Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-23

Toxic, Dec. 21-Details of alleged
massacres of Koreans by Japanese
troops, the burning Of Korean villages
and tho destruction OF native crops arc
given in statements received from
Canadian missionaries in tho Chientao
district of China, supplementing prev
ious reports on this subject heretofore
received.
One of the missionaries, DR.. S. II.
Martin, of Newfoundland, a physician
attached to the Canadian Presbyterian
mission at GoungjunS, who visited the
village of Norbabawie, on October 81,
two days after the Japanese went
thru that district, states:
The facts recorded below apply to
tho whole district of Kando or
Chieutao, in the southern part of the
province of Kirin, China.
Japan, under the strongest protest
from China has sent over 1900 men
into this part Of China with tho SEEM
ing intention of wipinS out of exist
cnce, if possible, the Whole Christian
community. especially all young men.
Village after village is daily be
ing methodically burned and the young
men shot, so that at present we have
ring Of villages surrounding this
city that have suffered from fire or
wholesale murder or both. The facts
below are absolutely accurate:
AT dsybreak a complete Gordon of
Japanese infantry surrounded the
main Christian village of Norabawie
and starting from the top of the valley,
set fire to the immense stacks of un
thrcshed millet. barley and straw and
then ordered the occupants of the
house outside. In each case as the
father or son stepped forth. he was
shot on sight, and as he fell on his
face. perhaps only half dead great
piles OF burning straw were thrown on
top of him.
II was shown the blood marks on the
ground caused by the bayonot thrusts
rise from the flames. in spite of tho
fact that they had been shot three
times at close range. Tho bodies were
soon charred beyond recognition. The
mothers, wives and even the children
were forced spectators of this treat
nent of all the grown males OF the
village. Houses were fired and soon tho
whole country was full of smoke which
was plainly visible from this town.
The Japanese soldiers then spread out
and burned the houses of Christian be-
levers in other villages all the way
down the valley to tho main road
Then they returned home to celebrate
the enperor's birthday.
"As VIC approached the nearby vii
laSes we found only women and chill
dren and some white-haired men. The
women with young babies on their
hacks were walking up and down wall
ing,
II photographed ruins of 10 buildings,
among which were old men tearing
their hair and crying while mothers
and daughters were recovering bodies
or unburned treasures from the burn
ing ruins. So many women were cry
ing and I was SO angry at what had
seen that I could not hold my camera
steady enough to take n ume cx-
posurc.
we have names and accurate re-
ports of - villages where murder and
FIRE have been used. Ono village has
had as many as 1t5 Inhabitants killed.
Houses have been burned with women
and children in them. At SonuntunE II
were stood UP in front of n large
crave, then shot and their bodies dc
stroyed with burning wood and oil
This is typical
The Rev. W. II. Foote Canadian
Phesbyterian missionary at Young
jung. names several villages in which
tho homes, schools or churches of
Christian natives were burned and
says that in ono OF them % people
~cro shot and the bodies burned.