ABSTRACT
RESTORE INDEPENDENCE JAPAN, in a true sense, has never conquered Korea, and the Korean people have never recognized the Japanese as the rightful masters of their land After entering the country with its military forces at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War on terms definitely guaranteeing the political independence and territorial integrity of Korea, Japan remained, gradually shifting her position, through pressure of this military occupation thus peaceably obtained in the first instance, from that of a friendly neighbour to adviser, from advisership to protectorate and from protectorate to final annexation. Through the most elaborate system of publicity propaganda and diplomatic manoeuvres, Japan created an impression in the West that she was absorbing Korea for the benefit of the Korean people. Simultaneously, military suppression of the most rigid character was employed in Korea to crush the nationalistic movement of the Koreans.
