The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-12
JAPAN'S COLONIAL POLICY IN KOREA

By carefully studying the history Of the penetration of japanese
imperialism beginning with 1876 when Japan forced
treaty right up present day.
line consistently carried the elimination of all factors political
economic which might hinder the growth of japanese capital Korea
well retaining the time the old regime all which would
hinder KOreas development into an independent state.
SURPRISING by o
radical the old feua regime and the path
reacnary country
willingly carried those reforms which helped strengthen her
red by the Japanese banks the organization of banking
paraus completely subugated apan the introduction private
ownership construction railways These
extoed by Japan greatest favor to Korea which had
say promoted country
advanced bringing the Koreans off their state of barbay the
of cultural people, but hndnce the independent
development helped traders
capitalists get huge profits without much trouble whilst the
old fedal orders reality strengthened such feud land
tenure exploiting peasany gentry,
The thoughtful protection of the survv of old forms of
ual can dveopnp at an extraonarv Slow mace leaving the
empty the activities of their competitors from Japan
apans annexation of Korea 91O) only formally reinforced the
besides putting
development native capital 1.-THE law 1911 which hndered
the industrial activity Of Korean CAPITALISTS the unifatOn of the
small banks into industrial bank carried Eastern
Colonization Company formed which undertook the buying of land
from the Korean pesany with the assistance and the direct pressure
the state apparatus attention directed towards
the annexation and law issued limiting
the industrial rights of foreigners in Korea
all the commanding heights
the hands of japanese Imperialism In the mining
dusy with the exception of small share falling to foreign capital
3 per output percentage
capital 6 cent? the basic capital belongs Japan Practically
the entire of the basic branches of national
ported Japan In 1926 of the total output of $4,000 tons of pig
of
produced 1927 about 10000 exported the
about half of the coal produced exported Practically
Thus
chief natural riches and materials which practically
completely swallowed by Japan
manufacturing industry Korea poorly developed and
primarily adapted handling the first stages of
agricultural materials literally
Practically half of the entire production of Korean industry
supplied food industry (rice cleaning, flour mills
etc., The textile industry weakly developed
exception of three four large mills belonging the
anese) dwarfe enterprises
than cent? belongs the
port banks and the entire system likewise
limit herself
occupies all predomnang posts export Tin 1870 70 cent
belonged cent?
the colony with her products
permit the conclusion that
material basis and market for the products of her
industry.
a
of her national from
80 of
result of the the feudal
villages and likewise the punderng
Company differentiation
the peasany loss of land taking place sharp
1914
Landowners 46,754 103,654
Holders 459,517
Half Renters 1,065,705
Renters 911,261 1,185674
middle the
energetic activities in buying land
ddua such the Eastern
of land into the hands of the
activities of Japanese imperialism however in buying land
andowning udal elements
development of big ndownng which would have
form agriculture with the
All the lands which the hands the big landowners
capitalist organizations cultivated paeos which
ont at