CABLES:
PEACE BY JUNE 19T AT LATEST.
BRITISH MINING STRIKE PROBABLE.
REPARATION INCLUDES
INDEMNITY.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENCY.]
HONOURS FOR OVERSEAS OFFICERS.
KING TO DECORATE THE RECIPI ENTS PERSONALLY.
LONDON, February 23rd.
The Press Bureau states: -- HM the King expressed a wish per- Bona"s to decorate the Dominions and Dverseng officers who have been awarded honours, before they return to their. Biomes
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
"THE MOST FRUITFUL FORT- NIGHT."
PARIS, February 23rd.
A Havas message statos:-
The next two weeks, beginning from to-morrow, will be the most fruitful fort hight of the Peace Conference. At their Expiration, the world will know on what basis the Allies will make peace with Germany. The question of the western Frontiers of Germany will, undoubtedly, be reached by the middle of the coming week.
GRÆCIAN CLAIMS,
PARIS. February 23rd
A Hava message states:-
The Greek claims have practically been settled. The Dodecanese Islands and the Island of Rhodes probably will be allotted to Greece, but there is no dis- position to give her Smyrna,
PEACE BY JUNE 1ST AT THE
LATEST
PARIS, February 23rd.
A Havas message staten:--
The general opinion in Conference circles is that peace will be signed by June 1st, possibly earlier.
The military, naval and serial terms
THE HONGXONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TR 1919.
THE LATE SIR WILFRID
AN
LAURIER.
IMPOSING INTERMENT.
OTTAWA, February 22nd. The remains of Sir Wilfred Laurier
were lying in state in the House of Commons since Wednesday. They were interred in Notre Dame cemetery to-day There was an imposing procession which included the Duko OI Devonshire, membere uf the Cabinet, provincial Governors and preiates. Government offices and places of business were closed. Buildings were draped in black and flags were flown at half-mast.
Bello tolled simultaneously.
Requiem services were held throughout
Canada.
THE MINISTRY FOR HEALTH,
MOVEMENT BY LONDON DOCTORS,
LONDON, February 24th.
KOREANS'
PLEA
FOR
OBJECTABLE DESTRUCTION.
in their places. Their means of livel BLENDING OLD AND NEW hood gone, the Korean farmers were!
IN CHINA. compelled to emigrate from their old FUTURE HARMONY THE AIM OFpains me most is the constant reference
CONFERENCE.
THE TASK KEGUN,
INDEPENDENCE.
[TROM OUR OWN 'CORRESPONDENT.]
homes to Manchuria, a land of heavy PEKING, February 18th. snows and bitter froste, where hundreds The following is a translation of a died from starvation and cold. This, the letter which has been presented to the punishment of slaves, may be our duo.
The internal Ponce Conference opened American Minister by members of the but we gry out to Heaven against the Korean Independence Committee who re-bitterness of our distress.
at Shanghai on February 20th. Puncta- present the Korean people living in
ally at 9 o'clock the Northern and Japances have
encouraged Southern delegations, hended respectively China:-
Korean sons to dissipate family fortunes, by Chu Chi-chien and Tang Shao-yi have instigated litigation between fathers entered the hall and forming themselves and son, so that family fortunes may be in a double row before, the national flag wiped out and all Koreans reduced to poverty.
Your Excellency:
Tho
We Koreaus who are exiles in China respectfully, with tears of blood, present our case to the American Minister in
saluted it by bowing three times towards China and ask his aid on our behalf,
it, after which the delegations took up "The Japanese have encouraged in their positions at the table, the North ou "Following the violent seizure of
morality by removing the Korean mar- one side and the South on the other, the Korea by Japan, the Korean people were riage restrictions and allowing marriages chief delegates facing each other in the Bearly exterminated. Now, by the grace
without formality and without regard for centre. Two secretaries each for the dele- of God, the European war has ended, and the powerful monster has been uge. There have been marriages at nagations occupied the smaller tables.
The chief delegates then formally ad- destroyed. The great President of your early an age a twelve. Since the an country, upholding human rights, has nexation, there have been 80,000 divorce declared that people have the right of self. eases in Korea. The Japanese encourage, determination. From the depths of theirs a source of revenue, the sale of Koreau bitterness, the Korean.people look up to prostitutes in Chinese cities. Most of uim with sincero gratitude, and beg your these prostitutes are only fourteen Excellency to convey to your..Govern fifteen years of age. It is a part of the
Dr
scasion
dressed the conference after which the was brought to a close, photo graphs being taken.
