. Review of reviews and world's work. GENERAL HASEGAWA. (Formerly in command of the Japanese Imperial Guard;recently appointed Japanese commander-in-chief in Korea,with practically dictatorial powers.) been found among foreigners than among our owncountrymen, we raise no objection. The question ofnationality is of little significance, if the person selectedbe a man of ability and character, honestly striving topromote our interests. What we oppose is the inad- visability of restricting, in the expressed terms of thetreaty, the nationality of eligible persons to those for-eigners who are not Ja
. Review of reviews and world's work. GENERAL HASEGAWA. (Formerly in command of the Japanese Imperial Guard;recently appointed Japanese commander-in-chief in Korea,with practically dictatorial powers.) been found among foreigners than among our owncountrymen, we raise no objection. The question ofnationality is of little significance, if the person selectedbe a man of ability and character, honestly striving topromote our interests. What we oppose is the inad- visability of restricting, in the expressed terms of thetreaty, the nationality of eligible persons to those for-eigners who are not Japanese. We do not doubt thatour government has recommended to the Seoul gov-ernment a foreigner wfyo is on friendly terms with the new treaty is not of a temporary nature, andits terms were not made for mere temporary expedi-ency. It is not probable that we can always secure aforeigner who will be favorable to our purposes and in-tentions. If we cannot find a suitable foreigner, in the. HIS MAJESTY, THE EMPEROR OF KOREA. event of the resignation of the person now being recom-mended by our authorities, we shall probably have tomeet the problem of altering the provisions of thepresent treaty. The internal reforms in Korea are, of course,of vital importance ; but the Jiji believes thatthe readjustment of diplomatic relations aremore important, and that this should be broughtabout promptly, because the anomalous condi-tion of Korean diplomacy has always been astumbling-block in the way of Japanese interestsin the peninsula. The government ought tohave taken such a decisive measure in this direction as to make the powers clearly understandour determination to control the foreign as wellas the internal affairs of the Korean authorities have evidently meant to fosteramicable relations with foreign countries by re-serving for a foreigner an important and digni- 610 THE AMERICAN MONTHL Y REVIEW OF REVIEWS. fied position in the Korean Government. Suchan over-consci
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