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Show 110 REASSURES THE FRIENDS IF KOREA Would Not Have Hermit Kingdom King-dom Regarded as (on (jiiered Nation. SEOl'L. NOV. l Marrjuls Ito, In summing up the Korea! situation dwelling upon the trust placed hy foreign for-eign powers in Japan, by allowing that Government a free hand, the responsibilities respon-sibilities of Japan to the natives, and the fact that the peninsula would not be an Eldorado for Japanese spolls-ment. spolls-ment. said to the Associated Press today: to-day: "Various Irresponsible newspapers news-papers haw- greatly embarrassed Japan Ja-pan by writing of Korea as a conquered con-quered state, where the Japanese were free to do anything irrespective of the rights of foreigners and the natives, and that the Korean people were not to be considered. Korenns Suspicious. "This has aroused suspicions among the Koreans "The Emperor of Japan sent me to arrange a n w treaty, to whl h the Ejn-peror Ejn-peror of Korea has agreed, although the proposition met with some opposition opposi-tion from other sources. Although Korea has transferred her conduct of her foreign relations to Toklo. she retains re-tains control of her Internal administration. admin-istration. 1 "We accept a great trust and a heavy i I"" ''' ei..i H,,. forelgiit elit In the n.'. arranges "Tie uerh .in i Jot inrr.enS "".i . the wlthdrjS les tlon iml h. rr. will f0M .h.ii. i -a arns ns not to abun 1 1 - i I - i r i..;.. tlat will advls" i'"i"- in con fin Kor' i .i ' i i ,,( t he in nt, but i I;-;, w ill he connM the rhanagement. 3 Th- Japanes. 1 ;,, MininenS 1 shb- 1 ' '.ill de:, wljj lating to for. itrn affairs who win bqH . 1 ?id nt general " jj |