| Show MIL RUSSIA BACK DOWN Czars Action In Corea Was a Violation of Treaty Kusllih ItlKhU nrnliiTUiUel nnl I Xccc mary llrltitln 01 11151 Illit to 5Ulu tnln Them Washington Dee 2STbe announcement announce-ment of the determination of England and Japan to piolest against tho emperor em-peror etf Cocoa practically yielding lh government of ka country y Into the hands at the llusslan minister excites great Interest here where the story ot Russias Invasion ot Corea Is I well known A year or two ago lula and Japan entered Into a treaty at alliance under which they agreed to arsumo Jointly tho responsibility of preserving pre-serving the peace and providing a good government for Corea In tho dltlslon of responsibility Russia took command of the amy the police and the direction direc-tion of foreign ala Japan bating the departments ot education agrl culture and dIcer comlamtvely unlm tortalt brnche ot the govrnment The rahlenti oaefreornnmn the management colctnn ngement of the finances were left In charge of an Englishman named Mc Leavy Ilrown who held the title of Adviser to the finance deparlmeat aced chief eomellrclener ot cutom I I was hla dIFmlat by Ihe emperor of Corea which brought forth Ihe English consul ia pretest The British 10 emveeem In err en theIr stay to Corra to nipport this protest I teens Mr I Drown duty to see to the honest col Ilclon ot cutom nhlct he perrormed so well there was a prospect that Cora Indebtedness would soon bo pall Early In November h howcter to the lurprlse ot all concerned there ap cartd In Hcoul n the guest of the unslan legation a Air Alexlen whoe mobbIng card bore the title In Tienc eounclur ot state and agent of lice Imperial llussla g nverc meet and In Inrllo1 In Chine blob trade superintendent at the lao becce at Coreo I seems that th omeor Inloced or eomnpeiied the Core in ambassador at bt Petersburg to enter Into a contract 51 Ith Mr Alexleft to manage the Coreati finances without consulting eny of the authorities at Seoul The day after the arrltal cf Mr Alexlcff at Seoul he called upon the minister of finance exhibited ex-hibited hi 1 1 contract I and announced that he was leady to enter upon his do lIes Mr Pak explained that the government govern-ment was already enJOlng tho services ot McLeavy Drown and that the Corcin ambassador > at St Petersburg had no authority or rIght to Interfere wIth the finance dec Irllnen I Tho Ilns Flonmlnller rasirandlng that It the mln later of finance questioned the validity fo lb contract It would bo considered a collection upon hi soterelgn After a show of resistance by Corn and repelled threats Iy the llusslan government Mr Brown was dismissed nnd Mr AlexlefC Installed In hla stead Then followed Mr llrowns appeal to London and the sending at a aplca leet |
