The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-01
NEW ENERGY
lsbPPAREhT
IN KOREA
No New Evidence Against Rule of
Japan Missionaries Are Being
Well Received and People Begin
to Show an Inclination to De.
velop Their Country.
(Aasociated Press Correspondence.l

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SEOUL, Korea, April 3D. Modern
ization has begun to make itself felt
in Korea, american visitors will Bnd
the whiterobed Koreans, with his
sparse black beard, his majestical walk
and stovepipe hat, still moving pie.
turosquely through the wide streets OF
Seoul, oepselessly putting his long ham
boot pipe. but the general life OF the
city has lost much of its languor and
ease. A new energy has sprung up
since the arrival of the Japanese.
The immediate problems Of the Japa
nese administration concern education
and the arranging of employment for
the people. The correspondent of the
Associated Press was RECENTLY informed
by the Japanese Authorities that the
government was greatly In debt TO the
American missionaries for the work
they have rendered in establishing
schools. A The Young Mems Christian
Association was said to be doing fine
work in its Industrial school, aud the
Japanese government is pushing for
ward the governmental Industrial
schools which were founded by Prince
Ito during the protectorate over Korea.
The government will erect a new set
of buildings for its Offices on the
grounds Of the old North Palaee. Al.
though the principal imperial Korean
Buildings there will be preserved. a
number Of the smaller historic strue-
lures will be razed TO give additional
space and to eliminate expensive up.
keep. $50
There is no open evidence Of organ
lied revolt against the new order Of
things, and it is believed that Japan
has nothing to fear in the way of re-
bellion. But there remain some strong
feelings among the functionaries of the
old regime who have been thrown ont
of Office and among the young student
class, which is pervaded with an inter
est in politics like that found among
students in Japan proper Neither Of
the opposing forces, however, have ls
yet given their opposition any concrete
form. z .t.. c''Gf ~ 81
Among the missionary workers those
of the Presbyterian Church of the
Unite6 States are at present conspieu.
ops by Increasing their activity. A re.
cent, report acquitted for Al2S Presby.
terian missioharies in the Korean fed
and also showed that the evangelical
work is carried on by fifty-three native
ordained ministers and BY 21g unor.
dained preachers In 1874 organized and
4 1875 unorganizad churches. Il is said
that IN the field Of 100000 population
where the Presbyterians have been car.
rying on their work, 100000 have
Joined the church. S ~ nv.
] The denomination has established a
theological seminary with 204 students
q medical school with seventy seven
] students, six boarding schools for boys
four similar institutions for girls, and
402 primary schoolsywith an enrolment
of over 5000 boys and nearly 2O0D girls
4 All on the American missionaries arr
exefting themselves in the practical ed
ueation of youth, including manua
\ training, and il is this phase of theil
work which is most satisfactory to botl
the Korean and Japanese, who see il
Il the first step toward industrial pros
lpority. .t tasfsHt ~
i The Presbyterian Mission has estab
hsbed hospitals and dispensaries wher,
2aO0 in'patlents and $1,000 dispenser,
patients have received treatment, 'Th,
4 Severance Medical College, which owe
i 50 much, to the American phlanthropist
a u. II. Severance, has been especial,
luseful IN meeting the needs OF the coun
A try, There arc now seyenty.seyen stu
dents, who come from all parts o
Korea, The training school for nurse
is an important adjunct to the college
All other missions send d Representative
If to teach in the college. &. ".
n The bold, mountainous country O
KoTea still abounds with tigers, an
only reeently one of them came to th
/ southern gate of SeOnl itself. In out
lying points peasants have either Doe
slain or carried away BY wild beast
+ In the old days guilds or association
+ of PEASANTS existed for prdteetio
( against wild animals, bnt since Japa
4 has taken Korea these guilds hay
4 ceased to exist, owing TO the Japanes
4 prohibition of men carrying arms.
4 is not unlikely that this prohibitio
+ will be removed for the mountainot
X districts, where dangerous wild ANNA
K thrive. w..
4 Japanese officials report that the bal
i dts Of the north have been humte
i down by the Korean and Japanei
i gendarmes, and few IL any now exis
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