Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-01
AMERICANS ARE: PLANNING D MAKE:
 KOREA CHRISTIAN
Despite Hardships They Cling
 Steadfastly to Work

Philadelphia, May 29-Amcrican missionaries in Korea. despite the hardships and dangers incident to reconstruction following the quell- Ing by the Japanese of the recent uprising, are planning to christian lze every district in the country" ac- ccrdlng tc the annual report of the Presbyterian board of foreign nlis- slons to the Presbyterian general as sembly, made public here today.
 Referring to the revolt the report says: "The result proved anew that Japan will not voluntarily grant Kor- can independence: that the Koreans cannot secure it by force and that ether governments, having long ago recognized Japanese annexation of the peninsula, will not interfere. Costly, too. was the movement to the Japanese, for it reinforced their crit lcs, disheartened their friends alien ated the sympathy of allied nations and brought upon the ruthless mili- tarists the opprobrious name of the Huns fthe Orient"
 Regarding the attitude of the American missionaries toward the Koreans revolt against the Japan csc, the report quotes Bishop Herbert Welch of the Methodist Episcopal church of Korea as saying: It is no evidence of unfriendliness to the Japanese people that the mission aries became alienated in sympathy from the Japanese government but only testimony to the deep humani- ty of their feelings and to an indig nation against wrong doing which was worthy of all praise"
 "There is a general disposition to give the new admin stration in Korea a fair chance to remedy the undoub- ted abuses that exist,' continues the report. Americans" it says, "should distinguish between the evil and military parties among the Japanese. The former is composed of enlighten- ed and progressive men, who feel as we do about the outrages that have been committed in Korea. The latter includes large number of men who are thoroughly Prussian in their temper and conduct.
 "Americans should bear in mind that there is considerable clement among the Japanese themselves who are greatly disturbed by the stern and iron-handed policy of the mili- tary party in dealing with the Kor- cans and who favor a wise and hu- mane policy in dealing with them. It would be not only unwise, but unjust to make discriminate condemnation of the whole Japanese nation"
 Declaring that "China is in a state of chaos" the board says, "it has been gratifying to read the re- assuring statements of several emi- nent Japanese as to the intentions of i their government adding, however that something more than words however sincere is required to re- move misgiving and distrust." Greed and altruism democracy and mili- tarism, it says, are struggling fol the mastery. During the past year the report says, Chinese churches ] connected with the Presbyterian congregational, United Brethren and London missions have formed one or ganic Christian body. All other evangelical denominations have beer invited to join.
 Presbyterian foreign mission aries increased in 1919 from 1864 te
 ,42S and the native workers iron 6,S06 to 6S56. In order to meet the | HlSIll SCSC VI llVillS WHiSi III ooiiA> fields like Japan, has increa sed ove1 300 per cent, the living allowance:
 for the Presbyterian missionarie'
 have been increased from the form
 CT standard of $1,250 a year to $1, ! 500.
 New methods of dealing with SC
 dition is declared to have mad
 mission activities in India more diff | ficult, "all non- British subjects de
 string to engage in philanthropie educational, medical or missionar, work being required to obtain a Ii cense." This was modified for tn missionaries provided they declare obedience and respect to the govern ment and carefully abstained fror political affairs. Reinforcement are called for ito check the growth power to Mohammedanism" in Wes Africa.