Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28

teacher. they visit the battleshps The
result is that the school children there
have an intense interest in things that
American school children know nothing
about.
Although Japan has three classes Of
religion, the morals taught in the schools
are teachings based on human experience
and are entirely apart from theology.
The japanese deduct that while these
teachings may not prepare them for the
next world they certainly prepare them
for the present one. Morals are taught
to the children by practical Illustrations
of a hypothetical case. such what 10
do in case some boy found himself in
conflict with another, etc. 1t is a con-
crete unitarian system of what human
experience has taught
Compared to the well known American
motto, Honesty is the best policy. the
japanese have Honesty is an essential
and Fundamental virtue to human
society" The speaker thought that the
latter was less selfish and more nearly
perfect
Mr. KEENAN, stated that the hcst great
thing to he impressed uron his mind
after visiting the Japanese was the great
intelectualitv evidenced. TO give Illus
trations Of the great -rain and thinking
power of the race the speaker told of
many incidents Of the Russan-Japancse
war.
The Japaneee. long before the war,
when they knew that Manchura was
essential 70 their life. sat down and
solved every military and naval problem
that could possibly occur in war with
Russia They saw they would. have to
combat in bad weather, 50 they marched
armies in winter gales and through seas
of mud for mere practise Many mon
were killed. but the lessons and eN-
perience gained We're valuable. The
japanese figured That II they could &C
curately shoot the big guns ut long range,
from 600 to $3.50 yards. they would have
a great advantage over the Russians, who
would never think Of praCticing at such
long range. At the time of the war
the Japanese could hit an object the size
of n warsh.n at Two and one-half miles
and could shoot fairly accurately at dis
tante Of five miles. As a resul. Of this
practice the naval engagements were
practically over IN a few minutes, the
Russians being AZ the complete mercy Of
the enemy.
Contrary to the general BELIEF, the Zap
anese are great in big things as well as
,,.., .,,;,,s 1,h.ir hot,Ioe With tbc
p....,,ns w..ro rourht os though on n
chess board, with the aid Of tho telegraph
o,a ..,arho,c A, the sle-e Of Port
,,,,,m c.,.ro, %o,i,s army con7uleto
II. ou,c,assed the RUSSIAN forces nv reo-
e., ot tive -orr,c-,s ahili,v ia thirk Far
,,s,orce tbe p,,eeione n,aced their hoa,v
cannon on vooden cribs Tho recou from
1.-Two c,,rs voro en- croat that in a short
TINA tho oup,e,s u,,rn ur,hlo to ain,
occur,,o,v urd tbo p,rs wcra useless
Tho yonorosa sent 70 Iapar for stool
t,,r,orlos ., u.i,iob thew mcArtea tho,r
,rn. tho +urrt,I,las nreviouslv hcng
cat IN coprete D,,rirg the long siero
,h.ro u,os ,.,,o,. No ,or,orce 10 ba,r.s
hro,,,h IN ,h.,r oro
T., ,ha a,ocino o,d co,ceoline or trencb-
&c ,h, 1or7aroso shoned tho yav 70 tho
,,.o,I, rhay duo trenches six foot deen
or1 corriod al, tho eorth thousands Of
a,.,, Go. h.oL ,hrou,b tho trenches
ana o,,t 90 siob, of tho enemy The
tro,cr,s were then masked with corn
STALKS Trenches built nearly directly
,naor ,ho prss,ap for,ressrs we've invis-
t,. 10 tho cnemv