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Show j MARQUIS ITU'S PLANS FoT JAPANESE RULE IN KOREA i Will Effect a Thorough Reform In tha Land 8ystem and Establish New System of Judiciary and Police. Toklo. Tho details of Marquis Ho's plans regaidlng tho conduct of Korea under Japanese control aro unknown, but tho fundamental points are believed be-lieved to consist In effecting a thorough thor-ough reform In tho land system which Is now In n chaotic condition, nnd alim the establishment of a now system of Judiciary and pollco on tho Japanese plan. Theso measures will naturally bo considerable of a drain on the Japanese Jap-anese treasury. It Is thought tint Marqulfl Ito plans to ask an extra annual an-nual outlay of a little over 1,000,000 yon for a'pcrlod of flvo years. Thoso well Informed are confident thnt with a reform effected In tho land system Korea's revenues will Increase remarkably remark-ably without In tho least Inconveniencing Inconvenienc-ing tho present taxpayers In tho next flvo yenrs. With Korea's financial independence assured, It Is nioro than likely that lonns will bo floated with Japan's guarantee. guar-antee. Marquis lto by his usual tact has now apparently won over tho powerful pow-erful politicians to his sldu and consequently conse-quently no opposition will bo raised at Friday's council meeting. It Is also expected that his plans will pass tho next diet without much opposition. |