Original sentence: Adding to this anger was the American military's choice to give many governmental positions to Koreans who had betrayed their country by collaborating with the Japanese rulers.In August 1948, Syngman Rhee became the first president of South Korea, and U.In March 1946 land reform was instituted as the land from Japanese and collaborator land owners was divided and handed over to poor farmers.Landlords were allowed to keep only the same amount of land as peasants who had once rented their land, thereby making for a far more equal distribution of land.Little changed in the administration of the country; officials then serving under the Japanese authorities remained in their positions.Meanwhile on August 31, 1946, an editorial in the Chosun Ilbo told Hodge that the deteriorating economy was leaving the Korean people suffering more than any time under Japanese rule.Official American sources stated, "From all accounts, the former village leaders were eliminated as a political force with resort to bloodshed, but extreme care was take to preclude their return to power.Organizing the many poor peasants and agricultural laborers under the people's committees a nationwide mass campaign broke the control of the old landed classes.forces left the peninsula
Edited sentence: Adding to this anger was the American military's choice to give many governmental positions to Koreans who had betrayed their country by collaborating with the Japanese to exploit fellow Koreans.In August 1948, Syngman Rhee became the first president of South Korea.In March 1946 land reform was instituted as the land from Japanese and collaborator landowners were divided and handed over to poor farmers.Landlords were allowed to keep only the same amount of land as the poor civilians who had once rented their land, thereby making for a far more equal distribution of land.Little changed in the administration of the country; officials who collaborated with the Japanese remained in their positions.Official American sources stated, "From all accounts, the former leaders were eliminated as a political force with resort to bloodshed, but extreme care was taken to preclude their return to power.Organizing the many poor civilians and agricultural laborers under the people's committees a nationwide mass campaign broke the control of the old landed classes