The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14

days ahead The whole country was
cock-sura OF success and the foreigners
especially did great lot OF anticipating
events. Indeed, when one comes to think
OF 1t, the foreign population was creating
most OF the disturbance, while the Japan
ese, with that refinement Of deliberatlve
serenity which we call by various names
under various circumstances went on
their way expresslonless and planned
their jubilation, II they planned t,at all.
behind closed shoji. Weeks passed after
Lao Yong, and still the great conflict
went on at Port Arthur. i was colled back
to New York IN late October and was
sorry because j should be in mid Pacific
when the great event should take place.
I didn't doubt for a moment that when
we arrived in America we should be
greeted with this SO important news
Well, Of course, we were not, and many
more weeks went by until really the
world ceased to hold its breath and as
sumed an attitude Of expectancy expect
ing nothing. tss 9 MI
But at last tho great struggle termi-i
mated, and on Broadway In New York,
the bulletin was posted and the "gogat'
was prin ted which made me long to get
back with the joy-mad crowd in Tokyo.
II pictured the people forgetting the re-
etraint which nature herself seems .
have put upon them.Gand for once rcally
scongratulating themselves upon their
triumph Not 80. 7 am told that the
Great Tenshi, the heaven descended In
the Palace of Mystery within the Inner
}Moat, had caused an, ntimation to go
forth that he did not approve OF much
extravagant decorations nor too much
the decorations costa great sum of
money which could and should be moro
judciously expended, md secondly be-
cause Japanese rejoicifs must lof neces-
gsity be at the expense of % noble enemy
grimly bearing reverses in every engage
nlent together with the awful loss OF
nearly 10000 men. And this ma tion train
ed osobedience of the Imperial wish as
no family OF children was ever trained
to obedience of the paternal command,
ceased forthwith to spend It's money upon
d flags and bunting and tbanners and lal.-
terms by tens Of thousands, and settled
Itself to await the end with as little de-.
monstration OF jubilanta feeling as posi-
gbie.
Mukden.
Tho other day Mukden fell into the
very shortly by Telling. These were the
first great events since Port Arthur, and
ono naturally expected to see some rvl-
Gdence of intelligent appreciation in T oxio.
]. left the hotel, in fact, number Of
times, and went down through the Ginza,
the Broadway OF Japan, Just to ss, it
couldn't find some indication that this
country Is at war and winning such n
succession of victories as would keep any
other country in the hands or decorators
week in and week out.HS Nothing hap
pened Nobody said a word. and this
time It looked indeed. like stolldity or
stupidity, but 1t was not, It was delib-
GRAFTON, Early Saturday morning I
looked out of my window which COM
Emands fine view of HibIya Park and
the meats surrounding the Palace
grounds and i saw q thousand banners
and pennants floating in the air.
GLORY bel" said /. we're going to have
into the crowded streets. BUTT was
moro or less nothing at all. and after
taking few photographs of the decora-
Etions that were confined to tho little
square of Hibiya Park, I came back to
the hotel wondering 1t WAS most
deliberate affair All the flags and
things were put up alta certain hour
iii lll0 Il1OTUlus, 81 lsW4t SIyeGCut6 NcId
7 made In n stand erected for the pur-
pose at certain hour In the afternoon
and. by 4 or 5 O'Clock there was not h
single banner nor n bit OF bunting left in
the air, and the crowd had quietly dis
persed. It was merely an arranged meet
Ing to offer public thanks to tho army
and navy for the splendid work they are
doing for the nation, and 1t was carried
out lwIth as much dignity and decorum
as IL It had been somo hero's funeral
instead Of n celebrations Perhaps this is
as 1t should be. Perhaps this is the cor
rect pose for a victorious nation to as
sumo, but hope shall be hcre at the
end and soc some such demonstration as
we INDUCED In in New York after Adj
3mlral Dewey, destroyed spain's papler
mache navy In Manila BAY There WAS
enthusiasm that was worth living for,
even At was bit oVerdone, and an
inflslonaof some of that spirit into the
Japanese people would relieve 1t OF that
characteristic which Is most exasperat-
ing to wholc,souled Anglo-saxons, n char
acterlstic which n big hearty American
friend Of mine in Tokyo says makes him
feel constantly like breaking something
or "picking row with somebody"
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