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Show KOREAN REBELS TAKE TO BOMBS Moderate Element of Nation Overruled By Radicals, Says Report SEOLTv. Korea. Aug 1". (Correspondence.) (Corre-spondence.) Kor the purpose of "dispelling disquieting rumors about the situation in Korea.' the government govern-ment general published today a state-, mrmt saying that there are both the moderate arid tudl al elements among the Korean political malcontents l'h? former have beep In favor of avoiding violent action and roachlng tlulr goal by n plow and steady process, recording record-ing to the statement Th radical section, It U said, opposed such a lukewarm policy and advocated a policy poli-cy of having recourse to bombs forth for-th consummation of their oblcrt RADIOALfi DOMINATE. Finally tho views of the radical section sec-tion prevailed, says the offlcla' iv-vlew, iv-vlew, and the moderetl elements had to bow to tho decision of the radl-i radl-i als. The Koreans, it Is said, framed and distributed among themselves i jiricius laws such as those relating to a military system and administrative policy and the Dokuriisu Bhlwbuu, ' kill Ii Is their organ, published ar: ir-tlcle ir-tlcle outlining cin umstanees In winch murder )s to bo Justified. The administrative ad-ministrative policy ' of the provisional Korean government explained JustifJ-catlon JustifJ-catlon for the uso of bombs for the killing of the "enemy" and the destruction de-struction of the "onomy buildings ' and the organization of bands of ' determined de-termined men for the carrying out of the administrate o policy in and out of Korea" was authorized, says the review. In clause three of the administrative admin-istrative policy It Is stipulated that the salvation of Korea should be affected af-fected by means of bombs, according to the police itatenoai The review fauriher goes on to say that the Korea malcontents have established es-tablished their headquarters at An-tung An-tung ficross the Yalu river, whwr Jupanese authority cannot reach. The Korean. have fre.iueMiy invaded the districts of Kankyo Hokudo crossing the Tomanko. But every ttrr u. ever, the Invaders were repulsed oy the Japanese frontier guards. In he Helen Hokudo districts Korean malcontents mal-contents were reported to have broken Into srerul district offices, kllliJ or Injured th officials and stole fundi-The fundi-The residences of wealthy Koreans vvr-e broken Into, the inmates Intimidated Intimi-dated and property carried off police boxes were raided, policemen were killed or Injured and money was taken awe? and the buildings detroved. Kays the review. More than 2D of these eases of violence are recited as having occurred sime March lo B LNDITS k, ri.M r). "At one time something like a reign of terror was created in certain districts dis-tricts and the public officials refused to go out without strong patrol police protection. Some wealthy Koreans kept sums of money in rcadin.ss to be handed over In case of a visit from bandits, while others were obliged to abandon their residonces. On July 17 the police gave chase to a part) of marauders armed with revolvers and six of them were shot down Since then tho bandits have completely disappeared dis-appeared and order has been restored." The statement says In conclusion that sonio cases of attempted ute of bombt, by Koreans have been discovered lu time on the frontiers The men v rm arrested. oo |