THE DELEGATES, The two delegations consist of: North:-Chu Chi-chien, Wu Ting- chang, Wang Ko-ming, Sze Yu, Fan Chu, Wang
Yuling, Liu Fa-kon, Li Kuo- taeng,
Shao-chi and Beu Fu-su. Southang Shayi, Tsang Chi-chao,
Assembled here as we are to-day for the first time in formal conference, whate
of the juxtaposition of North and South. We really represent one nation. South While the delegation to which 1. Why, then, say we represent North and
belong includes many Northerners, tho delegation from Peking includes not a few Southerners. I sincerely trust that henceforth no distinction will cognized between North and South, or in fact, any other sectional division of the
country.
be re-
'BHENS'S HURDEN.
presents one of the most urgent problems Aside from this, the Shensi situation which remain unsolved in spite of all my efforts. Two months Ive elapsed since the declaration of the armistion, but fighting is still going on in Shensi. What have the Shensi people done to deserve this calamity Even previous to the approached Mr. Hsu Shih-chang a dozen arrival of the delegates at Shanghai, 1 times, yet up to the present no result has been obtained. While we have opened the first session of the conference to-day, it was is recent as yesterday, that the news was received of the loss of Sanyuan (in Shensi). If it is a fact, and there is substantial reason to believe it is, the
At a meeting of the Medical Professionment our prayer that the Peace Confer Japanese policy of race extermination, Hu Han-ming, Mao Chin-so, seng Yea, order for the cessation of hostili-
in London a resolution was carried by 207 to 30, in favour of organising the profession on the Trade Union basis, with a view to far-reaching changes, conse quent on the coming Ministry for Health
THE
EARLIER CABLEN.
SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, February 23rd. Messrs. Montagu & Co's. report statce: The tone of the market remains un changed. The price has fallen to 19. 8d. in order to adjust parity to the American quotation, in view the reduction of freight, etc.
The trade demand is still fairly active,
da 9d. per tael.
ence will take up the problem of better ing the condition of our voiceless nation which contains two million oppressed people."
KOREANS' CLAIMS,
by which they hope to destroy all Koreans. May God regard these facts!
The Japanese Government has estab- lished a bureau for the sale of opium, and, under the pretext that opium was Accompanying the petition is a very
to be used for medicinal, purposes, has interesting document setting forth caused Koreans and Formoeans to engage Korean claims. It is as follows:-
secretly shipped into China. Because of
poppy cultivation.
The opium is, the Japanese encouragement of this traffic, many Koreaps have become users of the drug.
"For four thousand years following ite foundation Korea was an independent nation. This statement is borne out by history.
The Kingdom of Korea, during the last few hundred years of its existence, paid tribute in native produce to China,
but China did not interfere in the in-
ternal administration of the country, which had its own administration and was entirely independent
"On the pretext of the independence of the Bhangbai exchange quotation being Korea, Japan went to war with China in 1894 and 1995. The treaty of Shimono seki admitted the independence of Korea, which was also recognized by the various Japan's assistance to foreign powers. Korea was only a pretext for the purpose of robbing Korea of her sovereignty, and was actually a fulfilment of Japan's real purpose to injure Korswl administre
SERBIAN WOMEN'S ORDEAL.
TUIL PREFERRED TO AUSTRIAN
DOLEN.
tion.
"Again, in 1904, when Japan went to war with Russia, she declared that the war was being fought to maintain the independence of Korea.
[FT ANNIR CHRISTITCH.).
The courage of the women of Serbia under the endny ranks with the valour of her man in the field In 1915, they were suddenly cut off from their bread- winners and thrown entirely on their own resources for the support of their familica.
"Japan suddenly annexed. Korea in During the twelve months of the invasion, they had no means of con 1910, abandoning all national honour municating with their menfolk in ar wit and violating treaty obligations. the army wives of officers and State en- plots found themselves in a wome pre-act was a total defiance of all moral dicament than the women of the poorer principles. That was in the age when classes.
Might made Hight, and no nation offered any objection or extended any pity to Korea.
Ready money had been exhausted, and with no outside help, they were faced by starvation. At this time the Austro Hungarians started paying out relief They advertised their generosity on money to the families of State officials. fact, the large scale, but, ne matter of
mi' be rydy for approval when Mr. Lloyd George returns on February 28th.
The political and economic terms will be fired by Commissions before the return of President Wilson, which is proviamount was scarcely a quarter of the
Bionally arranged for March 17th.
REPARATION INCLUDES
INDEMNITY.
PARIS, February 23rd.
Tho
in
Kuo Tsung-sung, Liu Kuang-lich, Wang Pab-chung, Peng Yung-yi, Yao Ming Juan, and Li Shi-yin.
