Show guarantees independence japs have negotiated treaty with korea washington feb 24 secretary hay has received information that japan has negotiate da treaty alth korea whereby she guarantees the independence and integrity of boreas koreas ahta Is regarded here as one of the cleverest of the many startling diplomatic moves that have been made in connection with the whole eastern question the effect is to place japan on a high moral plane for it Is brider stood here that this treaty Is an announcement no to the world that even it sho prevails in her struggle with russia involving military occupation ot korea japan will take no advantage of that fact but will maintain the independence pen dence of the hermit kingdom on the other hand the note complaining pla ining of the violation of korean neutrality by japan Is believed here to be intended to pave the war tor future heavy reclamations indeed involving the seizure of korea and its annexation for violation of neutrality in tho event that russia triumphs in the present struggle contrasting the two positions an official here pointed out that the attitude of japan toward korea was very lar to that of the united states to cuba when the republic occupied the islands only to withdraw and free cuba after it had rid her of spanish control |