Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . ion in Japan projier, so far as circumstances would { a s]3eedy attainment of these objects, one naturally cannotrely soleh on the force of organization and machinery ; a greatdeal must necessarily depend upon the eBorts of Koreans them-selves toward their own U]jliftment. I am well aware that the system of gendarmer^- prevailingin Korea is being made a subject of criticism at home andabroad, but I would call attention to the fact that the institu-tion originated in attempts to meet the exigencies of the situa-tion mider the regime of Residents-Genera
Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . ion in Japan projier, so far as circumstances would { a s]3eedy attainment of these objects, one naturally cannotrely soleh on the force of organization and machinery ; a greatdeal must necessarily depend upon the eBorts of Koreans them-selves toward their own U]jliftment. I am well aware that the system of gendarmer^- prevailingin Korea is being made a subject of criticism at home andabroad, but I would call attention to the fact that the institu-tion originated in attempts to meet the exigencies of the situa-tion mider the regime of Residents-General, and was never intendedto be a permanent arrangement. It is now proposed to havethe gendarmery replaced by a force of police, to be placed underthe control of local Governors in a manner similar to thatwhich obtains in Japan, except in districts where conditions makeits immediate elimination inadvisable. It is not ]30ssible at this moment to make any further an-nouncement on the details of the contemplated reforms, which it 31. 48. Offices of the Residency-General as tirst established;formerly the Korean Foreign Office. remains for the newly -appointed authorities towork out. To sum u]j,however, it may bestated that Korea andJapan proper forminj^equally integral ])artsof the same li)mpire, nodistinction should inprinci])le be made l)c-tween them, and that itis the ultimate purposeof the Ja]3anese Govern-ment in due course totreat Korea as in all respects on the satiiefooting with Jajjan. Inthis wise may Ix; attain-ed the only true object ofthe annexation, and onthese lines may be ex-pected the ])ertnanentadvance and enlighten-ment of the trust that the abovebrief observations mayassist the ])ublic at homeand abroad to arriveat a full comprehensionof the true intentionsand jxjlicy of the Japa-nese Government.
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