Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-05
JAPS TELL 0F 1H[ War
Distinguished Party of Japa-
nese In the City En- Route
to st. Louis
TO PREPARE JAPAN's EXHIBIT
70 PREPARE JAPAN's EXHIBIT
Commissioner Hokkio, and Party of
Twenty five. Take Supper in the City
Monday Evenins-Mr. Mataro cri-
zuka, Mechanical Engineer of Japan,
Tells of the War IN the Far East

] ellis OF the war IN the r ar EaSv
| A distinguished party of Japanese
comprising twenty-five of the staff of
/ Commissioner Hokkio passed thru the
city Monday evening on the Iowa Cen
I trail, en- route for st. Louis, to begin the
j the Louisiana Purchase exposition. The
members of the party took supper at
the union station, and while eatdng, MIR.
! Mataro Crizuka, mechanical engineer
| of Japan, talked to a Times Repubii-
/ can man of the plonas OF the party, and
something OF the war in the far east,
which is engrossng the attention of
the world at the present time.
| The party from the fowery kingdom
left Yokohama on March 49, and has
made very good time since landing al
Vancouver. The only delay OF impor-
| lance was caused at Glacier House, b.
| c., by a snow blockade.
! Heading the party is Iensaku Hok-
Osaka Chamber of Commerce. He is
one OF the five commissioners appoint
| ed by the chamber to represent the Sec
| ondary capital of Japan at the exposi-
! ton Mr. Hol1kio Will only remain in
ST. Louis until the exhibits are Install
| ed. NJ Naigi is one of the directors
OF the exhibits in general. Mr.. Crizuka,
who is the mechanical engineer of Jap
an and speaks wonderfully good Eng
| list, will remain in ST. Louis until az
| ter the exposition has been brought to
a close. Mr.. Crizuka received great
| deal Of his education in this country
and for several years was connected
with the Baldwin Locomotive Works
at Philadelphia.
Another prominent member of the
party is Mr.. Yoshitaro Watanabe, pro-
fessor of metallurgy in the College OF
Engineering, Imperial University, Tok-
10. He Will be in direct charge of the
meteorological exhibit to be made by
Japan. One of the younger men OF the
party Is X. Watanabe. son OF Baron 9.
Watanabe, of Toxic. who Will study
photogra pllic art during his stay in st.
Louis.
Tells Of the War.
Mr. CnZuka, in speaking OF the war
situation, said that he expected hard
fight on the iand ''ion sea our arms
nave been - every Instance slsaaly
Victorious sa.i Mr.. cIizuka, 'and
Japan has sheEn the world that as
sea power s,,e has but few equals. Our
runners have demonstrated their skill.
an knowledge Of var. and our .saancn
have provea conclrsively that | the
science ef naviga ion is not confihe1
ID the western hemisphere Our record
\ me SEA has been ore 10 fire the E,i..
anG stir lie ~ fIsiasan of every oatr..
cite japanese. nd in Japan every man
and boy is patriot ard ready u give
his all, and life besides, for the good
VI his ,.3u: Ivy.
ION land am somev hat fearfl. .hit
we may not do so well. The cossacks
are said to be wonderfully we'll drilad
and as horse.nen they have few equals
The resources Of Russia are so :srest,
that she can throw such an army into
the field against us tha. we will have
to fight lard to win. The japanese
army is in splendid fighting trim, and
her .nen are drilled to the point OF
perfection. There Is not a foreign of
ficer enrolled under our flag, and
whatever we accomplish 1t will be to
the credit of the Japanese officers and /,
soldiers I do not think that the Rus
sian. on land, will be the easy victim
China was few years ago, but Japan |
can put an army of 100000 trained |
men in the field at one time, and even |
in modern warfare between first class
powers, this force is not to be treated |
lightly can say that II Russia whips |
Japan she will know she has had the |
biggest war in her history.
What Japan Is Fighting For.
Japan is not lighting for herself {
alone" continued Mr. Crizuka- She
is fighting for the future peace OF the
far east. Russia's aggressive attitude
left our people nothing to do but to
take up the gauge OF battle, and they
have responded with a Inanimity that
has paralyzed the people of monar-
chies who know nothing, as compared
to our people, of love of country. Prac-
tically every male of proper age, and
many men who have passed their
prime OF life, have volunteered for the
service and they go forward, many of
them. doubtless, to unmarked graves
on the battlefield, with songs, and
cheers. There can be but one result,
and Japan must win, for it is fight
of right against might"
At the conclusion of the interview
Mr. Crizuka said that he had done
nothing, since arriving in this country
but to give out interviews, and that it
was becoming very tiresome. He ,
never saw country, he said, that APP
reared to have so many newspaper
men in it as the United States.
smaller party of Japanese, for the
exposition commission, passed thru
the city early this morning, en- route
for st. Louis, and another party will
be thru the city this evening at 6
o'clock.
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