El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-23

As japan hears more and more
about the true feeling in California.
the nation realizes that California
means 10 carry cut its threat this
time Added TO the California quss-
ton are numerous others which are
being used by politicians Of japan.
by the press. IN some parts OF it,
and numerous others TO tnflame the
public here against the United States
While statesmen try 10 settle the
California question amicably. the poll
ticians here who are actuated by
purely selfish motives talk OF the
activities Of American missionaries in
Korea. where. IL must be admitted
some excuses for complaint
They are aglrated, TOO By the de-
mands OF the United States regarding
Saghalian. They do not forget the
Jones bill and what 70 viii do 20 Jap
anese traus-pacific shfppiuE-and
while these questions come up for
consideration IN the public mind. Ia
Dor troubles, strikes. high prices and
general internal trouble tend 20 in
flame the public against the nation
which a section OF the press and PC
htical leadership OF japan insist on
painting as the -enfant terrible OF
the world
Blame Our Missionaries.
Korea is a question which many
Americans overlook in a consideration
Of American japanese relations It
is a fact that the present government
OF Korea Is having no easy time OF
it in keeping down the uationalistic
ambitions OF the Koreans Within the
last few weeks. closely following the
congressional Darty's visit 10 Korea,
one Newspaper which IS charged with
having published articles inimical to
the administration IA Korea has been
suspended, arrests Of indictments
situation regarded that one paper IN
Toxic reports preparations 20 send
japanese geldarmes 10 Korea 20 re-
place the military police there. One or
the most radical OF the Toxic papers
attributes the entire anti-Japanese
trouble in Korea 10 American mis-
sionaries- The newspaper in a series
Of attacks on the United States and
its citizens, publishes the following
article on the Korean rrouble-
when America wants 10 acquire
the territory OF another country she
either oVeraWes that country BY her
military power or she sends 70 the
coveted territory missionaries whose
duty &c IS 70 spread the gospel OF the
universal love OF God. thereby SPELL
binding the people and making easy
the accomplishment OF Americas OBJ
5ect- That Is the usual tactics OF the
Americans
Americans Assist Mobs.
In the Korean Mausel disturb
ances OF last year. the mohs were in
stlgated and assisted by Americans.
while throughout America and the
whole world it was reported with ma
l1cious insinuarious that japanese au-
thorities had perpetrated atrocities"
Leo Allen BerBholz, American con
sul-general stationed 10 Seoul. pub
lished among the Koreans certain OF
his own views. including the idea
that it ls the privilege OF mankind TO
Insist on the principle OF self-detsr-
minarlon OF races, and that the Japa-
uese were wrong to refuse 70 listen
20 the pleas OF the Koreans and 20
deal with them in hieh-mindsd
manner II is reported that he also
told American missionaries that II
the police officials should violate
their rights he would take Up their
defence and see 70 it that the rights
OF the American missionaries were
protected"
Among the names OF missionaries
given IN the newspaper article are
those Of Dr. o. f. Aviscn. an Amsrl-
can surgeon who is head OF the sew
erance hospital at Seoul; Rev. B. ".
Bllnngs. Of Seoul. Rev. E. " koons.
Kew r. H Underwood. Rev. ". c.
Cram and Dr. r. W. Schofield, DR..
g. s, Mcclure. and Miss T. WAGNER.
Alarmed Over Korea.
That the Japanese are alarmed
about the situation in Korea is shown
mlya. until recently commander OF the
army in Korea Gen. Utsunomiya
said,
1T is rerrettabIe that the move