New Ulm review., 1904-08-10
SAW JAPS LEAVE FOR WAR
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land IS tillable, but that small part is
cultivated as carefully as garden. All
man labor, man takes the place of beast
and machinery. Think of this plucky
little country facing one of the greatest
nations in the world in actual war,
bravely sacrificing her best blood and
brain to check the avaricious and unrea-
sonable demands of a great nation
which stands in the way of humanity
and civilization. I believe her cause is
a just one and that she will eventually
be successful. An army of $4,000 are
gathering to leave for Port Arthur, for
great battle will be fought very soon.
had occasion to see $500 board at Naga-
saki yesterday. Had The scene occurred
in America you would have seen fathers
mourning, mothers wringing their hands,
and sisters weeping bitterly. Not so In
Japan. The fathers looked proud that
they had CONS to send, the mothers never
she'd tear, the sisters looked envious
that they were not boys SO they could
go. Don't think, however, that they are
haid-hearted people, they are very affec-
tionate; but to die for their country or
to give their sons to the defense of their
country is considered not only duty
but the highest honor.
The families lined up alongside of the
wharf and the line of soldiers six deep
passed into the great vessel. Flags
were displayed by the thousands and the
people bowed very low while they shout
ed, "Banzai' (Long live Japan. The
soldiers wore determined, stoical, pa
triotic demeanor, like Spartans they
fghtand they II bring back laurels or never
come back at all. While the men are
at war, the women will raise food for
them, so believe the outlook is bright |
for Japan. Tomorrow we see new
phase of life-the Chinese at home.
Hone KONG, CHINA, JUNE 16, 1904.
We are now moving into the tropical
regions very fast and it is beginning to
feel very warm.
We spent all day Tuesday June 14th)
at Shanghai. Shanghai is run almost
entirely by the English. English gov
ernment officials, merchants and seamen
inhabit one part OF the town. Tue po-
lice are His Majesty's natives of India
big, dark fellows wearing yellow suits
and red turban. Another part is in.
habited by the Germans, third part by
the Americans and fourth part by the
French-each have little corner but
the English predominant. Each have
their own postofice where the traveller
can procure domestic stamps and rates. |
We dined at the Astor House, hotel
run by Americans. The part of Shang-
hal run By foreigners is very pretty-so
much like our own country as to lose its
interest to US who are looking for new
sights all the while.
The Chinese part-well, shouldn't |
mention 1t. Dirty, Sinking, detestable
natives swarm about in innumeraole |
numbers. The Chinese are my impress
sion of what the Orientals was. I was not
in them as I was in the
Japanese. The japanese surprised me
by their superior intelligence, progress !
iveness ard hospitality; the Chinese do
not appeal to me at all favorably. There |
is a greater chasm between the civlliza.
ton of the Chinese and japanese than
between us Americans and the Japanese.
Shanghai is located fifteen miles from
the mouth of the Yang tse. Kiang river,
a river so muddy that in tumbler full |
of It's water left to settle will have three:
foarths of an inch of mud in it, aud the |
sea is discolored by its waters nearly
hundred miles from its mouth.
The "ChiEa" anchored near the mouth |
and we went up the river IN a launch. |
Tomorrow we reach Hong Kong. We |
must then bid farewell to the "China."
We will then have lived on her twenty |
nine days and travelled about 5000
miles. have felt as safe on her as on
dry land and have enjoyed her compan-
lonship.
Opening of Indian Reservation.