The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01

power Of the japanese army. and be a
living evidence CT its unlimited riches
and strength.
The NIikado's Military Fist.
The hand of the Emperor of Japan
IN his ruling of Korea is for the
present. nominally at least. gloved
with velvet. Inside the glove, however
there is a fist of iron, and the man
who represents this is General Hase-
gaWa. one Of the most famous soldiers
in his najesty's army, He is COM
mander in chief of the garrison in
Korea, and as such has entire control
Of military affairs or the peninsula
He believes in ruling the people with
q strong hand. and if he had his Will,
he would, | am told. institute a mill
tary dictatorship and stop what many
call the humanitarian f~OOllShneSS now
carried on by Uncle Sam and the En-
peror of Japan in trying to train up
weak and corrupt nations to the aDll-
ity Of governing themselves. General
HasegaWa would not acknowledge TINS
to the public. He is here as the as
sistant of Prince Ito, and as such must
do as Prince Ito says. There is no
doubt. however. but that he believes
in a strong hand being used in Korea.
and tina he is able to WELD it if the
same should be ordered.
The main object of my visit to
YCung-san today was to meet the gen
eral and have a talk with him. My
audience took place in his h~eadquaft-
ers and We drank tea and smoked
cigarettes as we chatted toGeth5l
through the medium Of Mr.. kouroda-
Gen. HasegaWa IS now nltH7ht II
wears of age. He began lite IN the
army at the age of twenty-five as d
major. and rose to be a cOlonel SIX
years later. He was d maJof-Sehefal
in 1886, and he commanded a brigade
in the JaDan-China war. Al ina
time he was noted as a hero of Port
Arthur. and ir the war with Russia
nc again won his spurs as the COM
mander of the imperial guardsmtn
under General kuroki, leadlns II e
victory at the 1alu and the patt.e 81
Lia0vang. He was made q general IN
1904 and after that battle was ap-
pOinted head of the army in Korea:
He is now practically at the top OF
the japanese military regime: an"
should there be a war with any loielgl
power the ~prOba Dllltv Is ludt hS "oui'
be in
Gen Hasegawa looks Ike a sold1ef.
Indeed. he reminds me mucn ol oul
Gen. IawtOn, who was killed IN lnt
He has the same siende:
fa71e the same erect bearing and an
eve which is equally piercing. He a
a Jaw of iron. high Cneek bones ana q
high. broad, but rather rece.lng. or
head. His eyes are almost stfalslt
and his nose is rather larger tnan aal?.
Of the ordinary Japanese. His face IS
OF red blood. but it is bronzed
from his life in the field. He wore to
day his military uniform. when IS tne
color of khaki, and on the breast "
his coatI noticed eight silk loops, upon
which he hangs his principal decora-
tions of honor when he appears pc
fore the Emperor and upon state oc-
c~asiOns.
Gen. Talks.
During our conversation "hlcI
for perhaps half an hour
asked the general to tell me some
hing of the military situation III
Korea He replied thai the situation
was steadily improving ana that the
.ebels. Who are such on patrlollc
grounds, had practically d~lsappeare"'
Said he:
THE actual conditions Of Korea as
law and order have never been
xnovn to the world. and they have
not been appreciated even by the gov
rnment at Seoul. For generations
,ands of brigands have infested the
fountains. and have come out now
"a tben to prey on the people Of the
ovlands. They a V held up the
armers and blackmailed the villages. {
f they were informed upon the m
ormer was sure to meet dedtl SON
r. or later, and the village might De l
burned as a matter or Ve'sta,o1+ ,
-hese bands are generanS ahiaf ,
riga but there Is n chlel |
no has many followers. His nom /
in the mountain Businesses between
go cansan. We know who he t
: o,d hone TO catch him. At present c
soldiars are after these robber '
.ands. They are so scattered tina IT $
~ take a long time to wipe them
1t And we believe that there are f
thousands of them. When we nay V
isposed of them the country VIII oV i
quiet Y
Korea's Idle Officials.
"Do YOU mean that the Koreans h
i'll eton fighting and go to work.? s
Not altogether was the reply. v
They will stop fighting, but many OF
hem will never work. inns - ~ q G
. tha present generation is concern fl
4 The nobility have considered It
to work, and the r
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