The Washington times., 1922-03-05

to Christianity in Korea. News I.
censored. Lies are sent out by the
Japanese instead of the real news.
Nevertheless, there have come out
OF Korea the stories OF these OPP
pressions.
You may recall a story two or
three years ago telling how thirty
five Koreans were shot to death
OF bayoneted by Japanese soldiers
in a Christian church building at
Cheam.ni, forty miles from Seoul.
American and British consular
and missionary representatives
will confirm this for you. The
japanese explained 1t was a
gathering for Independence.
At approximately the same time
three Christian churches were
burned in three villages.
To offset the Cheam massacre
Japanese soldiers ordered all male
Christians into the church. Then
they opened fire and charged with
baysnets.
A Korean communicated to an
American missionary that he had
been maltreated. Thereafter he
was beaten. imprisoned and placed
in solitary confinement. He was
placed In a press and compelled
to sit in an upright position, the
sides OF the press contracting
when a wheel on the back was
turned. They tied a cord around
the middle finger Of the right
hand, passed the end Of the cord
over board at the ceiling and
pulled the cord until the man was
hanging by the finger.
Again, two score men were sent
to church by japanese orders,
ON pretense . proclamation was TO
he read. Volleys were poured into
them until the floor was covered
with the dead. Two women who
had approached the building were
bayOneted. Kerosene WAS poured
on the bodies and the church set
afire.
Whenever there is a Clandestinc
independence meeting and the
Japanese discover Il there is death
for those who participated. Time
and again have seen these
patriots dragged through the
streets. prodded with bayonets and
cast into Jail.
I have seen girls forced through
the streets at bayOnet points in
Seoul and elsewhere. They have
been compelled 10 strip naked be-
fore Japanese officers. They have
been put to unspeakable indigni-
ties. little children of fourteen and
fifteen and even younger. Then
they have been tortured and
starved or given to the soldiers to
do with what the soldiers willed.
Groups OF girls. thumbs tied to
gether, have been forced thus
through the streets to their terrible
doom.
BURY VICTIMS ALIVE.
Men have been dragged from
their houses and their homes
burned and their families cast
adrift while the men were led off
10 execution for the reason that
they were suspected OF being
patriots. ! have seen execution.
have seen japanese troops blind
fold Koreans, step to within three
feet OF them and shoot. have
seen one such victim writhe after
he had been left for dead. The
japanese returned. discovered he
was alive. Did they shoot again?
No That would be too much both
er.
They buried him rs he was
alive! / do not get that from hear
say. I saw II from a distance.
took photographs. surreptitiously
Of course, Of that execution. The
pictures printed with this article
were taken by me that day.
Countless thousands have been
Jailed because they sought indie
pendenCe. They cannot stage al
uprising. For they are not permit
ted to have guns. They are not
above ed TO gather in groups. They
cannot stand on the streets in
groups. After dark they must &c
home.
Burning of houses Is occasional
Killing OF scores at a time is not
infrequent. Flogging is an ordi
nary punishment. In one Jail of II
capacity OF 800 there were 2,l0C
prisoners-political prisoners. The
best man OF Korea are In Jail.
Sc EXECUTED AT ONCE.
Thirteen months ago 338 ko
reans were summarily executed Ia
one batch. Nothing rs frightful
was ever committed In Belgium b,
the Germans rs this massacre
EIghty-six wives and twelve
mothers. guilty Of no other offens'
A. vA~AAI thu