Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-24

Japanese social Life
LETTER FROM lES c.ppax

WAsHIsoros, January o, iss<.
To the Editor Of THK Evxsrss sr,a.
Permit one who among the great mass gstnered
al me National Museum on Saturday last To listen
70 taat interesting lecturer Professor Morse ip his
xiyld pleturing OF social ne amongst the ia
ptneSe, 10 suggest - the officers OF The Anfhrnna
ioeicu society the rropriety " Inviting Prn.ssof
Anrse 70 continue his lecture upon that subject 20
lat as 70 sincrqoe some OF the Classes s
above the fourth or nth " the eight suhdvisIons
OF japanese society. To .eave IL as presented by
me lecturer would ee much Ike describing an
tNqClSi'elT- wrought statue, ana stop al an elo-
statue rested.
The picturing Of a japanese house OF one NJ ,bs
middle or lower classes without cen an fnrtm.rson
mat there were other and NOR el, l.ora 70 st mo-
lures Tor the more elevated and wealthy Il mis-
leading our people. Whilst II Is true that rhe-e ia
mueh similarity Ia the design OF al the dwellings
IN Japan. there is At the same time vast clIer-
SIc, Ia Iile material and workmanship, as wei Is
What Of those magnificent temples ana shr,pes
"lh rear Their LOFTY roofs, rich Ia bronze and COP
f'r. ana ghtterlng In lacquer and gold which are
seen upon almost every sightIy promontory. peer.
INK above the lofty trees with which thew arr
always surrounded? They are the wonder OF the
NO'1I AID The admiration u visitors from every
nation. -s
50 also in the construction OF japanese society.
Where are The builders OF these splendid edlf1oess
/" hal OF me peope who have astOnlshed the world
oy their unriSaled works OF artT What OF thefr
statesmen, their noblemen with their extensive
la-nlhles adorned by such unrivaled skllP Ger
taln!F these men did not I've In shanties as de-
ssrbed by the professor Again Whaf n their
tanned warriors, snd The men who have shaped and
moid-d society without the aid OF what we cau
modern civilization, I'm which found many ele-
laehts mat might proftably be introduced among
ilie most polished people? II there no place Ia
history Tor those far-seeing meu which the great
revolution OF iS6s brought 10 the surfsce-Salso,
ohulo-okuma, Juakura, katsu and many Others,
tIle pupils OF the famed Shmatsu Saburu?
hatSu, the man who with his friends, stood gsz-
lhs nom q pronontory the Bay or Yedo UPON
me great black ships under the command OF our
v, rpradr ne dar-kr
eodu hch nad 10 long shut out from these people
IN Ils.t ~ our civ:izati5n moving forward With
1fTeJressihle force mpeiled by no visible aid cano-
pied with cloud OF smoke from out OF whiua came
shes OF IRE with reyerberation far more appaI-
with al this display OF irresistible power attack.
Ing no one, exacting nothing, but simply asking 10
be treated al equals received as friends not a.
enemies and eoDQuerOrs-seeing ali this katsu.
turning 10 his friends and followers said: n thes4
people are barbarlallS Il f. time the Jananpae he.
came oaToarians." II was from such reasoning the
present Wise government sprung into existence,
and by these men has been sustained and perperu-
eted IL Is the social lie OF these higher classes IN
Know more something above the third or fourth
strata, which Professor Morse described In his
iai'ntable style on last Saturday night IL would
be unjust To the lecturer himself and our people
who are SO anxious TO Know more OF the inner ofe
or this peculiar race, and unfair 70 the japanese To
leave this subject where the professor left 10 his
last lecture. hope we shall soon have the pleas
ure OF hearing further from Professor Morse upon
this subject HORACE CAPnoN
THREATENING TO FLoG Mr. pANA-C. s. Benham.
prominent memter OF the stock and mining ex.
change, announcei yesterday on Wall street that
he proposed TO hog Editor DAM OF the SUN he
stands six feet two inches and has powerful ply
slque Recently Benham went 70 California, when,
he says, "Dana intimated ia his vile sheet that
had Led 10 avoid financial responsibility"
BES BUTLER's POLITICAL vIEws-A special dis
patch 10 the Philadelphia Press from Erie Pa
says: "A letter was received here from Gen Ben
Butler TO-DAY In answer 70 several lnterrogatories
rs 10 the issues or the next campaign, and where
The responsibility for business depression should
rest. He predicts that the issues OF the next cam
paign Will be a revival OF the sectional preudioes
between the north and south, the failure OF tho
civil rights bill and the tariff question. he thinks
that the opinion OF Justice Harlan will form part or
the n publican PLATFORM also. that many leading
Republicans think the protection business hiss been
outdone aud that the botched tarln needs reopen.
Ing: Butter says the working men are victims OF
bad legislation and must seek redress through one
OF the old parties. He also SAYS that be is out or
politics forever and has ambition either ia or OUT
OF Massachusetts.