New-York tribune., 1900-08-09
THE PASSING THRONG.

eye Is Japan said Elwood Dow, Of Boston, az the
Murray Hill Hotel yesterday Mr.
THE JAPA- Dow has travelled extensively in
NEsE AS Japan and knows whereof he
SOLDIERS. speaks. Military men the world
over are agreed" he continued
that the ideal soldier is small cOmpactly built
and propordonately strong man. Such a one will
march a larger and physically stronger man of
HIS feet He can live on less and 90 further. It
seems rule Of proportion that the nearer you get
cover At least that IS the rule that army experts
Will give you, and they figure these things pretty
soldier Of the World for he is smaller Stronger
and can live on less than any other known human
japanese army corps broke al known records. for
food than an army corps Of any other nationality
had ever been able to You want to keep in mem
less than 45 100000 people. and fight crops out OF
eeVery ee!y one OF them hey long ana aspire tor a a
one Of the outcomes of the present Chinese crisis
and iuxuriant section Of territory After Japan
beat China in 1895 Russia calmly stepped in and
Japan raging. but imPotent haa psrforee TO accept
the situation She said nothing out sne nasn Ior5
It's been principally about fighting It's a good
Smash sas ' this sn e kea e3pa IF 1 shs n the
country that takes i away from her viii carry
nose, n@stH '''o pA' u ''''A anu 9 's' ''''''
continued the speaker. They've got money 70
burn and willing 70 burn it
STRONG, provided modern battleships. mod
WIRY AND ern artillery, etc. rise out Of the
SMALL. smoke. In fact, these terms
Japan has had a continuous con
hagration for the last I'VE years until to-day she
has a magnificent navy and as fine army for its
size can be found the world over. Logically and
and ourselves. for. Ike she wishes preserve
the entity OF the Chinese Empire. She will be no
mean ally and will do her share. 1 an great
admrer Of the Japanese. Of their frugality and
They emerging from dark
ages of their own but they are emerging at
@ S9qRd @ the g 9nsnt fn @ oM1 aaq 6 be rn anq
ally would not be al all surprised Il they accom-
Let me tell you couple Of stories 70 illustrate
their strength and endurance They have rule
shaw or sampan (harbor boatl in the line. no mat
landed ar Nsgssaki I didn,r know word Of jap
anese. 50 went down the 'rickshaw line until
I. engaged and brought to the wharf. instantly
there was an awtul row, and an the o{ner TICK
They are little bits OF chaps standing never more
I went TO the poor devils aid and picked them up
and threw them aside as easily as though they had
Wrfhng. living bundles Of steel wire S 50 Strong
were they. They showed not the slightest resent
they'd pound that poor devil some more. Finally
ook he O rq g risy Ws og ng t1s Inc He Knew % no
English, so We worked the city out by pointing
their weight rs those iitte devils were T6e man
I engaged trUndlsd ne all over Nagasaki covering
and cot helper to push Behind, and the two Of
them whisked me seven miles out to tea house.
Although the road had a number of hills IN It
they kept on run all the way. without stopping:
Later they brought me home in the same manner
Il want to tell you Of experience had few
years ago" said B B. Rollins. of Helena Mont. at
the Hotel Imperial yesterday Il
A TRYING. tell you this story for two reasons
EXPERIENCE. First. because it is so appropriate
the present weather. and sec
ond. because have always regarded it as one OF
the most irritating experiences Of my career. An
important business meeting called me east TO
Minneapolis IN March, 1893. and after figuring out
the train schedule 7 allowed myself three hours,
and wired my associates would meet them at the
West House at such and such an hour such and
such hour found me snOwbOund and Cursiug
hundred and fifty miles northwest OF Mime
As had been due to arrive at the Twin Cities IN
the early morning. with Western forethought
the railroad authorities had removed the dining
car the night before so there we were on the
prairies, sans food drink, sans verythtns
in fact save an uneXpurgated and unabridged
knowledge Of Western profanity. which one
gagement was really Of Importance, and the
men had come from Chicago TO meet me feared
OF US not more than forty feet away lay the tracks
OF the Great Northern, but although our engine :
traeks ere 56 n cea arm asr h3s fr 1aT
by, and from one that went past pretty slow such
queries as Having a good timer Any word you'd
Ike 70 send 10 your folks and the like were
tossed out to We replied with iceballs. and it's
lucky for that trains passengers weren {
armed. I succeeded in breaking the last window
EratUlatiOns OF my miserable companions. Finally.
Just as We had given UP ali hope and made up our
and starvation pulled clear and reached Mime
apOus eight hours late. The irritation OF those
while We were stalled is something hope never to
De called on TO experience again.