The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-22

IN JAPAN

nlu on the 18th of April, on the ,. o.
iberia, bound for Hongkong, We had
voyage devoid Of sensational incident,
ct not without interest and suggestive
ess. The first landing was made, of
kdurse. at Yokohama; and the inevita-
bic trip to Toxic was made. The day
bf our visit proved to be some sort of
military holiday in Japan, and the tro-
bhies of the late war were on exhibit
ION in the park and about the palace
ntrance This exhibition was well
BILE to impress even the American with
he magnitude of the undertakings and
he glory of the achievements of the
japanese army in Manchuria. The cap
Snred rifles were "stackedo in the
,ark, and just how many acres they
low, >ed it was impossible for me to es-
Innate accurately. ! learned, however,
hat there were enough of them to fur
iish each soldier of the United States
lrmy with two modern rifles, had these
py any means fallen to us. And each
older would require good pack mule
o carry his ammunition, should all the
captured rifle cartridges be divided
mong our soldiers. / mentioned this
calculation to an educated japanese
Gentleman, thinking it would be wholly
leasing to him. His thoughtful and
lmost sad reply was, eyes; your coun-
nv is very fortunate to need no larger
kfmy." 81 hope" he added, after a
considerable silent pause, "that the
lime will come when we shall need but
small army; but that time is not yet.
We must be prepared to protect our ma
ional life"
But to return to the display of tro-
bhies, field artillery, mountain batteries
md machine guns arranged in close sim
gle lines surrounded the squares into
Which the park is divided, while the
heavy pieces, many of them of l5-inch
ealiber, lined the principal boulevard.
An unexpected feature of the display
consisted of empty Russian shells in
stacks as big as houses, suggesting what
he Japanese army had faced and en-
inred. These heaps of shells were in
In inclosure made with a picket fence,
zach picket being Russian sword or
lance.
That this display greatly impressed
he japanese people, was very evident.
Thousands of them were strolling
Through the park, looking, talking
quietly and pointing out to one an
5ther the impressive features of the
exhibit. i have no doubt the whole af-
Fair was planned and executed with
his purpose in view. This is in keep
ng with the scheme of government
Ail ildings, which impress even the
= American with the overwhelming maj
Fsty of Me government The Japanese
people, course, personify this maj
esty andN identify it with the Mikado
himself. 1t is impossible to believe
hat this sort of display is prompted by
vainglorious spirit, and that the patri-
bite fervor aroused is incidental or ac-
cidental. Surely it is all intended and
blamed as means of teaching patriot
ism.
had the honor of very pleasant
interview with Mr.. Maxine, the new
Minister of Education. He is a man
familiar from personal observation with
the best in education that Europe has
30 offer, having just returned from n
Emission to Austria. He speaks English
fuently and with almost perfect accent.
His intelligent interest in our educa-
Htional work in the Philippines was as
X<<1tifying as it was surprising. His
|',fimerous questions indicated desire
fo catch from our experience and
thought any suggestions which might
be of benefit to Japan's educational
work in Formosa.
4 At Kobe we had more time to watch
the discharge of freight. 1t is easy to
timagine that this was dreary and tire
some sight, so easy is it for the mag
ination to mislead us. In fact it was
Intensely interesting, Thousands of
bales of American cotton were here dis
charged for the mills of Japan. Is not
4 this alone sufficient to set in motion n
long train of thought upon such ques'
tions as the meaning of all this to our
i South, 10 our manufacturers, to our
trade with Japan, Korea, Manchuria
aud Chinai In addition to the raw
cotton one vessel discharged huge quan
4 titles Of canned goods, especial,
canned milk What does this signif,
concerning the conditions of life amonl
the Japanesei What does II mean q
our dairy farmers and fruit growers
How long shall We be- able 10 hold mi
trade, and how ean II be- increased
A. NaRasaki Ne saw the famed lorn
method Of eoaling tho weasel Her
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