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of the earth Mr.. Pearson paid grand
tribute to the noble work of the women
of the Red Cross, wishing them God
}. speed in their influence and telling of
the blessing and power they are to the
world.
81 THE GEISHA GIRLS
The geisha girls in their gaily eolored
costumes gave q very pretty dancing
exhibition which was heartily APP
pIauded. The dancers were children of
less than a dozen years, but they were
as dainty and clever as geisha girls of
many years experience.
MR. SIXTIES ADDRESS.
Mr.. walter G. Smith was introduced
by Professor Scott as q man who had
seen the good work of the Japanese
Red Cross il the war between Japan
and China
This scene tonight makes it's own
comment ON the progress of Japan and
OF the world" said Mr. Smith 1.-THE
Geneva cross, at the feet of which we
are gathered. is the symbol Of the
highest civilization; it stands for the
most that Christianity has done to
abate the brutality of war and to fix
the brotherhood OF man. But it is
raised here among Us by whom? Not
by ourselves; not by any people who
profess Christianity or inherit 1t, but
by an Asiatic race, accounted pagan,
which within the nemory of men and
women here assembled, has been in
state of semi baEbarism. Yet this same
race in its understanding of what the
Red Cross means, In the humanity and
brotherIy love which the Genevan
creed embodies, has little to learn
from nations that have had the benefit
of Christian teaching for nineteen CEN
turtles. 1t is ours to confess, as we
cheerfuIly and hopefully do, that the
work of this new-found, alien people, in
alternating the rniseries of war, is pse-
ciseiy the kind OF work that we 10
In our own wars and are proud of, as
a sign of our own enlightenment
JAPANESE DOING THEIR SHARE.
I'VE are asked in the name Of Jap
anese wifehood and motherhood and |
for the sake OF common humanity to
do something for the sick and wounded
of both contehding armies and navies
in the Far East. The Japanese resi-
dents of Hawaii are doing their share
in a spirit of personal self-sacrifice. /
Thousands of dollars of their savings
go by every steamer to help the noblest
cause to which money may be deyoteds
and we who have done SO much, at |
times, for the starving in India and !,
China and for the American Red Cross, !
can surely spare something to express |
our sympathy for those who have been
stricken in the present war. and our /
appreciation of the efforts of the jap |.
anese to do the work they have in hand I
as a Christian nation would do it.
ORGANIZATION IS PERFECT
Mr. Smith said that the money I
would not be thrown away, that the /
japanese Red Cross organization is as
perfect as any ever designed. It is
equipped with modern appliances for
the care of the wounded and sick, and
the surgeons are as good as any IN
the world. The women nurses are also
highly trained in the care of the
wounded and sick The Japanese had
a hospital steamer in 1884. four years
previous to the equipment OF the Sol
ace, which was then claimed to be the
first hospital aioat. Mr.. Smith told
also of the fine hospital service of the
Japanese Red Cross during the Japan
csc Chinese war. l.
AIr. Smith said that the western .
world people from the experience with
he Chinese, native tribes of India, the
Afghans and the Turks have been wont I
TO associate Asiatic war with more
han wars ordinary share of cruelty
and horror The japanese also, be- 1
.ause of the false report of the mas
acre of Chinese at Port Arthur, were ;
in the same category, some
lines. This reported massacre was !
areless untruth. Mr. Smith stated. A !
who arrived at Port Ar
bur, the day after the first battle, saw = =
,hinese in civilian clothes lying dead
n the streets, and sent broadcast the =,
tory of the massacre, not knowing the :,
hinese custom of throwing away their
tunics and guns in defeat, SO
hat IL captured they could pass as
The dead In Port
lrthur had all fought the japanese.
IT. Smith related tales of the bravery
f the Red Cross corps during the war q
nd of the gentleness and kindness OF b
ne nurses, so that "the population Of a
he Liaotong peninsula, after eight 80
lonths OF Japanese administration, 81
lemorialized the Emperor at Toxic to Ii
ern1it them to move in a body to Ja- II
an and occupy any land which might pl
; vacant" Al
JAPANESE HUMANITY. 81
Mr.. Smith related instances of Jap
lese humanity in the surrender of the Js
st Chinese army where the soldiers, II
Ipecting to be butchered, were given m
cd and clothing and assisted to their er
omes- Mr.. Smith told also of the hos be
tails for the sick and the wounded in eli
pan, where Chinese were also cared pr