ABSTRACT
CHARACTERS CONTRASTED KOREA at the present time would be a fertile field for another Bryce investigating commission,” writes a close observer of the trend of events in that far-off land. But Korea presents more than a land of tragedy; it is a scene of constantly changing drama of sublime pathos and inspiring heroism. The inter-play of the innermost human passions and subtle racial psychology, which forms the background of the play, is never lost to view. Aside from the question of forced assimilation, which is an interesting study in itself, the fundamental difference between the Koreans and the Japanese, and how each people look at the same problem from an entirely different point of view, is a study well worth research.
