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8 D (Editor's note: Japtn ind Korea r i.paraLd by little mora than 100 miles to open tea, but thay hava hated ona another lot cen turies. Wow. thay appear to be eloie to fettling their difference!. In the follow ing dispatch, a UPI corres pondent who hat lived for several yean in both Korea and Japan, reviews the pait and forecast! the future of these t w o neighboring Aiian nations.) By CHARLES R. SMITH United Press International Tokyo - (UPI) - Getting the Japanese and Koreans to sit down and talk reasonably is about as difficult as getting the Hatfields and McCoys to have a quiet dinner together, Like a mountain parson nlayine go - between, Uncle Sam has been trying to keep them talking instead of fight ing for more than a decade. They have sat down to talk many times, but have seldom talked reasonably. The talks usually broke off with miter words and nothing accom plished. . Sometimes they were farther apart after a face-to-face meeting than they were before. Today, however, it appears that the patient and prudent prodding of the United States is paying off. Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are on the verge of wiping out a heritage of haired and restoring normal relations for the first time in more than half a century. U.S. Deserving . The leaders of the two neighboring nations can con gratulate themselves it they really do succeed in settling their differences after 36 years of Japanese colonial rule and 17 years of postwar diplomatic estrangement. But the United Slates de serves a pat on the back, loo. After a series of six con ferences dating back to the days of the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II, the Koreans and Japanese finally have reached agree ment on one major issue -Korea's claims against the Japanese. They still face other thorny problems rooted in the long Japanese colonial rule, and a side dispute over a pile of useless rocks in the Japan sea. The other issues involved the question of fishing waters and the so-called "Rhce Line" (the Korean call it the peace line); the slalus of about 600, 000 Korean residents in Japan and their descendants, and the establishment of a Japanese diplomatic mission to Korea. Side Dispute The side dispute - not In volved in the formal talks but likely to trouble them - is over tiny Takcshima Island - (the Koreans call it Tokto), an almost uninhabitable pile of rocks. The Koreans control the island by virtue of about two dozen troops they keep stationed there. Of Hie Issues remaining, the most troublesome concerns fisheries and the Rhce linn. In a way, the United Stales bears some responsibility for the Rhee line. It grew out of the so - called "MacArthur line," which marked the limits of Japanese fishing ac tivities during the post-World War II occupation. When the peace treaty with Japan went into force, the MacArthur line went out of existence. But the President of Korea at that time, the Japanese- THURSDAY, JANUARY 24. 1863 MZDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON dd cumd Etoireci hu hum imm,. u tmul.,. Show Promise of WAS IT WORTH IT? Chicago - liril - Al Crater Tuesday claimed the honor of having purchased (he last round trip Chicago-Milwaukee ticket issued by the North Shore Electric Line which went out of business Monday. But the $4.00 ticket cost him $13.50 because twice after Carter thought he bought the last ticket a later passenger bought a round-trippcr. 100 MILES APART After 36 years of Japanese colonial rule in Korea and 17 years of postwar diplomatic estrange ment, Japan and South Korea, separated by 100 miles of open sea, are close to settling most of their differences. They are so close that Communist China, the USSR and North oKrea have been pushing an intense propaganda campaign againsl an ROK-Japan settlement. haling Syngman Rhce, had already established his line. Rhee's proclamation of his "peace line," which extends as far as 160 miles off Korea's coast - in- some places, came just before Korean and Japa nese negotiators sat down in Tokyo for their first formal conference. Peace Line Dooms The announce ment of Rhee's "peace line" doomed the first conference before it began and set the tone for most of the future talks. ; The Rhee line was based on the continental shelf around Korea. It initially was de signed primarily to protect fishing waters, for Korean fishing fleets. ; It was the Americans who helped give the Koreans per haps more valid reason for maintaining the restricted zone. ' On Sept.. 27, 1952, Gen. .J it ' 'I V Jl FICTITIOUS STORY - Grccn-cycd Linda Lisht. 19, Miss Kansas in the 1002 Miss Universe contest, tearfully admitted to police al lopekn, Kan., t not her story of bclpg held captive was fictitious. The pretty blonde Washington University sophomore had originally said that a prowler had terrorized her in her home. Police said Miss Light told them she had slashed hersclt. tUPI) They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Ilatlo But bullguavy, mo subscribes to tVERYTHIN&,SCWMS foQ MONTHS "..mwui H vvukL, 10 ANYBODY". m SE2BMBBBslssiiii""" ""sTT" TuE BOSEWATERS GET VERY LITTLE I MAIL BUT "WEy ALWAYS TELL TUE I POST OPFICE WEN THEV TAKE ATRIP- l I we'll be AWves-vR I I &ONE FOR FIVE W 7" . 