Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-08
THE RISE OF JAPAN.

admirer OF the military ana naVai proves
of the wiry little japanese. He has foi-
lowed every step Of the land and sea
campaigns and come 10 the conclusion
that the Japanese is the best soldier Ia
be found in the world today.
"I do not say this with any desparage-
ment tv the Americans" declared Gov
ernor Mcmillan 10 a correspondent.
"The advantage the japanese have over
the Americans is to be found in the iaet
that the former actually court death.
Americans are a peace-loving, liberty
loving. home.loying, constitution-loving
people and fight TO win. They are not
afraid to die in battle, but do not fight,
like many Of the japanese, for the sake
of dying.
"The genius of the japanese military
leaders ia nowhere more evident than III
the fact that they have gone back be-
yond the greatest war Of modern times
The civil war--tO the methods OF Nap0-
lesn. with respect to artillery. Napo-
leon believed God was on the side OF the
heaviest artillery. The Japanese have
adopted that maxim and revived the use
of artillery. They have also adopted
the great forte OF the Confederate cons
manders. the method they derived in
turn from the Indians, that of deploying
infantry instead OF drawing armies up III
full front formation.
sq.ess than 50 years ago the Japanese
were an island people about whom the
world knew little. Within the last 10
wears they have defeated in battle one
third of the worlds population in their
wars with China and Russia. Before
Russia entered this war she boasted that
she had 100000 900 seasoned soldiers
and that her army might be increased
to war footing of 25, 200, 600. In this
wear she has scarcely won skirmlsh.
The strategy OF the Japanese has been
remarkable. The capture OF Port
Arthur was greater than the taking oil
Gibraltar and SevsstopOl combined. d.
"Another remarkable thing about
these Japanese is that their present
dynasty goes back 3. 500 years, beyond
the time when Conlucions was baby,
and the present Emperor is even more
virile than any OF his predecessors, and
as greatly loved by his people as George
Washington was in this country. Every
japanese is willing and ready 10 die lor
the Empero he loves, and that Emperor
is the only one of the world'srulers who
may sleep anywhere in his empire
without fear of molestation when not
protected. His people love him above
everything else. and in dispatches from
the front the great commanders do moi
boast of their own exploits. They
simply report facts and give The credit
to the Emperor.
esAs diplomats the japanese are not to
be excelled. Although the grass of Man
churia is still scarcely dry from the
blood of the war between China and
japan, it is fact that millions o.
Chinese all over The world are jubilanl
over the success of their conquerors II
that war. This is due to tie diple
macy of the japanese. When the war.witt
Russia is over, trust japan will OBJ
tain control over Manchuris, suzer
anity over Korea and reorganize th'
Chinese army"
Speaking OF the japanese graduates o
West Point and Annapolis who have dis
tinguished themselves in the war,
Governor Mcmillan said:
"When / was in the House ! enter
tanned grave doubts of the propriety 0
educating foreigners in our great mill
tary and naval schools. / am now con
yinced that this is the height OF folly
| The Congress Just closed authorized tw'
young Cinnamon and several othe
| foreigners to be educated in thos'
schools. IfIw we're now in Congress
would vigorously oppose continuing thl
ridiculous policy of giving bright youn
foreigners the chance Of acquiring knowl
edge respecting American militar,
methods, which may some day be nse
against us to our disadvantage. e."
Governor Mcmillan concluded wit
the remark that he believed the Boe
and the japanese wars had taught tn
great lesson that the so.called worl
powers cannot bnlly smaller nations.
Suppose, he said, eve had brushe
up against Japan instead of Spain /
1898? Think what il might have Cos
in sufIerin0 and money. The Boer wa
taught the colonies of England thei: rel
strength. The Boer and Japanese WA
have largely dispelled the illusion OF ii
boasted military powers OF Russia an
Great Britain. These, wars have taugl
the nations of the world that war is tt
horrible and costly to trihe with in
punity. and that so FAR as courage
CONCERNED men fight more bravely no
than thew ever did. In the Japan'
war bayonet charges something thougi
t, have been relegated by model
methods of " rfare are OF almost dali
occurrence ia all of the great battles
! the campaign, even in the face OF galli,
fire from the most powerful artillery u u
: world has ever manufactured ~
japanese are sure to win, because the
generals are strategists who have take
advantage of the best military metho'
. and machinery, not only OF To-Day, D'
of all time. General Oyama mas
greater army under him in one pau
. than any other general since Alexaho'