Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-31
THE PATRIOTISM
 OF JAPAN'S SOLDIERS.

The nations or the world nave been astounded at the patriotism of the soldiers of the army of the Mikado The mothers of the children of Japan sing their little ones to sleep with tae patriotic songs and chants of war. As the little one in its mothers arms closes its eyes under the lullaby of the singing parent it is to the swelling sounds of glorious patriotism. instead of to the wooing hum of the soft re- frain of peace. The older children are urged to hasten their growth, that they may sooner enter the ranks Of the army of the Mikado, and if pos sible die on the field of battle, riddled with the enemy's bullets. Funeral processions are made triumphal pro sessions, and condolences are replaced with the congratulations of neighbors and friends. of so happy an end as that of having contributed a son or sons in uniform to the Mikado.
 The story of the intense patriotism of the Spartan mothers is that ia- tensihed over and over again in the mothers of Japan for although the leaden hail decimating the ranks of the regiment in which her son gave up his life, bring not tears to her heart, for she signs and regrets that she has not more sons that they too might lay down their lives for the Mikado, whom his subjects love with a loyalty and fidelity such as the world has never seen exhibited towards a ruler of men.
 War dispatch after war dispat-h brings the same story of the 'fanatical bravery" of the toops of the Mikado Danger and loss of life is never count ed. They will dare anything, and though mercilessly moved down by unceasing fire they are ready to return hanh-to-hand conflict as though life were nothing. Under the commands of their officers they charge in the face of certain destruction with the cry of "Benzaiy on their lips and their hearts filled to overflowing with enthusiasm. They count it as one of the greatest gain if they but die in those charges, thus fighting with individual reckless ness, and it is even said of the Jap soldier that he enters into the battle with a prayer upon his lips that he may give up his life therein, for the cause of the Mikado. whom the Jap anese love with an intensity never conceived.
 Individuality and individualism with the little brown men count as nothing. The mass. the cause the Mikado art everything to them. Their religion, or possibly their having no religion for the Japanese are as nearly fatal ists as possible to be. in their love of country and their Mikado divest them selves of all human sensibilities. The war with China has created a lust for blood that seems almost unsuitable. The school children are drilled in the manual of arms. and the boy entering his teens is at that early age enthused in the school of the soldier. until young manhood finds him an adept in the manual of arms and practices of war. War comes, and not he alone, but his mother having but the one sen urges him into the ranks, and weeps that she has not balf a dozen brothers to accompany him. Stoical ly he faces shot and shell, welcoming l death as the greatest honor that could come to him. and that the grim angel 1ad plucked her boy from her heart brings not tears to weeping eyes, but glory in the thought that he sleeps on the battlefield. where he fell fighting for the Mikado.
 It is this patriotism of the little Jap anese nation, almost Buddhistic in it's belief, that is carrying the brown men into the heart of Manchuria, fearless
 y following the enemy constantly re- treating, and without rest, hammeriag away at the tired and fleeing foe wbc have been so mercilessly slaughtere and brought grief and consternation te the powerful Russian nation. When the history of the Japanese war with Russia shall have been written. the world will have a record of unselfish