| Show X H 4 H H W H H v H WWW H H W H HI HH 1 H l j F Till TilE TI JE A i 13 1 C OF TIlE THE FAU i A In oi II l Ilin Ihl ll Roil y j j J i Tin II 1111 up 11 in Iii II il a i For III BI y f 1 What II li tho Iho lie trouble In the tAr far east j Japan JI JoI JH 15 1 H Is II 1 trying I ry I ag to tn heap I tires a out oU 1 of f Korea Iolen 1 hl hooi t I Is Iii Korea Iturea and motil Is I It I t lit alt 1 i Korea Is II an all a o autocracy under lule It tools r Jap Jup J hi I Il l lilies about an IlK ni large o as IR i Kansas sots Iho he Star with n it 1 imp t 1 ut In t moo Pt I no ii ted at al between hi a 0 1 00 inn and ot I The fht empire Id ro occupies tIU pies io a ot I I I hi Just JUMI south soot olih t Ii cil ci I Si 81 Siberia 1 j beria jutting Into inti tIlt tho tl Pacific ocean I between tin tilt til Yellow 1101 sea eR ca and the t Ic Hea Suit r c of r f Japan and reaching within lOSS less than miles of ut the southern end on j of nr Japan JaI 1 Is IK s Korea 1 a oo rich country en or to try Not especially It I Is ho I a ii I purely y ag gig agricultural 11 1 and 1111 time the methods of nf cultivation are OFt primitive A 1 few fel I 1 gold mines are Irl operated am 1111 amid there hero Ih r are liti I supposed 1401 l to In IK be I deposits t s of Jf cop colt copper 10 per PH Iron Irol and 1111 coal 1 otto 1 Why 1 h then dues does toes Hussla want 11 1 t 1 Korea 7 hlll h because been ursu of Its I I I position t Itoh y l Korea I s an extension lOI of DC which iv practically t I ly belongs hal nags to t I Itus I too s 1 sla In In II I mm the hoc I natural moot I development t of oC i f contiguous S territory t to to Il mer merchants 1 cr f chants have hl crossed the Ill boundary j Into nto 1111 I Korea l 1 and it iid IU 1 1 a It Interests late es ts o there hete under tho to Ih weak lIall 0 native moat I vi t naturally 00 hi U roil I y look oak I to 10 I o otin tin the Ih tsar 31 Cott for ro o protection Why I l Korea lona of IC strategic value salue to 10 tO Hussla I III II For two tan reasons First Russian vessels 1 must mauls t make ona ho a ot I long lOl detour olet cut a rot i ml Korea to In to pans 1015 1111 from flOI It nitI lOOM I took SI Siberia to 10 t i 1011 I Arthur Am Ihl I hoot the harbor In Iii II In itt 11 this Ibis Journey they I hi must 1111 tru n II narrow strait HInl et talt between Kwa and anda 1111 a it Japanese in pu n ese Island IsIs ad comparable i too bli to II i To 1 Insure toe free seeks reeks lekH to II control the Ihl tad end 1111 of or Korean I peninsula Second when luH I I 11 logins tos UK I le tto anticipated ot to t Iii po ab absorption a I sorption loom of or It I I t would unit hi be lie Incon Inconvenienced I acon If I f a I hostile hOle host lie power should have hll ha u a I military ti base 1111 on not UI the tle north northeastern loth eastern coast rOlt of or Asia eta II It desires oIe I roe to 10 annex a tt Korea 1011 Why h hy does Io Japan object to tot tho Iho h t I annexation 0 Ii t 11 tO of tf I of Korea i Ore Japan to Is overcrowded with wih a n population hi I loon 1 time 11 t blocK ns lS 8 5 dense ii ns mis 11 that of tot the thu Stoics States It I Iok an 11 ol I outlet flit t Ic I for fil 1 it Its Il I tot Immigrants gri to too on Ott the thoe mainland The Island 1 empire has baa looped hoped make Korea tho thoi too to In t I 1 11 base i O of or an atm attempt 1111 pi to lO extend Jab Influence China hlll Furthermore rt hoc l I II t now to ow conducts ut too a inc of Koreas commerce Koreas l two railway Its I flu trade and atol railways would 1111 loUt both be ho threatened probably be lit Iii de deprived III tl of Ir value In lIt II the event III of ot Ibis HUH luI slits success MII M And tool finally iy Japan J to holds that lint Its I I own 11 would be ho menaced were woo Hussla 11 HII to tn to gain the tl harbor at 11 the lil end of or the tion Ihl Korean I peninsula within s t I cannon range In C of the Ihl I he Japanese IM 11 IMand 1 and SI urn dirt KM reps of J Does Japan want to to annex un 7 No XI It I t Is I ii satisfied t t to t I maintain I ii too I ii Koreas sovereignty with the Ihl t he r too tilt to thin the t Us I I I s mi turn tit rot I advantage van in 1 T 1 of will wil Rive give RI It I I t the tue lions lon 3 of tot fr Koreas trade node I 0 I did tI hI tin Ih t he l t rouble into bic between 1 Japan J H tIC to and 1111 ii aol Hussla I tot ss lot begin mu 7 11 I 1 i II II In II I a I o when iv lou ti by h I ty war WIl Ja Japan 11 1 a pan bad hlll ford forced China I to tot II recognize Koreas Independence t oat and Ini ot it I to 10 grant g rot tot I Japan J os t oo dm the t end IIII ii nil nf Ir t f Man Iun Manchuria l it a churia forced fi I Japan to lii give gile o up till 1 Manchuria I ii seined se ice I t he ito surrender surrendered i ed 1 territory t i ml secured toil a P limber I I I cutting ii Ot concession In 11 I tt the Ihl I VaIn val ml valley to ii ley lt In Iii 1 n Korea 1111 sis sIN What V Ion ut t brought bru broom gil ht t on I U n the lie 1111 t present I Ot 0 1 1111 1415 t year III tOI t 1 1 U advanced nil in the Ihn t hoe claim elin cia II mu that t Ion t the Ihl t be timber I concession OX t iio to II t to the t Ii u valleys tI 11 I le of tot nil 11 oi I I rivers ri 11 tots tributary lo to II the Ihu Volu moral that thai II It I gives thou the Ihl the Ihu Ih right to II r build railways mind and to 10 1 the thu I butt 1011 ort nf IC ol at II ii the thu V a i Ills 11 mouth I Mil Ill HUMI I t announce a omit no rite Its 11 I I N I a tn tnt 1111 t Ito ii to tom II annex 1111 to 10 Koren IollI 1 It I did 1111 not hoot Hut Jl I Japan 1111 took Illk the titu ground that t loot t Its Ir I ts procedure it Li re ot II t I virtual vi protest ri lal to al annexation a oi I loom and III a tool so rut 0 Issued n ii j I Is 1 this likely 1111 to II ii lead tal to II war lr r 1 says oo It II I will 1111 wil unless Il II eH from UI claims 11 I ni 1 |
