Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-07

Japan loves military and naval glory
above all things. China does not. She 10
literary, and has small regard for fgDN
ing men. The only officials In her en-,
pIre are bookmen, those who have
passed successfully the civil service w
aminations IN philosophy, ethecs, prose
and poetic composition, history and the
like. There are no questions on NH
tary or on naval science. nothing that
refers to means OF protecting the coUR-
try from the Coulter barbarian" The
literary classes rule and steal while the
troops go ragged are underpald, pndet-
fed, robbed and held in contempt, The
best part Of their wages goes into the
mandarln's strong box, Archery ana
wrestling are stan part Of the tIainiRg
Of the Chinese soldiers. Wrestling ~
cludes boxing whence the Boxers-the
Disconnected, hungry rabble that Is
making so much trouble at present
MILITARY GLORY.
In Japan military glory has been the
greatest glory since the beginning The
songs OF the schOOlboy are war sORsa
songs Of the sword, Male singers at
entertainments chant OF the proves "
departed heroes The military claSs~-
The Samurai-has ruled always, aud to-
day though caste distinctions have
gone. those who were Samural-mlll.
tary retainers Of feudal lOrds-h0Id the
great Offices The spirit Of japan mas
been military too long for a change 10
take place suddenly The legend, "Ihe
sword Is the soul OF the Samurai," vas
a true one, and is true today. Some
say that Japan Is becoming q commer-
clal nation and is forgetting her aucleNt
honor That is a mistake She Is max
ing great EFFORT % develop mauutgv-
lures and 90 increase her foreign tra9e.
but she is doing Il as means 10 an end.
In order 10 establish herself as tAe
England OF the East" she must have
an army and a great navy, and these
she cannot have without wealth. so
che Is busy with commercial enter-
prises.
JAPANESE CHILDREN ARE SOL,
DIERS.
In Japan every able bodied man IS a
soldier and even the children know Niy
Use Of arms. Military drll Is a bart Of
the regular education I'm the schools
throughout the empire. SchoOlbors
dress IN military uniform cut on the
pattern OF cadet uniforms In Europe and
America. Their instructors are regular
army officers. veterans OF the war Nth |
China, and some OF them OF the satsb- /
ma Rebellion OF 1871. This has its Il. |
feet on the youthful mind, ever Prone
70 hero worship, and trebly so In Japan. |
where folk build temples 10 their heroes. |
for the drlllmaster tells his pupils what /
he saw with his own eyes. how he euf- /
tered how he conquered. how fine In adj /
was, and the pupils are keen f0r a /
chance to do likewise. So it Is that 10 |
achieve success In war brings g(0at /
glory IN Japan-almost divinity T0 !
serve Dai Nippon, 20 die for the NikadO |
ar renuo the Heavenl- Emperor as |
they call him, is 20 Join those splrits |
whom posterlty viii worship through |
coming AGES Every year the lupgrisl |
troops draw up before the great shlhtn |
temple shokon sha, 40 K0imachl. ih the /
heart Of Toxic. aud present arms 10 /
our soldiers who died To- battle" u Is |
an impressive ceremony dear 20 the |
lallons heart and makes her bplse |
beat faster.
IL HUNG CHANG.
IN China how different all things arel
The literary classes made Up OF tnvse
" ho have passed the civil service exam. |
nations IN ethecs, philosophy. poetry /
ana prose composition. etc. have con.
iroi There are many ministers OF FOR,
.lgn AFFAIRS and OF these only one-.li |
Hung Chang knew anything OF the |
outside world before the war with |
lulan. These men now think Chat |
Iipan Us more powerful. but they snn /
hate Europeans and Americans they |
nave gone so Ear az 90 send 400 Young
Cinnamon, many of them the cons. (
sfands1ns and ncphews Of Ticey0ys.
over % japan Co learn how 90 defvud
themselves in time az war: but there
Is not much of what a European would
'all national spirit or ambition. The
lFcrogc ChlnaWau does not care about
rational honor lie admits that come
'hincse had the worst Of Il at the hands
b. some japanese ln the late war but
le himself was not there No one hart
iu. 70 was none OF hIs business Re
rorl1 no' de Tor The emneror II he
CulQ avoid H. Not much The eu1afor