Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-07-13
FROM VICKERS.
Well Known Tokyo University
Professor Writes

Years.
The following extracts are taken
from etter recently received from
Prof. L III. Vickers. They will be
read th much interest on account
of the references to the Eastern
question with which he is intimate
" acq ainted having been right in
the ste IN center of it for the past
three Y ears.
Before entering into discussion
of this the writer says that he has
finally decided to remain in japan
at leas for some years to come. He
is yer pleasantly situated there
and has received very substantial
increase in salary besides given a
residel &c in the University grounds
This the authorities offered to furn-
ish for him but he declined that.
They also stated that they would
pay him more If necessary to keep
him.
After talking to some extent about
the w ". U. and its pleasing out
look for peace and prosperity under
the new regime which has begun he
says that he has not yet met any
of his old acquaintance from this
state but has encountered number
from Harvard. He then takes up
the subject of his work and tells
something about the customs OF the
oriental schools which are of inter
est. The letter continues.
NY lectures will end with this
month, June, my examinations how
ever do not occur until about the
10th of next month. The interim is
utilized by the students for review
ing. Il custom which is prevalent in
japan. We have made no definite
arran gements for the summer Ny
Harvard friend Mr.. Giflin who lived
here with me before | was married
is to be married July 20 and we
shall remain here for the wedding,
after which we shall go to some sum
mer place probably to karnizama
where we were last summer if we
can get suitable house We need
change in the hottest weather.
Fhe climate of Tokyo is liable to
be very enervating for continuous
residence throughout the year. We
have had only about ten days warm
weather those toward the last OF
April. For month we find two
blankets al night comfortable. Just
now it is rather cool than otherwise.
There has been rather a long
drawn out ministerial crisis in ia
pan. Marquis Ito resigned nearly a
month ago and a new cabinet was
organized only last Saturday. The
members Of the old cabinet eontin
ued in office under a specially nom
mated premier protein during the
interim. The reasons are compli-
Gated end difficult to explain. Par
ties are not yet sufficiently consoli-
dated and disciplined to maintain
a stable party cabinet. And yet
they are strong enough TO create
great difficulty for non party cab
met
There is also considerable jealous
" bet yeen the older statements
who have hitherto had the lead in
thenev regime and the younger men
who al e ambitious and impatient
to try heir spurs In addition there
are peculiarities of temperament
and views which no foreigner could
understand without intimate and
continuous contact with the ,Japanse
and wiich are potent Influences in
politics as elsewhere. The re-assur
ing thing is that government goes
on smo othly just the same and what
would seem alarming in Western
country IL not really 50 here. The
misfortune arises from the fact that
this Is hot understood abroad and
that Japanese credit abroad is in
jured BY conditions which really do
not warrant 1T.
1t is highly gratifying to see that
Germany is withdrawing superhuous
troops from China The task Of
finding a pretext for maintaining
them there has not been easy to per-
form And tae methods of its per-
Torrance has not certainly increas-
ed oriental barbarian respect for
Christianity as they have good reas-
|oas 10 comprehend it. This has
been a very sorry business. So call
Christians have forced themselves
on the Chinese and have in many in.
stances acted more like brutes than
like men toward them The long
suffering Chinese exasperateo and
desperate adopted the course which
seemed to their ignorant and super.
stitt tious minds suited to end their
sufferings and wrongs. Then came
the Christian hosts to kill, to ter.
rify, to ravish and to loot and to
leave trail of blood, Of blight, of
baroness. The terrified inhabi-
tants innocent and guilty. sick and
well, women and men have been
hunted out from those regions as #
they were savage beasts. Their val
liable and portable goods have been
seized and their homes reduced to
ashes. In the midst of the resulting
death, desolation and famine an
enormous indemnity is exacted A
great part Of which IS simple extor-
ton and peace conditions 50 hum