The sun., 1908-07-26
FINGERS FOR PATRIOTISM.
Seventeen Corean students Sacrificed Tneu
for Their CountFy.

for Their Country. -
Over in Corea. whsre the rebellion OF
a few thousand natives against the harsh
rule OF the Japanese has brought upon
them at the hands Of their masters O
deliberate war Of extinction. patriotism
runs in weirily Oriental channels. How
showed their devotion to country by each
outing Of one finger as q memorial offering
on the altar Of the lands departed freedom
recently appeared in translation from the
Dai Han Maj IL Shimpo. a Corean paper
edited by an Englishman In Seoul
1t was this translation which was entered
as an exhibit in recent court proceedings
against this same Englishman. one E. 7.
Bethell, who through q vernacular and
Al English newspaper has been causing
the Japanese all sorts Of trouble. The
Japanese Resident General recently had
Resident for violation Of British order Of
council prohibiting an Englishman from
printing seditious matter in a foreign
country; On the strength Of his article
Of like nature Bethel was imprisoned and
fined by the court Of his own country.
Here Is the seditious article In all its
wealth Of exotic Eastern phraseolcgy:
How great is the finger blood Of the seven
teen students! How brilliant Is the finger
blood OF the seventeen students! At this
blood We gesticulate. at this blood We dance
for 10y. All feeling Coreans. men and women.
you should eesticulate and dance at this
blood. At this blood We sing aud at this
blood we wall. All men and women In Corea
who have the power Of tears. you should sing
and wall at this blood.
what- blood is the finger blood Of the seven
teen students? Il is the blood Of patriotism.
It Is the blood OF public spirited indignation,
l. - - xlAN.. g. a. s...x-- Ia l.
the blood Of madness. How brilliant 10 the
finger blood Of the seventeen students! !
A few days ago traveller from Hamheung
came into our office with tears streaming
from his eyes. reoounting minutety the his
tory OF the seventeen students blood. This
Is what he said: On the fifteenth Of tho first
moon. spring wing returned to the North
srn continent. when the moon was full. over
fifty students OF the Poohang School of
Pungho village. in the district OF Hsmhsune.
assembled together. singing q song Of patri-
otism. The subject Of speechnnaking was
The Heart Which Preserves the Home Should
Be transferred to the Country
Their feelings touched by the scenery.
and the terrible end to which things had
come having increased their resentment.
they burst forth into sobs and consoled and
sxhorted each other In words Of sorrow and
pain. Seventeen Of them overcome by their
fervent feelings pointed to the blue skies
and made vow. saying:
we will certainly recover our Corea.
We will certainly take back our mountains
and rivers of 5000 Ii and we will certainly
add lustre TO our history Of 1900 years
So saying they each cut OF one Of their
fingers with the swords they were wearing
and with the drops Of blood they wrote q
covenant.
How great IL the blood Of these seventeen
studentsl How extraordinary is The finger
blood OF these seventeen students!
We dare TO praise this finger blood as o
harbinger Of freedom and forerunner Of
civilization and flower Of the world Of sduca-
tion. Studentsl Studentsi You should take
GOOD care OF yoursslves.
What heroes have left glorious monuments
In history except through bloodf 6inkwAns.
for instance. cut his elbow In the eafnestness
OF his seeking after truth lsapu. out OF his
devotion to religion, out his neck. oki cut
Of his arm In the zeal 70 attain fame, while.
his enthusiasm to serve his country made
Akpi dye his hair black.
Nothing can be done without blood. The
bowels should therefore be hlled with blood.
the eye should always shed tears OF blood: the
body should bathe In blood-in rivers and seas
OF blood--and the hearts should be polished by
contact with mountains and rocks Of blood.
In this way the people viii become people
Of blood and this country o country Of blood.
Then there will appear national heroes OF
greatness and grandeur. The finger blood
Of the seventeen students will look ins isnin-
can't for D nation Of 3o,ooc.oo0 CereanA