Show REVOLT IN KOREA SERIOUS FOR JAPAN Activity of J Insurgents ns Becomes Open Warfare Against Government Government Nei New York May Ia 21 A A dispatch to the thu Herald Herld from says a s 's Lieutenant General U agawa di director dl- dl rector of lilar military affairs of the lie war department arrived from Crom Seoul to toa today today to- to day a where he ent went to lo Inspect and Investigate in the the iu military Despite the lie efforts to restrict restrict correspondents cor- cor respondents to the he official reports picturing insignificant engagements and small losses tho the Japanese o papers pape publish dispatches from from Seoul and other othel Korean points Indicating that con conditions are arc tho reverse of oC roseate i The important city cily of Is declared ecale to tp t. t be practically at th the thi merc mercy of or th Insurgents Budd- Budd I h hI l t J cil r ra I looted a n taken ho hib Eight t attacks attacks' were Limo by b Japanese o troops upon time tho In Iii live five n c ca days Tho The losses riot nut reported Ii Foi-cc Foi Insufficient A Japanese paper published ho at nl Seoul declares that the In Insurgents lucre ha o ha so to o Increased In numbers and amid aro arc so f formidable that the pr present s nt Japanese force Is unable to lo cope with thim th m and urges that more troops oops be sent Even the lie Seoul press the lie organ of ot the resident general declares that thousands of Koreans are aie un under er arms and openly at war against the existing order Describing the character of tills this foro tho ho press Jes says Many I lY are arc nothing but hut brigands and ro robbers ber IH mug their lid r nefarious of or ous trade trado under tinder the tie guise patriotism but Lu l a a still lJ larger number seem to be genuine insurgents Insurgent wRit with wih political alms aims In sympathy with whit Wilt the latter hatter Is a n large section of the ruling class clas Further FUIth I testimony of the political character r of the movement is found oun In tho lie following sent to Prince Ito Io from time the Insurgent headquarters head head- quarters as a the basis for fot 01 peace pence Restoration to the ho throne tho time re retired retired re- re tired emperor the withdrawal of oC the resident tred genel general al and all al Japanese of officials of- of fields from Crom nil all 01 departments departments |