fought for them"
The Prince and VI Sang Sui will be in New
York two or three days. When they return
after a trip to Washington, the Prince says,
he may do some public speaking II he gets
q chance. The Emperor gave a little money
for the mission, but most OF 1t came from
subscription.