New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
PRINCE ITO ON FAR EAST.
Fate Of Corea and Japan Depends
on Chinese Understanding.

TOXIC, June 1s.-'Corss to-day is not source Of
great anxiety TO Japan" said Prince Ito today.
The future OF that country depends upon the
Corsans The policy I outlined nearly two years
ago has been carried with little deviation and
there is every reason 20 look hopefully into the
future Of Corea."
Prince Ito. the great central figure in the political
history Of Japan who is retiring from the positicu
ot Resident General Of Corea 10 take his seat as
President of the Privy Council was seen in the
library OF his new residence on tbs Reinanzaka
hill. overlooking Toxic and carefully considering
his every expression introduced his remarks with
the Torgons significant Statement Continuing the
prince said
China looms large ana becomes she problem Of
the DAY, net only tor Japan but Ter the whole civ
best thoughts must be centred and not upon Ccrea
waeIe' am siad 70 say the sword has been turned
Peace m inc tar East is essential 70 the prosper
lty or Japan. Corea and the possessions Of this
IottL y ana we must use our every eniesvcr .
Ptessrss peace China IS Perhaps better understood
In q sense SIC have 3 common Ianauage and COM
mon customs ana japan mas drawn from China the
best oL q clVlhzauon extending back four thousand
To ssy thst Japan is nct friend of China is TO
many Eenefts received. I am now speaking OF the
best clemens Of the soci'y 9flboth eountres Zach
concerned. ard Of late the masses in China have
not shown the most friendly attitude toward the
the effect or result. remains, md while statesmen
are problems % bs worked o,it-probiems that grow
CUT Of mEUnuerst2ncnEs inlsTe sent atoms, ana
even intr!gues.
There are discomfort and poverty in China, there
l. unrest, there Is something moving under the
cover from one end ot that great country 70 the
ether and throughout It's various provinces II be
comes the duty Of Japan. therefore having the de-
Sire for peace having ths desire for the Industrial
ptlent Of China her next neiGhbor and her
hest market 10 observe in spirit as IN letter the
terms OF the Anglo-Jauanese alliance. which calls
fer co-operaon IN the maintenance of the integrity
Ct China and friendly promotion Of common in
tsrests. This we propose to DO. ana even the sug-
Eestion OF territorial asEraudiZen7ent the part or
Jeran. far CHINA is concerned is as far from
the truth IL IS possible for any one to go
II is peace here in Japan want. and peace We
must have-not peace al any cost, bat peace with
fSncr-and 10 is for this that the statesmen and
t.e soldiers and the sailors Of Japan must strive
with the whole Of their being in tNe struggle, be-
ceuse unless safesrnarship combined with evidence
of strength Is now brought the situa-
or the unrest VIII continue and increase. the dis
trust Will heEhten and ths thing We all most dread
may htCC me actuaiity.
II s the demand Tor control by the Younger and
progressive element OF China that forms the men
aoe, not Of all any other country, but TO
China Itself constitution is demanded and II is
said constitution * 70 he granted, but conSitu-
t'on without carefully pr@pared and orsanized ad-
mnistraucn must bring chaos which M ans rsVo-
IlttOu.