Show c Koreas Korea's Suicide An example of ot national suicide la is lathe the way Prof Edwin Maxey describes L I Korea rea In a recent number of the For For- um He lie says sas that Korea co committed suicide and was not feloniously slain by Japan To prove his point he submits sub wits mits a review of the Korean budget before Japan took charge Some Som of ot the most startling items are appropriations of ot for the funeral exI ex ex- I c of the crown pr princess and of f for tor burying the queen dow dow- 1 ager By Dy way of contrast the sum of oC 44 44 4 was appropriated for for public and by the same budget the imperial im Im- privy purse received The appropriation for all nil the schools in In to the country excepting those qt the capital amounted to the sum of 2 2771 27 71 71 but this was WIlS the year ear th the princess prin cess ess had bad t to be burled buried so of ot courses course education had had to stand aside The navy got 1 a a year At l least ast that amount was appropriated The Tho n navy navy vr consisted of one o d gunboat |