The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-17
KOREA THOUGHT
TO Be PACIFIED
prince Ito and the Vice Resi-
dpnf General Both Absent
at Same Time.
CORNER LIKELY TO RESIGN
.o,ysss PLAYING GAME TO
--1rtlMIT IN THE ORIENT.

Nav lG-Obeylng su0ceh SUN
seoI.. - Prince Ito, japanese fesiuehl
nous in Korea. VINO IS now IN IapeLi'
geHe-+ some vice resident genera Ie-
80 yesterday for Ioklo' anu IL ~
paitel p fu two years the AFFAIRS OF TIE
first l-'-- ,,-,,srnmeut are being admins
Korean az cabinet without the super
tered ny Tlranpsc officials. Niscount
VISION III f6e diplomatic and govern
sole offief7Is farewell but as nc hlu-
ll. .t,r If his intended ttlp was gwen - ~.
nla- -, mas no public demonstrauon al MS
d.Ra d act that Korean affairs are IN
inc i@S-7tireiv to the Korean cabinet
uus- tra absence Of the Japanese OH
dulin- +slan here as evidence. that the
7.'-sufep government has run So OF -.
5a ~ -.fnistars and is wei sausIled ina
p tl1-+-- has been completely tranquil
one -rts cabinet win be in some meas
lleu' --,i5c5 bv the advice Of x. NaDes-
uLe u-ii.s.for OF the foreign department
h,iLl ~. rasidancy. while Prince 10 and
Vf-soGnt Some are both away
Ito May Resign.
-...~. is reason to believe that the re-
IN ~ Vis-ouut Some at this time indi-
1a. hat The resignation Of Prince Ito
la' f-,rssn resident general IS pending.
s his IS true. it is believed here that
J-;s.ornt Some has already been selected
~ surceed to that position.
should this prove TO be the case, IL is
-.-si5srsd certain that there viii be no
.5sn~a in the general government Of
80 as IL is believed that the politics
--,,ifDsd Inv Prince Ito will be closely fol-
lowed hv his successor. Nlscount some
b. expected to carry out the plan tor the
..s+r5iut of the disturbing element by
en- even more determined enforcement OF
irv i'm the protection of the lives and
nronertv OF peaceful Koreans; and to
r5y GREAT attention. also. TO the further
ance of Prince Ito plans for the steady
development of the natural resources OF
the empire.
moi informed of the contemplated pro
gram prior 10 his departure but that 1t
Win b. fully outlined and discussed when
DE arrives at Toxic.
No Change in Policy.
Although Viscount Some is politically a
supporter of Field Marshal Yamagata,
president Of the privy council Of Japan.
and Yamagat IS an old rival of Prince
Ito in japanese politics. it Is not expected
that this viii mean a change in policy in
Korea OF elsewhere, as the two states
men are i'm accord on national politics of
great moment. They have had many
conferences. recently, and exchanged Wis
its and { is understood that the Chinese
situation has been the matter unCeT con-
sideration at these meetings. The Japa-
uese government has shown an unusual
interest IN internal developments in China
Of late. ana is paying close attention to
it's interests there. Because Of this and
the avoWed intention of the government
10 avoid complications elsewhere. paTtic-
ulariy I'm Korea the advice OF Prince Ito
on matters relative TO Chinese affairs is
considered invaluable.
While the Chinese government is not
disposed to take a pessiTnist;c view. il is.
nevertheless. regarded as duite probable
i1 official circles at Toxic that internal
troubles may arise in China within a
years time. Because of this there is good
reason to believe that the emperor and
the elder statesmen have requested Prince
Ito TO remain il Japan and devote his
abilities and knowledge to the direction
and shaping Of Japan's policy towars
China.
Tn the event of Prince Itos retirement
from Korea, it is hoped in Seoul that Wis
count Some viii be elevated to the posi-
Of resident general, and that NJ Nabes-
hima will be selected as vice resident gen
eral under him. Nabeshima is exceed
ugly popular, particularly among the
foreign officials and residents. and as he
has had charge of the foreign office of
the rCSidenCy for the past two years. is
considered well fitted for the position.