Korea Review (1919)

However, its campaign to win support for Korean independence succeeded in strengthening organizations like the League of Friends of Korea and in bringing Japanese aggression to the attention of American politicians.

Despite multiple attempts, the American government did not intervene on behalf of Korea, and the Japanese had control of the nation until their surrender to the Allied forces of WWII in 1945.

He returned to Korea in 1895, again hoping to change the consciousness of the people, this time by spearheading various peaceful reform movements, sharing Wilsonian ideals, and advocating for Korean self-determination.

The Congress petitioned President Wilson and "released a number of tracts that outlined the Korean message to the world" including appeals to Christianity and a desire for global peace.

[6] Philip Jaison believed that Korea "had been misrepresented in America by the very clever Japanese press bureau, composed of highly educated men and backed by the government.