In a personal address to the reprosentative members of the Lower House on Friday last, Baron Kam of Foreign Affairs, regretted his inability elaborately to refer to Manchuria, as the problem of that country is not yet decided, but said that the Japanese policy toward Corea has been fixed and unchanged from the time of the Japan-war. To mai of the Peninsular Kingdom, Japan takes it upon herself to supervise the country's finance and foreign affairs. The form of the programme is completely oxhibited in the recent defence alliance between Japan and Corea, and it is now all the more important to realise the spi of the alliance. On this subject the semi-official " Kokumin" declares that Corea is our protectorate. Japan has not only the right, but also the duty of protecting Corea by the recent protocol and agreement. For this purpose Japan controls Corea's financial, military, and diplomatic affairs and is working all the lines'of communications.
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