The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SAYS JAPAN GAINS
NOTHING If SHE WINS
Dr.. Kyosaburo Futami. of KY
ota Imperial University, Dis
cusses War With Russia.

DR.. Kyosaburo Futami, professor of
civil engineering at the Kyota Imperial
university, the foremost seat of learn
ing in Japan, and one of the most
prominent men of Japan, stopped in
st. Paul last night while on his way
back to Japan, after ten months spent
in Europe and America.
IT left Japan last May said DR..
Futami, "and know but little about
the war there except what / have read
in the newspapers. But do know that
no country was ever better prepared to
go into war than Japan. This trou-
BILE with Russia was something that
had been expected by our government
for many years, and quiet but active
preparations have been going on in an
ticipation of it,
Being an authority on civil en-
cheering, DR.. Futami was frequently
conferred with by officials of his gov
eminent and is in a position to know
more about Japan's plans in the pres
ent war than possibly any other person
now in America.
Many people believe Japan will lose
because we are so small when COM
pared to a great country like Russia,
but they will see that the Japanese
knew what they were about when they
went into the war" said the professor,
as he lighted cigarette which he Sc
lected from large pile on the table
in his parlor at the Ryan last night.
Our warships and guns are much
more modern than those of Russia"
J01- 11fo 60 IL
know Russia's condition as well as the
Russians themselves know it. Japan
is better prepared for long war than
Russia is. and the advantage we have
of fighting near our own base of sup
plies is great enough to offset any
handicap the enemy might have in
numbers and strength.
Japan Has Nothing to Win.
s"The most unfortunate thing for
Japan in this war is that she has
nothing to win. Japan will not be any
better off If she whips Russia. OF
course there is something for Japan
to lose should Russia win, but in the
victorious she would be no better off
than she was at the beginning of the
trouble.
England and the United States have
just as much at stake in this war as
Japan has, except the glory and pres
tige Of victory, and these two ceun-
tries will be just as much loser should
Japan lose. But it is not at all prob
able that Japan will lose," added the
yellow skinned professor, as he blew
a cloud of cigarette smoke high above
his head.
Yes. it is true, many of my former
students in civil engineering at the
Kyota university are now doing splen-
did service for Japan in the war, and
I am proud of them. In Japan, stu
dents at the Imperial university are
exempt from war service, but many of
them waived this privilege and volun-
teered their services. to the govern
ment.''
"Is there any truth in the report that
the Japanese government now has
agents in the United States trying to
negotiate a war loan?" DR.. Futami was
asked.
Has Plenty of Money.
"That is not true" he replied. "The
Japanese government has plenty of
money with which to carry on this
war, and no loans will be necessary for
some time to come. The war is very
expensive, but Japaneis prepared for it,
and there will be no suffering because
OF lack OF IunQS. money was one Oh
the things Japan looked after in pre-
pairing for this war, just the same
as she looked after many other things
which will be of advantage to her."
In speaking of the universities Wis
tied by him during the ten months
he has been touring Europe and Amer
lea. DIR. Futami expressed the belief
that the German university system was
more applicable to Japan than that of
America or England.
I'm Kyota," he said, 1--WE follow the
German idea pretty closely in our uni
versities. think the German universe
ties are superior to those of any other
country. AS between the American
and English universities should select
the American. But Japan is better
adapted to the German idea"
DR.. Futami will leave st. Paul over
the Great Northern this morning, go
ing from here to Seattle, from which
port he will sail for Japan on Japa-
nese steamer.
1.-THE Pacific ocean is pretty safe,' he
said 81 do not feel uneasy in travelling
in Japanese steamer"