The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
From JAPAN


lssLetser seeeived From sisssaaary
eaa.ass Light on Side osI apancse
The following letter has JUST been
receivea from a minister WHO has r.
sided In Japan for many years.
It gives light from q SIDE rarely
Osaka. Japan. Nov. u. i9ei
Ny dear Brother:
do not want you to- forget al
about US. since we aresfar away here
| on tie ether side OF he Pacific
therefore send you this letter t.
show taat,sin the season Of Goodwin
to- Men our thoughts naturalIy turn
to yoa asamong those Sc cur fasaily
circle expect the course Of lids
Rrsso5Japanese war has convinced
yoa kat Il VIII NOT be 50 seas after
an. for Russia to land forces II iiis
country and reduce I'LL fhings to q
coas;sfoa Of desoIafion, as she has
done IN Finland Poland sans else
where The japanese claim TO aave
retained their fndepende Tor
tweatysaxe centuries. and Russia ayiil
Ind this no easy countrs to ssilssi sse
III things now so to show hat ii L
coanT5 Is preparing forsatf least hree
Years war and at the end Of s.iat
line the vernacuIar papers are si.ecu-
latins upon how 10 keep the Russians
xfttin theiro own TERRITORY, beyond Tie
limits of Manchnrfa do not tiis;n.s
he Japanese have any idea At tsscy
win be beaten as the result Of this
war. and the spirit with which they
ire pursuing II must have much cGect
upon the course OF erents Russia's
great disadvantage is. OF course. her
distance from her base OF suppits
and the thoroughly disheartenea can.
dition of the troops she hiss scasly
transported TO the east Win rhe faI
Of Port Arthur which nov Gems 10
be Imminent the japanese Nin be
able TO withdraw a large fnvesssn
army. and VIII be able oscoacent-afs
% The Russians around sfsiSseTa
has been said lately hat anotheT ss,eat
battle was near at hand but tho IL
tense cold 3whtct prevails IN that part
of MancHuria where Genera uro
'patilin is now operating. tosetherB I'll
the disorganized condition his
troops after the battle OF Sloagans
and The Shaho. VII possibly cause
him TO go into winter quarters and
wait for spring before opening
hosts1Ities
There is little idea IN the shat
the arrival Of the Baltic feet ma.
teriaIIy alter the naval situati or. and
Judging by tie evidences they have
already given or dncoafpstency & al
most seems that they are coa1ins 10
sure destruction IN encpuntering tls
Japanese feet under admire fose.
The general public here IN Japan aye
begun to regard the war as Gees
sary eyH. and one hears VERY little
talk about 1t as he goes abou4 among
the people: have several Zines e
Gently ridden for several hcar N
crowded trains without heartng any
aiICS1C0 10 Lnel srttlL4Iee5e1t tep.
treat all foreigners With sreat CON
sheraton and are neyer,rude on tisss
account Indeed. they have been SO
put on their guard throughout the
country by the government Ia TOKYO
that they are generally scrupulorsly
polite to all natives OF other countries
A sad feature Of the war. which IS
being constantly pressed upon our At
tentfon, is the number OF Wounded
soldiers IN the very extensive hospIt.
ais which have been bull. for them on
he outskirts OF this great city These
men represent the fowe-sof the able
bodied young men of Japan. and Il
Is sad to see them nmptng abort aad
IN some instances MANNED for iifs
The enclosed circular will show that
l strong effort is being made to reach
hem with Christian influences. The
poor fellows seem much bored with
heir long confinement. and thcs have
almost no means ofsamusement unless
n some entertainment gotten up for
he occasion. Their long rooms seem
ARE OF any ordinary means Of recre-
!tiou. such as reading. etc. and hey
re obliged to either be sim OF their
eds. or to lounge about doing moth
ne during the long days. I have yis-
ted them with Mamie several times
nd the absorbing topic Of conyersa