Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-02-25

is not Obtainable by nine out OF
every tel of our boys, their advant-
! ages considered, who are willing to
work as hard for it as my young
friend U. Sumida, in Japan, worked
for his promotion. Boys, are you
willing to pay the price of honorable
distinction? Japan's proud station
in the comfy of nations to-day, how
ever surprising, is not the result of
the waving of a magic wand by
Mutsu Hito himself, nor by any of
the wizard statesmen that have fig
ured among his advisors, but her
splendor in it's magnificent proper
tions has been carved from the f1inty
granite of adversely by constant eff
fort, unremitting industry, upheld
and inspired by intelligent self
esteem and intense love OF country.
Some contrasts will help to an I'M
Outstanding of the progress Japan
has made, and these combined point
the index finger of prophecy to her
future achievements.
About the time of the opening of
the country the British, French, and
American squadrons combined to
chastise one of the feudal lords of
Japan, and with their united fleets
shelled some of the towns. Some
small craft which he sent against
them were sunk by the Americans,
but Immediately the Americans low
cred boats and rescued as many as
possible of the sinking japanese
sailors. This was a great surprise to
them. The idea of rescuing an enemy
was foreign to their conceptions at
the time. The thing to do under
such circumstances, as Japan saw it
! then, was to brain the fellows strug-
Cling in the water, with ar a or
anything else that came handy and
would serve the purpose.
Many years ago, under our old
friend Hideyoshi, the Japanse in
vaded Korea, and fought many and
severe battles, but the objects of the
Invasion were a failure. On their
return home, the japanese brought
with them, as souvenirs and me-
mentoes of their proves, great guam
titles of human ears which they had
! cut from the heads of killed and cap
tured Koreans. These were buried
in a heap, in the city ofKyoto, over
which was cast a great mound OF
earth on top of which was erected a
stone monument with cOmmemOra-
tive inscriptions. It is still known
as the Mimidzuka, a tomb, and
stands as a monument of that ag-
! gressive past whose forces Japan is
now Directing TO better and more
humane ends.
In the recent war with China the
dead were carefully buried. Red
Cross nurses followed the army the
Society is regularly organized i'll
Japan, and an imperial prince is
president) and a wounded or sick
Chinaman that fell into japanese
hands was as carefully tended as one
of their own men, Many prisoners
were taken, a squad Of whom were
brought to Nagyoa, the city il which
I was living at the time. The day
of their arrival it rained necessarily
At the railroad station gate, on hi
exit, each prisoner was handed al
umbrella. and the whole band was
marched up the street to their prison
quarters, each mar carrying an UNI
brella over him to protect him sci
from the rain. In the temple ant
! grounds where they were kept tn
best of sanitary arrangements pre-
vailed. Baths were provided, anC
the Chinese, many Of whom scenes
never to have had a bath before
were obliged to clean themselves u
Gland put on clean clothes. Album
dance of wholesome food was furn
ished them, and they We're givel
: light work sufficient for exercise.
The feeling against Commodor
q Perry was intense and widespread
when, at the lannon's mouth b
d, forced the Shotgun to sign a treat
. that violated the laws and custom
: of centuries, and outraged the opir
ions of nine hundred and ninety-nin
: out of every thousand inhabitant
But so complete has been the chang
~ of sentiment in Japan, and the pr
gress of enlightenment, that I hay
i frequently heard japanese say ths
Commodore Perry had proved to h