The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-01
JAPAN IS BUSY
IN ARTS OF WAR
" iN
BRITISH EXPERT SAYS ARSENALS
AND SHlPYARDS ARE ACTIVE
NIGHT AND DAY.
POWER KEPT is SECRET
But Strenuous Efforts to Prepare for
All Emergencies Rush Steadily
Forward-1lsand Empire In.
dependent of World.

Forward-1lsland Empire In
dependent of World.
New York, Dec. 3t.--An English "a
giner, at present stopping In Me-
York en- route from Toxic 10 Londor
who for the last three years enjoye
peculiar oportuniton for ohservatio
by reason of his business relation
with the Japanese war office, toda
gave gome facts concerning Japan
reserve war strength and its arsena
and shipyard production.
Since the war, he said. the offic,
| in Toxic has been as chary of admit
ting foreigners to knowledge Of wha
| Is being done in the manufacture o
war material as during the struggle
Outs de of the possible information
gathered by secret agents of European
war offices the world at large has NJ
conception Of the high pressure worl
going on in all the war supply factor
les Of Japan, nor Is anything known al
the facilities these factories possess
for the scientific production of lnstru
ments e war
Japan has two military arsenals, EN-
ploying approximate 50 600 workmen
These arsenals have extra night shifts
At times they run week In and week
out, continuously. The empire oper
ates four shlpyards and naval ARISEN.
ais. In two of them battlesips have
been built and two more are building,
Aside from these, there are govern.
ment gteel works for the productio
Of armour plate and material for big
guns, government powder factory,
two auxiliary private shipyards and
dry docks capable of being used for
war purposes within twenty-four
hours
This in mass is the potential war
Of Japan. Throughout all
he works there is at present not one
'oreigner, neither teacher nor work
nan The gates are closed to every
Inpanege who Is not in ;he employ OF
he government
GNmpses Of Navy Yard.
The navy yards at Kure on an IS
and sea, are the largest and best
'quippod in Japan Today there are be.
ween $500 and 10000 machinists. ar.
isans. and laborers living there. The
,ell OF a battleship can be laid down
It Kure and The whole vessel built
With no importation either Of machin.
ny or armament
At the present time sister ship Of
ho battlcship Satsums, recently
at he Yokosuku naval yards
which is larger than the Dreadnaught
s under construction in the Kure ship
ards, The Kure naval arsenal, EN-
loying over o3.000 men. makes guns
( all sizes from three inches. TO
welve
Besides big guns for the navy the
iure arsenals soon will be ready TO
urn cut heavy rifles and disappearing
uns for land Notifications. A spec.
ii plant installed within the year al |
cady has been at work on artillery.
The Yokouka naval yards. next i'm |
ize. are situated on Yokohama lay /
bout fifteen miles from the city of /
okohama. The Yokosuka yards com.
rise a sh pbuildiug plant. three dry
cks. machines repairing shops. aud
torpedo factory. the only one in Jap
II. The Yokosuka yards turn out
ngincs and boilers for an war vessels
ow being con tructcd by Japan in
or own pards The Miyabera boiler
10 invention # Japanese naval Oil
Pr. is said by expert shipbuilders t.
e he finest OF lis kind.
Largest Arsenal at Toxic.
The largest military arsenal in Jap /,
b Is at Toxic. Here there is a com =
ete plant for the manufacture Of q
mali arms. field artillery. cavalry q
and cartridge. The To .
o arms mandatory employs about
1000 hands Branches OF this arsen- ID
are at Nagoya. halfway between 70
lkio and Kobe a new arsenal iusi {
'mple'ed about ten miles north 81 d
@ capital employs about ; e)0 mcn. Z
the present time with the equip y
ent that has been Installed at Toxic G
o Of these rifles can be turned 0ut ]
a day v