The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-14
FINGERS FOR
/ PATRIOTISM
ESalnteen COrtal Students SaCri-
j le,d Them For Their Country.

Is rule of the Japanese has
kght upon them at the hands o,
masters a deliberate war Of ex
hon, patriotism runs in weirdly
ntal channels. How it was that
ateen students of Pungho showed
devotion to country by each cut.
u one finger as a memorial of.
y on the altar of the lands de.
"a freedom recently appeared in
lstion from the Dali Han Mai II
no, a Corean paper edited by an
5isAman in Seoul.
vas this translation which was
red as an exhibit in recent court
eedings against this same English.
one E. T. Bethel. who through
NFnacular and an English news
e has been causing the Japanese
sorts of trouble. The Japanese
lent General recently had Bethel
if trial before the British Resi-
i for violation of a British order
muncil prohibiting an Englishman
! printing seditious matter in a
I'm country. On the strength Of
ARTICLE about the fingerless stu
u and others of like nature Beth
yas imprisoned and fined by the
Il Or his own country.
he is the seditious article in all
vealth Of exotic eastern phrase
h:
~ great is the finger blood Of
seventeen students. How bril-
Is the finger blood of the seven
Students! At this blood we ges-
izte, at this blood we dance for
All feeling Ccreans, men and
ben, you should gesticulate ana
e at this blood. At this blood
ing and at this blood We wall.
men and women in Corea who
the power Of tears. you should
md wall at this blood.
bat blood is the finger blood of
seventeen students? 1t is the
I Of patriotism. it is the blood
bic spirited Indignation. it is the
Of anxiety for the times, it is
Mood Ct madness? How brilliant
hr finger blood CT tie seventeen
eass!
lew days aso a traveller from
heung CAME into our office with
dreaming from his eyes, re-
fing ninuteiy the history of the
nteen students blood. This is
he said: On the fifteenth of the
moon. spring having returned
northern continent. when the
vas full. over fifty students of
Pcchang School of Pungho VII
N the district OF Hamheung.
bled together, singing a song of
1sm. The subject of speech
3 was "The Heart Which Pre-
b the Home Should Be Trans
to the Country"
az feelings. touched by the
40, and the terrible ead to which
had come having increased
fesentmsnt. they burst forth
obs and consoled and exhorted
Otner In words Of sorrow and
seventeen of them overcome
"a fervent feelings pointed to
e skies and make a vow, say
will certainly recover our
We will certainly take back
ntains and rivers of 5000 Ii
VIII certainly add lustre to !
Tory OF 1000 years"
ying they each cut OF one
fingers with the swords they |
eaflng and with the drops of |
aey wrote covenant.
great Is the blood of these
g Students! How extraordi.
ne fnger blood of these sew
Students!
re to praise this finger blood
pinser of freedom and a fore
civilization and q flower of
q OF education. Students:
You should take good care
elves.
netnes have left glorious
history except through
afSang. for instance, cut
n the earnestness OF his
nner truth. Isap1, out OF
cn to religion. cut his neck.
- his arm in the zeal to
=. while his enthusiasm to
eountry made Akpi dye his
an be done without blood.
aAould therefore be filed
the eye should always
q blood; the body should
siOod--in river and seas of
the hearts should be pol
intact with mountains and
pod. In this way the peo-