MILITARISH MUST CEASE
and spokesman for the delegation of the Mr. Tang Shao-yi, the chief delegate South-west, opened the meeting with the following address:
ties cannot be considered anything
other than as a mere scrap of paper. In view of the sufferings of the Shensi peo- ple, it is my most earnest expectation
Western Border should by no means be and solved first by this conference; the that this problem should be attended to
neglected in effecting the peace of the
nation.
OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE.
between brothers' should have been
to day to attend this opening session of with great pleasure that I came the
"Our internal warfare comes to a stop reflect upon the fact that the laws of peace conference. But it is a pleasure not unmixed with regret on my part, as today, but as a matter of fact the source of the trouble lies within as well as with- the land and the lives of During the year or more past,
have out the country. The military clique been set at haught and disregarder could never have sufficient money to pur
the mis-
chase arms and to finance their expedi- The Japanese forbid any
fortunes suffered by the people of the
tions without foreign assistance. A little North and the South and the fosses result patched up long before this time. It is school
ing to the whole country cannot be ade courees for Koreans higher than the quately estimated. The misfortune of the ways the outsiders who
prolonged the Middle School, and the higher schools country. But it is
people is
the struggle really the misfortune of the
for ulterior motives of their own. the representatives of the two entendia
happy augury that this fact and to special atteforth
call
to suggest that conter upon the highest welfare of the with each other with all sincerity and parties have come to day to most and the delegates on both sides should deat nation. I venture to say that it is chiefly
faithfulness. The of the friendly Powers and
ferences are all CEOF THIS COM due to the influence of the cordial advice
ib their loving attitude of the people
the peace-
and not personal or partisan.
day, to see the actual convening of this My greatest hope is that this will prove
of both
factory solution of the various Bec
problems tions of the country that we are able to can only be facilitated by sincerity and national Prace conference.. This, in a
candour on
on the part of
of all delegates. word, is the happy outcome of an un
to be the last conference of this nature happy
circumstance.
and that the people shall be enabled to live in lasting peace. And I trust that
established by missionary, organisations are severely regulated. The civilization of the Far East originated in China and was brought first to Kores and thence to Japan. The ancient books were more riumerous in Korea than in Japan, but, after annexation, the Japaèdre set about destroying these books so that Koreans should not be able to learn them. This Burning of the Books and Murder of the Literati" was for the purpose of debasing the Koreans and robbing them
seis
The countless other forms of oppres sion and, mal-administration which have distinguished Japan's rule in Korea are fully known to all foreign Consular officials and to the missionarica who live in Korea
To-day inaugurates the first session
of the conference. The questions affect up in our discussions ing the whole body politic will be taken
I take this occasion to state as a pre severally, and in detarl as we meet from session to session. Bouthwest has been based upon their liming that the stand taken up by the.
NO NEED FOR WAL.
to
this will meet the approval of you all."
:।
to
OLD DIFFICULTIES. Dr. Chu Chi-chien, the Northern Chief Delegate then rose to reply as follows:-
"On behalf of my fellow colleagues,
My ban are now
"Under pressure from Japan the insane Emperor of Kores gave up the
"Only one man, the 'traitor Li Wahe end of the European war, and His Especially may we expect this to be countries. With regard to the troubles sovereignty of the country incombe. Many women were too
Wan
proud to accept this dole from the enemy yung, knew anything about this act preferred to do sny kind of work How can one man privately give away offered by the municipality of Belgrade.
Thus one saw women in furs or smart ose nation to another nation? Is it tailor-mades the remnants of former days-trundling wheelbarrows of stone thing to be pawned f
This is not the for road repair, or carrying heavy loade, action of a nation but of a thief. Another
ther most repugnaat, but remunera "Japan threw around the Korean Em tive, occupation was work at the slaugh- The Reparation Commission of theter-house. I have known delicately-nur-peror's palace the troops of her model tured girls busy. for twelve hours on end with entrails and offal. It took one uni- versity student of my acquaintance five days to overcome her hauson; after that,
well as the rest.
