Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

Japanese dress III European clothes
and the rebels are phone TO think any
man SO dressed a Japanese, and to
shoot him on sight. Not long ago MI.
Erdman. a Presbyterian missionary ut
Taiku, about 100 miles north of Fusan
went on Il trip over the country. He
had on a khaki suit. and khaki is
the color worn by the Japanese sol
diers when in the field. AS a result, he
was taken for a Japanese, and narrow
ly escaped with his life. The rebels
who captured him insisted he was "
ing when he told them he was a mis-,
sionary and an American. 1t was only
his fair hair and blue eyes that ena blcd
him to hold them back, until some
more Intelligent Koreans arrived and
convinced his captors that he Was
speaking the truth Another mission
airy who was travelling In black clothes
was also attacked and had a narrow
escape.
THE REBELS AND OUR CONSUL
GENERAL.
q Some of those Emp Yungs operate in
the mountains, not far from the capl-s
tai. and pleasure parties from Seoul are
often In danger. a few months ago Mr.
Thomas Sanrmons, the American consul
general, took picnic trip with his wifa
They went in chairs and jinrlnkishsLs,
and the son, who is now q student in
Harvard university, led the procession.
He was dressed in khaki and band of
five rebels caught sight of him. They
leveled their guns and ordered the party
to stop. Mrs. Samlnons had bunch of
flowers in her hands and she wave
these at them. surprising them friendly
Koreans. In the meantime the consul
general came up, and it was only with
difficulty that he was able to show the
men that they We're Americans and 10
keep them from firing. Had these Emp
Yungs done as many OF their fellows
frequently do. that is, shoot on sight,
the boy would have been killed.
THE KOREANS AND THE UNITED
STATES.
This attack upon the consul gener-
Al had nothing whatever to do with
the feeling Which many patriotic
country. Until the present they have
always looked upon US as. their best
friends among the nations. 1t was
our government which made the first
treaty that opened their land to the
world. This was in 1882 when Com
modore Shufeldt came here with
fleet and had a conference with the
|
il other powers dealt sunjustly OF
oppressively with Korea that the
United States would interfere and try
to bring about an amicable arrange
nlent. The Koreans construed this as
meaning that would support them
against any other nation in preserving
their Independence. Before the emper-
or was deposed he sent commission
ers to America, asking our aid against
the Japanese, and the commissioners
We're not received. Many of the peo-
pie look upon this as breach of
international faith and feel that we
have sold them out to Japan.
1t was this that largely caused the
assassination of Stevens He was an
American in the employ of the Japan
csc. and was then on his way to Wash
ington, as they thought, to put anoth-
Ell nail in Korea's coffin. They were
wCefuly mistaken, for Stevens, like
his master. Prince Ito. was one of the
best friends that the Korean people
have ever had. and he was laboring
to give them independence under the
protection of Japan. I understand that
the recent visit of our fleet TO Japan
was another thorn in the flesh of
Korea, as in that act we seemed to
have allied ourselves With their en-
envy. The first report of the fleet
which was distributed over Korea was
that it was coming to recapture this
country and put the retired emperor
back on his throne as we'll as to con- |
quer Japan.
Another story published last fall |
was that 5000 Americans We're COM
ing to Korea TO spy out the land and
prepare the way for a big force which
should punish Japan. This, when sift-
ed down. proved to be the small COM
pany of men and women who have
since arrived from England to organ
size Salvation Army movement in
Korea.
KOREANS MUST STAY AT HOME.
Notwithstanding this feeling. many
Koreans would now like to go to AM
erica, and they bitterly resent the pro-