The Archive · 1921

KOREAN APPEAL TO PREMIERS' CONFERENCE

Japan's Scheme for World Domination: The Art of Keeping a Good Shop Window "The appeal of the Korean people for liberation from Japan"

title of a document of—ex-interest presented by a Korean representative to the Pre-miners of British Empire recently in conference in London. Its reception was not of course an official matter, but it may safely be assumed that the subject of the appeal will have very careful consideration. It affords much food for thought.

Leading political events in the unfortunate history of Korea, and the political process by which "guarantees" of Korean integrity and independence have matured into politico] dnd economic domination, are set out by the appellants with force and clarity. As a Korean statement of the case it is perhaps a too complete condemnation of the steps which Japan has taken to deprive Koreans of "their liberty, their language. their lands and their commercial rights," but a strong case is made out. The concluding part of the appeal deals with the political and economic consequences of the annexation, and an interesting parallel is drawn between Korea and Manchuria in connexion w Japan's interpretation of the "Open Door" policy.

Concluding with a discussion of the general political situation, the pamphlet. say:

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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