with, began. They brought out a round stool with four
legs and laid it down on its side with the sharp legs up and
made him strip naked. Then they took the silken bands (about 2
in. wide) and placing his hands behind his back until the
shoulder blades touched begun bending the arm from the wrist
very tight. This completed, they made him kneel upon the sharp
edge of the legs of the stool with his shins. Then they took
the bamboo paddle (this is made of two strips of bamboo about 2
in. wide and 2 ft. long wound with cord) and begun beating him
on the head, face, back, feet and thighs. Every time they
struck him his body would move and the movement cause the shins
to rub on the sharp edges of the stool. To further increase the
pain they took lighted cigarettes and burnt his flesh. This was
continued until the student fainted and fell off. They then
would restore the patient by artificial respiration and when he
refused to confess, continued the torture. This process was
continued for 45 minutes and then the student was put into a
dark cell and kept for three days. Upon the third day he was
again brought before these _just_ policemen and asked if he
were ready to confess. Said they, 'If you do not tell us this
time we will kill you. You see how the waters of the Tai Pong
(the river at Pyengyang) wear smooth these stones. That is what
we do with those who come in here. Many have been killed in
here. Your life is not worth as much as a fly.' He was
tortured in the same manner as before and then put back into
the cell for another three days. This process was continued
every three days for two weeks.

"When Mr. Choi, the educational director of the Y.M.C.A. was
called in the police said, 'You are an educated gentleman and
we propose to give you the gentleman's treatment. We do not
want to treat you like ordinary men. Now we want you to tell us
what your thoughts have been and are. Make a confession of
anything you have done since March 1st, 1919.' Mr. Choi said,
'What do you want me to confess? If you will give me a little
time I will write you out something.' This they refused to do
and said, 'Since you refuse to tell us we will make you tell.
We will treat you like all other dogs.' Then they forcibly took
off his clothes, and proceeded to bind him in the same manner
as the p