Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-09

Japnn's total area is 147, Geo square miles;
Russlas Is S,6GO, 800 square miles
Japan's population Is 4S,IOo,Sl5; Russia's
is 12o,Oo4514.
The Japanese Empire consists OF Ave prin-
cipal and eleven smaller Islands; the Rus
sian Empire, exclusive OF the Kwnng-Tung
Province comprises one-seventh OF the land
Japan has f4.GO2 towns. villages and
cities; Russia has 555 900 cities and settle
ments.
Japans total available military force
numbers 6o3,ll6; Russia's 100000 (war
strength.
Japans army includes 2o3 battalons of
infantry. with 1900 officers and 1893 100
men; Russia's 1886 battnlions OF Infantry,
with $4,000 officers and $4,000 men; -,
Japans military force is equipped with
6St cannon and 81, 800 horses; Russla's, B.
500 cannon and 1906 horses.
Japan's artillery force numbers 24'l3o'
Japans army reserves number 7o,47s;
Russia 4, ., 10000.
Japaus possible naval strength includes
1913 naval vessels Of all kinds; Russias az
vessels.
Japans navy, at full war strength, In.
cludes 3l,379 officers and men with o,-o'
officers and men In reserve; Russia mas
TO, OO4, with 30, 800 In the reserve.
Japans navy includes 6 battleships Y
armored cruisers, Runboats, 10 torpedo
dcstroyers, IS frst-Class and 30 second ana
third class torpedo boats; Russia's 20 bat
tleships, IA coast defense vessels, "A nrst-
class and Is second cluss cruisers and lo5
torpedo craft.
The largest warship In Japan's navy, the
Mtkasa, was built In 1900, Is OF 1000 tons
displacement, and carries a crew OF 93o
men; Russas largest was the Cesarevltch.
destroyed by the laps, Of IL, 100 tons dis
placement. and carrying crew OF ~ men.
Japan has nine naval bases In the Fhr
East - Nokosuka, kure, bnsebo, Malzura,
Nagasnki. Kobe, Matsouai, Ominato, Tokas-
hika, Tsushima; Russia has three-Vladl-
yostok, Dalny and Port Arthur
Japan has nine coaling Btations-Yokosu-
ko, Sasebo, Maizuru, Tokashika, Kobe, ON
lnato Matsoual. Nagasnki, Kure; Russia
has three-Dalny, Port Arthur, Niadiyostok.
Japnns output OF mineral wealth In
year was 7,471,OOO tons OF coal and 24,44S
tons OF iron and steel; Russias, II ,6l2, 0S2
tons Of coal and 4,s16,OO0 tons of iron and
steel.
Japans acreage under cultivation Is 12,-
1880 acres; Russia s. 211,5l7,7OO.
Japan has food producing acreage equa!
to one-quarter OF an acre for each head OF
population; Russia 3 equals 93
Japan enlists annually 10000 men in Its
army and navy; Russia, 10000.
The CONSUMPTION age for the army In
Japan Is between II and 40 years; In Rus
STA all between the ages OF % and 10 are
liable
Japan's infantry is armed with Midi
magazine rides holding I'VE cartridges Rus
ria the three line magazine rlue,
holding FIVE.
Japan's cavalry is armed with sword and
carbine; Russia's carry sword, rifle, bayo-
net and lance.
Japan's form Of government Is nominally
Il monarchy, but really 1t Is nearly republi-
can; Russia Is an absolute monarchy
In Japan education Of the young is com
pulsory; in Russia, almost the opposite Is
true.
/ Japan has % GIT schools; Russia, 78,721,
| including military and naval schools.
| Japan $ schools and universities are at
/ tended by 1900, 424 students, taught by "a,
616 teachers; Russia S schools have 3, 779,
s1S and 113,9S4 teachers
Japan has 33 libraries, with n total of
522OO4 Volumes Russia has far less, con
Quoted in connection with schools.
In one year japan published 20,S14 DIFF
ferent books; In Russia, 1861 were pub
ished.
In one year Japan published 800 different
periodicals (monthly, weekly and daily, n
total Of 48l, 45S, 141 copies being issued
Russia published 743 periodicals. In II Ian
guages.
In Japan absolute freedom of religious
belief and practice is extended by the con
stitutlon In Russia the Jews especially are
prosecuted.
Japan's chief forms of religion embrace
Shintoism, with u sects, and Buddhism.
with 10 sects Russias established religion
Is the Graeco- Russian, officially called the
Orthodox Catholic faith.
Japan's religion Is not n state religion
and Is not supported by the state; Russia's
religion Is a state religion and the Car Is
the head OF the established church.
Japan has 1896 shrines or churches;
Russia has %, 626 churches of all denomi-
nations, exclusive OF 765 mouasteries, where
S,076 monks and 6,978 aspirants are housed.
nual revenues at S136,S15,41S and expendi-
lures at $135, 212, PAS; Russia's revenues to-
tailed $94S, 516, 800, the ordinary expenditures