Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-03-09

Japan's total area is 147,6 square miles;
RusSias is $500, 395 square miles.
Japan's population is 43,760,815; Russia s
is 129, O04, 514
The japanese Empire consists of five prin-
cipal and eleven smaller islands; the Rus
sian Empire, exclusive OF the kwang- Tung
Province. comprises one-seventh Of the land
surface of the globe.
Japan has 1862 towns, villages ana
cities; Russia has sos 800 cities and settle
ments
Japan's total available military force
numbers 603 116; Russta's. 100000 war
strength).
Japans army includes o03 battalions Of
infantry, with 800 officers and 1913, 100
men; Russia's ,236 battallons of infantry,
with $4,000 officers aud 3,44O,o0O men:
JapanS military force Is equipped with
6S4 cannon and 81, 800 horses; Russias, g.
800 cannon and 10000 horses.
Japans artillery force numbers "A, 40;
Russia, 1873 900.
Japans army reserves number 7o,4IS;
RusSiaS s, 2.45O, 900
Japans possible naval strength Includes
123 naval vessels Of all kinds; Russias az
vessels
Japan's navy. at full war strength, in
cludes 31,379 officers and men with 6,267
officers and men in reserve; Russia has
6o,O54, with $4,000 in the reserve.
Japan's navy includes battleships, -
armored cruisers, 3 gunbohts. is torpedo
destroyers 3S frst-class and 80 second and
third class torpedo boats; Russias, 20 bat
class and 10 second-class cruisers and l63
torpedo craft.
The largest warship in Japan's navy, the
Mikasa was built in 1900 Is Of Is 600 tons
displacement, and carries crew Of 935
men, Russia's largest was the CeSarev1tch,
destroyed by the Japs, of IL, 100 tons dis
placement. and carrying a crew Of 732 men.
Japan has nine naval bases in the Far
East = Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo, Maizura,
Nagasaki, Kobe, Matsouai. Ominato, I0Aas-
bika, Tsushima; Russia has three-'l adl-
vostok. Dalny and Port Arthur.
japan has nine coaling stations-Y okosu-
ko. Saseho Malzuru, Tokashika, Kobe, On
inato. Matsouai Nagasaki, Kure Russia
has three-Dalny, Port Arthur, Nladivostok
Japau's output OF mineral wealth Ill a
year was 7.471. 900 tons of coal and "a, 448
tons of iron and steel; RGssias, II, 612,9S2
tons Of coal and 4,S16,0OO tons of iron and
steel
Japan's acreage under cultivation Is Il,
315,31o acres; Russia's, 211,5T,7O.
Japan has food producing acreage equal
to one-quarter Of an acre TO: each head OF
popua ton; RusSiaS equals 30
Japan eniists annually 10000 men in It's
army and navy; Russia. 10000.
The CONSUMPTION age for the army In
Japan is between II and 40 years; in Rus-
sia all between the ages OF - and 40 are
liable.
Japan's infantry Is armed with Midi
magazine rifles, holding five cartridges; Rus
ria uses the .'three-line" magazine rifle,
holding five.
Japan's cavalry is armed with sword and
carbine; Russia's carry sword, rife, bayo-
net and lance.
Japan's form of government is nominally
a monarchy, but really It is nearly repubii-
can: Russia Is an absolute monarchy.
In Japan education Of the young is com
pulsory; in Russia, almost the opposite Is
true.
Japan has 2S,677 schools: Russia, 1921,
including military and naval schools.
Japan's schools and universities are at
tended by 7.709.4 24 students, taught by "a,
6l6 teachers; Russias schools have 3,779,
S1S and 1884 teachers
Japan has 33 libraries. with a total OF
$1,000 volumes; Russia has far less, con
Quoted in connection with schools.
la one year japan published 20.S14 diff
ferent books; in Russia, 1861 were pub
lshed
In one year Japan published $40 different
periodicals {monthly. weekly and daily, q
total of 464 45S Iii copies being issued
Russia published 743 periodicals. In II Ian
guageS.
In Japan absolute freedom of religious
belief and practice Is extended by the con
sttution; in Russia the Jews especially are
prosecuted.
Japan's chief forms of religion embrace
Shintoism. with Il sects, and Buddhism
with IS sects: Russias established religion
is the G:aecoRussian, officially called the
Orthodox Catholic faith
Japans religion is not state religion
and is not supported by the state; Russa's
religion is state religion and the Gar is
the head of the established church.
Japan has 191, 9O6 shrines or churches
Russia has 80, 626 churches Of all denomi
nations exclusive Of 765 monasterieS, where
S,076 monks and 6,978 asplrants are housed
Japan's last budget placed the total an
nual revenues at S136,S15, Alb and expendi
lures at S135, 212, 248; Russia's revenues to-
tailed 1913, SIG $50, the ordinary expenditures