Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19

Hulburt, ''over the inustices which the
Japanese are heaping upon her, and the
Koreans are angered beyond words Still
they .. feel the dread hoDelessness Of their
japanese as savages. They are insulted
and debauched, but can do nothing. I have
seen Japanese boy rush out into the
street and belabor q Korean gentleman with
stick. and laugh. The Korean could do
nothing. for protests to the Japanese would
avail nothing. The japanese have seized
their salt works. driven away the Korean
fishermen from their fishing grounds and
taken every form Of profitable industry in
the country for themselves. The Koreans
Will tell you that the Japanese are striving
may occupy 1t for themselves. Japan wants
Korea for herself, and while the govern
ment at Toxic is openly declaring that Ko-
rea Is open for the trade Of the world she
Is seeking by every possible secret act to
aid her merchants in creating conditions
which Will drive every foreign merchant
out OF the country.
Debauching the Morals.
Japan is debauching the morals Of the
Koreans by selling them morphine in great
quantities. Especially Is this true in north
ern Korea"
MI. Mr. Hulburt said that the accession of
the crown prince to the throne would
mean no change for the better in the in
tolerable conditions Despair reigns at the
emperor's palace in Seoul and, while the
emperor who has now abdicated desired to
create better conditions for his people he
knew that he was utterly unable to do
anything Mr. Hulburt said that the en-
peror made his last. almost despairing. at
.enlpt 10 help his country and himself by
sending a delegation to The Hague to pro-
test to the nations Of the world that the
Japanese protectorate over Korea was IL
legally effected, and that Korea had never
acquiesced in her seizure two years ago.
The crown prince, who now succeeds to
the throne, Mr.. Hulburt said, Is a perfect
prototype of his father, a man of good edu-
cauon and disposition to be fair and hon
est TOT the material wellbeing Of his people
put somewhat lacking in those qualifica-
mons OF resoluteness and executive ability
tnat di1erentiates natural ruler of men
and the complacent head of state whose
only qualification for office is the right of
blrth The Koreans feel the humiliation Of
their position deeply, said Mr.. Hulburt.
Never Consented to Control.
Korea never consented to the Japanese
taking control Of her territory" continued
MI Hulburt. THE Japanese caused 1t to
be reported to the powers that Korea had
acqulesced to the protectorate. but that Is
not the fact and 1t was to protest against
this unlawful seizure that the Emperor NJ
Korea sent delegation to The Hague to
make known the real situation This led
to Japan bringing about the abdication.
me treaty between the United States
ana Korea, which Japan guaranteed to
preserve. will not stand and Is not standing
In the way of Japan's ambition to gain ex-
elusive mastery over Korea. Japan will
erect customs union with Korea unless
she Is checked, that will shut out all indus
trial competition. The aim of Japan today
is 70 drive out American and British trade
IN Korea Every one in Korea knows 1t
and every Englishman and American In
Seoul will tell you OF Japans outrages upon
the Korean people. Had the protectorate
which Japan placed over Korea been at
tended by honesty of purpose and the for
nation Of benefcent laws Korea would
never have made her protest. But these
protests seem to fall on deaf ears
Mr.. Hulburt said that he had made
special trip to The Hague and appeared be-
fore the International Club where he de-
MED the reports circulated in Seoul that he
had 1nstigated the emperor in sending the
Korean delega ton to the peace court