The Glenwood post., 1914-11-07
FACTS ABOUT KOREA
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These facts are cited sy Mr.. Ksanaa
to show the terrific downfall expert
ssesd by Korea He ts1oes its
eosFse from its pinnacle ef civilisa-
tSoa to the depths Of degenasscy, and
expresses great hopes for M future
under the guidance of Japan.
While Korea was sinking. Japan
was rising. until the island kingdom.
all by its own efforts, became such q
world power as to defeat . great Eu-
ropean nation" he says. The Kor-
cans were a mainland people. They
had taught the medieval Japs all the
civ1ization they had. But By roa-
son OF their geographical location. they
we're invaded by vastly infssSor peo-
ple. the Mongols, aad tAo Nanchus.
Korea was influenced 70 establish
asnooology ~ its rslig3oa, III blood
wes weakened BY bs1nS crossed With
that Of people vastly beasa&h II and
IT. s0trit was broken b. The hlls1i-
.tss hsaped upon II BY tAs 0ors Dow-
srfsl Invaders. II vas ua10 ~ IN
eueoee Of China. which aAo04sA tAs
ss0asaered books oe Coaosslas -
,ts national system Of s1ueafAoa 5000
ysass ago. rAs knovisA0s a his
works end tAs ahllity 70 Eoe1ts log
cAAotsss Of his writings Vsso 0aAe
tAs chief requirement Of ~ asDlr
snt for honorv.
As . result, the oaly se.dy Of the
Scisnces. mathematics a.A tie phs-
nonens Of nature wss dropped: TIE
memory was overculdvated aaA the
reasooing power stultiAed. The hab-
its Of the Koreans became 9ncIaan-
y: they grew indifferent to dirt and
smells.
Japan. on the other haaA, vss
nevsr invaded In IT. history: its blood
was never intsemingled and IT. stock
was allowed b remain pars. Its ma
t10aal character was developed With.
out outside inference. The Shinto 70
ligion Of the empire has as its cardi-
nal principles purity Of body. spirit
and environment. Japan was not ex-
posed to the soourges and plaques
that Korea's dirt and nlth brought
upon 1t. The feudal system sprans mp
in Japan. causing authority to be r.
spected and discipline to be devea-
oped.
In 1910 Japan anne1ed Korea. Prior
to that time ~ many deaths - 800 q
day had occurred in Seoul alone:
shortly aftsrward not a many people
died from the plague in the whole
kingdom IN one year. Japan forcibly
vaccinated S.0o0. 900 people In one
year. Courts were established, CIV
ing authority 70 $4,000 gendarmss.
Hundreds Of miles Of roads are being
built Anorestation on an extensive
scale 10 being carried on. To en-
courage the silkworm industry H.
100000 mulberry tree seedlings weFs
set out In one year.
State and private banks were e.
tablished. The postal system was
installed and one in every six families
has q savings secount. The people,
At nrst Suspicious. have learned that
they will get their money hack when
ever they ask for It. In the first
year after the japanese occupancy the
rice crop was doubled and the wheat
and barley crops grew from 14,000.-
900 to 5000 900 bushels. The jap
anese have built 4 model village IN
the people to build similar villages
throughout the kingdom"
Mr. KEENAN, points out that Korea
has the same geographical advan-
tages A. . great part Of the eastern
part of the United States. 1T il just
as we'll fitted to be the home Of
healthy. prosperous and happy peo-
ple," he says. 1T is located similar
ly to the territory bordering on the
Atlantic coast, from Portland. Ne.
to Charleston, 9. c., and extends in
ward to Albany, N. T.; Harrisbarx,
Pa: Lynchburg. Va. and Colamlaa.
5. c."
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One hundred years ago the British
feet on LAke Oatario. having partially