Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02

Aramis when they were young men of
20. and then in their later books takes
up their adventures az the ages OF 40
or more. I first came to Asia in 1883.
20 years ago. 10 write up the new Jap
an. and I then went on 10 China and
India. continuing my trip around the
globe
In 1894. ! came again 10 chronicle
the progressive movements i'm China,
and got out Of that country on the
heels of the Japanese war then
crossed Korea, using a bun 10 pack my
baggage over route which is soon T.
be traversed by a railroad. and my
Journey from Tientsin 20 PcNn had TO
be made IN rude chinese cart. This
time I shall take that trip in first
class railway car
In 1900. ! again came TO Asia and
Travelled through interior China al the
time OF the Boxer rebellion. visited
Japan and the Philippines and wrote al
30 OF the changes going on In Korea
and other countries. During every one
OF these trips have seen a great
march along the lines OF our western
civilization. and this march is now
more rapid than ever
THE OUTLOOK IN JAPAN.
Let me give YOU birds-eye view OF
some Of the things that are going on in
Japan This country has now one of
the biggest armies and navics ON the
face Of the globe. when II closed It's
war In Manchuria ID brough home one
million soldiers. II has something like
four millions vino could now be drafted
into service and there are over -four
hundred thousand men under arms. II
has almost as many officers in its army
as We have soldiers in ours
As To Japan's navy this has been
enormously Increased since the war
The country got eight battleships from
Russia and it Is now building two gun
boats OF the Dreadnought type II has
recently added 80 tropcdo destroyers.
and its gunworks and shipyards are
constantly busy Not long since Japan
bought rifle barrels OF the United
states 20 the number Of three-quarters
OF million. and she has just pur-
chased 1000 gun forgings of Krupp.
! expect 90 look into army and navy
matters and 10 describe the condi-
tons.
A LIVE COMMERCIAL NATION.
Another Interesting subject of inves-
tigation VII be Japan's commercial in-
vasion Of Asia. This country be- rapid
~ gobblng the TRADE of the Orient
rs foreign commerce last year was
more than four hundred million yen.
and OF this about one-third was with
the United states Japan has nov
practically monopolaed the trade of
Korea. and IL is reaching out for that
~ Manchuria and CHINA. N is suhsi-
! dixing as steamship lines and making
plans Tor great commercial cam
paigu after the opening of our Pana-
ma canal ID already has more boats
ON the Pacific ocean than almost amy
other nation n has big ocean liners
10 San Francisco ana Seattle. vessels
which SO regularly 90 South America
and others which ply between the Phil
ippines. Australia. Siberia ana lnda.
lts merchant navy now comprises 400
steamers. 1000 sailing vessels ana 20.-
ono native craft
/ want 90 write of Japau's now indus
tries ana show you how the country ls
manufacturing Tor tho Chinese market
when D was here in 1855 almost every
thing was made by hand. Now thou
sands of manufactures are turned out
by machinery Great cotton mills have
been erected. which are compeiing with
ug ln China and Manchuria lapaneae
matches arc sold ail over the east and
its rugs and uniting carpet the glohe
The sllk mills afe Increasing and ali