New Britain herald., 1919-05-02

conference mad sent pecial dele
gate to the Far East to investigate
and report on Korean national affairs.
The Koreans, therefore,, beStlrred
themselves to show the envoy how
bitterly they resented Japanese dom
inatiOn" Although never officially
credited as such an envoy, John Jay
ABBOTT. representing large American
financial interests, about this time
was reported on the way to investi-
gate conditions in China and the
Koreans immediately hit upon the
hvrothesis that Abbott was the rep
resentative of the Paris cOnferees.
"Foreigners whose residence has
been in the East but outside japan
proper," continued the report, ARE
generally we'll acquainted with Japa-
nose DEALINGS with other nations. The
same methods of intrigue, DECEPTION,
brnw-beating and force have been fol-
lowed in China, Form osa, Manchuria,
Korea and recently in Siberia The
people who have been so unfortunate
as to cross their path have invariably
suffered Meanwhile, SAYS the re-
port, 'the Japanese show them selves
adopts at pulling the wool over the
eyes 81 sightseers. Foreigners who
live in Korea, and elsewhere in the
Orient, are discredited if they refuse
to apr owe this misera BILE business of
deception. We condemn it but with
out avail"
Rule of Japan.
Japan's occupation of Korea, &C
cording to the state departments
informant, has not been without it's
advantages. The government has
built fine public buildings, school
houses and roads, introduced i'm
provements IN agriculture, reforested
waste lands and done scores of other
things to benefit the country. On tho
other hand, Japanese rule in Korea
the past ten years, it is charged, has
been characterized by ruthless and
intolerable severity "and the Toxic
government shows no disposition to
correct it,
Korea has not been held and ad-
ministered for the benefit of the no
reans but for the benefit OF the con
qucrors," the report alleges. ko-
reans are IN bondage so hard and I'M
endurable that instruction must
break out frequently in the future.
The amalgation and assimilation pro-
cess is at an end. Bitterness be-
tween the two peoples IS daily grow
ing more pronounced. The passive
resolution. if continued long, must
develop into forceful resistance.'
Alleged MaIadministration.
Among me allegations of malad-
ministration made against the Japa-
nese by the Koreans, according to
the Americans report, are denial to
the Koreans of the right of petition
or appeal. denial of the right of the
Koreans to speak their own language
favor of the Japanese, both socially
and in business and public affairs,
seizure of Korean crown lands, the
dispoSsessiOn of native tenants and
their sale or lease to Japanese; the
virtual proil bition of issuance of
passports 10 Koreans desiring to
i@travel and the absolute lack of means
I by which the Koreans may obtain re-
! dress of grievances. -. --..-.
THE country is ruled by the most
autocratic military government in the
world" the report states. 'There is
no appeal from it's decisions or laws
to the parliament in TOXIC or to the
emperor. The governor general of
Korea is as absolute as was the car
in his palmiest days. This militarism
forbids and prohibits every express
sion of freedom. It's motive power is
brute force, People are ruthlessly
shot down and killed and. for the