2r I K- (0Avsso would R oSMrjBIiI I Mark Clark, then commander-in-chief of the United Nations command, proclaimed the sea defense zone around the coastal waters of Korea. Clark made it clear the UNC line was purely for mili tary purposes and had no re lationship to the Rhee line. Nevertheless, it strengthen ed the Korean hand. When the UNC line was abolished the day after the Korean armistice, the South Koreans indicated it would be necessary to continue the Rhee line, not only to protect fishing waters, but also to protect their long coastline from communist infiltration. Japan Ignores Line Japan has ignored the line over the years and her fish ermen have paid the price. Hundreds of Japanese fisher men have been captured and imprisoned. Fishermen and their vessels have been returned to Japan periodically by the Koreans, but the seizing of vessels vio lating the Rhee line has not ceased. Nor will it, the Kore ans say, until an agreement is reached. Japan refuses to recognize the unilateral line. To avoid unnecessary fraction, how ever, fishermen are advised nowadays to stay clear of it. The Korean says their fish ing fleet cannot compete with the more modernized Japa nese' and needs protection. They say Japan suppressed the Korean fishing trade dur ing the colonial rule and should not now begrudge the Korean industry some special privileges. Issue Difficult Compromise of the fishery and Rhce line issue is diffi cult. It has become a highly emotional issue and both countries have large fishing industries involving thousands of persons. The Japanese feel they have made concessions on the claims issue and it is up to the Korean to give a little. The Koreans are in a belter position to give because the present military rulers in Seoul are not so worried about, or guided by, public opinion. Chances are the ma jor concessions will come from Seoul. Perhaps the least trouble some of the remaining issues is the legal status of Korean residents in Japan. This is a legacy of history for which tho Japanese are sorry In many ways. ' At the end ot the second World War there were about two million Koreans in Japan, many of them brought here as forced laborers or military draftees. During the Allied occupation, many of them re turned to Korea, but about 600,000 still remain here. - Want Residence Korea wants Japan to give these Koreans permanent residence, with full and equal opportunities. They also should be given special safe guards against deportation and their descendants given full citizenship status, Korea contends. The Japanese are in gen eral agreement on most of these points, but do not want to go quite that far. The claims issue, though now settled, was the most complex and most controver sial. It Involved Koreans de mands for the return of art objects and compensation for a wide range of items from gold and silver bullion and complicated bank transactions for unpaid wages for forced labor. The Koreans also wanted the Japanese to give sonic evidence of remorse In mak ing a settlement. These issues were so com pleted and controversial that it was decided last year to scrap working-level talks and try to reach a "political set tlement." Reach Formula Tills worked, and late last year Japanese Foreign Min ister Masnyoshi Ohira and Col. Kim Chong Pil, chief of the South Korean Central In telligence Agency, reached n payment "formula" accept able to both sides. The final settlement pro vides for Korea to receive a to please any cat. all tuna liver 'n meat chicken fish meaty mix kidney 'n meat $300 million grant, $200 mil lion in government loans and another $100 million in gov ernment - guaranteed civilian loans. The United States sees the restoration of normal ROK Japan relations as another link in the chain that contains communism in Asia. The com munists apparently see it the same way. They have charged repeat edly that it will lay the foun dation for formation of a new military alliance - the North east Asia Treaty Organiza tion (NEATO), they call it. Communist China, the So viet Union and North Korea shove aside their ideological differences to pusii an in tense propaganda campaign against a ROK-Japan settle ment. Want Unification The North Koreans went so far as to propose tripartite talks between Japan and the two Koreas. They reminded the Japanese that no final settlement could be reached without their participation or until the unification of Korea is accomplished. The Japan Socialist party, Umidiuiig major parliamentary opposi tion group and leader of the movement against a settle ment, is using this as one of its main arguments. The Socialists contend that a settlement with South Korea alone will only help perpetuate the division of Korea. Partly out of deference to the Socialists but more with an eye to the future, the Japanese are certain to keep the door open for some nego tiations with North Korea in any final settlement with South Korea. long Feud other main Socialist I toughest behind-the-scenes nt aeainst a settlement roles. ,ro.n nihnr main Socialist argument against a settlement is that it wouia ineieij uc . extension of the Japan-U.S. security treaty. The Socialists are planning to whip up a campaign against the ROK-Japan talks on a scale comparable to the bloody riots against the se curity treaty in 1960. The Socialists may succeed in creating disturbances. But come summer it is a better bet than ever that a new era will begin in Japanese-Korean relations and Uncle Sam will be relieved of one of his atty.. GREAT NEW MEAT SEASONING QUALITY MARKET 222 WEST MAIN Mcdford MEDFORD'S FINEST MEATS SINCE 1940" SWEET-TENDER "CHOICE LEG '0 LAMB "NEBERGALLS" Old Fashion POUND PKG. THICK SLICED BACH Fresh Stock $119 ii "Randy's" 1A VEAL lUfor CUTLETS (In Pkg.) i)iF FRESH GROUND ............ SVlb. 1 V Pkg. BONELESS PORK LOIN ROAST PORK TENDERS.. 98 lb. ALL CENTER LEAN PORK CHOPS CUT FROM FANCY EASTERN PORK OX NO WASTE OCEAN FRESH Fillet of Snapper NABISCO PREMIUM SALTINE CRACKERS 21 lbEJITi boxes J J NAUEY'S CHILI CON CARNE (HOT OR MUD) 3 89' GOLD MEDAL FLOUR 25 Lb, $189 FOLGERS COFFEE i Lb. 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