Show japanese foreign ministers special defiance and riot seoul july 22 viscount the japanese foreign minister describes his visit to seoul as an excursion during the government holidays made for the purpose of communicating muni cating to marquis ito the demand of public feeling in japan for rectification of existing conditions in korea and also to consult with ahe marquis ito as to what should tie done in view of the grave state of the present crisis viscount hayashi has consented to say that the abdication of the emperor empo occurring simultaneously with his arrival in seoul was a surprise and disappointed his plans neither marquis ito nor japan had any part in the abdication hut on the contrary if consulted they would not have advised it regarding the report that he came to korea on a special mission viscount hayashi admitted that it was true that he came entrusted with his governments program japans was delicate and its responsibilities were great any intriguing tri guing government was impossible and the plan to murder all the cabinet members which was reported to he a scheme of the former emperor for restoration to power with a cabinet wholly anti japanese was unthinkable regarding possible plans for tho future government hayashi said that the korean throne had nothing to boar from the japanese but there must be a competent organized administration japans program would be executed only with regard to dus forms the consent of the constituted sovereign and was subject to modification according to conditions it already bad modified its plans and if the korean throne established a competent cabinet japan would deal with it at present the japanese authorities were wholly concerned with the restoration of order until this was accomplished they were unable to proceed and his mission must await normal conditions tor the future promotion of the welfare of the people was his foremost consideration |