According to the _vernacul apers, all the Korean staff mem ers of The Korean Educational] Board, a society founded for pro. moting study of the Korean language and Korean culture, have been arrested on an alleged serious icy for the emancipation of The Korean Educational Board has 81 headquarters and branch offices, and its priests exceed 7,000. Tt has been running several Buddhist schools and colleges and is reported to be quite a wealthy foundation.
Last year, it is stated, a move-meng was started by this' organiza tion, under the cloak of propagating further Korean culture, to start movement of emancipation for Korea, 'This was only' discovere? bout the middle of this year and) the Japanese papers state that the movement was encouraged by. the Idea. that Japanese influence China is waning and the Chinese are slowly but surely taking their Proper" place, both. politically and economically, in the affairs of East Asia.
Investigations were made, and, again according to the vernacular Grgans in Japan, it was. revealed that the High' Councit of the Board held "several secret meetings which is Was decided to. pro-Pagate their ideas assiduously' among the rank and file of the people, and, at. the to gather as much fund: under the ostensible plea of building more temples.
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