The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-16
JAPAN AND AMERICA.

There are in Japan newspapers and casses hostile
to the United States Just there are an-Jspanese
papers and Japanese perip varners IN this country
They ascribe wrong motives and deep policy Of hos
tlity to Japan to all eur people and the
One Of these thu Kokumn Shibun, organ Of the mill
tarsts the admirers Of the German idea spes 50 far
IS to ascrbe anti-Japanese campagu which couples
up the activities Of the missionaries with our great navy
building program Absurd ths il TO us may not be
to the Japanese We have only to consider how we
have been told, through I'll sorts of subtle and dsce
methods Of national plan Of the Japanese To- control
the Pacific and invade this country to realize that
is natural for the people Of nation to believe in the
bad motives Of those Of anoths especially il they are
Of different race The Kokumin Shinbun resents our
inquiry about Japanese occupation Of Shaghsen and says
pulled up and think we are the sole arbiter of
the world and have nsulted the spotless perfection Of
Japan 1t may be remarked that Japan has lately been
busy rubbing Of the spots or Of that perfection
with regard to her treatment Of the Koresns In spite
Of the rigid census she maintns enough Of that has
reached the outer world to- make Japan realize that her
reputation is suffering She has consequently consider
ably relaxed her oppressive against the Koreans
Among other things the practice Of whipping has been
discontinued and there are less executions and arrests
japanese official figures give for the campaign for the
suppression Of the Korean Nationalist movement the kill
ing Of ss1, wounding Of 14os Imprisonment Of 1894
and fogging Of s,8o4.
In addition to the adjustment Of foeging in response
to world sentiment there has been relaxation i'm religious
persecution with the explanation that this has not been
in spirit of hostility to the Christian religion but be-
cause the missions ceners Of ebellous propaganda
The missionaries are charged with teaching Japanese
sentiment and Of inspiring the Koreans and the Japanese
to oppose ad military service all Of which is ascribed
by the miltarss to an American plot to weaken the
japanese nation It is admitted fact that consider
able number Of the leaders in the Korean movement for
independence and opposition to Japanese suppression Of
the Korean language and schools persons who have
learned the principles Of liberty as we understand them
in America in the mission schools The Christian re-
lgion has given them viewpoint. They naturally
oppose japanese mitarism and the subugaon of their
own country As for the missionaries, they have as
rule, carefully refraned from becoming mixed in any
way with political matters and have kept their stations
free from conspraces but they cannot prevent, and
would not if they could the natural result of the people
becoming infused with the spirit Of the Christian re-
lgions and gaining knowledge Of our American insti
buttons and love Of liberty We have no. plot or policy
hostile to Japan We know it andswe wish the JAPANESE
would know It. But we have belief that the principles
Of true democracy and religion which considers the
rights Of others should spread around the world and that
human freedom should follow n their train-st Louis
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