Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-05
STORIES OF THE WAR
The Korean instruction.

Correspondence of The Associated Press. )-LIght is shed on the Korean
 instruction, it's origin and develop ment, in the resport of conditions in the Hermit Kingdom" written by an American observer ai.d forwarded to the American minister at Picking, a copy of which was seen by a corres- pondent of The Associated Press. The American, in his story which covers the first two weeks of the out break-from March 1 to March 15- and wbich he prepared for transmits sion to the State Department at Wash' ington. gives what are DurH0rted to be the inside facts as to tie cause of the reFUiutio4, lie reiterated the | rumors regarding the death of the aged former Emperor Ii, that many of the Koreans believed he was a suicide in the hope of averting the marriage of his son, Prince Kon, to the Japanese princess Hashimoto. Vi died, supposedly Of apoplexy, on Jan- l uary 22, one week before the time set l for the weddir
 "Disaffected Koreans in America, ] Hawaii, Manchuria, China and Japan have kept up constant agitation against Japanese rule in Korea ever | since their occupation of the penin- sula,' the observer reports. When the revolution broke out sinultane- ously in many parts of Korea, how
 ever, it took the government almost completely by surprise.
 About February 15, some of these l Korean agitators had come secretly | to their native land and organized committees to begin a movement for esta blishing the nations independence Their work was quiet and effective Nhnir To, fn gr1nS nS-c-irr revolution in which no property was to be damaged or destroyed and no persons, not even Japanese, to be harmed. If the Koreans were beaten
 or imprisoned they were to take. thei1 punishment without complaint even suffering death rather than bring re- proacli on the Korean cause"
 After submitting that up to the time of his departure from Korea the people had religiously observed the covenant of passive resistance. the American observed goes on to say that what really precipitated the
 movement for liberty was report
 that the Peace Conference in Paris was to adjourn permanently on Marcf i2S. and that unless the Koreans pre-.
 sented their grievances and claims fol self determination before that date that Koreans forever after would bt
 compelled to hold their peace and re,
 main under the yoke of the "oppres
 sor."
 -j President Wilson's fourteen points, he said. were well known to all edu cated Koreans and the elf-determin ation for small nations feature mad
 a strong appeal to them. At tn
 same time, it was reported that th Peace Conference had sent specia 1, delegate to the Far East to investigat and report on Korean national affairs The Koreans, therefore, bestirre,
 themselves to show the envoy hoy bitterly they resented Japanese do mination.' Although never officiall. credited as such an envoy, John Ja, I Abbott, representing large Americal financial interests, about this tim
 was reported on the way to investi l gate conditions in China and the kor cans immediately hit upon the hypo , thesis that Abbott was the represent : ative of the Paris conference.
 Foreigners whose residence ha
 been in the East but outside Japa
 proper continued the report. "ar
 generally well acquainted with Japan 9 ese dealing with other nations. Tn same methods Of intrigue, deception
 owbe:itirg and force have been fol
 lowed in China, Formosa. Manchuri; .E Korea and recently in Cioeria. Tn : people who have been so unfortunat V as to cross their path have invariabl a suffered" Meanwhile, says the repor Q 'the Japanese show themselve l adopts at pulling the wool over tn I eyes of Sightsears. Foreigners Wh V live in Korea. and elsewhere in tn
 Orient, are discredited if they refus
 to approve this misef-a ble business (
 deception We condemn it but with l, out avail"
 f "Japan's occupation of Korea. ac a cording to the State Departments ir Q forlnant, has not been without it's ad 9 vantages. The government has bui = fine public buildings. school house q and roads, introduced improvement <, in agriculture, reforested waste lanG l, and done scores of Other things 1
 benefit the country. On the othe |, hand. Japanese rule in Korea the pa: ', ten years it is charged has bee |, characterized by ruthless and into d erahle severity land the Tokio gov s government shows no disposition { 70 correct it."
 ,t Korea has not been held and ad e ministered for the benefit of the Kc f reans but for the benefit of the COT t querors." the report alleges. t'KoreaI
 dI S HI DOlltdSe SO udTU anu
 able that insurrectien must break ol frequently in the future. he amalga nation and assimilation process is D an end. Bitterness between the tv 5, peoples is daily growing more pro 'r nouneed. he passive revolution, e continued long,( must develop in e forceful resistance"
 Il Among the allegation of maladmiI '- istration made against the Japane;
 by the Koreans, according to u
 Americans report are denial to u
 Koreans of the right Of petition or al > peal, denial of the right of the K ,- reans to speak their own language l. the schools, race discrimination - favor of the Japanese, both social
 and in business and public affair
 seizure of Korean crown lands, u d dispossession of native tenants al to their sale or lease to Japanese; u
 lyirtual prohibition of issuance