Show TAP TAPAN X IN IX K KOREA i i J I According to dispatches the emperor I of Korea is a prisoner in his place and the Japanese wilt will not lot give him his bert J liberty They claim that the Korean ruler Is trying to escape compliance com with the decisions at mit the Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Ports Ports- mouth conference which fixed tho the terms of the he Russo-Japan Russo peace that he ho has been seeking treasonable al alliances alliances al- al with the enemies of the mikado ml- ml I kado and that they will prevent by I force fOlco if necessary ar any loss los of the position they have gained by war and d diplomacy I o Korea will very certainly become a apart apart apart part of or Japan That Is ono one of or the thc re results re- re suits Hulls of a 3 war In which the hermit nation was certain to lose Identity In any uny case and nd It was simply a question if Ir Japan or oa jome ome western nation captured cap cap- her Japan had the shrewdness to In sc set from the tho beginning what the final linal result would be and laid plans accordingly aCcording The wisdom of or the hc act actis is evident now The Ineffective em- em of Koreas impotent nation may 1 kill 1111 himself as he threatens Ho ma may maybe mayhe be he followed into the dim dim unknown h b hall by byall all aU his present Cent advisers But But his land will bo be better bettel cared for Cor by Japan and will re realize its best possibility b by becoming be he- coming sootier or 01 later identified d with that nation Until the beginning of or the war wal between be be- tureen tween Japan and aird Russia Korea was an Independent absolute monarchy monarch with an nn emperor who held his throne by a title similar to that claimed for tor Nicholas of or Russia Ho He was always absolute until wars war's rude rudo alarms disturbed disturbed disturbed dis dis- dis- dis the he placid flow of events in hi his country countr He selects his own cabinet cab cab- inet met but does not follow their advice unless s he lie wants to They appoint al altho all the tho officials but have to tu submit the lists to the tho and none can take office omco unless ho Indorses tho the Choice thoice hoof Heuf YI the time present emperor em em- was wa born horn Supt Suid 8 1852 1832 IIi Ilia country y I Is 18 largely agricultural the agricultural thc the very velY element clement most needed by Japan but primitive methods are In use Confucianism Con Con- Is IK the religion of or tho the nobles but hut tho the common people are arc said to ge get et along with wih tower lower churches and ant le less lesi worship than ni any other people on earth The Korean Koron revenues amount amoun to about four million dollars a a year ear |