East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-05


ago, when Commodore Perry, by his
expedition to Japan, first opened the
islands to western civilization. Since
then the growth of Japan has been
literally astounding. There Is not
only nothing to parallel 1t, but moth
ing to approach 1t in the history of
civilized mankind. Japan has a
glorious and ancient past. Her CIV
ilization is older than that of the ma
tions of northern Europe-the ma
tions from whom the people of the
United States have chiefly sprung.
Japans Development.
But so years ago Japan's develop
ment was still that of the middle
ages. During that so years the prog
ress of the country in every walk in
life has been a marvel to mankind,
and she now stands as one of the
greatest civilized nations; great in the
arts of war and in the arts OF peace;
great in military, in Industrial, in ar
itstlc development and achievement.
Japanese soldiers and sailors have
shown themselves equal in combat to
any of whom history makes note. She
has produced great generals and
mighty admirals; her fighting men,
afloat and ashore, show all the heroic
courage. the unquestioning, unfalter-
ing loyalty the splendid Indifference
to hardship and death, which marked
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auiiiraole I'aiaseheh' OF the Jap
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ule eliieieIcy ana huiiaili'y OF the
'dpa"ese oiiicials' nurses ana DOCTORS,
"o" tile respec'lui auihlratlon Oh al
u'qua'hteu WIN the lac's' lhrough
'he heu Cross the japanese people
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san francisco ana the giit was ac-
ceP'eu with srattude by our people
me courtesy Oh .ne Japaiese' ma
io'aiiS anu i''uiNiuually' mas pecoiie
P'uNerDiai.
~ no o'her country mas 'here oeeh
su1' an ereaS'ls number ol Nlsi'ors
,ioni @ tiiis lanu as 10 'apah' III re-
urn, 'apanese nave come mere III
sIeat nuihDers' lhey are welcome
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learning. in all our professional and
social bodies.
The japanese have won in a single
generation the right to stand abreast
of the foremost and enlightened peo-
pies of Europe and America: they
have won on their own merits and by
their own eXertions the right to treat
ment on a basis of full and frank
equality. The overwhelming mass of
our people cherish a lively regard
and respect for the people of Japan.
and In almost every quarter of the
union the stranger from Japan is
treated as he deserves; that is, he is
treated as the stranger from any part
Of civilized Europe is and deserves to
But here and there most un-
worthy feeling has manifested itself
toward the Japanese-the feeling
that has been shown in shutting them
out from the common schools in San
Francisg". and IN mutterings against
them ia one or two other places, be-
cause of their efficiency as workers.
Entitled TO an Education.
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&c bv inst ca much n confassion NJ in
feriority in our civilization.
Our nation fronts on the Pacific,
Just as 1t fronts on the Atlantic. We
hope to play a constantly growing
part in the great ocean of the orient.
We wish, as we ought to wish. for a
great commercial development in
OF the question that we should per-