Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-11-22
A Weekly Letter From the Orient
FURNISHED BY THE Reconnaissance.
IAL CORRESPONDENT, Who Is
MAKING A Tour OF THE EAST
ERN COUNTRIES.
Especial to Rect rder.l

/ ERN COUNTRIES.
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| Yokohama. Japan, August II
reached shore yesterday afternoon
and was glad that | had not taken
chances OIL one OF the small boats
before the captain said it was safe.
One passenger, "a very stout lady
With equally stout determination,
disregardpd the advice of the cap
tain and insisted Oh going ashore
aboard one Of the steam launches.
The boat rocked so terribly that it
was with the greatest difficulty she
was got absard, and then she could
not get into the cabin, but was
compelled to lie down on top,
clinging to the rail, and washed
continually by the spray She fl
nally reached shore completely
Jrenched with salt water, and when
saw her this morning she was be-
wailing the ruin Of a tailor-made
gown which she wore during the
trip. She evidently thought III re
of the gown then the danger she
ran OF losing her life, to say NTH
ing of the ridiculous figure she cut
sprawling on the top of the boat
Japan has six ports in which for
eigners are permitted to reside and
enter into business. Yokohama is
the chief one, the others being lla
kodate, Nagasaki, Niiagata, Osake
and Kobe. The small number of
places where an American can live
struck me as rather odd when |
remembered the great to do Japan
made over the fact that San Fran
cisco authorities wanted to keep
japanese scholars to themselves III
the public schools. In Japan an
American cannot own property, his
children cannot 60 to school, he
cannot enter into business alone.
being compelled to take japanese
partner. If this partner decide to
make away with the business and
ever, thing connected with it the
American has no recourse at law
He is told that if he does not like
japanese ways lie need not come
to Japan. 1t is just as we'll that
these facts be known to Americans
for their is a general idea that the
japanese were greatly mistreated
in San francisco.
Japan is called the France OF the
Orient, because the people are 80
polite. This politeness is but skin
Ieep. Thes do vast amount OF
bowling and salutiDg, and say lot
of words expressing esteem, but it
is like the Mexican who tells you
his house is yours but will not let
You take even a piece of fruit from
the trees.
| have been at the hotel twenty
four hours, and find that among
the people there is strong anti
foreign sentiment. | thought a
first that this feeling was especial
" pronounced against Americans
but find that it is against any for
eign nationality. The reason for
this altitude is that the japanese
have conceived the idea they ale
the greatest power in the world
and all other people are interiors
There is no question in the minds
Of the people Of the ability of ia
pan to whip the United States on
land or sea, and | was told in all
seriousness by japanese merchant
that several japanese had walked
across the United States examining
the forts in the interior. The dis
lance, according to his idea, was
about that vt the width of Califor-
uia. The government, however, is
not deluded with any idea of such
power | will say that much for
the upper classes. They have
studied conditions Of other conn
tries in most thorough manner
and | am sure those close to the
throne are better acquainted with
actual conditions in America than
.re most of the Americans them
selves.
Japan is not going to seek war
with the United States, and her
is of such nature that
t will never be forced into war
by the clamor Of the populace. The