Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-07-25
FACTS ABOUT JAPAN:
Some Information About ia
pan in Tabloid Form.
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EuIled From Various Sources For the
Benefit of Those Who Wish to
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Montana, with more than half as many
people as there are in the whole United
States.
Japan has every kind of manufacture
ing-cotton goods, telescopes, micro
scopes watches, knives, spoons, cleo
trio machinery, wooden goods and a
host of other lines.
EJapan has railroads gridironing the
empire, electric lights in all b large
cities, and telegraph lines all over the
country.
japan was thrown open to the world
in 1854, through the efforts of Commo-
dore Perry of the United States navy.
The nation has in its historic archives
the histories of 1870 rulers, of whom ten
were females
Historians of the empire declare that
the present ruler is the representative
of a dynasty that has existed for $500
years.
The monetary unit is the gold pen,
whose nominal value approximates the
weight and value Of an American dol
lar.
Japan has gold, silver, "copper", lead,
sin and mercury in abundance, besides
coal and iron.
Japan raises sufficient agricultural
products to feed her own people and
leave a good quantity for export.
Japan did not have a single battle
ship in 1895, while now h has a score
of battleships of the first class.
Toxic, the capital and largest city of
the empire, has a population of nearly
1000, 900. Osaka is the next largest
city, with a population of about 1 ,0O0,-
900.
The Constitution of Japan secures
absolute freedom of religious belief and
practice, so long as it is not prejudicial
to peace and rder.
The principal ports of Japan lie at the
heads of CULTS, the channels leading to
h1ch are nearly all well fortified.
The army OF the empire is organized
on a uniform system on the basis of
conscription. The Emperor has the SUI
preme command of the army and navy.
The strength of the Japanese army
on a war footing is estimated at 10000
pI&C6rS anu AalAD, CUV DOn-COi1 lOIISO
officers and men.
The Constitution which governs ia
a at present was adopted February
II, 1889. The supreme power belongs
TO the chief of the dynasty, Emperor
Mutso-Hito, who was born November
8, 1852, and assembled the throne Feb
ruary Is, 1867. His eldest son.. Prince
yoshi Hito H~arunomiga, is the heir
apparent.
Government is vested, according to
the Constitution, in a house of peers
and a chamber of representatives. The
house of peers is composed of the male
members of the imperial family who
have attained their majority; all princes
and ~marquises who are above twenty
Eve years of age; counts, ~viscounts and
bar0ns of the empire. elected by their
peers for a term of seven years; men,
beers nominated for life by the Emperor.
and, finally, fifteen bers elected by
the taxpayers, and confirmed by the
EmRereF In their power for seven
years.
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.GctOrS-3OO mem DerS or the cnaunuee
of representatives-are restricted to
males at least twenty-five years of age
and paying at least SIS a year in taxes.
No one is eligible who has not paid his
district poll tax for at least one year.
Executive power is exercised, by
delegation of the Emperor and under
his high direction, by the ministers O.
the interior, of justice, of finance, o.
war, Of communications, of foreign at
airs, of public instruction, and of ag
riculture and commerce. Vice-minis
ters. similar to assistant secretaries
assist the ministers in transacting bus
mess.
Besides the cabinet of minister's,
rrlyate ca binet may be summoned AM
consulted by the Emperor, compose'
of a president and a vice president Q
the ministers, and of seventeen coun
ciliors.
Both houses of parliament may re
spectively initiate projects of law, ca
make representations to the Govern
ment as,to laws or upon any other sui
let, and may present addresses 10th
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