| Show WENTY JAPS ILL I D Korean n Soldiers Unable to Stand Oppression Longer Fired on Them in Seoul City ity Quiet Now v. SEOUL Korea July 20 The The city city- became quiet at fall of darkness last night and is ia now under military patrol A heavy rain following the outbreak of yesterday was lar largely ely instrumental in dispersing the crowds All traffic has been stopped and the Japanese shops are guarded The police re retort report ort that twenty-five twenty Japanese were killed and wounded wound d In n the days day's rioting The casualties casualties cas cas cas- among the Koreans are un un- un- un known An official Japanese report ascribes the shooting to Korean soldiers who could not be controlled by their officers The noise of the firing and the news news that c casualties had r resulted greatly great great- ly alarmed the Emperor who at 7 1 o'clock tonight sent by the Minister finister of Justi Justice Justies e a a. long apolo apologetic message to Marquis Marqui Ito Ita to the effect that he regretted regretted regretted re re- re- re that his ignorant ignorant- subjects had c caused used violent commotion He therefore therefore therefore there there- fore relied upon Marquis Ito to ta take e measures necessary to J prevent further trouble Afterward Marquis Ito called upon General to take military charge of the city Japanese troops have b been en offered offered for the safeguarding safeguard safeguard- in lug ing of foreign consulates in Seoul The IThe abdication edict of the Emperor is is' t his first communication to the world since siMe the repudiation of the convention of 1905 A translation of of the text of the edict follows I have been in succession to on tomy to-my my ancestors ancestors an an- on the throne four forty years and have met many disturbances I have not reached lilY jpy own desire While Minister Ministers are frequently improper men and progress is not controlled by men the times are contrary to nature events A crisis crisi extremely urgent in the life of the people has arisen and the progress of the state is more than before im im- im- im periled I fear a danger like that that befalls befalls befalls be be- falls a person crossing the ice Fortunately Fortunately Fortunately For For- we have a a. son Eon endowed b by nature with virtue brilliant and we well I worthy of f bein being charged with plans for forthe forthe forthe the development of the government to whom we transfer our inheritance sanctioned sanctioned sanc sanc- by the custom of ancient times Th Therefore be it t known known- that as soon as it is proper to be done we wil hand the affairs affairs' of state over to the c crowD crown wn o-wn prince as our representative Court usage is said to make the mean mean- ln lug ing of the above an actual abdication While insufficient time has elapsed to show the effect of the Emperors Emperor's action action ac ac- ac action tion on the situation advisory opinion at the Japanese residence General regards re re- re- re gards ards the abdication as taking away the force of Japans Japan's intended blow |
