Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
KOREANS LOOK TO LIBERTY
Patriots Of the Hermit Kingdom
Have High Hopes
OVERTHROW OF JAPANESE RULE
Plan 90 Assert independence, even
~ Resort 30 Arms f. Necessary
60 Restore the KIng-
dOm's Autonomy.

AAubuDul anu fthCninB II
from inc control OF Japan. In this way the
organization has some part in international
politics. strong branch is located at
kearney, Neb.. from whence comes this
remarkable communication TO The Bee:
No small CONSERVATION is fell Dy the Ko-
reans hearing the supposed conclusion oi
the Japanese government vita regard IL
the annexation. Many wno nave loaK oeeu
patiently watching TO see a De1,sr resdit
mink now that there IL only one way opel.
~ Korea. viz: ''lo Arms"
Queried ~ TO how 10 lace difficulties and
WHO II IL that viii render her assistance, re-
piles como simultaneously. quoting Italia
fara dA Sc Here are we: the SONS OF Korea
viii DO IT,
The Hawaiian, Mexican and Siberian
Koreans, who escaped from japanese sut-
ferinE rule, are said 70 have been aroused
into energy and are preparing themselves
for contest on which they Say not only
their liberties, but their existence as a ma
ton are dependent.
some Japanese periodicals put, that
viewed from Japsns standpoint. II the true
interest, welfare happiness and peace OF
Korea are taken into consideration, the
best alternative Is TO unite Korea and Japan
into one empire and let the Koreans enjoy
the benevolent rule VI mis- Imperial majesty
IS loyal citizens OF Japan, rhis kind OF
inducement Ia no longer available. Are not
me Koreans thirsty FOR peace happiness
and prosperity ICES, questioning Is sur
prlsing.
At the downfall OF the indepe nd eneo,
masses Of considerable patriots quite CON
trary 10 the Imagination Of the nation, took
care not to move rasnly, (Althougn tne.r
Indignation was greater than that OF those
VINO were OUT In the field sacrificing tne.r
lives)
Their expectation was that they might
be enabled to reform the country under
, the influence of the eoyetous yet skiilful
mentors. That 10 why they calmly bore
Tue shameful yoke until now. Let us look
back upon the time OF the war. our seem
ing friends. the Japanese, were received
as harbingers OF a new era, They were
rendered every assistance possible during
their Struggle with the Russians. Thousand
soldiers they were seat for help. Land they
were given for military operation. and pro-
visions they we're supplied with. 10 give
an instance OF small matters, In the north
tho peasants hid many defeated japanese
soldiers from the Russians and took care
OF them until their enemies were out of
reach.
i9NHcTt Nnb Japanese NSTo Hlot Win
sympathy. All these we're due to the fact
that the Koreans were dreaming TO see q
sunshine out OF the dark cloud
But they were really dreaming. No sooner
had Japan returned victor than Korea
was fettered Mastery over nation which
she dreaded gave the babe Japan an un-
limited pride. There was no one to fear
y in her sight.
4 England. the old grandma, In her weak
ness, extended her hand to Japan, making
the latter neryously arrogant. Today the
China market 10 encroached by Japan. The
fire Is famed in India by her masked ally.
Her subjects who occupied important POSI-
tions IN the Korean customs and those
who were engaged In mining In Korea have
all been turned out, excepting a few who
are In Japan's mercy.
Take, for instance. her cotton and wooden
trade with Korea. Osaka weavers ener-
Eetically shut out Manchester goods intro
duelnE their own manufactures in place,
which are far inferior in quality. AJAX the
poverty-strlcken British merchants in
Ghemulpo and elsewhere. 'Hows busl-
ness?" "oh," Hseplly they reply. going
back home very soon"
Look into English carrying trade. Steam
ers. under British flag, running between
Shanghai and Korea via Chefoo make no
appearances on the Korean waters nova
days. We wonder how many 'P. g. o."
boats run ballard from China TO Eng
land.
Had not the Koreans been deceived so
many times they might possibly be carried
away by the brilliant promise OF his I'M
perai Japanese maJesty's benevolent
ru,o." But time and experience taught us
a lesson that we snail never forget.
q. q ~,
the cloak OF tutorshp during the last five
years Is greater than that would have been
done by the old corrupt Korean officials
In fifty years.
Today even the slunioafers who were in
different OF rather ignorant Of the national
calamity. are agitatlng against the Japa-
nese Injustice aud persecution have very
much 10 do with them. Then here Is u
fact whleh undlsciplinedly illustrates the
d!ssatisfac In Korea. Mr. Eohn Pyon-
sni as a pro-JapaueEe leader, was second
10 none. As we reported last week on our
PAPER, hs Is forming an anu-Japsnese
l.aauo. There are many Ilchinghoi mem
Lv.s Of late Withdrawing themselves from
mat society.
Beside The loss OF autonomy, deprivation
OF liberty for tongue and pen is the COM
plalnt OF thoBe gho are working In that
politics. Others have some other dissatis-
factions Different complaints have differ
eut persons which could not be enumer-
ated here,
The Taiyo says that the reason why there
are so many nti-Japanese Koreans among
the Christians Is that they hope TO eXpei
the Japanese with the aid OF American In
fIuence. To answer properly the reason
why there are so many anti-Japanese ko-
reans among the Christians is that the
wrongs OF the Japanese cannot escape from
the enlightened Christian eyes, and that IL
Is their duty 10 set free the oppressed
Abiding In Gods law the Korean Christians
might have been antl-Koresn. were the
japanese prosecuted by the fellow country
men OF the former. such a charge only
betrays the manifold wiekedness and jeal-
ousy Of the Japanese.
knitting facts together we find that
Veritas odium part is the root Of the acou-
sation the Japanese bring against the for
eign missionaries and Korean Christians
There were two main reasons connected
with the hatred by the Japanese OF the
Christians.
Firstly. the Christians, who look at things
In a different light point our the Japanese
mistakes, which are carefully wrapped up