Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
YANKEES OF THE EAST
The Wonderful Military and Naval Develop
ment of the japanese.
How They Managed 1.-THE Imperial
Naval College on the Is
land of Etajima
From the London Navll and Military Record.

iano OF Eta1ima.
From the London Navll and Military Record.
In an address Mr.. Arthur Diosy. at tho
opening meeting of the ninth session OF the
Japan Society, in London, related some ex-
periences OF visit TO the far east. Among
the things which filled Mr.. Diosy with adj
miration was the navy of Japan
Upon this topic he says: There is only
ore word for The navy of Japan. and that
is miraculous 1t is. inGeed. a miraculous
navy. When you Think that thirty-one
years ago the navy OF Japan consisted OF
two steamships, one of them about the size
OF Citizen on the Thames. the other a
very ancient American man-of-war which
had been sold at very high price TO japan
ana when you think that at the present
moment the ships Of the Japanese nav. are
second to none in the world in their power
IN their hardness, in their rate Of speed
III what may be called their nghting eff
cheney, which is produced. as naval ,xparts
Know, by putting together the ships speed
armor. size. weight of metal thai the shin
can throw at the enemy in a certain time
coal consumption. steamirg radius and nam
c:heSs-it is gratifying TO he able 10 saw
mar IN all these essentials the ships OF
japan are behind nCnC in the world
Even In numbers the japanese navy NOW
stanos eighth on the list of navies of tho
world, and in another two years time will
probably stand ffth. may he evar roprrb
but at all events NTH 1,p1sss eo,,a -
great efforts are made 10 incressn ~, ~
navy by the powers now ahead of Japan
Moreover, the ships of the Japanese navy
may pe described I think as b.ir, M
most intelligently designed yarsbins i, H.
world, because they are designed for tho
particular work that they have got to carry
out. and for no other. The japanese know
that their battles will be fought near hnn.
cO1=enllf hlN a1.lf DOT
very large spaces for CARRYING coal and
thus the space which would otherwise he
flied by bunkers can be devoted to moro
guns and more projectiles which as We
know by Recent naval warfare. is the chief
point. Inc ship that can pump the greatest
weight of metal into another ship in the
shortest llme VIII be the victor.
The Ne, nj ,h x
rho. T.,
" iesaius 'le inH'erial- NOW
What ABOUT that winch Is much more i'm
portant, the men? The mel of the japanese
navy are simply nerfect The officers VIM
command tbano ,re trs+ 80. r.. 49,,
n NOT MANY years co.. ps.,a. h,
onnortunitv ibanLs 70 H. 80, ii nau ai'
of certain Tananasa 49, "a. "a
friends Of mine 80 Of ~, ~ g ~"
orary member Of This eocis,,N -, Do,
Admiral Kawara WHOM 49,, as -, -
remember as camain Of ~ e. .,'sir
Yoshinc uha eprertairad ,,,,,,- 80 - =
hosnitahlv Nv, herd 81; ~, ~ Dt ns -
sound in 1so2-of saein, ~, -, 49,
Jauanese naval officers ssw III, fa ilt@HT
an work
On the Island of E-.3ir,a oro =, a.
most beautiful islands in tba t,,,; co. t i
land sea, there lies the ImneriaI NJ CT
leee AT which the cadets ar traiaS ~,
afterWard became ofticars in r. Ia,,,,'
navy / will NOT weary Won with a das.ri,,
ton of what Is one Of The 49,, $500,
naval educationaI astahlisb,,an,. -
world I viii sin,,I,, IN 80, -, M ~, tte
sian naval altache at Toxic. an authority
VI, ~ Soot;o hoI pe suspected OF any undue
me: Hal II is model fnr aII tha '' r,,-io 20
OF the world; 1t is absolute perfection,''
And absolute perfection it is. There sew
eIaI huiiareu young japanese gentlemen of
t IPshuta Physlque-i nave never seen liner
pous OF young men between the ages OF
, ,I ana twenty than l saw there-are
tt E IN an that goes TO constitute an
enlclent modern naval officer, that is TO
say, III every mortal thing that You can
tllih o. lhey are trained there IN the
n'dst OF the heaithlest surroundings. The
Is ana Is entirely given up to the Naval
Colege' they can roam over II at Will; they
can even go shooting oeer In the woods;
they nave their games, their sports, their
podtiHS' tnelr SAILING, ana their life Is an
absolutely healthy one. Every care is taken
20 keep thelr MINDS as healthy as their
Doules- was taken into the battery, the
nhesI most accurate representation of the
iishung battery OF nrst-class battle ship
''''ii' n N'iRAdiililis
every KIND OF the most up-to-date guns that
are USED at sea. OUTSIDE, on the green
sWaro' where 10 cadets-clad in their fan
mel sfglets ana theIr white DUCK trousers,
ana with those wblte japanese socks, with
ulVision Tor the great toe. which form
such exec lent footgear on board ship
stahulhg at attention, SOLID like a wall. L
was requested TO inspect them l did so.
never saw inner lot OF young men in
my me
Practising Guuuerx
A. r,x - ..,,,-.., r. -, -
NJ 0t' WIZ spoheii ny 'he ehiei BuillletE
instructor inc l2o young men tumbled into
that battery. 1 timed them by my watch
twenty-eight seconds from the giving or
+ha orda, 60, 80, -. = -
Thr,o - o,,Is,ta nan seoou 70 his gun.
49, ~ sieIce, lilost perIecS
,,,o ne oiiiceT 1 % quafteTs came toward
ie ~, 1iI saiu' az, Nlidt MouIu you IKE 10
So: :, ~ WIN llhe 70 see exercise
s,s'.n e Soiqs were haruiS out OF my
NOUN oeIore tne pusle sounded ana can
assure you-dnd speak, as you Know
WIN Some techillca KNOWLEDGE OF TINS mat
teI.lt has never peen my dehght 10 see
petteL gun Griii IN the Whole world IMAM
saw there Inc lei ;ows simply Jumped over
one announcer IKE mice or squirrels, ana Tor
the Whoie ume there was not sound, save