The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
TAFT IS RAG DOLL
TO PERMIT JAPS
TO GRAB COREA
REV. MALCOLM G. FENWICk.
Five Words From the American
Government Would Prevent Shame
less Crime" Declares Veteran Mis-
sionary Visiting IN Detroit.
Says Natives Will Be Slaughtered
Like Sheep If Country Passes Into
Control of Japan.

II Tue AmSilSau pcOpic udu All.
thing but rag doll, half-blown foot
ball and a BOBBY for chief executive
In Washington, Japan would not dare
to annex Corea," said the Rev. Mai
COIN c. Fenwick. a brother OF G. q.
Fenwick. No. 90 Woodward-ave., who
is now in Detroit after residence of
q years. In Corea, as missionary.
Press dispatches of the past few
days from Toxic have told the world
that Japan, owing TO the untenable
conditions in Corea," will annex that
country.
The only 'untenable conditions in
Corea have been created by japan It
SELF declares Mr.. Fenwick. 1T will
be crime against humanity II the
worlds powers permit the annexation.
believe the American people will not
stand for IL, despite the rag doll exec
utive in Washington. The Japanese
have already ruthlessly slain $4,000
Coreans, men, women and children.
but that Is mere bagatelle to the
number that will be slain II Japan Is
not checked at once.
Ever since the Japanese have occu-
pied Corea they have treated the in
habitants as conquered people. Had
they slain only those who took arms
against them IL would not have been
so bad, but the tale of the slaughter
! OF the innocents Is so gruesome as to
rob people of their sleep just to read
the story The Coreans are a brainy
and very intelligent race, and they
know as we'll as any that Japan has
no right TO their soil or the govern
ment of the country. They love their
country. and 1t is a pitiful thing TO
see them fight and often conquer the
Japanese soldiery with clubs and
spears and rusty fuse locks as their
only weapons. If they did not fight
| for their country no one would re-
spect them. Their Indignation at their
former treatment Is as nothing to the
sorrow and distress this last move
will cause them.
Would Mean Awful Slaughter.
IF this annexation by Japan is per-
mitted 1t will mean the ruthless muir.
der of 100000 innocents, instead OF
&C, 1000 The last Japanese census gave
Corea a population OF 16,50O,0OO, but
the correct figures are closer To 2O,-
000, 000 America is interested in this
political move OF Japan, because OF
the large number OF American bust
hess enterprises in Corea, and the
| fact that there are over 200 American
missionaries there. American resi-
dents are nov under the protection or
| the American consulate. but should
Japan obtain absolute control or the
country Americans would De subjected
To Japanese police surveillance, an in
dignity only to be appreciated by
these who know the Japanese. TO my
positive knowledge no move has been
overlooked by the Japanese govern
ment to put a stop to the propagation
of Christianity in Corea. Not that
they care what the people believe, but
because Christianity puts backbone
into men and when converted to the
Christian religion, the Corean no
longer cringes TO any miserable Jap
anese coolie who raises his voice to
him The Japanese are afraid OF Chris
tianity. and do not know how to con-
troll its spread Every time Corean
exhibits a little backbone, the Ameri-
can missionaries are Immediately ac-
cused by the Japanese OF melting the
Coreans to rebellion.
Knox Could stop IT.
The fact hat five words from Sen
ator Knox, secretary OF state, ex-
pressing disapproval of this shameless
crime OF Japan in annexing Corea
would put a stop to what will newt
ably prove ruthless bloodshed, throws
a responsibility upon the American
naonIe and government that they can
not shirk without becoming party
IN the crime" was Mr.. Fenwick's de-
nhara,a careful assertion. THE
American treaty made with Corea by
our own Admiral Shufeldt, obligated
the American government TO come 10
Coreas aid when invaded. This treaty
was shamelessly Ignored at Ports
mouth when former President hoose-
welt secured peace at Corea's expense
for which he received the Nobel prize
OF 5000. 900. 1t should have been thirty
pieces of silver. This oppression OF
weaker people placed the first plot on
the American nations escutcheon. Al
that time an American envoy from
the Corean government was kept
waiting for three days while the ma
lions executive lent himself to game
that reflected no credit upon anyone,
and then this envoy was denied even
a moments hearing. II Is up TO the
present administration TO see that such
Injustice il not repeated.
America even now really holds the
kew 10 the situation. One word from
America and Japan would immediate
lv call off the deal. l need not say
that the present emperor OF Corea and
his cabinet are mere puppets OF japan
and simply do what they are told.
Some enterprising American news
paper ought 10 send a correspondent
to Corea, a man who Is not afraid to
write the truth. The only power IN
Corea that has succeeded In getting
the Japanese administration to behave
itself and do things Is the American
mower. and furthermore the American
representative in Corea was the only
representative of any power, Prince
ITO called upon before he left the coun-
Try. and 10 whom he condescended 10
write an autograph letter. This Is
simply an illustration as 10 what good
healthy opposition will do with PEG
ple like the japanese.
Rival Ethics contrasted.
AS to whether Corea is worth saw
ing from Japan, they have an ancient
saving used ages before they ever saw
a wldte man. and which Is very like
an American phrase: That man Is
white-he lie clear white and another
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