Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-17
All Classes Taking Part
in Demonstrations for
independence.
MANDATORY IS DEMANDED
BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Ask American President
to Initiate Action at
: Peace Conference.

Shanghai, Saturday, March
15.-(By The Associated Press.)
demonstrations which
have been going on in Korea
have been more general than
reported by the japanese, ac-
cording to information from
across the Korean frontier. 1t
is said all classes are taking
part.
It is claimed by the Koreans
that all schools and churches
have been closed and that ma
tive pastors and elders to the
estimated number of 1000 have
been arrested. It is declared
the movement for the independ-
ence Of Korea has been going on
secretly ever since the country
was annexed by Japan in 1910.
Washington, March 16.-
President Wilson has been asked
by the Korean national associa-
tion to initiate action at the
peace conference looking to in
dependence for Korea with the
country to be directed by a man
datory until such time as the
league of nations shall decide
that it is fit for full self-govern-
ment.
The copy Of the letter to the presi-
dent was made public today by Syngman
Rhee. who, with Henry Chung. are the
authorized delegates of the association
in the United States. At the same time
there was also given out letter ad-
dressed to the peace conference asking
that Korea be freed from the domination
Of Japan and given full freedom individu-
ally. The letter was sent to the state
department for transmission to Paris.
Treaties Declared Violated.
The letter asserts Japan established
a protectorate over Korea in direct yio-
lation of her treaty obligations to Korea.
and since that time the country wrongly
had had its resources exploited for the
benefit only of Japan. its literature sup
pressed, and its religious worship super
vised
Mr.. Rhee also announced today that
on behalf of the Korean association. rep
resenting all Koreans. living abroad, he
had sent communications to the Ameri-
can and British governments asking they
use their good offices with the japanese
to see that the Koreans ar
rested in the independence demonstra-
ton this month be not cruelty treated.
THIRTY KILLED IN DISORDERS
Shanghai, Friday, March 14.-(By the
Associated Press. Thirty persons were
killed and forty wounded at Sungchum.
Korea, on March 4, according to trans
lation of an account of the disorders in
that country published in Japanese
newspaper at Seoul and translated by
the Reuters agency.
At the village Of Suremg, south of
Pingyang, four gendarmes fired on a
mob until ammunition was exhausted.
Forty-one persons were killed. the ac-
count states. The mob eventually killed
the gendarmes. At Yangook, twenty
rioters were slain in an engagement,
The activities of girl students thruout
the demonstrations in Korea are en-
phasized by the newspaper, which makes
particular mention of the fact that at
Anju, two Korean gcndarmes discarded
their uniforms. Joined crowd and shout
ed Long live Korea" The Japanese
guards thereupon fired. eight persons
being killed and 30 wounded, four NOR
tally.
The localities mentioned in the fore-
going dispatch would seem to indicate
that the disorders in Korea are center
ing in Pingyang province. on the north
ern and western side of Korea. The
principal city in this province is Ping
yang. which has a population of $4,000.
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