Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

that The Star, in a respectful obituary
entitled THE Passing OF
"A oiiei Korea" saluted that mort
Revival. bund state. assuming 'hal
1t was positively her last ap-
! pearance in a comedy which had peeh ca
pensive instructive and amusing Never
| theless the play has been revived ior q
very few representations only-the primer
| pal feature being a final transformation
scene in which the king emperor abdica'es'
| Korea in her transition to japanese
dependency will be made to appear "a nc
| tom as a Korean throne, and TINS nc
! tion might indeed have been prolonged In
| definitely but that in an evil moment the
! king-emperor lent willing ear to the EVIL
| Dragon, who advised him to send dele
CATION to the peace conference at Inc
Hague, and to the United States. to invoke
aid in an hour of supreme peril.
| Whether this Korean delegation was In
spired by that immense quantum of vanity
| and love of parade, which Is a Korean
characteristic, or was a Japanese inspira-
! ton made with the idea of precipitatlng
prompt solution of the Korean question:
| 1t matters little. 1t is sufficient that
! Korean delegation went to The Hague ana
was refused recognition by the conference
| The delegation would perhaps never nave
been heard of more but that 1t was ac-
| corded public recognition by the inter-
| national Peace Club.
| A gentleman an American long time resi-
| dent in Korea and now in America. has
| been interviewed, and claims to under
| stand the Korean question well. He says:
| TT Is worth while asking what the Japa-
| nese expect from this enforced abdication
| In the first place they wish to publicly rep
rimand the emperor for daring to send
protest to The Hague. In the second place
| it is to pave the way for the setting aside
1 If ont irn dynQ Of
J of Korea to Japan"
cable of the oath instant from London
announces that the Korean delegation. Mr..
XII vi Tying Chi at the
Treaty head. had sailed on the Ma
| 1000 jestic for America to appeal
J to President Roosevelt and
the American people. OF course Mr.. Hi VI
Tying will remind the President and the
public that the United States in 1882 at
! !nchon. concluded a treaty with Korea
(Which, parenthetically. was written with a
soft Z. the change Of which to K, accord
| ing to the horoscopers has brought evil
| things upon the country.
Article OF the treaty, it may be said in
! advance of Mr.. XII Yrs arrival ran:
There shall be perpetual peace and
| friendship between the President of the
| United States and the King of Corea and
the citizens and subjects Of their respective
| governments.
| If other powers deal unjustly or oppres-
| Will exert their good offices on being in
| formed Of the case to bring about an ami
cable arrangement, thus showing their
| friendly feelings"
The above treaty was signed May %. 1882.
| ana an envoy extraordinary and minister
| plenipotentiary appointed by the
| United States in 1888 minister was not
sent to the United States by Korea until
| 1888.
| Japan, 1t should be said. was the first to
| make treaty with Korea in 1876. The
| United States was followed by Germany,
] Great Britain, Italy Russia, France Aus
| tria, China. Belgium and Denmark.
In February. 1904, an agreement on be-
| half OF japan and Korea was signed at
Seoul. the Japanese: undertaking to insure
| the safety OF the Korean imperial throne
and guaranteeing the independence and ter
| ritorial integrity of the country while the
Korean government placing full confidence
Japanese advice with respect to administra-
| tive improvements. Under an agreement
signed August %, 1904. the Korean govern
ment accepted a Japanese financial ad-
! wiser and a foreign diplomatic adviser for
| the department Of foreign affairs who
| would consult the Japanese government in
dealing with foreign powers and in max
Ing concessions to or contracts with for
| eigners.
Under the Russo-Japanese treaty of peace
! September S. 1905, Russia acknowledged
Ja,pan's paramount interests in Korea and
| engaged not to obstruct or interfere with
| control which Japan might take in Korea.
| The Anglo-Japanese agreement Of August
| -, 1905 contains similar recognition on the
| part Of Great Britain.
| The agreement on behalf Of Korea and
| Japan. dated November II, 1905 placed the
| control and direction of Korea's foreign
relations in the hands OF the Japanese gov
| eminent. 1t provided inter ALA that Jap
anese resident general should be station
ed in Seoul. and the first Japanese resi-
| dent general Marquis Ito, took up his resi-
| dence in Seoul March 2, 1908.
| The Japanese government in communi-
| eating the agreement to foreign powers
! made formal declaration that fore gn
| treaties with Korea would be maintained
| and respected and that Japan would in no
way prejudice the legitimate commercial
| and industrial interests Of foreign powers in
| Korea.
By reason Of the extraordinary interest
America in recent Korean incidents the
writer refers here to the opinion of two
| Partisan journals of opposite views on the
| subject.
The Gaulois Of July 20 says that the alb
dication Of the Emperor Of Korea brings
out the cowardice Of the
frencn powers; that the apparition
| x1;.,,, OF the Korean delegates at
The Hague was never any
thing but a pretext; that it was easy to
predict the future of Korea: that the Japa-
reese are too smart to proceed to immediate
| annexation. but strangulation is inevta-
BILE. and will be accomplished slowly but
I surely; no power will protest Japan will
| profit by the anarchy which exists in
| Korea. When 1t has attained the object
sought Japan will employ the same tactics
! which served her in Manchuria, then will
come the turn Of China"
| The Echo de Paris Of the same date, de-
| clares that lit would be stupid to deny
| that the annexation Of Korea is an accom-
| plished fact. In the presence Of difficulties
| which Japan has encountered in America
| It Is evident that the government at Toxic
| has decided to turn its tide Of emigration
|. toward Korea and Manchuria. Who may
| say to what degree the recent incidents at
| San Francisco have precipitated the coup
detat at Seoul7 France may look on with
calmness. for her recent treaty recognizes
| the situation
From the myths and legends of Chinese
| literature the Korean has constructed
mythical origin. He came from the clouds
and was left under a sandal tree. He
gave himself the name Of Than Kun. Prince
| of Sandal and his kingdom was called
| Chosen, which signifies the Land of the
| Morning Calm. This was in the time of
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