The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-15
jAPs TO BLAME?
Responsible for Lid on News of
Korea Uprising.
Troops Sent There Indicate
Serious Trouble.
AMERICANS UNDER ARREST
David Lee Makes Statement of
Aims of Koreans.
He Says Independence Adyo.
Gates Oppose Bolsheyism.

Seoul, April IA (WedneSday, April
s).-Korean independence agitation in
the provinces continues. The jap
anese are depressing it severely with
the result tLat there have been many
additional casualties. Seoul is quiet.
Japs Are Using Troops.
Toxic, April 15.-The Japanese war
office announces that it is reinforcing
it's garrison in Korea by six regiments
of infantry and four hundred gen.
darmes because the riots there have
assumed a dangerous character and
extended to all of Korea.
Street demonstrations thruout Korea
are developing into violent riots, the
war office admitted today, announcing
that six additional batteries of jap
anese troops have been sent to Korea
to assist in handling the situation.
Take Patients From U. S. Hospital.
Washington, April ia Toxic
dispatch to the state department re-
ported gendarmes took from the Sew
ton maintained by Americans. three
Korean patients suffering from gun
shot wounds inflicted by the police.
Four Americans Arrested.
San Francisco, April 15.-Four
American missionaries in Seul, CAPT
tai of Korea, have bec arrested by
the Japanese in connection with the
formation just received here by Rev
David Lee, general manager of the
Korean National association branch
here.
The missionaries arrested were:
Mrs. John Thomas, c. R.. Avison, J. I.
the information made public by Rev.
erend Lee.
Lee, in making public this informa-
ton. gave The Associated Press
signed statement charging the sup
preston of unfavorable news by
Japan" and distortion of facts in Of
fetal statements
THE arrest of four more Americans
at Seoul Lee said in his statement.
makes it timely to show the methods
news by Japan and the distortion of
facts in official statements. Last
week the arrest of the Rev. E. NJ.
Mowry, another American missionary,
was reported. Instead of one arrest
of American missionaries, it now is
known that there were five. What
other arrests of other nationals Japan
has caused, the Japanese censorship
makes it impossible at present to
state.
Likewise fully three weeks after
the outbreak of the Korean independ-
ence movement and ten days after the
proclamation OF independence March
with orderly but great demonstration
in every large city in Korea the Jap
| anese- embassy at Washington stated !:
Korea is quiet and all Koreans
are satisfied with. Japanese rule; If
there is any propaganda it will only be
found among Koreans in San Fran
cisco and Shanghai
Now we all know this statement is
untrue. The Quiet is hardly compati-
BILE with the official statement from
Toxic today that Japan is reinforcing
| its garrison because "the riots have
assumed a dangerous character The
| trouble has been widespread since it
started February 81. AS a matter of
! fact five thousand Korean young men
and girls have been killed.
AS soon as the news of the inde-
pendence movement spread turnout
| the world Japanese officials sent out
news dispatches about the smallness
of the movement, minimizing the DEM
onstrations and the casualties. But as
| soon as the world learned it was not a
local uprising but an uprising of
| twenty million people, the same Off
Gals set forth their intention of &C
comprising the reform in Korea and
| of charitable treatments of Koreans
takin part in the movement.
To Ally With BoIshevism?
NOW that the voice of the move
ment is reaching over the world it is
| charged by Japanese officials that the
| Movement will eventually ally itself
with Bolshevism.'
"A Toxic official statement declared
Korean propagandists were spreading
Bolshevism in Korea. To this it is
enough to answer that the declared
hopes of the independent leaders is
i for a republic based on models OF
Christian governments as indicated in
the Declaration of independence. The
thirty-three religious leaders who
signed the document stand for demo.
cratic principles, but against Bolshe-
vism. They favor the American form
of government. Their ideals are well
known.
Further, 1t is of record that five
thousand Koreans fought on the allied
side in Russia before the Bolshevfk
came into power, but they have moi
and will not fight with the BoIshe.
Wiki. Koreans offered to fight against
the Bolsheviki but not under japanese
leadership.
1.-THE non-resstance movement is IL
principle opposed to Bolsheviki doc.
trine. 1t is an appeal to popular pref
udice to offer the danger of Bolshe.