Review of reviews and world's work . China ami Japan Vmong it* important provisions an- those permitting American citizens to traithe open ports of Korea and to erect n -ami warehouses therein . establishing diplo- mats and consular representation, prohibitingtraffiic in opium . . ami granting to theUnited Matt* the privUeg Lined from K by the most favored nation. Hut. as Mr. Paullin remarks further, thesucce-- of Shufeldts mission attracted littleattention in America. Our people were notyet interested in the politics of the Far 1and the commodore was out of favor with theruling powers at Wash
Review of reviews and world's work . China ami Japan Vmong it* important provisions an- those permitting American citizens to traithe open ports of Korea and to erect n -ami warehouses therein . establishing diplo- mats and consular representation, prohibitingtraffiic in opium . . ami granting to theUnited Matt* the privUeg Lined from K by the most favored nation. Hut. as Mr. Paullin remarks further, thesucce-- of Shufeldts mission attracted littleattention in America. Our people were notyet interested in the politics of the Far 1and the commodore was out of favor with theruling powers at Washington. A-quence of this disfavor and of the indiffenof the people, the commodore never receivedthe recognition in America that was legiti-mately his. KOREA AND JAPANS CONSISTEN( ^ I \ another article reviewed in this sectionan account is given of the treaty madewith Korea by the United States under whichimportant trade privileges were granted tothis country. In the North American ReviewDr. William Elliot Griffis, tin well-known. Ml tOT GRIl author ol Korea the Hermit Nation. who1 cperience with and study of the Japanese, writ \- for American inha- .1 gi niu- lor disappointing the croakers amiLUencing the prophet- <•! calamity. ... Ibelieve that Japan, the unqnailing expmodern civilization in Asia, ami the true middleterm between Orient ami Occident, will keep faithand do justice, not nl\ with the nation- atbut with country which -he has ever n11 ized as her lir-t. her best and truest friend th\oo<\ first for peace andthe open door. When she made her treatywith Korea, that country received for thefirst time recognition sovereign state. Japan then attempted to redeem it frommedievalism with all its cruelties and horrorsand to coax it into modern national life Iyears Japan lavished her money and lent herbest statesmen to aid Korea into freedom andmodern life. This was not altruistic I
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