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grants which 20 along with these honors
are four or FIVE times as great as those
that go to Japanese when similarly hon
ored.
Further evidence OF Japanese generos-
ity to the Coreans is revealed In the
grants to the municipal and rural dis
tricts In commemoration of annexation.
These grants were in the form of 8 per
cent. bonds, and the value Of them was
$500, 900. Individual means of support
was given to old office holders and MEM
bers Of the nobility; gifts were made to
the aged according to their years, and
gifts were also made to dutiful children
and faithful wives.
During the last four years OF Coreas
independence she contracted a deficit OF
some $52, 1000, 900, the discharge Of which
the Japanese Immediately financed, and
81, 900, 900 of this loan was made free OF
interest.
japanese Established First Bank.
Corea never had bank until the jap
anese established the Bank OF Chosen In
1909, though they had maintained
branch bank there since 1908. Corea
now has twenty-five banks, with branches
throughout the country.
Government land was thrown open for
OCCUPANCY, q
twenty-five cents per annum for each
two and one-half acres was stipulated,
but even this nominal rental is some
times waived.
Agriculture, mining, fisheries and for
| cstry have all been tremendously stim-
ulated by the japanese. The Coreans
| never had much to boast Of in the way
Of industrial pursuits, but formerly did
manufacture certain cloths and pottery
| With the gaining OF Independence, now
| ever, these native industries fell into
reglect. The Japanese bave revived IN
| dustrial interest, however, and nave
undertaken Industrial education.
Improvement In Education.
As to general education, previous to
japanese control only the children OF
| the upper classes were sent to school
| Now there are about 400 public common
schools, about sixty agricultural schools
a dozen commercial schools, four en-
gineering schools and one school to teach
seamanship and navigation. Besides
there are over thousand private
schools about half of which are mission
| institutions
It is to these latter institutions thai
most of the revolutions and political dis
turbances have been traced. These re-
| sistences to the recognized authority
" ere fomented out of resentment to al
edict of the Japanese Government ina
they should be brought under the same
administrative control as other schools
and that religion should not be taugh
in them. Outside of the schools, al
oreeds and cults enjoy religious free
dom.
When the Coreans finally got 1t int
their heads that they must be usefu
whether they want to be or not the!
will probably go to work and learn Il
enjoy the rewards of continuous, con
structive effort. This will give then
such degree of contentment and salts
faction that they will stop trying t
convince the busy part of the world tina
they are victims of brutal conquerors
for it is easy to realize that Corea i
geographically the Holland of the East
and in the great wars of the East migh
have proven herself an Oriental Bel
gium.
Corea has always failed With Hol
lands spirit she might have won ant
maintained her independence. With Bel
gium's bravery she might have won tn
admiration of the world. With Japan
sovereignty guiding her destiny she
bound to take her place among tn
peaceful. useful peoples of the world