The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

WANTS r
has onefourth of the worlds popula-
tion and unlimited natural resources.
Man-power and natural resources are
two reservoirs of power. AS soon as
the ambitious Japan is in possession
of these powers. then she will be In
a position to settle the issues with
America on her own terms. Will the
American people wake up before 1t is
too late? In gigantic conflict OF
modern warefare, mental preparation
is as essential as military preparation.
Il the American people remain indif-
ferent on the Far Eastern question
now, the time will come when they
will be compelled to face the situation
at price which is difficult to. esti-
mate at present. Most people In this
country do not know the nature Of
japanese militarism. Let me illus
trate the fiber of Japanese 'militar-
lists by what they have done and are
doing in Korsa-a country which has
been dominated by Japan ever since
1910.
Korea is one of the Oldest nations
in the world. She is two thousand
years older than Japan. It was Ko-
rea who gave Japan her art, her lit
erature, her religion of Buddhism. At
the beginning OF the Russo-Japanese
war, Japan guaranteed Korean inde-
pendence. On the strength of this
guarantee, she was allowed to use
<n~ &frN O IN ha cid nf har
military operations against Russia.
stead of withdrawing her soldiers,
she took possession of the country.
Ever since Korea became part of
Japan, the country has been ruled by
military dictator. Koreans have no
rights OF any kind. Such things as
the right Of assemblage, right of Pc
tition, right of free press, or free
speech are unknown in Korea under
japanese domination.
The Japanese, backed by their gov
ernment. have the economic strangle-
hold upon the Koreans. All the rights
to develop the natural resources in
Korea is exclusively given to the Jap
anese, not to the Korean. Thousands
of acres of the best land in the coun-
try were confiscated from the Ko-
reans to give to the japanese settlers.
All the roads and railroads. for which
Japan is getting SO much credit and
praise in America, are built upon con-
fiscated property without cent Of
nayment, and built by forced labor
without compensation.
Intellectual suppression is as COM
plete as political and economic sup
preston. Higher education among
the Koreans is opposed by the gov
ernment, and Korean students are
not allowed to come to America for
their education. The government Of
ficially encourages immortality and
opium smoking among the people to
break down the moral fiber of the
Koreans. That is one reason why
your missionaries are SO hated and
disseminated against by the Japanese
in Korea, because the missionary up
holds before the people the standards
of social purity and the enlighten-
ment of the masses-the very thing
which are Numerically opposed to
the policy of Japan in Korea.
Against the wishes of the eighteen
million people, the Japanese are en-
forcing their policy of assimilation or
annfhilation. They say in effect,
you either become loyal Japanese or
be annihilated." Last year when the
people in Korea rose and declared
their passive resistance, they were
butchered by thousands. Although
the Koreans absolutely refrained
from violence either to person or
property OF the Japanese, the very
fact that they wanted to be free from
the yoke OF Japan was enough for
the Japanese soldiers to NOV them
down with machine guns. Not only
men, but wom,n and children were
among the victims. The japanese
soldiers respect neither age or sex.
Japan has been and is still prac-
tictng upon the Korean, the Turkish
cruelty with German efficiency and
Japanese cunning. The people in
this country do not know the plight
of the Koreans because of the water
tight censorship that exists in 10
rea. And that is the tragedy peculiar
to the Korean people.
Eternal vigilence is the price of
liberty. The American people have