Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-23

0Ntpuihl OF CfllltlHm ana pIOteht
against the way things are going. But
the tradition Of authority Is stronger
here than IN any western country The
feeling OF loyalty which led men 10 die
for feudal master IN the days OF old
Japan keeps them faithful 10 the gov
eminent today while there IL danger
abroad, II is not sympathy and salts
faction with what II being done that
makes government officers willing 20
submit without "a murmur 10 taxes
that take of 20 per cent Of their salar-
les az n blow. or produces calm ac-
quiesCence IN increased tariffs and in
tcrnal revenue taxes that will raise the
cost Of living IN Japan by an enormous
per cent we viii stand by the govern
ment while the war lasts said an In
telllgent native to me recently, but
when the war Is over, we shall hold the
government responsible.
The correspondent maintains that ia.
pan cannot afford to carry on this war.
1t Is not wealthy country, and in spite
Of the large population It's natural re.
sources are far from being fully devel-
oped, Westerners do not realize that
large part Of the land OF the country
Is not under cultivation, while that
which Is cultivated, although beautiful
ly and neatly worked yields It's pro-
duce at tremendous cost IN human la
Dor. The ordinary man, except along
a few lines, Is unproductive, although
he works hard. The immense cost OF
building up a navy like that which is
now anoat. and Of putting an army In
the field Is crushing, The addition OF
SIC million yen which win be made TO
this years budget In consequence OF the
war means terrible burden in actual
outgo, or In loss OF comfort, upon every
man. woman and child in the empire,
for the large surplus which in western
countries takes the form OF saving does
not exist IN Japan. Contrary TO out.
side impression also Japan has It's large
proleta riat. In the large cities many
thousa nds Of people have no trade or
regular means OF employment for, In
the transition from old TO new the an
clent systems Of apprenticeship have
gone by the board, and new ones have
not yet fully taken their place The
war therefore, he concludes, is "A war OF
the official classes. II is not popular,
It came to the country AZ a great sur
prise,
But among the official classes the war
Is regarded with great enthusiasm To
quote again;
There the enthusiasm for the war Is
intense, and men are already beginning
to discuss the possibilities OF getting an
indemnity out Of Russia In case OF tur-
Their military success, Many, however
do not dare 20 hope that this indem-
nifty viii take a peouniary form ABB
solute control Of Korea, and, IN short
the carrying through OF the Japanese
program as announced at the beginning
OF ne war seems 20 be all that the
more ra tlonal OF the enthusiasts antlci-
pate. and this, they think, will he ne
cured and the war ended through the
good offices OF certain European pow
ers. chief among which Ia, OF course,
England. II II undoubtedly true that
England, contrary TO the general i'm
preston, did nos foment the war the
British minister having. according to
ndisputable evidence, strongly eXerted
himself 10 bring about an understand
Ing"
It would seem, II this representation
Of the situation Is correct, as II Japan's
defeat would mean the downfall OF the
government In revolutionary earth
quake, For II the people OF the coun-
try are against the war, there WIN be
an upheaval, n the result Ia disastrous.
as there was IN France after the dis
astrous war with Germany. 1t IL sig
infant to notice in this connection that
the usual crop OF war scandals has al
ready begun to appear, These are IN
part connected with the new taxation,
and in part with the furnishing OF mil
itary and naval supplies Chief among
these scandals are those connected
with the changed conditions under
which tobacco Is 10 be manufactured
and taxed, the intrigues of foreign to.
bacco interests, and the irregular work
OF local officers being already sufficient
to furnish employment for star of in.
vestlgators. Such scandals, whether
real or fictitious, Will serve a purpose
afterwards, should not final victory ST.
lence the opposition.