Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07

that pleasant little remark paid
off few debts that he felt he owed to foreign
correspondents.
HASH asked if wished to proceed eight
miles to the headquarters of the general staff or
would remain there for the ng ht. Being out,
naturally chose to remain. But General HASH
did not seem to be pleased with this. He and the
interpreter jabbered awhile together, and then the
Interpreter said His excellency General HASH say,
he glad you so wish to stay herewith the night only
please say yes, you wish to go to honorable staff
of General Oku.'
But" we objected, I'VE do not wish to go, and
to say different would be lie
"Ah' said the interpreter his eNce1ency the
General HASH say please tell lie
We declared that we did not wish to go to the
honorable staff and voiced our protest about feel
ngly it could be done but the interpreter broke
in with eager smiles and said, All, honored slrs,
his excellency the General HASH say you need
longer beg for the permission to go to honorable
general staff Your request honored sirs is granted
Your horses now at the door. The General say
very good by and good journey.
We snorted and sat down. The door opened and
five or six japanese cavarymen filed in and stood
around us. Before knew what happening two
of them raised me gently but firmly to my feet.
1T is because of your very tired" said the in
terpreter bowling and smiling The soldiers will
assist to carry you because since then of own free
will do insist to 60
Then we gave up and, surrounded by our escort,
rode away, of our own free will
Over at the general staff two Japanese staff Off
piled with questions.
We were so sleepy that we could hardly talk and,
to shut up our interloeptor5 began making all sorts
Where did you last General kuropatkn?"
l answered, oh between hafpast two and the
railroad station. Then fell over and went to sleep
The Solution Last
THE next morning we were routed out before
daybreak and put horses and,
rounded by half troop of cavalry, started out. We
were curious to know whether they going to
take direct to Yentai, where General Oyama had
his headquarters whether they would take
back through Mukden and let us get some property
we had abandoned there in the retreat l asked the
interpreter to ask the Colonel who had examined
the night before to please inform as to what
place were being taken
The Colonel coughed out answer, and the inter-
prefer with face solemn graveyard said
ITO place half way between two O'Clock and the
railroad station
The Baron General kadama was with General
Oyama in the field and quartered at Yenta
when he again gave me material for this story
The Baron General asked me why l did not like
the Japanese. Protesting that he misunderstood my
position, l said, However, General, will admit
that there many Japanese traits of character
that do not admire For one thing you Japanese
are, well, somewhat decetfu
"Ah,' replied the General, deceit is one of the
secrets of success in war
Il do not mean that, your excellency" inter
posed. ITO plain, blunt Anglo-SaNon word
the japanese as people are great liars.
All is it so?" said the General calmly and
rehectivelv We'll honored sir your honorable
people the Americans have very modest1y claimed
the credit for Japan's success in this and her
rapid advancement along all lines. The honorable
Americans claim, and quite properly so, to have
taught Japan everything, war, art, commerce,
trade government, engineering, religion,
featuring civilization everything that we the
Japanese have only initiated. 1t is much true. Also
have you the Americans taught us the ancient and
honorable art of lying All, how sad that in this
art as we'll as in the others, the Japanese
merely clumsy imitators for in this as in everything
else our honorable teachers have set such high
standard of excellence, that it will be many gener
atoms before can hope to become so accomplished
as the gifted Americans
When left the Baron kadama that night, took
my note book and wrote, - Original research to