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But the Ministers of our Government, who are worse than pigs or dogs, coveting honours and advantages for themselves, and frightened by empty threats, were trembling in every limb, and were willing to become traitors to their country and betray to Japan the integrity of a nation which has stood for
135:, and we then saw how mistaken we were about the object of Marquis Ito's visit. However, the Emperor firmly refused to have anything to do with these proposals and Marquis Ito should then, properly, have abandoned his attempt and returned to his own country. 128:, and, believing that his visit to Korea was for the sole purpose of devising good plans for strictly maintaining the promised integrity and independence of Korea, our people, from the seacoast to the capital, united in extending to him a hearty welcome. 123:
When it was recently made known the Marquis Itō would come to Korea our deluded people all said, with one voice, that he is the man who will be responsible for the maintenance of friendship of between the three countries of the
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We do not wish to too deeply blame Pak Che-sun (Bak Je-sun; 박제순) and other Ministers, of whom, as they are little better than brute animals, too much was not to be expected, but what can be said of the
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Is it worth while for any of us to live any longer? Our people have become the slaves of others, and the spirit of a nation which has stood for 4,000 years, since the days of
352: 188: 57: 347: 192:. The editorial caused the newspaper's publication to be forcefully ceased for a period of three months, as Chang was arrested and imprisoned. 50:; alternatively 『이 날에 목놓아 통곡하노라』) is a historic Korean-language newspaper editorial. It was originally published on November 20, 1905 in the 131:
But oh! How difficult is it to anticipate affairs in this world. Without warning, a proposal containing five clauses was laid before
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Photo of the page the editorial was on (everything within the blue polygon; i.e. everything other than the bottom left quadrant)
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The editorial was hailed in Korea. It was republished by other newspapers of the time, including
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Schmid, Andre. "Colonialism and the 'Korea Problem' in the Historiography of Modern Japan."
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was moving to absorb Korea. The editorial was written in direct response to the
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The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910
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500 years old, and the rights and freedom of twenty million people.
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has perished in a single night. Alas! fellow-countrymen. Alas!
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and even the Japan-based, English-language publication
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Around the time of the newspaper's publication, the
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Korean
Hanja
Hwangsŏng Shinmun
Chang Chi-yŏn
ko
editor-in-chief
Empire of Japan
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
indirect rule
Japanese Resident-General
Itō Hirobumi
mixed script
Hangul
Hanja
Far East
Emperor Gwangmu
a dynasty
Vice-Prime Minister
Cabinet
Tun Kun
Frederick Arthur MacKenzie
The Korea Daily News
Japan Chronicle





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