The Washington herald., 1907-08-02
PRINCE KI Is BITTER
Korean Warns Us to Guard
Against Japan.
EXPECTS TO BE A MARTYR
Caller from the Hermit Kingdom
Is Here on "a Visit TO Stir Up
American Intervention Against the
MIkadO's RuIe-Is a Son of Former
Minister at National Capital.

New York, Aug. IA little man with
a big mission reached New York to-day
in the person of Thong Oui Ki, prince OF
the royal house Of Korea, and late IN
successful suppllant for his country at
The Hague
He has come to America to explain in
what unholy fashion Korea has been
buffeted by Japan, hopes to see President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root and to stir
America into some sort Of intervention.
AS the price of it all, and what has
gone before, the prince believes Japan Is
out to kill him as soon as 1t gets good
chance He may be assassinated here,
he says but he rather thinks Japan will
wall until ne gets back TO Korea
Prince Kl came on the Majestic with
his fellow-delegate. VI Sang Sui, who was
vice prime minister Of Korea until forced
out by the treaty Of last November. The
third delegate, Vi Tjoune, died suddenly
at The Hague. OF heart failure.
The prince lived in Washington four
years while his father. Prince Tchine
Pomm VI. nephew II the Emperor. was
Korean Minister here from 1896 to 1900.
The young man was educated in the Ma
tional Capital
The prince says that rne mission Of
the Koreans at The Hague was duly au-
thorized by the Emperor. and that he
has the documents in his trunk to prove
IT, The widespread report 10 the con-
trary was, he declared, cOncocted by
Japan, just as she was secretly response
bic FOR the failure OF the peace congress
TO recognize the Koreans.
Not Admitted at The Hague.
He went on. I'VE were not admitted
at The Hague, but we cannot see that
our trip was all failure. American, Eng
lish. French. South American, and Ger
man representatives called upon US unOf-
fcially. I cannot give their names. but
believe me. they were sympathetic. II
amazed US to find such understanding Of
what was happening in Korea and such
sympathy. And that was the second OBJ
iect OF our missiOn-to let the world
know that things In our country are not
at all as they are represented by the
japanese; that Japan has overstepped
Fthe bounds of ciyility and decency, and
that acQuiescence now viii mean the
ruin Of every other countrys interest in
what you call the far East
When Marquis Ito first came TO Ko~
rea all the Koreans welcomed him.
Ito Was Well Liked.
He had a great reputation, was hon
orable. would guarantee Us our rights.
We loved Marquis Ito Until 1906 when,
in an audience with the Emperor. he sud
denly staggered US with these three prop
ositions: We must supplant our minis
ter OF foreign affairs by the minister Of
foreign affairs at Tokyo; the minister Of
Japan IN Korea must become the resi-
dent general; the japanese consul general
must now be superintendent. Our En-
peror was dazed; he said he would con-
suit with his ministers and people.
But Ito replied: Don't bother about
asking the people for We have troops,
you know. and I demand an immediate
! acceptance Our Emperor said: Ito. that
would mean the end Of my country.
would rather die
The Emperor has not died yet. you
I hlitMF D4A Abh lt has aUAaNtLFN, anu
Gen. Hasegawa, with $4,000 troops from
Japan, is on Nam San Hill, in Seoul"
What IS the truth about that treaty Of
last NovembeT-did the Emperor really
/ sign it?'' the prince was asked.
Neither the Emperor nor his cabinet,
nor other representatives Of the people,
except five ministers who are now the
traitors OF Korea" Prince vi replied.
Korea Has No Arms.
But what could Korea do? She IS the
motherland OF peace. She has no arms.
no ships-ought l to be ashamed TO say
/ it?-she cannot make war If she would.
Korea was advancing. in ten years she
/ had progressed as far as Japan in thirty,
except that she has never been ambitious
to kick other people out Of their homes,
and never murdered any other nation
queen. Korea wanted the open door.
Japan stopped her The Japanese in Korea
are debasing US, to say nothing of killing
US, torturing US and stealing our land.
And now your nation should wake
up to what japan Is trying to do
in the East and in the Pacific. Japanese
goods are now going into Korea duty
| free: English goods are taxed fifty times
ever. Ii will be the same in China Japan
is jealous Of England because England
has so many colonies in the Pacific. She
is jealous Of the United States because
she wants the Philippines-and Will get
them, too, If you don't look out.
Warns Against japan.
Japan is now warlike and boastful
thinks she could command the worId-but
you ask me IL she will ever fight the
United States? Well, here IS a figure for
you: A weil-dressed man NAV have
empty pockets. Bat If you are an intelli-
gent people, I ask you not to trust Japan
as a friend. The japanese cannot be true
friends. Their two first characteristics
are cunning and treachery. You have
| heard this? You do not believe IT?
tell you. It Is true. l know the japanese
| They don't know what real friendship
means.
We'll, II my death would help my