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

spscal Correspondence.
"IOKIO. Japan.-This IS the first
letter % "a series ! have crossed
the Pacific to write on the
awakening on Asia. Ny editors
have given me one OF the biggest jour
nsUstlc assignments OF sthe century.
They have directed me 20 explore a
continent aud TO chronicle the mighty
movements which are going ON in it,
Tho chief news center OF the world to-
day s on the opp0ite side VI the globe.
This. the deadest part of Old Mother
Earth has sprung into life. and Asia Is
about 10 take the place in our civili-
'ation To which rs numbers and re-
sources entitle IT, About two-thirds OF
the human race live in this Oldest OF
the continents The whole world con
tains about is hundred millions and OF
these Asia has more than nine hundred
There are 100000 0O0 Chinese in the
Celestial empire without including
Mongolia and It's other dependencies.
The peninsula OF Hindustan contains
about Soo.ooo.o00 and Japan Is fast ap-
ploXimaung the flfty-milion mark.
These people own about one third Of
an the land on the earth's surface
Their soil Is the most fertile. their un-
developed mines the greatest in quality
and their industry superior to that of
any othor branch OF the human race.
Il is question whether they are not
our equals 81 intellect as wen. and
whether aided by the machinery Of
our civilization, they cannot outstrip
Us in the race Of individual aud
national life
A NEW CONTINENT.
Until within the last so years the
whole n this eastern world was as
dead "a Lazarus before his reiuVena-
lion Then Commodore Perry tlckled
Japan In her lonesome ribs and she
tprang inuo life. one after another
me adopted our western methods. ana
Today she ranks ar a great world pow
IT. with an army and navy surpassed
o' none. with "a jiu- jitsu jerk She
brought the Russian bear TO his knees.
ana she is now planning commercial
movements which promise 10 crowd
Uncle sam and John Bull out OF the
markets of Asia
alive 60 what Japan has done. tho
"O0oo'Ooo Chinese are now attempting
vac re-organization OF their empire
inss aie crying out for a constitution
A" government and are establishing
""ools ANA opening factories. They
az organising an army and by drilling
'ne'r school children are preparing for
we Mars of the future.
a mighty change Is going on iu In
We "A wei The three hundred mil
'S'N OF hindus Mohammedans and
D,n'iH who inhabit that country are
Pennlng 90 hreslk away from England
80 'he peninsula is on tho verge OF a
''A0 movements are starting in fur
~ ana Persia. The suian's thr,ne
80 'o toiter and there ave rumors
,1' me Mohammodans may inaugur.
~ holy war
,, ., me same time the Japanese are
=, -'''s ahead more rapidly than ever
~ are iast capturing the trade of
'a,ihc and are reaching out TO-
70 China They have already taken
v.,s ana are laying their plans TO-
.'o me control of Manchuria
q, AZ 'N'He movements are nov goins
h'is and IL is 10 write of them maj
'-''' come out 20 Asia shall spend
h VINE in Japan. and thou proceed
'' other parts Of the continent
TWENTY YEARS AFTER
M '''ning here. feel somewhat like
.I'nas must have felt when hi uro,.
ever volumes az the uerlsa known
'u' Three husketeers you wni
~. ..'''o,f ihai be- describes the aa..o.
'' ~ ID Ar'agan. Athos. rort,os ana