The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-08
Japanese Actions in Korea
Disclose Hun Ideas; Know
But One Policy---It's Force

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Korea an u prize In war. military
buffer rtnte-a pawn of diplomacy
that u was possible 10 people Korea
with Japanese TO strengthen the 20.
sition and prestige Of Japan In tho
Far East II seems that Japan
cannot rule "A people without riding
them. She apparently knows only
one pollcy-and that policy Is
FORCE.
AZ result OF the awarding OF
ShantunR 10 Japan there In a strong
boycott In China right now aEninnt
Japanese goods ana tho anti.Japan,
ESQ movement is growing daily. just
recently when Chinese students
were assembled at Fuchow the
Japanese consul ordered japanese
vessels Ia that city and the sailors
fired ON the atudonta. killing some
and woundlng American Y. NJ. G.
4. workers. The students wcre de.
hating the question .of the japanese
boycott movement at tho time
There are now. according Go reports.
more than 100 Japanese war ycsnels
In Chinese waters to force
China TO drop the boycott move.
mcnt.
In Current History. recently In
writing about Korea. where he had
lived 70 years. Mr.. Hubert said:
THE time has come when II
seems necessary 20 lay before the
American people some facts bearing
upon the request OF tho Korean
people that they DO freed from the
tyranny OF Japan. The request was
made by millions OF that nation In
a perfectly peaceful why on MRrca
/. 1919. and was me, with a perfect
ORGY OF abuse and persecution on
the part 81 the military authorities
there. Thousands OF people were
beaten. tortured and even killed and
women were treated with obscene
brutality.
Shot and Crueificd
MIR. Hubert also said the follow.
Ing things were common occur.
renees In Korea:
because three Koreans. mad
dened by tho fact that all their land
hand been taken by the Japanese
for railroad purposes. without
cent Of immediate or prospective
payment. went out ono night and
tore up fow feet Of the conrtruc.
ton track they wcro taken on, and
crucifiod and then shot TO pieces.
There arc Hundreds OF photographs
OF this event. once when teie.
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village by parties unknown but pre-
aumahly BY Korean guerilla fight
err. tho Japanese came and burned
down ten villages and left the poo
pie - freeze and starve during the
W.T. Ter. An old man. over so years
Of age. on hts kpoos begged them 10
spare his home. The japanese ran
him thru with their swords and
threw his body into the burning
rafters OF his own home"
klnnic Kim. n Korean educated m
the United States. and head of the
Korean delegation In Paris. IN xiv.
Ing out tho petitions submitted TO
tho peace conference In May. de-
clared that III. suffering OF Korea
under japanese rule was worse than
that OF Belgium under tho Ger.
mans" and that leaders OF the In.
dependence movement believed that
the japanese military eiaaB had the
definite aim Of donationaiix.nE the
race. lie also declared that tbs
Japanca. had about $50. 900 soldiers
In the country. but that the desire
for Independence was universal
among 10000. 600 Koreans.
Opium Il Encouraged
Jarancs. control had fastened n.
self upon the life OF the tpcople in
many waya the delegate added.
Estates and property Of Koreans
are supervised by the japanese. the
educational system n controlled and
none OF the students are permitted
TO study In foreign countries
Spreading OF tho Christian religion
is opposed and the selling Of opium
and the formation OF various habits
Is encouraged.
We have II from President WI
non that japan IL going TO return
Shantung TO China as soon as the
7 eaTue OF Nations is ratified. but
! am in doubt that she win DO this.
for there are now more than 900.
600 japanese In tho province Of
Shantung and these japanese are
organizing their own Eovornm, n.
making laws. building Qualifications
and have their own police force.
In conclusion. am sure that
Americana and fhiuNne hone IN