Late on Wednesday night (July 31) an Imperial Rescript was issued, orde ing the disbandment of the Kore amy. The Seoul Press translates follows Whereas We consider it " matter of urgent. importance at the present rioment of national difficulty to ecouomioo all supertinons expenses and apply the funds thus saved for purposes material inuprovenent; and existing army, which is composed of mercenaries, being unfit for purposes of national defence, which mast be conducted by the united efforts of the whole people, it is Our intention to remodel Our military system and direct attention for the present principally tothe training of officers, with a jew to the eventual formation of an authorities to disband for the time being all Our troops, with the exception sich a force as may be required as 0 gmurd for the Imperial House. appreciation of the long continued services of all of you, Our officers and men, We bestow a gratuity upon each and every one of you according to rank, to inform Your Excellency that Tam in receipt of aniers from His Majesty the Emperor directing me to rely upon Your Excellency for the adoption of mea sures who, in disregard of Imperial con tay commit acts of violence, on the occasion of the the the Tuperial Rose for the remudellingg of the military system.
T take this opportunity ete., ete. cation, His Excellency the Resident-General at once ised orders to Commander of the Japanese Army to take all necessary menstires, any wei Hasegawa' residence of August 1. General Yi, the Minister of War, read to them the Rescript of disbandment issued the previous night, and announced th power of preventing and suppressing all dixturbances that might be caused by the disbandment of the troops had been entrusted to the Japanese iti conference the battalions in Seoul should be hed without arms to the parade nil inside the East Gute by 10 there to be disminwd after receiving gratuities granted by the Emperor. his
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