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Show I The Korean Republic. j By Frederic J. Haskln. 4 : ! AVASHIN'GTOX. June 17. After seven ! years of Imprisonment and torluro. Dr. j I yynfcman Rhee, representative In Wash- in? ton of tho Korean revolutionists, has been elected president of the Korean pro- : visional republic. Of all the political upheavals which have shaken tho world In the last four years, thero has bfen none nirantrrr than that which nia'ie Jr. Knee president of tho new oraien tal republic; for the Koreans Kor-eans have fought their revolution without any weapons other than their voices Mid tho :oura fee to die. They had to print the proclamations of their new republic In secret, and when they elected Dr. Knee president they could not even cable Die chief executive news of his election. The message whh Hmutfeled out of the country by a fnrt-iM ner ami brought acrnj-s the ocean concealed in the head of a doll. AllhouKh the revolution has ben without with-out arms or violence on the part of the Koreans, they claim that 'A,',I') nf them have been arrested and 10,000 filled by tho Japanese. When crowds of Xoreans prather tn the streets sintitiifr ari shouting "Lorn? live Korea," Japanese solniera are rushed to the scene to brxak up the meetincr. The revolutionists are dispersed by bayonet 1 attacks and some are .always killed or i wounded, b-.:t next day there b" another . me ts meMine- .of Koreans proclaiming their independence. j Reports too numerous and too well veri- j flfM to be discount cm need tell of whole j villa ce 8 burned and pillaged, h nd the inhabitants in-habitants tori u red by J panee soldiery tn attempts to friL'ht-n tho Koreans into submission or to force them to tell names of revolutionary leader-'. In three tnomh of pa psive resistance, the revolutionists have iss-id a. declaration declara-tion of independence, drafted a constitution, constitu-tion, and now they announce the election of the president of their provisional re-puhlic. re-puhlic. Dr. Rhee's career would indicate that h is peculiarly suited to be a. leader of his people. As a boy he was che ated in Korea to be a government official. He published th first Korean daily paper, whih w a a Indept-rdent in its policy and d-irrd to denounce both Japn re:;e and Russian influences tn Korta. T .e paper Viecuno so popular that Rh'e was Imprisoned Impris-oned as danK--rous to th" government. For seven years he was In prison, and for months tie wnr the woolen cl.ar of torture. 1 Mnnr hi prison t-rm he became be-came a Chri-'tian. He had bcn sentenced for life, but after the Russo-Japan.' se war was over he -was released and came to America, where ro received a H A. deirre-e from George Washing on university, univer-sity, an M. A. d'-ree at Harvard and a 1 'h. 1 1. at I "ri net ton. Since then he has hern a teacher, missionary and btates-rr. btates-rr. n n . The story of Japan's hold on Korea wax toid by r Rhee to the writ-r f.s follows: "In l'e 4, Kora opened her territory to Japan in or-b-r to itld. Jtpan In h'-r wr I against the common enemy, hus:i. Afwr ; t he wa r, J:i p.in w:ls I on ::d by lr'-:i t y to i cvii -uu ti Korea, hot Mie d : r-LT rd- d the: t r-;u v ar.fl her f-oldl n, returning from 1 SioTM, overran Knre.c J "In-- wnr had rot tinned for J;i;vin the j te-r tory in ManehurUi and S;b. r'.a that I sr.; so deslr d, nnd she drMrtuded Kon a I !'s th fruit ef victoiv. Srt- ilo-jrht the; ff.iiTi'rv wo iid serv: a' an ou'e-t fur b'-r ' si-riihis population and al 'O ;t a gateway ; into Munch '.ri. 1.. j "Japan t- .l'l A mertca. that K'r - a snr- 1 re mi - r- d w i.lu.g. y. a ;!, ,1 s the Kon-a n 1 f rr.p.-r'-r w .ih a p r and c o-;',d s. r"l r.i n i-viKf o-ji -'.!' .f th en :rir'. tl-.is was t be wur'.d's lir.j r'-i:on of tb.e situation situa-tion "Since. thn Korea has Vc-n under Jip-rr-.. rnlbtat v ruie h'r.r 4'" v.--r Korea hid rverri d bers-!f. dum g uhl'-h time ah; built rp one of tii mo-t n-riinrk-a 1 .) el vi i Iza f ions the wr.r bl ha 8 e er lei'uei. A K-jr.-.wi invent-d printing nrd fiovi'Mo typi 1" ye.-ws l .f..rc f ; u t r. la; ri: t h ( rrnan inven'or cf t io- priming ! ' ' wi b'.rn. K'Tea al-o inv r.i.-l ;t 1 . t -oi . j 1 1 (1 Iphal i-t. a t.d w t b fir.it r..tt ; n t "it'd a hus;''"i"M bridge. Si.e tnurb.t J,iTn tii- Jir" of m.iH: k the ft n . h ii'.rriteil 'J.ipaTie... ' pof. lain, ai d n..ub' i-. r f : -r ab..ible t 01; t nbui urns to Japain-.-e ej-.l i;-ii',i'i. "N'f.-.v J 1 j a n ! r Iv.z ! d.