A Hava message states; ----
Peace Conference has decided that re- paration includes indemnity. Mr. Lloyd George and M, Clemenceau are pledged
my, and numberless spies were placed everywhere to terrorize the Koreans. If a Korean said he did not approve of the
permit me to say that you all ha with their conception support of the Constitution in accordance
be hore and to meet It is right and jus great satisfaction to me to fool that much tice, which they regarded as an unavoid of what Mr. Tang has said coincides with able and correct step to take. The South-my ideas. turmoil into which the west did not oppose the North from mere country has been thrown for the past year
The
a misnomer to say that the South-west hunger for peace. personal
and sentimental motives. It is ᏓᎴ more has inade every one in China Now the war in revolted against the North. This stigma Europe has ended and the Powers are "How can our race avoid extermina. the South-west will never acknowledge. seeking to establish a reign of universal justice. Under such circumstances, how tion Even if the Government of Japan
Daring the last
internal strife can we tolerate any civil strife, to com were benevolent how could the Japanese has been unduly prolonged, and, in corsetinucl It was with this idea in mind quence, war conditions overspread that the Government appointed delegates understand the aches and pains of an- country to the detriment of both the
to attend this Conference. Happily, other race of people? With her evil North and South. I venture to remark
two dele Government can there be anything but there will in future be no
thus, in view of the trend of world events, hall,
the disapmeeting in this racial extermination for us?
whoppearance of part
be able to solve In Divine mity, Heaven has ordained ciples put into formu by President Wilson. of this country as
resorting to war, as may be predicted the various questions in a manner which by the world-wide acceptance of the
will satisfy the expectations of the people
as those of Excellengy, President Wilson, in support have for thousands of years been imbued to me that the causes are complicated and realized in our country, whose people between the North and the South, it seems of the principle ordained by Heaven, has with the love for peace, as evidenced by extend further back than the birth of the declared that races of people have the Since the establishment of the Repub traced to their origin in history.
history.
Republic. In fact, many of them may be right to self-determination. Hence, we lit, the reins of government have been this reason, we should judge them from Koreans appeal to you to place our pre vested in the bands of the military, re
the fundamental standpoint and seat miserable condition before the Peace sulting in internal disorder and sectional develop far-sighted plans of reconstruc Conference that we may be able to enjoy contention by force of armas.
tion. Recently the blessings of liberty and national however, all tendencies of the time point sovereignty."
to peaceful rather than forcible means of solving problems Arms and ammuni- Mr. Tang said that we should present a "In regard to the diplomatic question. tion shall henceforth be looked upon as united front to the outside world, so that relics of the past and warfare
permanent abolished. The one great hope of the With this 1
we may elevate ourselves in their eyes. South-west consists of nothing else than
heartily
The reason the crushing of military ascendancy and in the European War was why the Government in 1917 that with united efforts, the principle of status. It had to
KOREANS IN TOKIO.
MEETINGS DISPERSED BY THE POLICH.
A UNITED FRONT.'
For
BEN FR 26 AE Gunsten, beren beaten and versed 5 Zareen question of independence the of constitutional
peace, so
the purpose of
raising
she did wa
two little
kept the home toge
the soldiers. Bame were put to death is causing some excitement in Tokio
to demand from Germany the full cost ther by Bang. She had to go a of the war. No evasion of that pledge long distance to out the twiga, and her because they dared to express their in- When a number of Koreans Held at government by the people may be develop difficulties, as everybody
will be tolerated by France or England.
BRITISH LABOUR UNREST.
MINERS FAVOUR A STRIKE.
LONDON, February 23rd. The ballot taken of 600,000 members of the Miners' Fedoration continues to
favour a striko.
The figures at midnight and yesterday evening wore: 308,053 in favour of and 69,836 against a strike,
THE MINERS BEING SUPPORTED.
LONDON, February 24th.
Fodoration, stated; dri Mansfield, that, in
and
wood.
JARAN.
ev)
ence.
for
overcome Hisny serious hands were so Iacerated that she was dignation, and Japan defamed their meeting at the Korean T.M.C.A. Hall at ed in its true spirit and a strong stable outcome
knew, and th of this frequently obliged to interrupt her work. memory by saying they had been executed Tokio, recently, the polios interfered and government well established.
policy is the autistnation The wife of a profesor sorubbed office
the meeting was ordered to disperse. It
UNITED ON FOREIÓN. POLICY,
we now have of presenting our just.deime floors for many months before money as robbera What a tragedy!
