The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22
Poison Story
OF Princes Death
Signalled Rising
(By United Press.)

IOhlO, March ZU.-kby Mali. =
Americans just arrived from Seoul
have brought copies of manifesto
published there March /, proclaiming
the independence of the former king
dom Of Korea. Publication of the
manifesto, which expresses great bit
terness against Japan, has been pro-
hibited to the newspapers of Toxic
by the Home Office authorities. This
proclamation urged Japan to grant
independence to Korea for Japan's
sake as we'll as for that of Korea and
as a step to make certain the peace of
the Orient. Such a move, on the part
of Japan, says the manifesto, would
forever remove the smouldering
doubts of the 4O0,OOO,OO0 people in
China and would show Japan forth as
the true Protector of the East"
The uprisings, in connection with
which the first manifesto was publish
ed in the former Korean capital, have
spread to all parts of the peninsula,
and the latest reports are that they
are still growing worse and there is
little hope for an carry restoration
of order.
The disturbances started in connec-
ton with the preliminary ceremonies
of the funeral of the Grand Prince vi,
former Emperor of Korea, who died
January 81. Though little reverence
was shown the Grand Prince while he
lived, after his, death rumor spread
over the country which made him al
ONCE a national hero. According to
the story, the aged Prince did not die
of apoplexy but of poison which he
took in order that his death might
forestall the wedding of his some to
one of the Imperial Princesses of ia
pan, for it is a custom among the Ko.
reans that son may not marry for
three years after his fathers death
The Grand Princes death occurred
just four days before the imperia
wedding was to take place in Toxic
where the bridegroom had al
ready arrived with his suite.
Though the riots in Seoul and else
where have been minimized by the
/ Minister of Communications, Mr.
Noda, who went to Korea to repre-
sent the Japanese government at thu
royal funeral, they have been serious
enough to lead to several deaths a
various places and to numerous ar
rests. According to some of the Toxic
papers, several American missionarie
have been arrested and are under sec
ret examination, being suspected o
having instigated the Korean upris
ings.
Japanese officials say that the Ko
trean riots started by the Chun?d
Kyu cult Teachings of Heavenl
Ways,) whose adherents, they say
have long been tryin gto obtain in
dependence from Japan. Follower
of this cult are variously reported t.
number from 100000 to 100000
Koreans.
The manifesto published in Seou
called upon the people to refrain fror
all violence, and sort of passive re
sistence to japanese authority ha
marked all the demonstrations, Kc
rean youths and girls are refusing t
attend schools, and among the arrest
have been several students of the GOV
renment higher girls school, TIL
Koreans are entirely without arm
and American witnesses of the Scot
demonstration say that the GROVE
were not dangerous except whe
goaded to violence.
The Koreans, say, according to n
ports, that the manifesto of March
= will be followed by opaers. Thirt!
three prominent men of Seoul signe
the proclamation, including member
of the Chun-do Kyu, Buddhists, Coz
fucianists, Protestants and Roma
Catholics. All of these VINO could /
found were at once arrested alon
with other Korean leaders.