ABSTRACT
THE Japanese policy in Korea towards foreigners has been one of gradual, but no less sure, exclusion. After the protectorate was established in 1905, Mr. F.A.McKenzie travelled all through the interior of Korea as the special correspondent of the London Daily Mail. In 1907, Mr. McKenzie wrote in his book, The Tragedy of Korea:
Everything that is possible has been done to rob the white man of whatever prestige is yet left to him. The most influential white men in Korea are the missionaries, and they have a large, enthusiastic, and growing following. Careful and deliberate attempts have been engineered to induce their converts to turn from the lead of the English and American teachers and to throw in their lot with the Japanese. The native Press, under Japanese editorship, systematically preaches anti-white doctrines. Any one who mixes freely with the Korean people hears from them, time after time, of the principles the Japanese would fain have them learn. I have been told of this by ex-Cabinet Ministers, by young students, and even by native servants.
