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Show There is sonethiog saddening in the downfall and extinction of an independent in-dependent government even if it be ft3 archaic and unprogressive as that of Korea which has just been euded by Japan, It means the sundering of old associations and many a heartbreak, heart-break, for no matter how corrupt or tyrannical a government may be, no people likes to lose its independence. Yet, iu the onward march of civilization civiliza-tion the natiou that will not or cannot keep step is bound to be submerged or be swallowed up by some stronger and more progressive power. |