The Case of Korea: A Collection of Evidence on the Japanese Domination of Korea, and on the Development of the Korean Independence Movement |
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accused Adachi Kenzo administration American annexation April arrested atrocities Bank of Chosen bayonets beaten beating boys burned charge China Chinese Chosen Christianity in Korea church civilization court death dispatch district Emperor fire flogged force foreign freedom gendarmes girls given Government in Korea Governor-General hands Herbert Welch hospital Imperial Japa Japanese authorities Japanese Government Japanese officials Japanese rule Japanese soldiers killed Kim Yun-sik Korea and Japan Korean Christians Korean Independence Movement land leaders Manchuria March massacres ment military Minister missionaries missionaries in Korea Miura Miura Goro Nathaniel Peffer nation nese never open port opium Oriental palace party peace police station political Presbyterian prison punishment Pyeng rean reforms resident sent Seoul Seoul Press shot shouting Mansei suppressed sword tion to-day Tokyo torture treaty trial United village William Elliot Griffis women wounded
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Page 338 - Now, therefore, be it known that I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 337 - August 17, 1949, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein, did advise and consent to the ratification...
Page 289 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Page 200 - We herewith proclaim the independence of Korea and the liberty of the Korean people. We tell it to the world in witness of the equality of all nations, and we pass it on to our posterity as their inherent right.
Page 38 - If other Powers deal unjustly or oppressively with either Government, the other will exert their good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an amicable arrangement, thus showing their friendly feelings.
Page 328 - The United States of America and the Kingdom of Chosen, being sincerely desirous of establishing permanent relations of amity and friendship between their respective peoples, have to this end appointed — that is to say, the President of the United States— RW Shufeldt, Commodore...
Page 335 - Chonsen shall have reason to apprehend a scarcity of food within the limits of the Kingdom, His Majesty may, by Decree, temporarily prohibit the export of all breadstuffs and such Decree shall be binding on all citizens of the United States in Chosen, upon due notice having been given them by the Authorities of Chosen through the proper officers of the United States; but it is to be understood that the exportation of rice and breadstuffs of every description is prohibited from the open port of Yin-chuen....
Page 331 - The properly authorized official of the plaintiff's nationality shall be freely permitted to attend the trial, and shall be treated with the courtesy due his position. He shall be granted all proper facilities for watching the proceedings in the interests of justice. If he so desires, he shall have the right to present, to examine, and to crossexamine witnesses.
Page 202 - This thought comes from no minor resentment, but from a large hope for the future welfare and blessings of mankind. A new era wakes before our eyes, the old world of force is gone, and the new world of righteousness and truth is here.
Page 333 - No coercion or intimidation in the acquistion of land or buildings shall be permitted, and the land rent as fixed by the Authorities of Chosen shall be paid. And it is expressly agreed that land so acquired in the open ports of Chosen still remains an integral part of the Kingdom and that all rights of jurisdiction over persons and property within such areas remain vested in the Authorities of chosen, except in so far as such rights have been expressly relinquished by this Treaty. American citizens...