New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
THE JAPANESE IN coREA.

THE JAPANESE IN COREA
Corean property. land farm produce, fishing
rights. etc. were stolen wholesale by Japanese
coolies and the Coreans themselves were beaten
out Of their homes by force by coolies who took
q fancy 10 them; IN others. Coreans were turned
OF their fishing grounds and killed foT pTotez
ting Soldiers would nearly XIII natives on ne
slightest provocatton- Every private was a sum
mary court OF justice, inficting what punish-
rnent he pleased The favorite form OF punish-
r-1ent was TO knock down by e heavy blow
tn the stomach with the butt end OF a rife and
cnen 10 jump on his body. hold him down with
one foot keep him taut by grabbing his topknot
and kick him punch him and hammer him with
the butt end OF the rife ct pleasure OF course.
the man treated II this fashion often crept away
afterward and died II agony.
passed through scores O. villages completely
Destroyed by the japanese army, with not q
house. not q wall, not a tar OF food left At one
place, Chee-chOng. a considerable town, not a
house remained save the yaInen Of the ragis-
trate- On every side heard stories Of women
outraged. wounded bayonetted anc OF non-coTn-
batants and children shot The villagers ana
townspeople thus attacked were not rebels, but
the rebels had fought near their homes, and that
was enough They were nothing more than
simple farmers and their families, peaceful and
law-abidinE The japanese military authorities
had thought II necessary TO quote the words OF
one Of them, to show the people "the strong arm
of Japan" In small area passed through
the former settlements Of about twenty thou
sand people made homeless al their food sup
niles gone and now waiting the bare hL1sides
20 perish from hunger and cold IN the coming
winter.
The case Of one village may serve 70 tell Of
what found IN many. Prom mountain pass
looking down on the valley leading 70 l-Chon
! could see in front OF village after village
reduced To ashes. rode On TO the nearest heap
Of ruins The place had been the home OF quite
z large village, with about seventy or eighty
houses Destruction thorough and complete, had
fallen upon Il Homes, food and furniture had
al been burned
again and had put UP temporary refugees OF
straw for their women folk. while attempting to
rebuild The young men were out On the hn!s
cutting down trees and the elders were az work
IN the village The fields were rich with Wei
cultivated crops rsaay foT narTest yes en. uess
the first necessry-F. A Mckenzie, IN Ihe
Contemporary Review.
THE DIVERSIONS OF A AIAHARANI.
On r,ost fine days accompanied The Maharerd
on her morning walks II thick boots and with
her sd7S tucked UP under heavy tweed CLOAK,
Ehs would trudge for miles In the snow. some
times we had another walk IN the afternoon, but
more often she would rest after lunch Unless
they had visitors was seldom IN attendance at
rDeals-when was the ordinary hotel fare was
eFered ne IN case ] preferred Il to theirs, but
! used 20 give private orders on my own part
that No form OF beef pork should be brought
20 me their table, and no wine On the lat
ter point there was not the same restriction
Of courtesy. but stronger one Of reason, since
the OF the party were only TOO reaoy 10
make English guests an excuse for breaking
their own laws in respect OF fe-Inented liquors.
and would not have their loss OF caste IN nay
conscience NV CHIEF duty was tc keep the
NahErarf amused far might be; she liked
irving difficult kinds Of needlework-I taught
her knitting and the beginnings Of pill
low lace For e whole week she made sert-
Gus effort to learn French with me, and was a
most quick and industrious pupil But she was
tired OF everything IN turn, and new fancies fol-
lowed each other with bewllder9ng frequency.
incidentally 1 drew her out, and listened for
hours 10 her ideas Of things and people, her ex-
periepces OF life and deductions therefrorn,
which revealed much Of the curious upside
down mode OF thought OF the Eastern. mixed
with n. eternal feminine Of instinct and i'm
pulse.
After her glimpse Of the big world and it's
esyeties the secluded existence Of q prT0Gh
nashaH seemed very intolerable TO the Maharani-
Sic persuaded her husband. although she could
not have much social amusement IN her own
country, 10 allow her some outdoor pursuits He
LET her ride, and being eager 10 learn and as
tontshing relate, not In the least nervous she
became excellent horsewonEn She al
ways rode estride, and. att1red in a divided
ski-t and walled to the eyes, she accompanied
the Maharata IN his morning gallyDs II amused
him 10 have her company. and she next learned
TO shoot and would go out with him after duck
and pigeon BY the time knew her her ambi-
ton shoot & tiger, anc while we were In
London che had q rife built for herself Tor the
purpose These arnusements relieved the rnorot-
ory OF her days. monotony she oescr1oeo 10
with lively eloQuence as she saw II In the
lot OF many OF her friends and relations
They have nothing to do, very little TO think
Of and perhaps no one 10 speak TO but servants
al the day long; they cannot go out, and II sell
dom happens that any one comes 10 see them
Think of ttF"-wfldred Isenonger, in The Ma
ronal Review.