Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
A Wonderful Race.

NIL. Il AO0CI1Ch k1oCdi 10y VI oOtIO41, LIDS
returned after years residence in
Japan and has some interesting things
to tell of that wonderful people. To a
Free Press reporter Mr.. Stearns said,
among other things, speaking of their
agricultural methods:
ssTheir methods are unlike ours in
every respect. We can teach them moth
ing in the line of agriculture; on the
contrary, we have many things to learn
from them. Our p1ows, harrows, reapers,
mowers, etc, while not unknown to them,
have not been adopted, as they consider
their own ideas superior, which they
undoubtedly are.''
care the streets in their cities laid
out in similarity with ours?''
eyes, in much the same style, and
each is named after favorite god or
deified great man. The houses Of the
majority Of the people are but one
story in height and are constructed of
bamboo poles fastened together, sur
mounted by matched roof. There are
no walls, the Japanese paper, which
serves the double purpose of providing
shelter and light, being substituted.
Glass windows and shingled roofs may
be seen on some few houses. ALI views
from the house open upon the garden,
the street being entirely closed up. The
Japanese will have his garden if it is
but half the size of an ordinary billiard
table. The love of the beautiful in
nature and art is inherent with the
whole race-absolutely part of their
existence. On all sides of the house
are built porches, it being the especial
delight of the Japanese to live in the
Onpn dir much rocCib1o Rich
foliage and flowers may be seen in
these gardens. The chrysanthemum is
the imperial flower, but the cherry bios
som is the most popular with the people.
'Japan is popula.cl with an aggre-
gate of 3S,000,00O souls, . martial race
that has never yet been invaded. The
people are resolute, full of courage, and
are very patriotic. Since the revolution
government. The Mikado is the NOM
a body of men divided into two
Senate and House of Representatives.
liberal than that of Great Britain.
s'There are fewer social distinctions
there than in other countries, the people
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men have adopted the regulation En-
glish dress, wherein think they made
a mistake, because their own peculiar
costume is much prettier, lighter and
more comfortable, allowing greater
freedom to the movements of the body.
I noticed that, although they wear the
European costume in the daytime, they
discard it and don their own attire in
%l,oO I,
to adopt the dress of the English and
American ladies and cling to the gar
ments they have been accustomed to
the French costumes"
care the people possessed of album
dant educational facilities?"
s'They are, indeed-the men, / mean,
for the women are not allowed the adj
vantages of requirement of knowledge.
They are beautiful and virtuous and
make excellent mothers, but are looked
upon as interiors. I said to the Japan
csc: Your greatest ambition is to reach
point where you can be considered the
equals of the Europeans, but you can
never attain that end until you alter
your treatment of your women, educate
them, refine them and consider them as
good as yourselves
1.-The Japanese are very receptive and
initiative. They have adopted many Of
our own commercial ideas, and carry on
mining, manufactures and build their
own steamships and railroad cars. The To-
comotives and rails are imported. Every
important point in the country can now
be reached by railroad. The japanese are
very jealous of foreigners and will al
low no outsider to obtain a foothold in
their country for the purpose of engag-
ing in business-and they are right.
America for the Americans and Japan
for the Japanese is my sentiment"