The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
HOSPITAL WORK
OF JAPANESE
WONDERFUL SYSTEM DESCRIBED
BY MISS McUAUL.
Her Study Of the Japanese Red Gross
Society The Perfection Of the
Islanders Military Nursing System =
Management Of the Field Hospitals.
New York Times.

1NoW LUX Times. s.. .E.-.r.
interview with Miss M ey G.AM who was as
received few days ago by the queen
on her return from an important mis-
sion to the far east, having for it's OBJ
lect the study of the japanese Red
Cross society. a detailed report Of
the Japanese military nursing system
and an account of the mission will be
shortly, published in book form. Miss
McCaul, who gave her services as
volunteer in South Africa during the
Boer war, left England early in the
present year and was absent six months.
Her journey was under the auspices Of
the queen, by whom it was sanctioned,
of the Japanese government. ~.
Miss McCaul said: - 49,
Miss Elaine St. Aubyn, and when we
reached Japan, Nine. Kuroda, a Japan
ese lady, attached to the Toxic war de-
partment, was specially detailed to ac
to inspect the Japanese military and
civil hospitals and prisons, and to thor
oily investigate their system of ambul-
ance, military medical service, field
| hospitals, etc., with a view to seeing
what was to be learned. Turnout 1 re-
e cetn every possible facility from the
once by the empress, who takes the
deepest interest Up these questions. BY
| the great courtesy of the Japanese gov
eminent was permitted to 90 to the
front, and at General Kuroki's head
quarters saw Japanese medical work in
me teld. We were, the only women
who had gone to the front and we were
escort Of fifty chairbearers and troops.
| There can be no doubt that the Jap
anese are ahead Of us in the matter Of
surgical and medical outfit, and most
certainly in the management of field
GUS forethought and wonderful invent
iveness Of the Japanese. Yet rigid econ
omy is observed. We have, indeed,
many useful lessons to learn from them.
The equipment of the hospitals is mag
nifcent, and the fact that their system
goes like !clockwork is due to the in
medical med men. I was thoroly delighted
wounded. The medical science and
nursing skill Of the Japanese are won
derful. No woman nurses are allowed
at the front, all the work being done by
men: During wal, the female nurses
are drafted into the big reserve and sta.
tionary hospitals in ia pan, where they
replace, the male nurses who are dis.
patched to the front. They are all
Red Cross nurses, and are kept as a re.
serve. After course of training they
sign Tor sixteen years service, but are
free to follow their ordinary avocations
to be available when wanted.
IL was greatly impressed with the
Red Cross system Of Japan, but it is
too early to say how it would work in
England: It answers splendidly in
Japan: think, however, that it would
be advisable to have fewer women
employ orderlies Of higher training. ]
was especially struck BY the Japanese
medical and surgical appliances, which
can only describe as wonderful, and
was much impressed by their .lightness
Indeed, the whole Of the medical trans
port is very light. I received permits
sion from the government to 90 in a
hospital ship to Antung, en- route fol-
the system on board left nothing to be
desired. I also visited the Russian
prisoners in the Island Of Shikoku, at
Matsuyamaa; l. found them happy and
Asked about the charges Of cruelty
and the use Of DUN DUN and explosive
bullets, Miss McCaul said:
~ never saw or heard of explosive
bullets. Both among the Russian and
Japanese wounded found that the bull
letholes were just like those made by
Mauser bullets, being very small and
clean wounds, which healed very quick
~. The Japanese gave me complete
infantry equipment and a collection of
ambulance appliances to bring home tc
show to people in England. It is, how
ever, curious thing that I could not
obtain a bullet. All those extracted
from the wounded are carefully kept
as the property Of the. government, and
Summing up her remarks, Miss Nc
Caul added:
"The Japanese admitted to me that
: they had learned many useful lessons
from the South African war, and there
by had been able to improve their owr
system: The perfect organization ano
} discipline to be seen : everywhere II
Japan, even down to the minutest de
, tail, form object lessons, not only fol
US, but for every other snation.'
Miss McCaul also stated that the
/ Japanese troops were very. pleased al
Queen Alexandra g interest in thei1
nursing system, and added that in this
, respect the mission had had beneficial
. effect on Japanese public opinion.
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