Democracy for Korea
by &oon Hyun
Korea, a hermit kingdom which suffered under the Iron
heel of Japanese imperialism for the last 35 years, has now
come into being as a great democratic nation* Korea owes a
great deal to the A Iliad Nations in her libera tion, especially to the United States and Soviet Russia* The former has
occupied southern Korea from the 38th parallel south* The
U.S. military authorities are doing every effort in dismissing Japanese officials from top to bottom and replacing competent Koreans in their positions and consolidating all Koran
political parties for the good *fi the nation* The latter,
Soviet Russia, has northern Korea under her administration
from the 38th parallel up* She has also been busy in disarming the Japanese forces and bringing Korean soldiers trained
by the Red A ray into Korea for preserving law and order*
Russian administrators have also set up self-governing councils
for the Korean people in all the towns and villages*
However, as a matter of factf there mist be some misunderstanding between the Occupation Armies and Koreans* embarrassments and disatisfa otions on the part of the Koreans and mis-
judgment on the part of the Occupation Armies* As a whole*
Korea is on a cross road which is a jig-saw puzzle* Many
Koreans would ask one another: Are we liberated or subjugated
again? Where are we living: In Red Korea or in White Korea?
The national destiny has not been settled yet* Who will solve
this problem, so intricate ana complex, of national Korea*
Will the A merican authorities help build Korea on a democratic basis? Or will Russia? No one else but Koreans should