The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-19
SALT LAKE JAPS
RAISE WAR FUND
Americans May Contribute to
the Cause.
NO MORE SOLDIERS NEEDED
GOVERNMENT SAYS MONEY rs
MUCH MORE DESIRABLE.

Funds FOR the aid of the japanese army
are being raised by salt Lake japanese
IL is their endeayors with only twenty
persons, the number of japanese iu SAT-
I Lake City, to rdlse fund larger than
that sent TO t6e Orient by thirty-five
Japanese residents OF ogden, the latter
part OF April.
The Japanese government has sent word
TO its people iu the United states. stating
lhat there was no need for them 60 20 to
Japan. but that they could better serve
their country by remaining I'm America
and furnishing the slueWs or War-mOney-
The japanese population of ogden sent
war with Russia. This the Salt Lake
city japanese wish 20 eclipse by interest
I ing the Americans In the cause. The sum
that Tney have commenced 70 cOueet mas
been growing steadily each day and IN q
short time tney expect to send what VIII
show their devotion To their land
Funds Being Steadily Sent.
About 5000 japanese are at present in
the Z nitCu states and OF this number
5.UJJ are students in the colleges, sCnOOls,
receive $40 a day for their work rms
would show that s52-5oJ IS earned edcu Gay
by the japanese population DL inns
amount nearly one-Leuth iS being sent TO
the japanese government.
A Japanese merchant i'm New YORK,
whose wealth was sZVJ9e5 has turned
over his enUrG fortune tor the use Of ms
country. His example is being followed
by great many OJners- In Japan me
patriotism OF the citizens rs pelA6 SHOWN
daily by their Contributions 20 lLe guy
eminent. Nearly an the merchants OF inc
country are giving as much as one-tehth
of their income for the war cause.
The above statements We're MADE py q
( local Japanese resident yesterday. ~
! further declared that the japanese were
I following the wish of their government
and were working instead of returning
home TO Tight f8e further said that the
present war is being fought with educa-
ton on one side and IllteTacy on lHe
.otheT. ID he decision, ne saiI' woulu
with the smaller number on account OF
! better education.
Eulogy on Jap Commander.
The following eulogy ON the death of
Commander HIruse was made yesterday
by Frank Shinotsu, a local japanese
Japan paid dearly for the second at
tempt 10 block mp the entrance of Port
Arthur, Tor on this occasion she IoaL one
Of the braYest naval OFFICERS. ConnlaAuef
1 Hir0se is a graduate OF the naval col
lege. While I'm school he distinguished
himself by mis- indOmitdbic courage
Brave as Hon, he had the heart OF a
I lamb AT the time of his death ne was
] 35 years old but had not been marIleC.
Commander Hirose could have saved ms
/ life had he not tarried ON the deck Of the
sinking steamer. He went back three
times to seek one of the sailors under
him and just at the moment When ne
was TO leave the steamer Tor the las1
tirue q bullet which was shot from the
enen0v's fortress swept him away, over
+ board. This gallant action 10 save the
sailor under him Is highly appreciated by
an people of Japan.
Description Of Funeral.
con the thirteenth his funeral service
was performed according 20 the SnlntQ
rite Miss Roam HirQse, the l5-year-ola
daughter of Captain HIrOSe bf0luef on
/ the deceased, was che cnIel moufhel: lle
ceremony was attended by all dlstin-
guished men of the city and prominent
naval officers. Among them may pc
mentioned Vice Admiral Baron 1dmamOtp-
I AdrnfraI ITO Ouartermaster General
Murah funeral address was first Iesld
I nv 4 priest. Lieutenant Mat5uuura, VINO
was wounded on the occasion OF the tirsr
sffacx on Port Arthur and who recently
LETT Iaseho hospital. read a message sent
hv Vice Admiral Togo. commander -lli-
chief of the combined fleet Several other
addresses followed and various par
/ tfculars of the rite were attended TO- 1he
/ Ceremony was altogether an impressive
one