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thing further to add." He knew the seriousness of what he was about to do. He knew that it would possibly mean death to him and his relatives. "We want but one thing of you Japanese. You have given us education, and you have given us these diplomas. The teachers have been good to us." Then he reached in his blouse and pulled out a Korean flag. To have one in one's possession is a crime in Korea in the judgment of the Japanese. Waving it above his little head he cried, "Give us back our country! May Korea live a thousand years! Mansei! Mansei! Mansei!" At that signal every boy in that school jumped to his feet, whipped out a Korean flag and frantically waved it in the air, weeping and yelling in wild abandonment to the faith and courage of freedom in their hearts! Then they tore their diplomas up before the horrified and angered Japanese teachers. The result was a great student demonstration for freedom; which was broken up by a force of Japanese gendarmes with drawn swords; but not before the shooting of many boys and girls; and not before over four hundred girls and boys were thrown into prison; some of them never to emerge. In the chapter on "Flash-lights of Faith" I told the story of the seventy-five-year-old Korean who unflinchingly faced the Japanese gendarmes and admitted that he knew the source from which the Independence Movement had come; and knew the signers of the Declaration personally; every one of them. This spirit burns in the heart of, not only the babies of Korea but also in the souls of the white haired stately patriarchs. One old man who was dumb had his own way of expressing his patriotism when "Mansei" was yelled. He always lifted his arms above his head. He could not speak but he could yell with his arms! This placed the Japanese authorities in the ridiculous position of arresting a dumb man for yelling "Mansei!" They tortured him for months. He was told that he would be released if he would promise never to lift his hands above his head again. He could not speak in answer to their demands. They waited. Suddenly he caught their meaning. They were trying to frighten him from giving vent to his only method of showing his patriotism. His eyes flashed fire. He leapt to his feet with a contemptuous look at his Japanese captors. Then like flashing piston rods of steel his arms shot into the air above his head three times, shouting in their mute patriotism, "Mansei! Manse
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