Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
A FACE SEEN IN A MIRROR
SOME DETAILS OF MODERN LIFE
IN JAPAN.


Correspondence OF the San francisco
Bulletin
There are glasses into which one can
look. and the face that answers back,
though distorted out OF all oomclineaR
by the faults OF the mirror. stu retain
a mortlfying resemblance, and we must
recognize the reflection ms our shadow
self. An American il often put before
such glass in the circumstances OF
life here In Japan. rejecting In anti
thesis our own conditions
To Illustrate; Travellers are allowed,
not welcomed hero, and about us is n
hedge This hedge we do not feel as
lone MS we keep TO the narrow way OF
buyer, s!ghtsocr, stopping at hotels, etc.
But surprising we would hire house
IN Toxic for instancc. we cannot do II
by paying the sum asked FOR the house
rent. We must show our patron and
he must be II Japanese OF standing;
also. we must be employed by Jap
anese before we can be In q position 20
set house. Nor is this all; while we
win be allowed to entertain people un-
der our roof, we viii not be allowed
10 take bourders, nor to have any one
10 stay with us for any length OF time.
So every foreigner In TOXIC Is under
patronage Of Japancse-thut Is. cv-
cry one who has Joined the list Of
houscholders IN TOXIC
Four years ago the rcvulplon against
the foreigner began. Until that time
from early in the seventies the Western
nations had been Welcomed and cliltl-
waited; then began the gradual dis
charge from all the schools OF the for
clgn teachers. The tcachlng those had
taught was continued by nctlve teach
ers whom they had taught. This has
gone on in this way ever since. Few or
no Americans or English are now cm-
ployed as teachers here. The Japanese
push this 'sand-lot" policy TO their
own loss IN many other directions,
They have remodeled their governs
ment ON the liros OF tho Hermhn com
stitution, but do not know and are
not educated up to lis uses. So while
this Is the appearance. the reality ~.
when any proposition, amy vote, is
contrary to the imperial Will, II is
dung aside and treated MS Of no Import
which is really the case
They have gathered hooks OF the
most metaphvsicnl eruutdon, and these
are given to the people to read. and
these read them. Think OF 'Eacon'a
Essays" in JapancHe commercial
school
Another illustrations japanese gcn-
tleman tod mo about a year ago
company was formed wish half a mill
lion dollars capital, and imported ma
chlLcry 10 waaye SILK. but ne Jap
nnese was found who undtrotood the
weaving as done by this foreign im-
ported machinery. So II has been "
Ing ids, as the JapaneHe today will
have no foreign teachers. few days
ago a meeting was called; this gentle
man attended What was II for2 TO
employ foreign skilled weovers? Oh,
no. indeed Japan does not want any
more foreigners In responsible positions
ut any price. The meeting was called
to vote for an assessment 20 buy oil TO
keep the machinery from rusting, This
is for the Indefinite period that II may
take for the Japanese TO go 10 the
monufactoiy q. Lyons, where this ma
ohincry was bought. learn the method
OF use, ana then teach their own peo-
pie. Japan for the Japanegc!
50 In every direction these people
have got foreign methods, and II VIII
tnke a great many years, am told. be.
fore the people will be able to apply
n en- successfully To replace their own;
especially. ns out Of 10000, 600 people
there are only about 100000 who are
ambitious TO have this done. Then
there is the weight Of public opinion
against the foreigner and his inyen-
ttons. So strong is this feeling TINT
the government waa forced 10 replace
mn runetlonaries In hureaus and schools
M foreign birth and nations by their
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