Iljinhoe

Iljinhoe
Hangul	일진회
Hanja	一進會
Revised Romanization	Iljinhoe
McCune–Reischauer	Ilchinhoe

The Iljinhoe (meaning Progress Party) was a nation-wide pro-Japan organization in Korea formed on August 8, 1904. The number of party members was about 800,000. After seeing the failure of Korea's isolationism, the party claimed that Korea could not develop capitalism on its own, and demanded a merger with the Japanese Empire. It cooperated with the Imperial Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War.
A presidential committee examining the history of collaboration with the Japanese occupation forces on Friday named 120 people who will come under renewed scrutiny for their role during the colonial era. They include officials with the pro-Japanese organization Iljinhoe, religious leaders and journalists. The committee will conduct investigations of three periods -- 1904-1919, 1919-1937 and 1937-1945. Friday’s list covers the years from the Eulsa Treaty that cost Korea its independence until 1919. The committee disclosed the names of 81 who seem to be without direct descendants. Among them are the novelist Yi In-jik, the author of “Hyeol-eui-nu (Tears of Blood)” and Kim Hyung-ok, who established the Japanese Orient Colonization Company with the purpose of plundering Chosun Dynasty land and resources. As for the other 39, the committee gave notice to surviving descendants. [1] [2]

External links

• The Statement On The Annexation By Iljinhoe: The statement concerning Japanese annexation of Korea (Wikisource - Chinese and Japanese text）