Confederation was mainstream then, with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia, etc.
The Japan-Korea union is nothing strange nor a form of colonization.
2019-04-21 15:01:36
Another true man of principle posted an article proving the correctness of my editorial.
The black emphasis is mine.
On August 22, 1910, the "Treaty on the Annexation of Korea" was concluded between the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire.
It is the so-called "Annexation of Korea. It was the Japan-Korea annexation.
It is a complete lie that the Japanese imperialists forced this annexation through force.
In Korea, the Isshin-kai, a political group of intellectuals who mobilized the energies of the Korean people, fervently wanted a Korea-Japan union. At the same time, Japan was hesitant to take on such a huge burden.
Confederation was mainstream then, with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia, etc.
The Japan-Korea confederation was not strange, nor a form of colony.
The United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, and other powers agreed to the Japan-Korea Union.
The continent cannot be stabilized if Sadaejuui Korea leads it to this or that side.
The decisive factor was the Hague Charge d'Affaires Incident.
In 1907, the Korean Empire sent a secret envoy to the Second Universal Peace Conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, to appeal to protect its diplomatic rights. Still, the international community ultimately rejected his appeal.
Tyler Dennett, a prominent American diplomatic historian, wrote, "The Koreans, neither their recent history nor their diplomats in the United States, have been able to evoke the dignity or admiration of President Roosevelt. It seemed clear to the President that Korea, long abandoned at sea and akin to a ship threatening navigation, must now be tethered, pulled into the harbor, and firmly anchored."
The U.S. affirmed the Japan-Korea union and quickly withdrew its conventional embassies from Korea at the end of the Russo-Japanese War.
President Roosevelt stated that "Korea is no longer a nation" and told Foreign Minister Jutaro Komura, "The only way to eradicate future disasters is to protect it. It is the best policy for the security of Korea and peace in the East."
British Foreign Minister Lansdowne also said that Korea, which cannot stand alone, deserves to be protected by Japan.
The Second Anglo-Japanese Alliance stated that "Great Britain recognizes the right of Japan to take such measures of guidance, supervision, and protection in Korea as she may deem just and necessary for the furtherance of her interests.
Neither the Qing nor the Russians have raised any objections or issued any protests.
Korea's national finances were in complete ruin, its debts to the powers were enormous, there was no way to repay them, and it was at a point of no return in all areas of imperialism: political, economic, social, cultural, educational, and sanitary.
If Japan were to colonize Korea, there would have to be goods and products confiscated.
However, Korea had no roads, no railroads, no ports, no bridges, destroyed bald mountains, rivers without levees, unregulated farmland, and destroyed nature.
It took decades of Japanese blood money to restore them, depriving Japan.
References
Fusosha, "The Truth about Japan's Colonies," by Kō Bun'yū (author)
Shucho-sha "History Japanese People Should Not Know" by Kazutomo Wakasa (book)
Tendensha "The Road to the Greater East Asia War" by Akira Nakamura (book)
Wac Shuppan "Rekishi Tsu" 2010.7 "The Country Where Slaves Were and Were Not" by Masayuki Takayama
Reference sites
Wikipedia "The Hague Secret Mission Incident
Attached image
Seodaemun in Joseon, 1900 (PD)
