Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-15
REVOLUTION SPREADS TO 85 KOREAN
 PROVINCES
Rebellion Movement Declared
 Spontaneous and Is Assum- ing Alarming Proportions
Bloodshed on Both Sides Re ported; Parade of. Students
 Broken Up by Seoul Police

OASACA, Japan, March I4 (By the Associated Press) s).-DisturDanc con tinue in the provinces of Korea, and are resulting in blOOdshed on both sides, according to advices received here Eighty-five localities have been affected.
 Some of the Japanese say mission aries have encouraged or even insti- gated the riots The leading mission aTT at Seoul, however, has refuted the accusation that the missionaries in spired the unrest, declaring that none of them knew that trouble was brew ing Isaburo Yamagata, deputy resi- dent general Of Korea. is quoted as saying that the chief cause of the tur- moi has been an erroneous concep- tiOn of self determination NJ Yama- gata added that as a result of the disturbances the government had dis covered flaw in the administration of Korea which would be rectified.
 WASHINGTON. March I4.-OfficiaI adTices received by the state depart ment today from the Orient described the independence movement in Korea as a spontaneous one which had as sumed large proportions No effort at organized resistance to Japanese authority has been undertaken, but demonstrations and meetings have been held throughout the country Many of the demonstrations were rep resented by the Japanese authorities, but it was said that the Japanese later adopted a more cOnciliatOry attitude and that they might treat the aspira- tiOns of the Koreans with more sympa- thy Immediate demands of the KOr- cans include freedom of speech, right of petition and the teaching of the Korean language in the schools with ultimate independence for the country
 Riots Launched Early
 The demonstrations at Seoul and other points were planned to take place on the day of the former emper- ors funeral. but after learning that the Japanese had ordered gendarmes in from outlying districts. the leaders launched the movement two days earlier
 The state department issued this statement on the demonstrations:
 The department of state has re- ceived information relative to the re- cent disturbances at Seoul and other
  parts of Korea which resulted in the arrest of a large number of rioters. The trouble seems to have originated through the circulation of a document signed by 32 Koreans containing at Jacks upon the Japanese government and declaring the independence of Korea
 Parade Broken Up
 A parade composed largely of stud. ents of Japanese and mission schools was broken up by the police at Seoul Disorders occurred at other points principally in northern Korea, where there was reported a small loss Oi life.
 "A telegram received by the depart ment reports that on March 12 the street demonstrations had practically ceased at Seoul and elsewhere and that it was officially announced, that only 15 per cent of the active partici pants were Christians; that the prin cipal leaders were members of a new political religious society and that for eign missionaries were not connected with the movement The object Oi the demonstrations is stated to have been to obtain freedom of speech, righi of petition and use of the Korean Ian guage in schools and the correction