The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
Counts for More Thar Russian
Roublcs or Millions
Of Men
ALL EAGER TO GO TO FRONT.
Will Submit to Increased Bt,r.i
dens Without Mur,nttr.
Are Very Confident.
BY Bishop Charles B. Galloway.

people look so familiar that 1t seems ! s355
have been away only n few weeks in
stead of nearly two years. But two &
things Impress lne--the crowds are II
not in the streets as formerly, and there
is an expression OF deep seriousness On Il
every face. Evidently there has been
heavy drafts of reserves for the front.
The losses In killed and wounded and 81
from sickness have undoubtedly been
large One very wcll-informed Japanese
gentleman tells me that there are pos. MI
sibly thirty thousand sick and wounded "
in the hospitals of the country.
About the streets and people there ls II
an air of almost mysterious seriousness.
They are not the laughing. merry, chat.
ty Orientals that so fascinates the for-' 5S
eigner on his first visit Though u the &
mon so about their work or business, It w.
is with quiet, persistent patience as
though the whole nation was engaged IN IA
some serious, IL not painful enterprise.
Every ear Is eager for news, and every
heart seems burdened with some i awful Az
personal responsibility. This Is a. war n
of tho whole nation, not OF the govern .3Sss
ment. I doubt II there Is dsoyal SOU s.
iii the Empire. On the. other hand 1t IS II
said OF the Russians that this Is "a w N
OF the Grand Dukes"-not oftthe people. K
Eager for Service.
Every Japanese Is eager for active Sc err
vice And the more dangerous the SER II
vice Gthe more 1t Is coveted. t. IS count. u
ed the highest honor to be allowed 70 10 ~
enlist for the front. l saw a picture yes-s
tertay, representing the cnlbarking Of 2
reserved army corps. In the throng wa n
81 wife with II baby in her arms Just ehnd IL
/ her husband, who is holding the hand q nj
his FIVE ear-old SON. while the little chap N
waves a japanese flag with the other.a
Thus the husband and father !, :, gwen
! a patriotic farewell as he sailed for Ne
1fbattle line In Manchuria. That picture,R8s:
III am assured Is true to life and has been N
l5oftenS seen. .af
The passionate patriotism of these Peo'; III
Ire Is .t,pa n Is creates ertain II WI T:s
Mt counts fnr more thai X ussnI y TOY
bles Or millions Of men, N sacrltcejsis q
| considered too severe and no axes n too
|, burdcnsome, iii thereby Victory y can. be-
secured and the life of the nation pre- 81
served. r Tho nation IS fighting Tor Is IA
existence. so they think. Many stories ss &
tfcome 10 me or the cheerful and #un re- e.
uuited abor rendered by t he poop le.$Sss,.
Down at Hiroshima, swhcasthe armies are &,
mobllzed and take ship for ManchurtA,a5
tSthes whole city Keeps opcn no use. I'D
zine same is true of Kobe and other cities
itwhen the soldiers tarryBfor5 q few days
( Every nome y n NJ iirostnmn vs. has had III
\ from twu&to fifteen soldiers at "a tiiMn,at5
i, the people only compensated for the bare
,&cost or the food. nj The women cook night
land day. I Is said TINT many have
become so exhausted that they tfall 2asleHfE5
X they Sit down for n moment u Q glres:t
And yet nobody complains. They couns9ss
Igthatans their glad part In serving their lr5
Emperor. who is derhcd in their Ina gt-55S5
nations I!58 81 ssi Fs5ss Ia t5 agGy
No Cases Of Bad :Cond uct.,
And another Significant fact has ncsn
given me by boil, Japanese and foreign
4crs. In all this movement d X soldiers, ss
,,fof 1Syrr1 ,D To-
where the barracks s. were overcroWded III
not a single case OF bad conduct has
| been charged They have acted with
utmost perfect proprlety Unlike Euro ,fi
pea1l and other soldiers the Japanese sareS{
never boisterous srowdyish or overbenr r
ing. IntoXication Is not allowed, and is II
almost unknown. They are absolutely III
obedlent to rigid discipline. rs i.65
The resident foreigners / have met, and Us
some who have had long and intimate
knowledge of tho country and people, Z,
are uniform and almost enthusiast tic A IN /.
|&their praise Of the fair and generous
spirit which has dominated these peopls
since the beginning of the war. T hers
has been both a purpose and pride sin 81
so conducting this regretted conflict us
to escape the criticism OF ives tern na-
tons III .ll n
Just u few days ago the government.
heartily supported by the emperor, did
a generous thing which evidences thee
spirit of the nation. On the transport
Hitschi Maros, sunk by the Russians in "
the Korean strait. there were three Eng
ilish officers going over to study the field
operations. Their families have received
generous grants from the Japanese gov
eminent, Captain Campbell's family get
5000 yens, the amount given the family
of n Japanese Mnjor-General killed u In II
action, while Mr.. Glass family receives
fiD,, Nfre icl,r n51,ny7 rS
In addition they are to receive a cer-35
tain salary for thirty months, We need u
not be surprised ut the Japanese wins
ming foreign sympathy, when such M
tional and tender consideration Is dis
played, II II
have made dllgcnt inquiry rs to the z
resources of Japan. The opinion Is Of
ten expressed that the nation will soon y
become financially exhausted; that every
days continuance ofathe war Is favorable
to the Russians. No doubt the strain
upon this country Is very great, and but "
for Its patriotism, which has all the sa- 4;
credness OF n sacrament, and all the
power of n passion, the odds would DO
against the japanese. But they Will &
submit to Increased taxable burdens
without IL murmur,. the women VII take
the places On tho little farms made vacant *
by the men called to the front, and the *
last dollar of every citizen freely surren-
dered, before they VIII see thelr mas ~ Y
down In defeat, Last evening three well f
informed japanese gentlemen called 10
see me, and from them ] gathered many
facts that assure me or the nations des-
perate purpose. M r II tx } ~
one fact Irritating to an American
fresh from home. Is the rigid censorship }i
OF $the press. Tho Kobe Chronicle has 4
been fined twice for certain publications y
aud several of the native papers have !
had like judicial censnre You get q H
good deal more news from the front every
day than we do. but What we do get - y
official and reliable, You read much that 4
is pure fiction
Are Very Confident.
The confidence Of the japanese IN Inc
outcome Is almost amusing, A y, ac.
elaborate preparations are made IN to-
| klo and the large cities 70 ceelhrate the
| fan of Port Arthur, One enterpr'slrs Z
NATIVE paper in Osaka q few DAYS !, Az
\ printed thousands of'nxtras, va ulilr, II
| fshiny headlines announcing the te~,', - Il