New-York tribune., 1908-05-03
PLANS PEACE IN CORE4.
Government Promises 4ctiUe Cam
paign AGAINST DisOrderly Forces.

Seoul. Corea. May 2-The government of Coiea'
acting in cooperation with the office OF the Jap
anese Resident General at Seoul Prince TO, is
prenarine plans for active and final campaign
against the disorderly forces in Corea THESE
forces insurgents and bandits, making much
trouble; they prevent the Corean agricuturists
from disposine OF their produce and they hamper
general business very effectually
A careful canvass of all sources of informaton
both al Seoul and in several interior towns, has
been made and the consensus of opinion of un-
pTejudiced foreigners. merchants, missionaries and
officials japanese well as Coreans. is that bust
ness must be restored to normal conditions by
whatever power undertakes 10 administer. to the
country be il japanese or Corean.
The present disturbed conditions in the interior
of torea are due chiefly the insufficiency of the
protection available for the farmers and other
peaceful inhabitants The disturbing element to-
dav is composed largely of men out of employ
ment. discharged Corean soldiers and bandits 1t
is the practice of these marauders to Oppress and
rob the farmers to attack villages and to kill Jap
aneSe. The bandit clement probably numbers alto
gether not more than three thousand men.
The real COrean patriots. who irreconciiabe
toward the idea of Japanese proteCtotate. do not
exceed d total ~ thousand, but II undoubtedly
is q fact that there exists deep feeling of unrest
and hatred toward the ia paEese among majority
of the C'orean people. The Japanese Resdency
General however, IS convinced that it can over
come this i'll feeling by gradual but persistent
demonstration of its good intentions Of It's desire
TO benefit the masses Of the people and its pur-
pose to prevent injustice.
MANY things are being done by japanese coolies
and japanese merchants and traders of the lower
class. especially in the interior of the country,
TO arouse the recruitment of the Coreans and
that Of the foreign residents The japanese Off
ciaIs say. in explanation that the Japanese ad-
minstration is being greatly hampeTed by the
actions of certain irresponsible Japanese. and that
even the japanese soldiers have committed serious
offences. Assurances are given that every
hos ALI offenders q
being punished Vigorously.
\ society of Coreans called the Ilchinhos pro-
japanese organization, is also embarrassing the
administration. This society is composed of the
lower element of the Corean people and it takes
advantage Of the presumed protection of the Jap
anese oppress Corean farmers and laborers in
the, interior. Furthermore, certain native
papers are the habit of publishing infiamna-
tory articles against the Japanese, while the pro-
Japanese press suppresses the actual facts. The
residency has just issued some stringent press
regulations directed against the japanese, Corean
and foreign-owned veruacuar newspapers II pur-
poses to conflscate these journals To prevent the
circulation of inttammatory articles
The insurgents at present preventing the
tyrs from bringing wood and vegetables into
Seoli.. ChemuIpo. Fusan ana other towns. They lie
IN wait on the highways. contscatc the goods and
frequently Kill the owner. Yesterday Al small band
OF mara I5-rS. twenty ~ thirty strong sent fusil
iadr into highway from lii one mile "ut-idr
nt seoul Thyy scattered promptly, however. when
armed party was sent out against them. An
other ryidtnce ur the unrest l. found in the
that TWO American missionaries recently receives
letters threatening them with death il they aided
The government against The Insurgents. The c.lS-
u.lli,S the recent encounters W.th these armed
bands. however. have hcen tu~iSuHcsut The
forces uf Uutrst operate la small bands. seldom
tNcce.IiuE one uundr'd. ami when they are pur-
sued they scatter and hide their arms.
The Japanese soldiers have committed acts Of
Injustice which have aroused Intense indg-
nation ana have afforded ground con
tlnuauCp o1 the antt-JdpaHesS agitation. Ine gov
eminent intends thoroughly to police the en-
tuU country. he endorsements To this end vii
plubabN amount tu eight hundred men, nClua+
lnE -Une -four hundred toreans rhI make eAtrt-
lent police when under Japanese Officers
Nhlie commerce and trade prattiCaliy
standstil he;e and in other low ii. tcnsidera bile
building an4 general improve emenI work going
forward. The Japanese population Is increasing
tapldly.