before the friendly nations sitting at the "The present moment, however, finds European Peace Conference. We should appears that the samo Koreans, number- from her husband at the front could Paying well for them, Japan boughting over 150, held another meeting at the country, though hardly yet emerged by all means band ourselves together and reach bar. Street sweeping was a com the traitors of Korea, but many refused the same place on the 19th instant, at tro civil contentium, really united as support the Government and no, alep, was sawing and chopping to accept the filthy money, and those who sing, it is alleged, improper language our pende delegates at the Paris confer stable government. I heartily agree with mon occupation for women of all classes,
8am, and commenced speech-making, regards our general foreign policy 36
Mr. Tang also touched on the ques videnced by the tuanimous support of tion of the establishment of a strong and could not be bought were imprisoned. The west Kanda Police, under whose
Ourisdiction, the place falls, again order. The true aim of the South-west in strong and stable government, there must THE MAL-ADMINISTRATION OF
him in this point. If we are to have a ed the meeting to dissolve at 11 am seeking the restoration of peace is to be be internal co-operation, elsa we are Finding the place inconvenient for their found in their desire to see a strong and bound to fail. "Korean Christians have been singled gathering the Koreang (socording to the stable government established so that all put for persecution. They have been Japan Chronicle) proceeded to Hibiya educational progress, economical develop
THE MILITARY QUESTION. oppressed, falsely accused, and putting of about 300 Koreans at the band-like may be brought about in a construe that wo should follow the tendencies of Park in groups, until there was a gather mont, means of communication and the "As for the military question, I folk death, while the Christina religion itself stand by 1 p.m.
tive manner. The thorough improvement the world, the expectations of the people, has been attacked Men of great learning have book among the Christians thus per leaders of the hooting, eroon to Furthermore, the doctrine of the world's properly. We must be 110 mind
Thirteen Koreans, who were regarded of internal administration will effectually and the financial conditions of the coun
danger of foreign aggression, try, so that we may beinhle to handle it. the police station, s
peale penop an advocated by President Wilson, fact that in trying to reinovo the military hot Catio further EGYPTIAN CAPITULATIONS. Kina. Kordik. Ces replying to a question
The cloverest woman mathematician in Belgrade turned her abilities to unpick- ing and re-making old frocks, as ber pro fession did not furnish her the means of livelihood. An artist made her living tramping backwards, and forwards into the country trading with what provisions she could smuggle. Another artist be came a sign painter, and girls who had Ilved in comfort were glad to earn 21 week by measuring out flour at ration dopita.
secuted Every kind of punishment bar been used to force Koreans to abandop their religion. Christians have been com
irt WOMEN ACTUARIES: -
The admission of women to the Institute of Actuaries be equal terms with men war polled to register themselves as such and
moonbly.
སྐ་
kna Row been accepted by nöarly" all the danger, a brigos preyple whose sufferings;
peoples and the Longue of Nations is troubles to about to become a fact this will-un-are still existing doubtedly constitute another safeguard Bird, the Arthiltide "wa
in diplomacy i
Berecz was the between troops, as our territory
The present fondency to ence between the North and the South
Mr. Hodge, Becrotary of the Minars", ["chinopiated: je », theeting of the instituta,j' moonymɛɛpecial cortantes permitting Fin, the Hound of Commons, recently, Batch Fiting the dangor, from without, there might Have, Bela nocidental d hot order to avert & Dutional disaster, the he could not see why, Die institute should sion, lind, da bo secured to open CHRPLEEG the Egfistian Governmout in, March, 1917, intrigue and candid diplomacy which was sitting also smithilus
e coffrey Marks, the president, wig them to practise their religion. Pople, the Cominjaion appointed of Chiro by rule, resulting ingvitably in, deceptive large, IR, 111, WENN Who Government must secure the wages
walobs ofld be youred necessary by the the vast of the bone meta de tous le 19rpose of daborating the legisla Will remove the VI of Tormented
warda fufo, Judich), and feministrisive reforme Bouthwest wo the
disappear as of the Capitulations
Apidics Otream towards Tair deallurer Come Cheptention of the opt out our over door policy
of the financin and beaten the air, creed, ho
quablonia în order,
"neighbourar with uns?
hours report before March 4th.
|should be admitted to the insitule on
its doors Hi Kopinion in women the followers of Christianity boat or be dont when women began to knock upon chapels, and in countless other ways av
equal terms with met. He did not think, prowed. He declared that the railwaymen and elded before the return of members who detales of Kores were worked by, the adidl - Bri
Chowner in that "the" question"," Khould be The Teids belonging to the Imperial transpors, workers, supported, the miners, had been fighting.
Women brains and phylla capaces; but alter annexation nautin ould city," said Mr. Marke, g) were no galianza hindu warm, hakui, over
over by a Jupsini coal, with a view to su nolem now than before he was at Golecitation Society, the Korend farmers to 1965 m.
the war line provided them with an oppor waving middlemen's prodța.
unity to prove their prosina werth. were dispomossed, and Japanes settled judicial system to replace that as presens, poslalar,
bow in s preparation of t
He urged that the munisipali
buy and distribusi Ak
Ubpublic
that
shall condité MANS
best to solve the