The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-26
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Al a time when Japan Is seeking.
by every means In her power. to re-
concile the world TO the notorious
ShRntung settlement; TO pose as the
friend and adviser OF a backward
China In sore need OF guidance. and
to make good her position aa n great
power. II In indeed OF first Import
ance that attention mould be drawn.
once again, to Korea. The terrible
story GWEN out the other day NJ h
headquarters OF the Presbyterian
Church of America for publication
speaks for itself. IL " written by an
oyewit. .gs of some OF the horrors
which have been committed. during
the past few months. by Japanese Of
ficlals. and soldiers In Korea. and the
simplicity OF It's language. together
with the almost complete absence OF
comment. combine with It's contents
to render IL one OF the most terrible
documents ever published.
Now, when IL ONE 10 a matter OF
atrocities, there Is n certain sameneas
about them which causes their OFT re-
petition to duh the sensibilities. A
world that flamed into indignation nj
the first stories that came out OF Bel
GUM, in the early autumn OF 1914,
found itself gradually becoming
hardened as repetition was piled on
repetition. For to the story OF Bel
GUM was added the story OF northern
France and to the story OF northern
France the stories OF Poland, Serbia,
Macedonia, Armenia. and Syria. IT
was only those who forswore emotion,
and they were an ever-increaaing
number. who recognized the
less i~neVttahility o. The law OF 9TH
uttormost %farthinE.' who were able.
in the end, TO see In It's Just propog-
lions the full tale OF German iniquisy
and to xac penalty accordingly.
And now 20 the shameful stories o.
Belgium, northern France, and 40 ON
through the whole sorry list. Is added
the tnle OF Korea. Germany Is not
responsible here. The Korean massa-
ores, ou;rages. and unspeakabio In
humanities are not the work OF n
people who frankly took for their
/ motto the declaration might Ia right"
and carried IL through to its logical
conclusion. They are the work OF n
people ostcnsihly ranged ON the side
OF right in the great struggle Just
ended, a people b representatives
during the past five years, have eN-
hausted words in expressing devotion
to the ideals OF liberty and justice.
The world that indorses. and rightly
indorses, the findings Of the peace
conference that the former German
colonies shall not overt to Germany,
but IN inclined to look with equanim-
ity on the revcrsion ot Shantung 70
japan. would do well TO read aud
study the tale unfoldcd by these Pres
hyterian missionaries, stories OF men,
women and children slaughtered and
outraged or carried off to prison, there
to hs EXAMINED with n refinement
Of torture only equaled In the stories
OF the Spanish inquisition.
side by side with the protestations
OF high purpose which so repeatedly
emnnat from Tokyo ought TO be
placed the story OF The shoe boy OF
TO-" and this comment from the wri-
ter OF The report: This case Is not
an isolated one. Scores. hundreds OF
similar cases could be cited n fully
~substantiated. Every police station
IL a voritable hell on earth. Every
human refinement in brutality Il