Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-06
Dr.. Edwards And In3 Passports.

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certainly is a curiosity In one of
my previous letters [ said Some
thing about foreigners not being
allowed the same privilege that
fJapanese demand in the United
States, and this passport bears out
what | then said. 1t is a most
important document, and among
other commands and instructions
h a long list of what to do and
what not to do. the bearer is
expected to behave in an orderly
and conciliatory manner toward
the japanese authorities and peo-
ple". to produce and exhibit his
passport to any japanese official
who may demand to see it," be
must obey all local laws when
travelling. and the bearer is not
allowed to buy from. sell to or
exchange or make contract with
Japanese in any province; he is
not allowed to permanently dwell
in houses Of the japanese in che
interior or Shoot or hunt. :"
These are but a few of the MANY
restrictions. A large number re.
late to behavior and seemingly are
entirely unnecessary to put on a
gentleman's passport. but found
that the japanese had much pro.
vocation to make them demand
that strangers be civil. Foreign
ers have been in the habit of
bawling out ''ohyo" (''how are
you"9 indiscriminateiy to every
body frightening th women. kick
ing and slaDDing the coolies. stamp
lngrover mats and polished floors
with muddy boots and acting like
rude Doors generally. l noticed
in one temple that the priest had
been compelled to post the follow
ings notice: Stranger. whose,
ever thou are, and whatsoever be
thy creed when thou eDte-est this
sanctuary remember thou treadest
upon ground halloweG BY the wcr-
ship of ages. This is the temple
of Buddha and the gate of the
eternal. and should. therefore, be
entered with reverence -
must confess that the action of
some fellow american whom |
saw in the street made noe blush
for them and feel that the ,Iapa-
.'nese were justified in thinking
we are a nation of barbari.,ns.
3 Fugiyama, the sacred mountain
of Japan. is undoubtedly the most
beautiful mountain in the world.
| have seen many beautiful peaks
O and have seen picture of MANY
others but never has there appear
ed before my eyes such wondrous
as that of this morning rising for
two miles directly from up the sea,
with its green slopes gradually
changing until they are capped bs
a point covered with snow. The
sides are perfectly symetricaI and
there appears to be sharp point
piercing the sky. | saw it for
9 the first time this morning from
the balcony of the hotel. its top
Redeemed by the sun just rising,
no longer wondered that this semi
civilized people worshipped il
as something supernatural.
Fugiyama has a large crater at
the top but its last eruption was
in 1906, nearly two centres ago
1t still ranks as a volcano, how.
ever. for steam jets from many
crevices. There are fifty active
volcanoes in Japan. and earth
aquakes are of daily occurrence
Son many days from fifty to ont
hundred distinct shocks have beef
felt. Some of the shocks are Sc.
we're. but the people have becam,
so acc ustomed to them that they
. pay little attention to them
Most of the. houses are of sucI
fin.sy character that earthquake
90 not disturb them. The NOR
substantial buildings have bee
built with a view to withstand til
shocks. They are low and heavy
with nvtrO cfronn oorporc an