E5                                                        ^       ^

selves freffli being implicated in the trouble. Nay, they even showed a
sympathetic attitude toward suoh disturbanoee. They are propagating
Christianity in Korea, but pay no interest of -J^P?^' *f ,^°'f^«^S^ °^i.-
Korea, iihile engaged in Christian propaganda work, the^erican missioa-
aliel run schools Snd diffuse foreign political and social ideas among
?he half^civilized people. The principle of liberty is recklessly advo¬
cated among them, this having an-evil influence upon their unaovuloped
minds,^hich are consequently tainted with excessively radical ideas.

"The American missionaries includo in their number some who have no
sound judgment or discretion. Suoh people confnse the ideas of tno
Koreans, ^o are in a similiar mental condition as those Japanese student
who are now making an outcry for democracy without understanding what
this stands for. As a result some Korean converts to ChrisSianity are so
senseless as to have recourse to radicial action."

Mr. Komarau knows quite well and while in -loffioe declared that
foreign mlE-slonaries were very ....ood friends and assistants oi tae
administration in the past, as they continued to be, m tho work of bxlng-
lug peace and good order in this peninsula, and of making Koreans good
citizens of the Eapire.  It is not true to say that i.: the past they
neglected to withhold their Korean congregatings from being implicatea
in political troubles. On the coutrars^ they have always striven to make
their followers law-abiding, and whenever occasion demanded it were active
in restraining them ffom going to extremes.  It is not true either, to say
that they pat ao attention to the interests of Japan, the sovereign ol
Koroa  Well knowing that smooth cooperation with tho Japanese authorities
will bear fruit for the good of the Eorean people, who naturally claim
their chief attention, they have always shown eager to assist in the
execution of any plan drawn up by the authorities to enhance the welfare
of the Koreans7The misoionarles nay not have endeavored to prondite the
Interests of Japan in a dl*ect way, for thoy are neither agents nor offi¬
cials of the Japanese Government, but they have alwajss done so m ^^ i^;^
direct way. Further it is not true to insinuate that American missionaries
are choifly responsible for the difiiision of - foreign political and social
ideas among the Koreans. This caunot be possible, for all the schools
under their management are under the strict supei-vision oi tne ^ovdrnment
and all discusaiSu of political subjects are vetoed in the classrooms. Nor
will or can the American missionaries give political speeches from the
Dulpit. The idea that the American missionaries besides bein^ propagators
o-f Christianity, are political - teachers^ and agitators is oi=^ply preposts-
rous. There can be no doubt that foreign political and social idoas of
very advanced or radical form havo found their way into Chosen, j^ut it is
easy to imagine that the channels through which these "dangerous" ideas
are conveyed are many and various. They may come through newspapers,
magazines, books, thaverlers from foreign lands, students retuiTiing from
Japan and foreign countries, etc. It is simply absurd to impeach tne
American missionaries who are probably among tho least responsible for
this offence, if the diffusion of advanced ideas may oe so called, as be-
in- the -oarties ohisfly responsible for it. Finally in regard to the re¬
mark that "the American missionaries include in their numjor some whiSh
have no sound judgment and discretion", we aat say that even the worst of
thea has enough good sense and judgment not to utter such silly and in¬
discreet remarks.

In this comieotlon it is Interesting to note that the Japan-Adverti¬
ser, quotes In the same IsLue in Tjhich it reproduces Mr. Komatsu's all-
e.-sd statement, Dr. ;v.eijl Uishida, who was in the service ot tne j:oreign
xffairii bureau under .;ir. Komatsu, aa having remarked, -The reports in
circulation that the Christian teachers in Korea aro iaatig-tors, or at
least leading participants in the rioting in Korea, is aa old story and
quite B.-bmxT/id..  It is foolish to say and repeat that the Korean teachers
are inciting the Koreans to insurrection, although it is the usual thing