Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-17

in KOREA
LED GIRL
STUDENTS
Japanese GendarmeS Fire Up
on Mobs, Killing Many Civil
ianS Taking Part in
Demonstrations.
By Associated Press.

Shanghai, March l6-Thirty per-
sons were killed and 40 wounded at
Sung Chun, Korea, March 4, ac-
cording to a translation of an &C
count of the disorders in that coun-
try published in a Japanese news
paper at Seoul and translated by the
Reaters agency.
At the village OF Suhcung, south
of Ping Yang, four gendarmes
fred on a mob until their ammuni-
ton was exhausted, 81 persons be-
ing killed, the account states. The
mob eventually killed the gend-
armes.
At Yangdok 20 rioters were slain
in an engagement.
Girl Students Active.
The activities of girl students
throughout the independence de-
monstrations in Korea are en-
phasized by the newspaper, which
makes particular mention of the
fact that at Anju, two Korean
gendarmes discarded their uni
forms, joined crowd and Shouted
Long live Korea" The japanese
guards thereupon fired, eight per-
sons being killed and so wounded,
four mortally.
The demonstrations which have
been going on in Korea have been
more general than has been report
ed by the Japanese, according to
information reaching this city from
across the Korean frontier. 1t is
said that all classes Of the popula-
ton are taking part.
Plans Suddenly Changed.
The outbreak was planned for
March 4, the day of the funeral of
Former Emperor vi Heui, it is re-
ported, but the nationa1ists sudden
ly changed their plans aud began
demonstrations before that date.
The Japanese gendarmes in the in
terror of the country had been sent
to Seoul for duty during the funeral
and the movement gained consider
able headway before any measures
could be taken to break it up.
1t is claimed by the Koreans that
all schools and churches have been
closed and that native pastors and
elders TO the estimated number OF
1000 have been arrested. There
have been a number of runlors of a
sensational nature current here in
connection with the outbreak, but
they have not been confirmed. 1t IS
declared that the movement for the
independence of Korea has been go
ing on secretly ever since the coun-
try was annexed by Japan in 1910
Ask Wilson's Good Offices.
Washington, March l6.-President
WilsonAas been asked by the Kor-
can National association to initiate
action at the peace conference look
ing to independence of Korea with
the country to be guided by a man
datory Until such time as the league
of nations shall decide that it is fit
for full self-government.
The copy of the letter to the presi-
dent was made public here today by
Syngman Hhee, 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 adressed to
the peace conference asking that
Korea be forced from the domiBa-
ton of Japan and given full free
dom eventually. This letter was
sent to the State department for
transmission to Paris. .-..
Both letters asert that Japan es-
tablished a protectorate over Korea
i'm direct violation of treaty obliga-
tions to Korea and that since that
time the country has been misruled.
its natural resources exploited for
the benefit only of the Japanese,
its literature suppressed and its re-
ligious worship supervised.
Mr.. Rhee also announced today
that on behalf of the Korean asso-
citation, representing all Koreans
living abroad, he had sent communi-
cations to the American and British
governments asking that they use
their good offices with the Japanese
government to see that the Koreans
arrested in the independence dem
onstrations this month be not cruel
ly treated.