The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-07
JAPAN NOW
'CONTR0L.S;S;E|:,A.'.
Have Begun 10 Resume Traffic
$ With Korea and
China.
CAN STAND AND LONG WAR !.
christians Form Association to
Help the Destitute People
a Missionary's Letter,
CAN STAND LONG WAR

IA n letter to the Baptist foreign ms
sion Headquarters here. tho Kew. H. AZ.
1valne at Nagasaki, Japan, gives val-
..,,able insight into tho Eastern war s''ua-
lion and describes the disturbed cohol-
]. 1,ors prevailing in the little island en-
,treL Tho missionary thinks 1t IS O
mistake that Japan will rot be nble to
Stand the strain Of long war. and pre-
a,cts continued success for tho yellow
mon. Mr.. Walno says In part:
..No ali rejoice in the brilliant success
which Japan has thus far achieved ~
IL The war with Russia. Sho has won conf COM
4 pleto control Of tho sea, ard tho native
" steamship ompanies arc resuming traf-
4 fIo with the Korean and China ports as
& fast as foreign steamers can DO chhi-
tered to take tho places of the vessels
which the government has taken ~
8 transport service. In view Of tho noto-
+ rious brutality of tho Russians, we all
s Seel relieved to lEow that her navy has
ieen practically eliminated from inc
struggle SO that the war will be confined
1o Manchurla and Korea. With the en-
y ception Of the movement OF troops, every
e thing is very quiet here. Tho nation IS
holding Itself well In hand. There nave
q been no extravagnnt patriotic demonstrtl-
lions. Everything is moving on III q busl-
,,css-like way and apparently without q
bitch OF any kind II the Russians are
u:; poorly prepared OH land as they were
On the sea, tho war will not last long.
Il Ths Japanese will not give them time 70
transport troops by the Siberian Rail
road. AS soon as the winter weather Is
4 over they will probably strike the rus
Stars in several different places, cutting
communications With both Port Arthur
and 3Vladivostols. There seems to be an
Impression abroad that japan Will not be
nbIo to stand tho financial drain Of a
long war. / am sure that this is mis-
take. While the per capita wealth oil
The country is small there is no public
debt. When war was declared every pub
n lie officer in the empire, from the high
lest to the lowest, subscribed n certain
lier cent. Of his salary to the wal'fund.
rho old wealthy families have opened
their treasure houses and forwarded the
y contc nts 10 the Bank OF Japan, to be
6@held as collateral. Millions have been
raised in this way. Last week bids for
tho first issue Of war bonds were invited
X, and the amount required--lOO, 900. 600 yen
was subscribed within four days. The
burden Will fall heaviest upon the fani
y lies Of the soldiers, who have gone tc
Inc 'FRONT.'. Nliny sOls these lallllllcSi Neie
entirely dependent for support upon the
I. daily earnings of the men who have joined
the colors. The Christians Of Nagasaki
have formed an association to help these
q people. My Japanese colleague iSHchair-
man OF the visiting committee. The com.
mttec has secured from the authorities
the names and addresses Of the 100 mei
who have gone from Nagasaki These
families are all being visited, and as fal
as possible their circumstances are being
IScertained and the most destitute are
being helped with the funds contributed
10 the association. At all OF our sta
TORS mission work Is going on as usual
There has been marked falling off II
the congregations at Sascbo. due to the
fact that the people connected wlth8tht
navy arc all in active service, This place
is the home base OF the fleet which In.
been doing such execution of late. Sew
cral of our own people We're members o.
tho little band who made the brave bu
unsuccessful. cft.It to CLOSE the entrance
to the Port I.rtistr harbor."