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Journal of Kwangju Health
1980 Volume.5 No. 1 p.111 ~ p.134
A Study on Yu In-sok
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Abstract
Yu In-sok¢¥s life was filled with a patriotic spirit throughout 74years of his life.
He was born in when the Yi dyrasty was in the whirlpool of accommodating Christianity and opening her doors to the outside world.
Earlier in his life, deeply influecdbney Lee Hang-no, a famous Confucian scholar, Yu insisted on the idea of "Rejecting the Occident and Refusing Peace with It."
Against the Bilateral Treaty of 1876 between the Yi dynasty and Japan, Yu, together with his henchmen, appealed to king Ko Jong not to validate the treaty.
When the self-imposed group of pople rose up immediately after the tragic incident in which Queen Min was assasinated by a group of Japanese hoodlums and the decree:
requiring the people to cut their traditional long hair, Yu sought to attack the Japanese imperialists and their jackals who appeared to be national traitors and egotistic open door policy supporters.
His idea at the time was to restore the national sovereignty and to protect the traditional civilization when the dynasty was on to its way to downfall.
He was defeated by Gen. Chang kee-yorn of the royal army, and had to withdraw to the north-western regio is of the country until he finally took refuge Liaotung in China where he led a tradition oriented life while trying to redeem the national sovereignty.
After years in Liaotung, he could return home at the behest of king kojong and formed a militia to inspire the people with enthusiasm and to protest against the Ilchin-hoe, a pro-Japanese group, shuttling back and forth across the Yalu River.
As the Treaty of 1896 was signed between the dynasty and Japan, Yu decided to stage a long drawnout struggle against Japan because the resistant spirit might bebroken by a possible lack of assistance from outside of the country.
He pledged with his compatriots in Vladivostok to make efforts to do the best of his ability toward enthusissm for the country and its people, and headed the people¢¥s, army which was gathered from 13regions of the country.
Yu¢¥s positive anti-Japan warfare, however, suffered a fatal blow at the time of the tragic annexation of the dynasty by Japan, without being frustrated, he appealed in his letter to King Kojong to take refuge in Vladivostok of Russian territory.
Since he noticed that all of his desires had never been fulfilled, he went to Liaotung again and inspired youngsters with his patriotic spirit until he died there in 1915.
His army at one time reached about 3,000 people, who could control the Chechon, Wonju and Chungju areas at the pinnacle of its strenght. But due to the rainy sesson in the following year, lack of arms, discord between Confucian scholars and farmer soldiers, deficiency in their organizing ability and so on, he was defeated by the royal army.
Despite his failure to repel the Japanese invasion, noteworthy is the fact that his resistant spirit inspired the people with national identity, and further strengthened their sense of national pride with a positive attitude. He also demonstrated the need to solidify Korean compatriots in times of national hardships.
Yu taught the people that the independence movement steer cause toward cultivating national identity, transcending emotioal and negative attitudes. This enabled them to enhance their organizing ability and to stage an effective movement toward their in dependence.
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