The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-15

ure. An army Of 100000 men is to
be raised by order OF the Empress in
each OF the twenty. three provinces Of
the empire, and these armies, also by
imperial edict, are to be oflicered and
drilled by Americans or Europeans,
or by Chinamsn. who have learned
thoroughly as the Japanese have
learned, the best methods of the ar.
mics of the Western world.
These things DR.. Tong told me,
but 1t was not all, and in my opinion
not the most interesting. Of all that
ne said. You remember that follow
ing the Boxer rebellion In China the
United States exaotod from the Chin.
ESQ government an indemnity of SO,-
600, 900. 1t has been proposed that
we should return this indemnity to
China. DR.. Tong spoke Of this pro-
prosltion and amazed me by saying
that China would appreciate 1t If the
United States did such q thing. On
the contrary, he said, the thing
which China would like best would
be for tho United States to invest
that twenty milllon Of dollars in it's
own government bonds and with the
Income provide scholarships at various
American colleges and universities
for the free education of Chinese
students who In the years that are to
come shall be the soliiers and states
men and tradrSDen Of China.
III the Flowery Kingdom isn't al
ready sitting up and taking notice,
then | don't know what q real wide
awake one is."
DR.. Seamen was asked about the
methods Of the medical corps Of the
greatcS5 and best Of any army In the
world The history Of the worlds
wars shows that practically five sold
iers have died Of prcventable disease
whore one has died from bullets. Iu
the war Of the rebellion about 6O2, 900
lives were lost, and Of this number
l02 900 were killed on the firing line
or died from the results OF wounds.
balance died from disease, most cases
OF which could have been prevented
with proper care.
The surgeons Of the Jaganese
army received something more than
half million well men. The medical
men directed their entire attention
after the war began to keeping that
army we'll. To accomplish this the
army surgeons did that which had
never before been heard of in any war
of the world. They went forward
With the first screen Of scouts thrown
out. They were away In advance OF
the main army. With lightning like
rapidity they examined every well and
every stream Of water over which the
army would travel Over one ,yoll
they would place placard with this
legend: This water must not be
drunk except after boiling" Over
another we'll they would place anoth
er placard which read: "Tnls water
must not be used for any purpose ex
copt for bathing"
Except in battle the surgeon in
the Japanese army is the great mogul
His orders are o6eyed i'm pl.eitiy, and
when a Japanese soldier is warned
not to drink this or not to drink that
he would no more think Of disregard
ing the mandate Of the army surgeon
than he would think of disregarding
the command OF his general. IN chief.
Tho result was that the men who
won the Victories for Japan were as
we'll nigh physically perfect as 1t was
possible for men to be. 1t had to be
so. Had the death rates In other
vars prevailed in this one the Japan.
ESQ army would have been wiped out.
Therefore in the main, prcvcntable
disease was prevented, and the sold
ierS OF Japan were not murdered in
the cause OF war"