Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
"WoRLp's BEST SOLDIER"
Ex. Governor MeMilIan's Opinion Of
the Wiry Japanese.

the Wiry Japanese.
Ex-Governor Benton Mcmillan of
Tennessee, who has been in Washing
ton since the Inauguration, Is an en-
thusiastic admirer of the military and
naval prowess Of the wiry little Japs.
He has followed every step Of the
land and sea campaigns and come to
the conclusion that the Jap is the best
soldier to be found In the world to-
day.
II do not say this with any dispar-
agement to the Americans" declared
Governor Mcmillan to a correspondent
Of the Sun. "The advantage the Japs
have over the Americans is to be found
in the fact that the former actually
court death. Americans are peace
loving, liberty loving, home loving
constitution loving people and fight to
win. They are not afraid to die In
battle, but do not fight, like many OF
the Japs, for the sake of dying.
"The genius Of the Japanese military
leaders Is nowhere more evident than
in the fact that they have gone back
| beyond the greatest war Of modern
times-the civil war-to the methods
of Napoleon, with respect to artillery.
Napoleon believed God was on the
side Of the heaviest artillery. The jap
anese have adopted that maxim and
revived the use Of artillery. They
| hn nj
the Confederate commanders, the
method they derived in turn from the
Indians, that of deploying infantry In
stead Of drawing armies up In full
front formation.
LESS than so years ago the Japan
ese were an island people about whom
the world knew little. Within the last
ten years they have defeated in bat
tie one-third of the worlds population
in their wars with China and Russia
Before Russia entered this war she
boasted that she had 100000 sea-
soned soldiers and that her army
might be increased to war footing
of $4,000, 1000. In this year she has
scarcely won a skirmish. The strategy
Of the Japs has been remarkable. The
capture of Port Arthur was greater
than the taking of Gibraltar and Sc
vastopol combined.
Another remarkable thing about
these Japanese Is that their present
dynasty goes back $500 years beyond
the time when Confucius 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 coun-
try. Every Jap is willing and ready
to die for the emperor he loves, anc
that emperor Is the only one OF the
worlds rulers who may sleep anywhere
in his empire without fear Of molesta-
ton when not protected. His people
love him above everything else, and ir
dispatches from the front the great
commanders do not boast Of their owr
exploits. They simply report facts
and give the credit to the emperor.
"As diplomats the Japs are not to be
excelled. Although the grass oi
Manchuria is still scarcely dry from
the blood of the war between China
and Japan, it Is a fact that millions OF
Chinese all over the world are jubi-
liant over the success Of their conquer
ors in that war. This Is due to the
diplomacy Of the Japs. When the wal
with Russia is over trust Japan will
obtain control over Manchuria, suzer-
ainty over Korea and reorganize the
Chinese army"
Speaking of the Japanese graduates
Of West Point and Annapolis who
have distinguished themselves In the
war, Governor Mcmillan said:
when 1 was in the house I enter
tanned grave doubts Of the propriety OF
educating foreigners in our great mil
itary and naval schools. I am now
convinced that this Is the height OF
folly. The congress just closed author
lied foreigners to be educated In those
schools. If were now in congress
would vigorously oppose continuing
this ridiculous policy Of giving bright
young foreigners the chance Of acquir'
| ing knowledge respecting American
military methods, which may some
day be used against us to our disad-
vantage"
| Governor Mcmillan concluded with
the remark that he believed the Boer
and the Japanese wars had taught the
great lesson that the so-called world
powers cannot bully smaller nations.
! Suppose" he said, 1--WE had brushed
up against Japan intead Of Spain In
1898? Think what 1t might have cost
in suffering and money The Boer wal
taught the colonies of England their
real strength. The Boer and Japanese
wars have largely dispelled the Illus
ion Of the boasted military power OF
Russia and Great Britain. These wars
have taught the nations Of the world
that war is too horrible and costly to
trifie with with impunity, and that sc
far as courage is concerned men fight
more bravely now than they ever did
In the Japanese war bayonet charges
something thought to have been rele-
gated by modern methods Of warfare
are Of almost daily occurrence In all
Of the great battles Of the campaign
even in the face Of CALLING fire from
the most powerful artillery the world
has ever manufactured. The Japs are
sure to win, because their generals
are strategists who have taken advan-
tage Of the best military methods and
machinery. not only of today, but OF
all time Gen. Oyama has a greater
army under him in one battle than
any other general since Alexander the
| Great, and has shown himself one of
the very greatest military leaders the
| world has seen."-Baltimore Sun.
fJ A veneer Of religiosity has none
of the virtues Of religion.
,fT Men are not drawn to the church
by using the creed as a club.
4T You cannot blame a bag Of wind
for steering clear Of pointed facts.
fa Habit may be one Of our best al
lies as we'll as one Of our worst enc