Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-20
THE NEWS IN JAPAN.
Mrs. Adam Tells of Difficulties Of
Press Correspondents.
GOVERNMENT SECRETIVE,
Not at All Inclined to Allow It's Plans
for the War to Get
Abroad.


~ Miss Medora Clark, and whose hus-
band is general correspondent for the
Associated Press in Japan, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. l.. Brookins, at 16
Thirty-ifth street, Milwaukee. Mrs
Adam left Japan in March.
A First Rate Scoop.
Mr.. Adam, who is also editor Of an
English newspaper in Yokohama, owned
by an English syndicate and published
by him along the lines of American
journalism, is close 10 the japanese gov
eminent, and thus in touch with many
sources of news closed to many newspa-
per men. 1t was Mr.. Adam who scooped
the entire press of Japan upon the news
that diplomatic relations between Rus
STA and Japan were about to be broken
off. Mrs. Adam tells the story interest
ingly.
How He Got the Tip.
"a member of the English syndicate
which owns the Gazette (the paper of
which my husband is EDITOR also owns
a number of houses in Toxic, one of
which was rented to the Russian vice
consul. The Russian came to his land
lord one day, saying that he must give
up the house before the termination of
his lease, as the Russian minister had
been recalled and he must be ready to
leave the city at moments warning.
or course the Russian didn't know that
the Englishman was connected with the
press, but the word was at once passed
to my husband, and he issued an 'ex-
press which corresponds to the Ameri-
can extra and sc0oped the entire press
on the news. During the war thus far
he has gotten about 240 of these ex-
presses. When Port Arthur fell he was
the hrst to issue an express giving the
news"
Why Japs Are Cautious.
THE censorship is very strict" con
tinued Mrs. Adam, "and it is largely
OWING TO this element of caution to the
preservation of secrecy, that the jana
nese have gained SO many victories My
husband received a cablegram from New
York one day, saying Secure interview
with Marquis Ito on the war; Well.
MIR. Adam had had many interviews
with Marquis Ito on the war. but it was
manifestly impossible to send out any
OF them. He tried his best to secure an
authorized interview, but without avail.
The japanese reasoned that they are but
small nation, fighting against odds
against one of the most powerful ma
tons OF til earth, and that they could
not AFFORD to let the least nklng of
their plans be known.
The Correspondents Long Wait.
1T was very amusing, the lack of I'M
Outstanding between the war CORE
spondents and the Japanese government.
When the correspondents arrived, they
made their request to be allowed to 90
70 the front, and the Japanese, with
their customary beautiful politeness said.
Ieftainly. it will give us ples sure Then
they politely put the correspondents off
from time to time, making one excuse
after another, always with the most ex
qHisite courtesy Finally the correspond
entS became very cross with the lana
nese government and said that the Japa-
nese were liars. On the other hand the
japanese said that Americans and 9TH
er foreigners We're stupid They should
have known at once they said. that
we did not intend ever to allow them to
go to the front. but of course it wouldn't
nave been polite to tell them So That
Is the Japanese character in a nutshell.
News Suppressed in Toxic.
The news from the seat of war is car
ried to the telegraph stations by swift
runners and telegraphed to the govern
ment III Toxic. Baron Komura. minister
OF war. IS the head OF the committee of
censorship. He is a very brilliant man.
The vice minister, Lieut.. Gen. Ishinoto.
is personal friend of ours Whatever
news they deem advisable to give out is
ISSUED by the committee to the press
Much of it is of course suppressed in
the committee. temporarily at least Aft
er battle is over they are willing to
give out the news, though they frequent
~ do not tell the extent of the losses
japanese her0iSm is something mar
yelous. They are fataliSts, you know
and deem it the highest honor TO die
lighting for their country. They filed
trenches with their own dead at the
battle of Lienyang. and crossed thus TO
the enemy. The japanese troops when
they march forth to war. are cheered to
the echo. but when the survivors. wound
eel and otherwise, come home. there is
no demonstration made over them. 1t
is considered a disgrace to come home Mt
all. Better and more glorious to die on
the field of battle.'
Mrs Adam Sides with Japs.
Mrs. Adam is an enthusiastic partisan
OF the Japanese cause and has no doubt
as TO its ultimate success. telling many
stories of sacrifice and patriotic devotion
and bravery.
i have never seen in any other conn
try, said she such lavish decorations
as Toxic displayed on the occasion of
Lianyang and Port Arthur victories. lit
orally hundreds of miles of silk flags.
banners and lanterns"
Where the Artists Were Mistaken.
An English weekly issued pictures,
made from photographs supposed to
have been taken on the spot of the sol
diers taking leave of their people," con
tinued Mrs. Adam. Doubtless YOU
have seen theul-the women weeping on
their husbands shoulders and the men
bending over them and kissing them.
There never We're any such scenes. The
Japanese women would not dream of
weeping. One woman iii so far forgef
herself. and her husband slapped her
over the cheek with his swori. And
they never kiss one another They con
slider it q filthy habit.
Men of Quick Action.
There are mt this time about GOOOO
Russian prisoners in Japan. aud they are
treated most admirably. They have ms
much liberty as is consistent. and are
well fed and housed. The celebrity and
dispatch with which the Japanese do
things is something remarkable. For In
stance. | saw 1000 soldiers emI,arLins.