Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-16

Japan's total area is 147,e60 square miles;
Japan's population Is 4a,7Gosl5; Russia's
The Japanese Empire consists of FIVE prin-
cipal and eleven smaller Islands; the Rus
clan Empire. exclusive Of the Kwang-Iung
Province, comprises one-seventh of the land
Su japan has se f iisos towns villages and
cities; Russin has 555,9oo cities and settle
ments.
numbers 6os,1le; Russia's 4,6oo,ooo twar
strength.
Japan's army includes eo3 battalons Of Of
Infantry, with 500 officers and lss,Ioo
Mfb q a@s na bstsaS1s Of
Japan's military force Is equipped with
Gs4 cannon aud 1880 horses; Russia's, 81
800 cannon and 10000 horses.
Russia. 1Ss.oG0.
Russia's, o,450.6oo.
Japans possible naval strength incluac Is
1913 naval vessels Of all kinds; RCssia's ~
vessels.
cSdes si,s1s ofe &C Iu and men with S.2s7
Ssss w a9S sa In In tie RUSSIA ms
Japans navy includes 6 battleships, -
nrmored cruisers, 8 gunboats. 10 torpedo,
destroyer Us first elas. and 30 seeon nd h nMa
tleships, IA coast defense vessels, "a hTs 81
class and - second-ciass cruisers and 1853
torpedo craft.
AIikasa, was built in 1900. is of 10000 tons
men; Russ!a's largest was the CesareyitS;h
destroyed by the Jnps, of 1900 tons us
Japan has nine naval bases In the Far
East = Yokosuka, Kure. Sasebo, Maizura,
Nagasaki Kobe, Matsoual, ominnto, Tokas-
hika, Tsushimn; Russia has three-Vladi-
nut 1- M
ko. Sasebo. Nlaizuru, ToEnshika. Kobe. om-
inato. Matsouai. Nagasaki, Knre; Russia
has three-Dalny, Port Arthur, Nladivostok.
Japan's output Of mineral wealth III q
year was 7,471 600 tons Of coal and 24,4tS
tons of Iron and steel; Itussia's, ,sS2
tons. of coal md 4,s16.too tons of iron and
steel.
1880 acres; Russin's, 211,517,70O
Japan has food-producing acreage equa!
to one-quarter of an acre TO: each head OF
population; Russias equals 3.3.
Japan enlists annually 10000 men In Its
army and navy; Russia, 10000:
The conscrfption age for the army In
Japan Is between II md 40 years; In Rus
sla all between the ages of % md 40 are
liable.
Japan's infantry is armed with Midi
magazine rifles, holding Ave cartridges; Rus
ria uses the "thrce-llne" magazine rifle
Japans cavalry Is armed with sword and
carbine; Russia's carry sword, rifle, bayo
net and lance.
Japan's form of government is nomlnally
n 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 IL
| true.
Japan kas 2S,6T7 schools; Russia, TS,721
Including military and naval schools.
| Japnls schools and universities are at
tended by 77U9,42! students, taught by %,
| GIG teachers; ltussia's schools have 3.7I0,
| SIS and 113,9S4 teachers.
Japan has 80 libraries. with n total O
5o2,004 volumes; Russia has fnr less. con
Quoted In connection with schools.
III one year Japan published 2O,S14 dill
| fercnt books; In Russia, 10.051 were pcL
| lished.
Total of 484, Ass, 141 copies being Issued
IsRussia published 743 periodicals, In IL lar
lguages.
Iii Japan absolute freedom of religion
i belief and practice Is extended by the co,
stitution; In Russia the Jews especially al
prosecuted.
Japnn's chief forms of religion embrac
Shintoism. with - sects, and Buddhism
with 10 sects; Russia's established reigio
Is the G:aeco- Russian. officially called th
Orthodox-Cntholic faith.
and Is not supported by the stste; Russia
| religion is state religion aud the Car
| the head of the established church.
Japan has 800 shrlnes or churches
-n,.ss!n has 90, 626 churches Of all demon
sanf7Sns exclusive Ct 1es monasterles whel
1nrhii's last budget placed The tSfaart i T.
NAL revenues at slse,s15.41s and ezpend
lures Mt s135,212,24s; Russin's revenues tC
tailed S94s.51G. $50, the ordinary expenditure