The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-29
.ITO'S REMAINS ARE EN ROUTE ID TOXIC Feeling of Unrest Is Noted In
 Korea ASSASSIN ONLY A TOOL Country Sections of corea Are in Open Sympathy With Man Who
 Killed Famous Japanese
 Statesman.
ASSASSIN ONLY A TOOL

Tokio. October 2S.-The Japanese
 warship Iwate, bearing the body of
 Prince Ito. sailed from Darien this
 morning Representatives of the em- peror will board the warship at Sasebo. | The vessel is due to arrive at Yoko-
 suka, the naval station near Yokohama,
 on Monday.
 All social functions, including the
 ball which was to have been held at the foreign ministry on the emperors s birthday. have been postponed. Prepar- l ations for an imposing state funeral are being made and magnificent
 shrine will be erected in the midst of the tombs and temples of the great
 Shoguns at Shiba park.
 The foreign office Is receiving mes ! sages of condolence from the head of every state in Europe. The newspapers
 republish columns of foreign comment upon the assassination of Prince Ito. Seoul, October 2S.-It Is evident from the attitude of a considerable section of the Corean population that the as
 sassination of Prince Ito was not un-
 pleasing. Those comprising this sec tion represent the element which is
 now deprived of opportunities formerly offered here, and they are agitating for further violence Viscount Some, the Japanese resident general in Corea, is much disturbed by the reports coming
 in regard to the attitude of some of
 the officials and others who were for
 merly closely connected with the court
 of the emperor
 It is now believed that the entire plot was matched in Seoul and the closest
 investigation is proceeding to discover the instigators of Prince Ito's murder.
 It Is said that there Is reason to be- lieve that several prominent Coreans, while not actually privy to the assas- sination, lent themselves to a secret
 agitation and encouraged the people f>l
 beneral in the opinion that the sym
 pathy of foreign countries would be ex- tended to them if the situation were forcibly brought to their attention. It is known that secret societies existed
 to spread the propaganda that Prince Ito's outward friendship for Corea was merely blind.
 The report was also circulated that Japan proposed to confiscate the prop erty of all Coreans, depose the em- peror and drive the people into the sea.
 The palace of the resident general is
 strongly guarded day and night. A decided feeling of unrest pervades Corea and 1t is feared the assassination will be followed up by movement looking to a general uprising in the
 hope of intercession by the United
 States or some other power to prevent the furth CT absorption of Corea's sov- erignty by Japan.
 The 10 Coreans arrested at Harbin will be vigorously examined with view to discovering the instigators of
 the plot, of whom it is believed the as-
 sassin was merely the tool. Detec- tives engaged in the case are using
 their utmost energies and there is req son to believe there will be important developments in the near future. It
 can be confidently stated, however, that
 the best element among the Coreans and vast majority of the people are still loyal to the memory of Prince
 Ito, and 1t is not considered possible that the agitation will be successful -n unsettling the country to any great ex-
 tent, especially in view of Japan's announced intention not to change the
 policies promulgated by Ito.