The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-18
PREDICTS A WAR
WITH JAPAN SOON
Former Albuquerque
Man Writes of Obser-
vations in Orient

Since seeing Japan's methods IN
Korea and China. I am almost OF the
opinion that II would be best for the
United States 60 refuse TO enter the
league OF notions and to declare wa
upon Japan Immediately" writes Gro
yer &. Emmons, son OF MI. and Mrs.
John ID. EmmonH. who lived In this
city for a number OF years. Mr.. En-
mons. who Is n graduate OF the Uni
versity Of New Mexico. and who
served as a Y. NJ. G. a. secretary
overseas during the war, IL now taking
"A tour OF the world for the national
board of missions Of the Methodist
Episcopal church south.
Writing from Soochow, China on
October z he says, Unless a miracle
happens, we will be at war with Japan
anyhow In less than five years. Al
most every newspaper In Japan has
as one OF It's leading editorials "A bitter
attack on the United States"
Alleged Atrocities.
"Japan's atrocities in Korea equal,
" they do not exceed In barbarity
those OF Germany In Belgium.
at n place a group OF Koreans
were ordered into "A church to hear
a lecture. As 500 as they were in
Jap soldiers began TO shoot them like
dogs. Then they locked the door and
set fire TO the building. Only one
man escaped. This ia only enc in
stance Of many / heard II estimated
that At fewest $1,000 Koreans had
been killed.
The astonishing thing about II is
mat these men were simply making
a peaceful demonstration for indie
pendence, not M Of them resorting
to violence. The Koreans have no
guns, the japanese having confis-
Gated all the firearms In the country.
SUSPECTS Tortured.
when n man IN arrested he Is
tortured In an effort 10 make him
confess. II makes no difference about
the character OF the man. lie may
be a pastor OF one OF the leading
CHURCHES, = business man, or what
not. one method OF torture is to
drive bamboo slits under the finger
nails until they protrudc at the roots
Of the nails. The suffering is so IN
tense, that a man will confess 10 a
crime. whether guilty or hot. TO stop
the torture.
Our stay In Picking was certainly
delightful. We visited scvcral Com
fucian and buddhist temples, which
were very interesting. IL was pa
thetic u see people coming into
the buddhist temples n bowling In
reverence before the various idols.
We visited the summer palace, the
winter palace. the mureum. the tenn
pie of heaven and the indemnity
school all In n day. which made a
rather strenuous program. The tenn
pie OF heaven 10 one OF the most
beautiful places l have ever seen.
This ONE nearer to the old He
brew form OF worship than anything
| have ever seen. This Is the oldest
form Of religion in CHINA and used TO
be the state religion and Is still known
by that name.
Cuufucian service.
AT tive o'clock last night I at
tended service In a Confucian tenn
pie here in Soochow. The main
part 81 the service began about three
ana lasted until five this morning.
| counted thirteen pigs and thirteen
lambs and two cows on the affairs,
These had beer killed and were
placed on the altars us an offering "a
Confucius ana his apostles. II was
a very weird performance.
This Is a city of more than tive
hundred and nifty thousand people
The city Is walled In and there h q
mPat ON the outside and one on thu
inside Of the wall. The muat be- ful
Of water ana u serves the double pur-