Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-16

IN KOREA ARE
STILLCONTINUING
BY JUNrUs b. WOOD
Especial Cable to the Chicago Daily News
Foreign Service, by Leased Wire to
The Atlanta Journal.)
lConvripht 1QcOl

Copyright, 1920
TOXIC, Dec. 14.-Representativ
of several foreign governments in
Toxic are inclined to doubt the state
ment of the Japanese foreign office
that Colonel Mizumachi's sensational
letter to the Canadian Presbyterian
missionaries "embodies merely his
own personal views and opinions"
According to information they have
received from their nationals in
Korea, conditions similar to those
complained of are continuing. The
Christian educational work there has
been discussed semi-officially, though
without the same military directness
and lack of camouflage. During
conference between the director of
education in Korea and Bishop Her.
bert WEIGH, of the Methodist church,
several days prior 10 the publication
of the MiZumachi letter, the same
policy that the Christian schools
support the Japanese political poll
cies was proposed, much to Bishop
Welch'S surprise.
Tsun at the time the writer can De
scribe the circumstances. Mizumachl.
who was formerly Japanese military
attache at Washington. called at the
residence of the Rev. DR.. Foote, head
of the Canadian missionaries In
Chentao district, and presented MN
the letter, requesting reply In writ
ing. Thus far DIR. Foote has not
replied, on account of the serious in
ternational character of the letter. he
is awaiting instructions from the OF,
ficials of the church in Toronto and
from the British consul general at
Mukden, to whom copies or the let
ter were sent.
British residents in Japan are
piqued by the letters comparison OF
the Dyer Amritsar with the present
Japanese expedition and by the sug-
gestion Of Buddhist interference
with British administration in lndia
and the reference to disturbance IN
Ireland The missionaries contend
that the letter is an admission that
Japanese soldiers killed innocent Ko-
reans and corroborates their charges
of atrocities.
The following day Colonel Mizu-
machis' commission visited Shogan-
do and obtained it's first view OF the
results of the japanese operations.
Investigation on the spot was con-
fined to establishing the fact
questions nut to Survivors
that supporters Of the Korean Tevo-
luton IofHlSily hfSu Ia IhS
and did not refer to the acts OF the
soldiers on the occasion when hall
the male residents were killed and
much property was burned.
On subsequent days Colonel MlZu-
machi visited the excellent Canadian
Presbyterian hospital at Lung Ch1ng
Tsun, leaving letter addressed to
DR.. Martin, superintendent in COM
mand of the work and containing a
of 100 yen ($50). He
also arranged a dinner with the
Japanese consul at which eight Eu-
living in Lung Ching Tsun,
some Chinese customs officials, two
priests from the French Catholic
missions in Korea were invited
ed in order that they might meet
the Japanese civil and military Off
Gals and leading citizens.
Colonel Mizumachi's letter, which
was accepted as rejecting the Jap
anese view of missionary activities
in Korea, was presented several
weeks ago to the Rev. DR.. William
r. Foote, head of the Canadian
Presbyterian mission. After refer
of schools and churches which he
said had been used by Korean NAL
contents. the colonel said he be-
lieved the missionaries home gov
eminent would hope and believe that
they would not give aid to the mai
contents and thereby disturb the
friendly relations between their
the Indian and Irish problems Of
Great Britain and concluded with a |
blunt warning that the. success or
failure of the Presbyterians work in
Korea depended ''solely on your
willingness to cooperate with the