Evening star., 1942-03-01
Korean Liberty Group
AsksU. 5. Recognition
OF Provisional Setup
United Nation Admittunce
Uroed for Government
Located in Chuneking

Ine Korean biUcIIy SoiAAeA S.ASS
Yesterday urged that this country
recognize the Korean Provisional
Government in Chungking, China,
and that its government be made a
full member of the United Nations.
The recognition proposal was
made during the second day OF the
session being held in the Lafayette
Hotel. Today's closing meeting Will
commemorate the 23rd anniversary
of the declaration of Korean lnde-
pendence.
In a radio address delivered dur
Ing the conference last night, Yong
jeung Kim, public relations director
for the United Korean Committee In
America, said
Believing in the American prln-
ciples and in the spirit of liberty,
we Koreans are asking the people OF
the United States to do us justice by
giving us a chance to fight for our
freedom. Today our enemy is yours,
and our objective is the same
liberty"
Lashing out at the dwarf BAR
barians" who annexed his native
land in 1918, Mr.. Kim declared that
Japan fostered totalitarianiSm years
before the Germans. They scrap
ped every treaty that their so-called
honorable signature was affixed to
and committed international BAN
ditry at every opportunity" he said.
Conquest Is Devine Mission.
The speaker described Korea as "a
living example of japanese despoila-
ton" and pointed out that in taking
over the peninsula, JAP q had estab-
lished her entrance on the mainland
of Asia.
Today Japan is using Korea as
military highway and base for ex-
pansion, Mr.. Kim said. The attack
on Pearl Harbor was practiced first
at one of Korea's seaports, he
claimed.
Some people still think the bloody
deeds and back k-stApbings are done
by the big, bad wolves of the jap
anese military clique and not the
polite-mannered, gentle folks OF the
land Of the cherry blossom Mr..
Kim remarked The Koreans i'm
politely challenge that they don't
know their honorable japanese.
-. The whole race is warlike and
believes sword is justice, might is
right and conquest is their divine
mission"
Japanese imperialism is more
-treacherous and perilous to human
civilization than Hitlerism, he con-
tinued, while members OF the Ges-
tapo "are gentlemen compared to
Japanese gendarmes."
Hitting at the inactivity Of demo-
cratic countries in preparing for
war, Mr.. Kim reminded his audience
that Korean exposed in 1881 the
japanese imperial policy outlined in
the Tanaka memorial, but the de-
mocracies discounted 1t.
Original Jap Haters.
Mrs. George A. Fitch, wife of the
head of the Y. M. c. A. in Chung
king, warned that unless the United
Nations utilize the experience OF the
Chinese In successfully resisting the
japanese and use their manpower
to the fullest, the Allies may lose
the war in the Far East.
The love of liberty still lives In
$4,000, 600 Koreans, Mrs. Fitch de-
clared, and described them as the
original haters of japanese aggres-
sion.
Sebastian Ugarte, assistant to the
resident Commissioner of the Phil
ippines, reminded the audience that
before Hitler had even thought OF
writing his bible of hate and de-
struction. the war lords of Japan
had already invaded Korea"
Terming Bataan Peninsula "a
monument to the American way OF
life" Mr.. Ugarte said the loyalty OF
Filipinos to the United States had
It's inspiration Gin the fact that
American people first gave us the
opportunity of dreaming dreams OF
freedom"
Final speaker of the evening was
DR.. Philip Jaisohn of Chester, Pa.
adviser to the former emperor OF
Korea. c. I. Song, executive Of the
United Korean Committee, presided
DR.. Syngman Rhee, United States
representative of the Korean Pro-
visional Government, will preside at
today's meeting scheduled to begin
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