Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-25
CONCESSIONS IN
KOREA DEMANDED
FROM JAPANESE

is' n0FNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlPE1
Seoul, Korea, Oct. 80, (by the As
ISOLATED Press. THE Federal Coun-
ell Of Protestant Evangelical Mis-
sions Of Korea has just presented 10
Governor General Baron Saito a petit
ton asking that religious liberty. all
ready guaranteed by the Japanese
constitution, be made effective in
Korea The petitioners also asked
that steps be taken by Japanese au-
thoritles to promote the moral WEI
fare Of the Korean people The
memorial was presented pursuant to
2 request from the governor general
that missionaries frankly express
their views.
In presenting the petition, the Fed
eral Council expressed 10 Paron Saito
its qualification over the plans for re-
forms i'm Korea.
In regard to evangelistic work, the
petitioners asked that fewer restric-
tons be placed upon the church and
its missionaries. They declared thal
IN the past the propagation of the
gospel had been continually hindered.
that Christian workers had been in
terfered with, and that Koreans had
been inundated To prevent them
from becoming Christians. The petit
TONERS requested that officials be not
allowed to discriminate against
Christians and Christianity.
Some of the Demands.
Among other things. the Federal
Council ssked:
Permission to teach the Bible and
hold religious exercises in their
church schools.
Removal of restrictions on the use
of the Korean language
More liberty in the management of
missionary schools and freedom from
unnecessary official interference.
Equal educational opportunities
for Koreans and japanese.
Greater freedom in the selection of
text books.
Removal of restrictions on the
study of Korean and universal his
tory.
Freedom to manage missionary hos
pitals without official interference.
Removal of censorship on CHRISTIAN
books and that missionaries be not
restricted to publishing merelyi
church news and religious literature
Freedom from official Interference
with persons selling the Bible. tracts
and other Christian literature.
Reparation for church property al
legged to have been destroyed by GOV
eminent agents.
Drastic reform of the laws relating
to houses of prostitution and against
the system of prostitution alleged to
be permitted and protected by the
government and forced upon 1.-The Ko-
rean people, outraging their customs
and feelings"
Reform in the laws affecting the
manufacture and sale of opium, NOR
phine and Intoxicating liquor.
New laws restricting child labor
In concluding the memorial the
federal council said:
AS a missionary body we do most
earnestly protest against the cruelty,
harbarity and injustice which were so
maifest in the conduct of the SOL
diers, gendarmes and police in meet
ing the unarmed demonstrations of
the people; conduct which was in
many places emulated by the civilian
Japanese population with, in many
cases, the conniVance of the police,
and without punishment by the au-
thor'ties when their attention was
brought to the facts.
I'VE also protest against the cruel |
methods often used at the prelmi- !
nary examinations of prisoners in |
order to extract confessions from them |
secure evidence against others.
we record our sincere gratifica- |
tion that the imperial government of |
Japan has. in part, Withdrawn those |
responsible for offenses and has prom !
ised far-reaching reforms.
I'VE have read with deep apprecia-
ton the proclamation of your excel
lency, and heard your excellencys
statements of your intention to reor- |
ganize the whole system of govern
ment.
1--WE regret to have to call the at
tention of your eXcellency to the fact
that the infliction of severe corporal
which has resulted in the
death OF some, and the manning of
others for life, is still being con-
tinued. Several cases were admitted
to the Severance hospital last week,
and six more applied for admission
as late as September 2S.
We respectfully yet most earnest
~, urge upon your eXcellency the
speedy abolition of RACIAL discrimina-
ton against the Koreans in the mat
ter of flogging and of police summary
judgment"