The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-18
JAPANESE IN EARNEST.
Unity Of Purpose Concealed
Under Outward Politeness.
BRAVERY OF THE POORER GLASSES

startling Incidents THAT Depict the
sterner Qualities Of the siisado's
PeopIe-Adtnntagen of The Japa-
nese over the russians : Troops
Drill Gas one Man
90 the road outside my window l
heard the nelghing Of horses in the
night, recently wrote John f. Bass,
the Tokyo correspondent Of the Chi
cago News. otherwise everything was
quiet. / worked little longer and
then to rest myself went 10 the wins
dow. What was this passingg Regi
ment after regiment Of Japanese foot
moving So silently that although
was only d few yards distaut, not
sound reached me but the neighing Of
country horses II was grewsome, this
absolute silence. Thousands Of men
were passing, and not a whisper could
be heard. not footbcat on the road.
Every man in this body must in obe-
dience to orders almost tiptoe along.
A Whole people IN such absolute har-
mony with the authority that COM
mands are obeyed with sympathetic
exactness cannot be made up Of hui
man individuals There is different
stun here from men as we know them
in the west lndividualism is yolun-
tarlly and entirely suppressed for the
benefit Of the organism More and
more came by, and even with my win
dow open watching them | could not
hear their tramp.
Go to the field where they drill II
you believe that You have seen troops
drill before. watch these companies
/ There are no prize ones. They all are
equally perfect. have read III Ameri-
can papers about troops drilling "as
one man IN many countries | haye
watched many troops. Never before
have ! realized the meaning Of those
words 'as enc man"
The angle Of the rife over the Shout
der is exactly the same All the mo-
tions 81 every man are exactly the
same There are no nerves here, no
carelessness. III Is hard to convey the
idea DC So great precision. Conceive
small steam engines working side by
side keeping time 50 that each piston
drives in and out at the same instant,
then son VIII get the picture Of Iapa-
nese troops IT drill
There are stories current IN Tokyo
which though they may not be aceu-
rate show the temper Of the people, O
temper wholly different from that q
lother civilized nations, among which
japan has taken firm position. Al
tile naval fight of Chemulpo they say
sailors hand was shot away at th'
wrist He picked up the bleeding frag
mcnt Of his own body ana made iii.
way to the ships hospital There h,
held out tile nutilated arm and gaYi
! the several hand to the doctor,
Please sew It on he said. that
may continue to fight for my country.
! The bystanders had not recovered
from their wonder when the sailor fel
; al the doctors feet and died.
This man was not an officer. He wa
sailor before the mast one Of th'
common people. Travellers who yisi
Japan see the dainty little houses, thl
exquisite decorations, the flowers ant
gardens, the punctilious courtesy o.
I the japanese people They never
dream Of what sterner stuff the Japa
nese are made, The Japanese have
been considered al art loving, perhaps
rather an effeminate race. They ar,
/ really a race of heroes
! 4 workingman with a wife and {
[ number OF children was called to serve
his country He distributed as many
Of his children among his friends a.
he could One remained over. He was
too proud TO nsk public support In
deed families are large here, ant
! should the state support the need.
families Of the soldiers there would b
nothing left with which to make war