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which he had placed In the RECORD were
vouched for by the Federal Council of
the Churches OF Christ In America, who
had their own representatives In Corea,
and on which reports they had based
their indictment of Japanese rule.
Has witnesses Ready.
"If any one in the Senate doubts the
accuracy of the picture i have pre-
sented." he continued, IT am prepared at
any moment to produce witnesses who
will be glad TO testify before any COM
mittee of Congress to the facts have
laid before you. They will tell you that
when the revolution broke out last
March men. women and children were
killed in cold blood, though they had not
committed any act of violence against
the Japanese Government, but merely
marched in a parade and cried for
Corean liberty and independence
I'm the case of Corean women espe-
cially the documents show that the ia
panese officials did everything In thei
power to humiliate them. Women ar
rested for taking part in the parade
were compelled to strip themselves
naked and march iNAfront OF japanese
gendarmes and soldiers before they were
thrown iuto dungeons. In some cases
they were kept there for days without
being even questioned or told what
crime was charged against them.
Against these women there were used
torture and persecution beyond the
power OF human endurance, and now we
in America are asked to put our seal on
their condemnation for all time.
The documents show that the Jap
anese were especially severe toward
those who were in any way associated
with thA Chriatiou oh o,,a
reans they designated as Christian dogs
This antipathy toward the Christians
was manifested everywhere throughout
Corea, and not merely in Isolated in
stances. Before the United States de-
cides on the Shantung question. we
ought to familiari1e ourselves thor
oughly with the record of Japan in
Corea, and see IL the record is such as
would lead US to hand over to their
domination large part of China.
'Corea Is technically part of the Jap
anese Empire. And IL we sign this
treaty we guarantee to protect Japan
In the possession of Corea. We should
be bound to go to the relief of Japan IL
at any time Corea and Shantung were
to join forces against the common
enemy. Moreover, we would be COM
PEELED to prevent Coreans from organ
izing. in the United States, for their
independence. and We doubtless would
be asked u Danish from our shores these
who are crying aloud for the liberty OF
their native land"
q Referring to Mr.. Wilson's statement
in Los Angeles that President Mckinley
and John Hay, Secretary OF State, had
declined to protest against Gernany's
original acquisition of rights in Shan
tung, Senator Borah told the Senate the
Shantung lease had been contaminated
early in 1898, six months before Mr.
Hay became head OF the State Depart
ment. Mr.. Hay, the idaho senator said,
had pursued as secretary. polit~ de-
signed to curtail the effort of various
nations to obtain rights in China.
Chairman Lodge of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee planned TO speak
during the day on the Shantuns amend
ment, but he decided not to do SO be-
cause of the time required by Senator
Norris. Mr.. Lodge probably will speak
tomorrow and the leaders hope also to
make some progress in the reading of
the treaty text.