Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-02-14
A Weekly Letter From the Orient
FURNISHED BY THE RECORDER 'sSPzo-
IAL CORRESPONDENT, Who ls
MAKING A Tour OF THE EAST
ERIN COUNTRIES.
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Eh6 IOUAIhlAos
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SeonI, Korra, September IA
The Hermit nation is in turm' il
aud it reminds me very much o. a
lot OF crabs | once saw on an is-
land away down in the Pacific.
The crabs had been undisturbed so
long that when sat down on
some rocks they inhabited The, juat
tumbled over each other in their
desire to get q whack ut the in
truder. but when they got close
enough to me they scurried away
to the rear to get up courage
enough for another sortie toward
me- as if to frighten me. That IS
Just the way the Koreans are. do
ing with the Japenese who have
taken possession of the whole
government of the country
Japan is in evidence everywhere.
and there is also sullen antago-
nism shown to this invasion. The
Koreans are a most peaceful race,
Notwithstanding the fact that they
try to impress one with the idea
that they are extremely warlike.
Their soldiers are a sight to be-
hold, and if looks and noise would
win battles the Koreans could GER
tainly conquer the world. They
dress their soldiers in coat OF ar
NOR that is terrifying to young
children, and for arms they carry
long spears, bows and arrows
great two.handed swords, old guns
that look as If they were made
about the time gunpowder was
invented by the Chinese so far
back that the date IS forgotten. l
often wonder what would be the
effect # one Of these old guns
we're fired. / am under the I'M
preston that the man behind the
gun would be in a bad fix after
the explosion.
There are many rumors OF mp
risings among the Koreans against
the japanese, and there is no doubt
that Chinese and Russians are do
ing all in their power to induce the
simple minded Koreans to rebel
and throw of the yoke so recently
placdd on their necks by the war
like race of brown men. have
been much impressed with the
fact that the Chinese are also emer-
ging from their shell and putting
on new manners and customs.
The japanese have the idea OF
uniting the Orient against The
world, and in order that their plans
may be carried through successful
" are training Chinese and ko-
reans TO the use Of modern 7arms
methods Of war. In my opinion
they are Matching trouble for
themselves. Chinese are not fools
by any matter Of means. They
take all the education the Japa'
nese can give them and some day
will surprise their island neighbors
by showing them what it means
to put knowledge of arms into the
minds Of race of 400,OW,OOO
people. Korea is closer allied to
China than to Japan, and when
the uprising of the Orient comes
| it will be China and Korea togeth-
er with Japan as vassal.
| have been here but three days,
ret | can see that these almond
eyed people are but biding their
time to get even with Japan. for
what she has done to make them
pay tribute. This is the strangest
country l have ever seen, in many
ways. But while the people have
been in a lethargy for centuries
thew have all the fatilism OF the
Orient that is necessary to make
them resent che interference OF
any other country. 1t will be but
a few years until there will be an
other war here that will involve
kores, China and Russia oil. .one
side against Japan, and by that
time there will be enough trained
soldiers here ia China to make il
another story than the one recent
ly told in the Russo. Japanese war
| have seen so much that is
strange and interesting since ms
arrival that I hardly know where