The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-08
KOREAN PROGRESS
 UNDER JAP RULE IS.
 THEME OF EXHIBIT


 Seoul, Korea, Oct. S.-The corona lion of the Japanese Emperor on No vmeber 10 at Kioto is having an ap- propriate prelude in Korea by the opening of big industrial exhibition arranged to show the world what Ja- 2 pan has accomplished for Korea. dur ing the five years of Japanese ad- nninistratfon. With imposing cere-' mony and in the presence of g. great crowd of people gathered from all parts of the ancient Hernit-King- dom the exhibition was inaugurated i. by His Imperial Highness, Prince ka-n~1ns and his consort the Princess Kan-iu, who came here as the per sonaT represenetatives of the Elm peror and Empress of Japan.
 On arrival at Seoul, which is gorge. ously decorated and illuminated, the members of the royal family were re- eeived by the Korean Prince Yi and Princess Yi and by many military. na- val and civil officers and represen- xatfve citizens. School children occu- pied a prominent place along the line of procession to the official residence Of fGovernor-GeneraI |Terauchi which was placed at the. disposal Of the visitors.
 } For the first time in their lives; thousands of country-fo1k who came bition witnessed an aeroplane in flight TNe machine was driven by K. OzakE the son of Yukio Ozaki. Japanese minister of Justice. and cir cIed high above the park during the initial ceremonies. Dinner parties meetings of the Red Cross and Ladies Patriotic Association, military re- view and a scelebration by the railroad bureau of the completion of 1000 miles of railroad track in Korea were among the, features of the opening.
 The fair is a Comprehensive pres entation of the achievements and in-F dustries of Korea and has made a fa- vorable impression upon observers. as Indicating the progress of the country along modern and progressive lines. The exhibit includes over 32,00O products of the various industries of tue provinces of Korea, articles pro- sduced by work undertaken with. the imperial monetary grants and articles relating to education, engineering, forestry, communications finance sanitation, charity and relief, police affairs. justice and fine art. Side by side with the new are frequently placed products of the old Korean regime with the idea of bringing to public notice the results of the new Japanese administration.
 About 100 Japanese Journalists who ' assembled here to see the exhibition <adopted a resolution expressing their appreciation sof the great progress and improvement achieved in Chosen 2 (fn6 japanese name TOT hOT6d1 QuF- ing the past five years,'' and voicing Sheir hopes flor the further progress and development of the peninsu1a.''
 A feature-pf the exhibition period was a luncheon given by Governor i General Tenaucfi in honor of Dr. Robert E. Speer of the United States, secretary to the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions and at which 2 were present Ransford S. Miller, the American consul-general, Bishop Harris and other American nission- ary workers General Terauchf made the point that the Fundamental ob- feet Of the exposition was to give the people an opportunity to study how the different branches of national in dustry might be developed to best advantage. Dr. Speer. replying, compared conditions in Korea today with those of eighteen years ago when he was here on an inspection { tour and expressed the opinion that all intelngen pep1et would appreciate Japan's endesxors not to make Ko- reans subserVient people but to up- lift them so that they might become equal as well as loyal subjects of the Japanese Emperor. In his view it was proper and correct that Japan. having annexed Korea should seek to assinlilate and nationalize the Korean