The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-08-02
army OF Million MEN
JAPANESE CONVERTING Chinese into SOLDIERS
TO CONQUER THE WORLD

ablest review OF the Waike intentions the
strength and purposes that has attention
y A. Mckenzie English observer printed in our last
article his pen that the Yellow Peril threat
Australia and give continuance of his review follows
JAPAN planted by position where home
Territories almost impossible preparing launch her gons
any against any foe She standing independence
o ASIA and the alliance between nations wholly
stopped the agitation going India creating
ma longing for independence there
Japan small in numbers her neghbo China is the popu-
ous land earth One every of the
Chnaman with surplus of enough of Caay repopua
the British islands Forced into line by example of Japan
China beginning emulate the military example of her little
neghbor.
The Chnaan naturally soldier The Japanese loves
fighting for its sake and possesses quabe spirit absolute
eaeness and great ambition The Chnaman the other hand
is commercial man than fighter.
Yet the Chinese have shown time after that they present the
/ material for the finest private soldiers in the world
Everyone remembers Lord Wosey forecast and brilliant euoy
on the possibilities of the Chinaman warrior
The the north the Shantng Chinese who the
powerful provinces Yellow being great stature
magnificent physique and supreme powers of endurance He has
nerves. he lives simply that luxury to him. and his
staple mlet the seed that first glance only fit for
canary Today China attempting with considerable
success into soldiers The japanese
stanty endeavoring obtain control of this army
Last had the opportunity of examining first hand the
performances of the northern Chimes soldery visited Paongtu
the capital Cie the leading military station in the country
and saw the field operations troops their methods of train
ing barac life the greatest detail went to Paotngu
expecting had heard much of the transformation made
in the men, found than expected as well con-
troed any Europe modern armed and nel1geny led
Everyone has heard of the type of Chinese soldier the man
whose drill included among exercises the making OF ugly faces
ghten enemy utterng hdeou cries to alarm him by c
camor. He has been swept to one side
The new Chinese army dressed in khaki in summer and serge IN
winter The soldiers we'll housed and we'll fed For weapons
they have ptodate magazine rifles and their artillery comes from
the yards of Armstrong and Krupp and SchnederCane %
officers and cadets are being trained after the manner OF inc
German military schools and their noncoissoned oncers go "
the snartest bombarders of Dover or Plymouth
The ary of Chill numbers about sixty thousand men, In very
few yera it will have grownto hundred thousand with lur
quarter of million reserves -.
Similar armies are being raised in other provinces IN @ d
military critics already anticipating the time whe ne
armv will be numbered by million human material were d
that were necessary China could within five years have an army o @
millions. - .,;o d
do not think this likely but OF million 10 rt ~
a half the field and as reserves IS quile "i'iN ~ F
the years -. ,to.
If this army actually controlled by the enese
anticipate little trouble from it 1t will be weapon u ~
the hands of China and will help check some OF the ciu
of exploitation that in the air not SO long ago pu
another noer with erat ambitions be allowed to secure coh
trouble may follow t., bo-a will
be Chinese army of ten millions, ofceed by JAPANESE anu
a - h the ovelow blessing" Europe IheseJngoeS saS
that we will be much better governed by japanese ula We
governed by ourselves OF course such hu I oinion
taken too seriuosy and does not represent serious
But vet # must not be wholly lost sight OF :
, - - Chinese army governed by Japan would give
Japan the opportunity of being the mistress not alone Oh w
but of the world o,, ,-ir he vaped
The more immediate struggle for racial supremacy I s nast
in tbe reoion Of commerce The Japanese nave oeeh " ~
,;, th.- than a commercial people Inc nneienaH. ~
ted among them and the fighting man gorhed' sr m tta
to some extent but Japanese are more anu y since the
selves to trade The few years especially ie ion
into
The navy with which Japan defeated Russia was n"ii'