Re: Anti-War Protests?

["ysk" <ysk@spiker.net>]

Actually, the US gov threatened anti-war US citizens with sedition charges,
and in fact, had actually prosecuted a number of anti-war activists.

The Kwak couple and David Hyon come to my mind.  They were charged with
sedition and threatened with deportation.  The Kwaks left the US but David
was allowed to stay.  Interestingly, David's sister Alice and brother
(Frank?) served with the US military during WWII.  Alice was sent to North
Korea for espionage in 1948.  She was caught a couple of month before the
war started in 1950 at the Moscow airport with a bagful of Kim Il Sung's
secret documents.

BTW, it is believed that the Kwaks were executed as American spies in NK.
It appears that the US used "anti-war" activists for espionage covers.



ysk

----- Original Message -----
From: <Jhk789@aol.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: Anti-War Protests?


Hi Ron!

I am also interested in the topic!

My understanding is that there were some
anti-war protests in the US during the Korean War, but they were
much weaker than during the Vietnam War.

This was probably due to two factors:
1) Americans were not well informed of the
origins of the Korean War. The only thing they
probably heard at the time was the UN resolution
branding N.Korea as the aggressor; and
2) The intense anti-communist hysteria &
witch-hunting during that time.

I heard there was a big anti-war rally in the Madison Square
Garden in NYC. The best sources for such info would be
in the leftist newspapers or magazines of the time.
Check on the "Daily Worker." Also check a book called
"Anthology of the Korean War Literature"(something like that)!

Good luck!

John

John