The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-02
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his ambassadors to death. He forced
another treaty upon Korea which left
Korea at the mercy of her japanese
foe. He followed up this outrage by
introducing his own people into Korea
and they murdered the poor natives
robbed them of their land, violating
their wives and daughters, and com.
hitting wholesale murder among them.
Ito cut out the Korean military force
and usurped the Judicial powers in
order to better carry out the nefarious
project. There is nothing left to the
Koreans but burning hearts. Millions
are today suffering for want Of food,
and the few Koreans in this commu-
nifty hope that the world has eyes
bright enough to see to what extent
they have been wronged, and will
eventually right this wrong.
The japanese papers in this commu-
nifty are carrying on the persecution.
They are accusing the Koreans of be-
ing anarchists and everything that is
bad. Can anyone doubt that if We had
the power to right the tremendous
wrong to which we have been subject
ed, that we would not do sof We are
weeping silently for our fathers, moth
ers, brothers and sisters that are be-
ing robbed, outraged and murdered for
the reason that we feel helpless before
our rapacious enemies.
The persecution does not cease in
Korea. The Japanese here have tried
to incite the foreigners against us by
circulating false statements, chief of
which is that we sent kilograms to San
Francisco instigating the assassination
of Bishop Harris. The Japanese in
this community have plainly showed
the cloven hoof. They have set up a
lawless government for themselves,
having for its object murder. They
have tried to ruin the sugar industry
and have cost this country hundreds
of thousands of dollars. This is but
foreshadowing of what they would do
had they greater opportunity, and is
but as a summer breeze to cyclone
to what they have done to the Ko-
reans. There is no limit to their
treachery. There is no crime too great
for them to commit to attain their un-
lawful ends. The American govern
ment has very wisely and properly set
a halt to japanese immigration, and
we have still faith that the, great
American nation will assist us in our
struggle for freedom from these ruth
less oppressors.
Now, returning to the assassination
of Ito. The better class of the Ko-
reans in this community, while they
can not mourn over the death of Ito,
do not believe in acts of individual
violence. They wish to reterate that
they recognize that acts of this ma
ture do not tend to alleviate their bur
dens, nor to bring any more speedy
termination to their cruel wrongs. If
anything, such acts tend to strengthen
the rigor of their prosecutions. The
wrong which one man commits is Wis
tied upon the whole nation. and the
bonds are drawn tighter and the per-
secutions are more severe.
We are willing to sacrifice our lives,
if need be, for the independence of
our country, but we wish it understood
now and at all times that we do not
advocate assassination. Such acts have
our entire disapproval, and we sincere
ly wish that this assassination had
never been committed at the hands of
a Korean.
KOREAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
HAWAII.