The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-09
BISHOP HARRIS
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Kerrell then handed the bishop sew
eral kilograms and cablegrams, all
containing warnings from friends. One
cablegram. unsigned, was from Homo
lulu. Another cable was from United
States Minister O'Brien at Toxic. The
cablegram from Honolulu was as fol-
lows:
Honolulu press quotes you indors-
ing Japanese policy in Korea; that
you intend communicating same to
and cabled San Francisco. You will
be confronted on landing.
Captain Berry. United States reve-
nue. cutter service, commander of the
Golden Gate. remained at the bishops
side until the liner locked, when an
armed guard from the revenue cutter
came on board. This Federal protec-
ton was reinforced by Detective Con-
Ian in charge of squad of plain
clothes policemen. The bishop re-
manned on board, the Korea last night.
dock, steamer and the bishops per-
son being carefully guarded. The
hour of his departure will be kept
secret. The bishop will not set foot
in the city, and any Korean who ap-
proaches him at the Oakland mole will
do so at the peril of his life.
FRIEND OF STEVENS.
Durham White stevens, adviser to
the Korean council, who was assassi-
mated in this city a few weeks ago,
was the bishops intimate friend.
Bishop Harris has been in the Orient
for many years, living alternately at
Toxic and Seoul.
''The Koreans are my friends and
so are the Japanese" said Bishop
Harris yesterday. "As missionary
have always avoided interfering
with politics both in Japan and Ko-
rea. I gave no interview to any Ho-
nolulu newspaper. was there for
only a few hours and that time L
spent pleasantly, the greater part of
it with my Korean friends there.
I'm the course of a private CONVEX
sation / expressed regret at Mr.. Ste
vens' death, and I suppose my re-
marks We're repeated with variations.
I regret the present situation, partic-
ularly because I was looking forward
to meeting the Korean colony in San
Francisco. AS it is I am in the hands
of my friends and you will excuse
me if I do not discuss either Korea
or japanese at this time
There were other missionaries from
Korea on the liner and they all agreed
that the better element in Korea re-
GREETED the manner of Stevens death.
Not that they approved of Stevens,
but because they realized that assas-
sination would not help Korea's cause.
The missionaries say that they were
treated with the utmost courtesy by
the responsible japanese officials in
Korea, but were constantly held up
and subjected tC annoying delays and
searching cross examination at the
hands of minor Japanese officials.
Many of the japanese immigrants and
the japanese soldiers when unre-
strained by the presence of officers
have treated the Koreans very badly,
say the missionaries.
KOREANS DENY PLOT.
Through their attorney. Nat c.
Coghlan, members of the Korean coll
ony of this city last night issued a
statement denying that any plot had
been laid for the ASA ssinat ton of
Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris, and
asserting that the whole thing had
been instigated by the japanese Gov
eminent for the purpose of working
injury to them. A portion of the
statement follows:
''The source of the information re-
ceived at Washington is no less diff
cult of discovery than is the origin
of a thousand other sly and malignant
perjuries which have from time TO
time emauated from the JapaneSe
Government. Not only is Bishop Hat
ris in no danger of his life, but no
thought of molesting him in any re-