-r a t hmaiire Korea Jr is forbl-'il.ti to d a-: K'irr-iTi ii it i rv or (.''"1'riulv in the Kr-a n s. la.o'.s, or tv- r, to s: e.ik th'i native bin-ix-i A siiali-nt wa- i:'on"n'd tb r - rvonths aral f'i:d for MrKMng 1! e K r- an national an'tc rn. J i.in.-s.. lioll- t ys ar t h. o!;l' ', i! mtvi d, o :,1 K"e arm mutt ccV' rat.' thfrm. "A menur whl' h canned xelt'-mer-t not only In K'rfr, ho tn Ann rn a a tn! rthr countries as we,l, was tho edb t Issui-'t Hbout f l .'am hk ty Jnran that the R b!" Fiioubt tio o:nrr be r-al or tauclit in nnv schov po I lie. private or nevsl.in- -In Korea. Most of th" Kon-an s'hol'rs nnfl statenien are t t-rint la os. nr. this )r, Jnpan l Te"! (Hat 'hrlxt i.in-lt i.in-lt mik'iit be the h-y tf( Kor.'s'n r 1 f - nii.'f- to ilenatlfe a' rat'oo. The niM arous"d so many profits from church. end mifion-ir.e-4 all f'-'r tho worbl, tfnt Japan niod.fb-1 the ib-.-ree m that it shoolfl not (ak offset for (en y.-.ne "To all th'-e.:i!el other r 1 el ion 1 of tli r f r" lorn, Kor. a ns ha n on t w: rd :y eh!ti!ti.d. but alu.i'.-- witli a ih-Mre for indrpeTv!"tice a tid for a govern men t like "Th r'Vo t en 011 when t li e Inst rm -I ror of Korea di. d. In Rebruaiy of IbH -,nr. Hn March 1. Jus' brfor thf ei?i-p. ei?i-p. r(,r v:ih bin li d, rvcrv larg city i:i the ( (Hi i! try l.ebl at t lie same hour a ttuct- In to drrlare til" Independence Of Koiea. Ti.reft mill ion men, women and chi'-h-r n i w. tit out into tit" street, wnvit ; flarv' and cr-.-ing "l.onc live Knri-n" Th'-y v 10 1 attT-ked nd many wero killed. "fin A I ri! 'J'f. iciH".fiil;i'!vH of the thirl een Korea 11 provinces - a me t"i:r ' her to outline a cor.-t 1 1 11 1 i oo nnd to m ra n I a Rovrrnmrnl to lie cf feet Ivf until tlu 1 natbinal rncrrr can rstal hsh a perma- I nenl governiocnt . j "No printing nhon dared 1o j-rlnt the; fire a rn 1 1011 of indr pern if or tlie con- . it H u t Ion. So th revolutionists r 1 1 fi : r r-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r forms, from bloc Its of wood, ami j mad.i t tan 1 "a eft h of copies, which wiro ; ur n t all o 1 r t ho count 1 v." ' It. I'.hefi run up tho purpose of 1 he Kniraii revolt b- nivltig that Korea will, bv pmmsIvo re-d-.tanee. make Her prter.t ! iiKalnnt Japnoeso 1 1 ot n I nn t I'Hi brat. I all I over tho world, no that I h prrs ane of 1 publb- dpi n Ion ma v be hi oh t- ht to bear fiKa Inst, t ho J a pa ne we pohev . "Wo do not rvi-ect. or wbdi." Kiild 1 r Rli'M., "that Amriica rhoold si-nd an mi my ! or navv to furlit for Kon a. We m'-U j America to one b-r offben t-( brloR 1 abort Justice The tr.-aty of I vs!! .1wMfie iim In i-Tpeeting Arnrrlca to rb tblM-' 1 j The treat V referred to between K ol a and Amril-n wa i the fir t treaty eor riuo'o bv Korea. It provides that: I "If iiMier powers dial UTiimuiv or op-iri'Milvflv op-iri'Milvflv with either ituvnimi'iil. the otlnr will exert lis rood off, cel. on bo- I lug inrorowd of tho rase, to biln abf.ot ! no nmleal'lo n rra ngei nen t , thus showing I lift frlen-llv feelhiKH." This cli " of thn (,-eatv of ivv; If K 01 ea 'r m 11 " wrr to the ,1 .1 p 1 ne" b on nd that Am ilea rememt er the Monro., doctrine, doc-trine, filld Keep Hill of Kolr.lll Ilfl.llia. .1 if mi h o 1 hd ;iVim il to put a Mop to , the Kor demonst ra t i..n y p 1 o o 1 1 I n (; IIOtonom HII'I -ee:in" flOIII li 1 1 1 I I a I ' IM'e, but tb 'i.. pioniP'f-H me no i It. et mi the -revolution!.'!- Ill thn fliat pl.o-e, th. s hnv.. no f.illb In the word of Japan, nnd. If tbev hnTI, llirv Ho no want nuloiiMOiV. "Illllv Coni,!.te lli.lep. mien. - Will in I f K o- . a." Pi their lllol to. K'.repi'.i petition to ibf 1'tdtet Mtai'-N rovr. Mini, lit ieis not vl been .Ir.iwn up. nor baa our go n n nnoi t ,, . u oi i e la !y notlfied 113 to tlio existence of the new republic. The Koreans have appealed several times before this to the A merlcan "government "govern-ment but without receiving any response. Koreans in America, Mexico, Hawaii, China and Russia elected as representative representa-tive to the peaco conference Hyngman Rhee and Henry ("hung. Hut the state department would not issue the passports to France w I thou t instructions from T'aris. and when the department cabled Secretary Ianaing it received the reply : "H would be inadvisable to have Korean representation at the present time." Dr. Knee's concluding statement was that "America Is the only nation to sec. In a disinterested way, that the oriental nations: retain their Integrity. America Is the only nation that would like to see China remain btrong for the peace of the orient. Since Jupu n crippled, Russia, A merman prestige in tho east has been tho only hindrance to Japanese plana for domination of A.sla." |