Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-24
Japan IN KOREA
HARSH STORIES TOLD
Of METHODS in VOGUE
KOREAN PAPER GIVES DETAILS
OF EXECUTION - CARELESS
WORK OF FIRING SQUAD.
MOTHER.

Chefoo, October 26.-The iron arm
of the japanese military authorities
ia Korea continues to enclose many
poor ignorant coolies in the death
clasp. Every mail from Chemupo
brings newspapers and private letters
filled with accounts Of bungled, brutal,
unjustitable executions by japanese
sodiery of Koreans on their own
ground, and under the shadow of their
own flag. and still the diplomats of the
world talk of Korea as Il sovereign
nation. When will they awaken to
the fact that already Korea is almost
in integral part of Japan; that the lat
ter country has forgotten its promises
to the world made previous to the
outbreak of hostlities, and that her
fanatical "samurai' are now indulg.
ing their taste for blood to the full
limit, in country to which they
should be grateful instead of venge.
full.
1t is high time that the governments
knew of these facts. We know that
the foreign ministers have spared
neither pen or paper in putting them
clearly to their home Offices" but
we also know that II takes months,
sometimes years, for an up.to.date
government machinery TO digest facts.
So those who wish to see an end made
to the japanese Reign of Terror in
Korea must wait-for the Lord knows
how long, and in the meantime more
will go down before the Osaka rifles,
leaving poverty-stricken hearths and
starving families to mourn them.
Why do the japanese kill the Ko,
reans? is question often heard from
white mouths In Seoul. The answer,
however, is never heard. II Is worth
a mans life to make II. Here in Che.
foo no such high tariff is placed upon
mans opinion on any subject, and
] dare to say that the Japanese kill
Koreans because. In spite of their
boosted civilization; they have not
yet acquired a due regard for human
lie.
For the sceptlcal ones especially and
secondly as matter OF puDlic in.
terest. there follow number of quo.
tations from various articles which
throw bright light on the honors Of
the japanese military regime in Korea.
The Korea Daily News says:
HORRORS!
As We write we have before us a
series Of photographs which for sheer
ropuisiveness, 1t would be hard to find
an equal.
They are various artistiCally arrang.
cd "tableauX" representing incidents in
the slaughter of three miserable No.
Tean coolies who were lit is said
found guilty Of tampering with the
railway line which is being built by
the japanese between Seoul and Wiju
Photograph No. l has the railway
embankment in the background with
a road running paralleled to and in
front Of It, and here we have, arts.
ti,ally posed, presumably for the
benefit OF the photographers) the three
doomed men, seated in jinrickshas,
blindfolded and surrounded by Japa.
ncse gcndarmes.
In photograph No. we have the
coolies in the distance, in a row pinion-
ed to crucifixes and blndfolded. In
the foreground Is the firing squad with
its back towards us. There are nine
men, three to each coolie, and the
distance separating them from their
targets appears to be about 40 yards.
Can eyewitness of the tragedy said
the distance was 90 yards.)
The third photograph depicts the
execution In progress. The coolies are
hanging limp on their crosses and two
soldiers are taken aim. One Is on the
left of the squad and the other Is on
appear to be about 10 fire.
The fourth picture Is full of horror.
II depicts the corpses of three 10.
rean coolies, still upright because they
are dashed to their crosses. The man
on the right seems to have died easily.
One shot apparently gave him his coup
dc grace. The man on the left had a
harder time of II, and blood runs from
his belly. The man in the middle
died hard, Apparently he was riddled
with bullets and what Is either blood
or entrails hangs from his chest to
the ground. In the foreground We
have someone walking away with a
stethOscope in his hand having appar.
entity satisfied himself that all the
victims were ultimately put out of their
agony
This is the story as told by the 90
sen photographs. There are other
stories. There Is one of how the moth.
er of one OF the victims was held
down by two soldiers to prevent her
from rushing forward to share the fate
OF her son, and there are others. But
the photographs tell the tale.
1t was an exhibition, not an execu.
ton.
Ugh!