Village elders will vote for their charges. Some 8,000 railway workers go on strike in Pusan . It spreads to all major cities of S. Korea. Students and other workers in a general strike. Hodge responds by ordering mass arrests of the strikers.
Police shoot into a crowd of student demonstrators killing one student.
American tanks move in to restore order. The mob kills some 20 landlords and pro-Japanese officials. Mob actions spread to many counties and villages throughout S. Korea. The American troops kill more civilians in scores of towns. The Assembly is dominated by Syngman Rhee.