The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
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81 N.arrn .Iapan.

T'r Trr-. .. N.,- Irpsr complied and
ra-tly rgsn peel ~ '"unt SHI0ENOsU
urruA J.ta PRIME Minister - that coun
,rv ana Nn,s,sr f"r fore,En NHa,rs ~.
' Dut'o'l sri ,"upsny, II - a vsrl-
isSls r, .'~rs.-s ~ things JsUaRe-~. edited
D., sue = So 'g.-ru,sI statesmen IL the
RATION --h, 10, hs..r permitted To- dedi-
are the vorr ~ The hing ~ England. lS
,Sa,ains rf'v-siN chapters. WhI"h are de-
Fned - sst fcr'h rho "ordition 81 the
,rr - - i"v"lnr"l du-'ng III. half rem
'u-- -h.-h has ala--~+ since japan was
riuv Cp~nri o. ~ " c~,srn would Each
NAPIER ma N"~p r''t"u "v rerognized
fusho. ~ ~, tt,a -'iy, 'aot ~ which u treats
M ~ r,-atif - contributions present .
conpis'a ror. ~'>p.'Tsrv r'c'ur'' ~ pO't'-
ieal. rrNi'sr-. .-i'.ca inual. industrial and
conros rcsl Fnht. .'n~ut ~ tn. highest
value ,rd g-~rts-t interest.
The 1rst ,rq'n,-y irsi the general
-esr,r rnrks- about modern Japan -
hOw - ras roTn. ." 10 ~ modern What
-as the ~Hsrartsr 81 the change by
which - ped INTO 'hs light ~ los and
entered the brotherhood n n What
quarrslsoms hrn'herhpod ~ the nations 10
the -orld' Nnsu ,~minpslore Perry with
81 Amsrican agusdron waited Japan IN
So and isss the country was under the
domination ~ the shotgun. long sTro-
neously known - the Tycoon. n chinese
2ppellasIcn military Chl~ftsin whose
capital was 81 Ne'ldo. n"w Tokio. wh~nce
heexeyrtset control ~ ~ the great primes
cfths seversi provinces under an elaborate
fssldal system Nh',h came into -Iisfea0e
about seven centuries ago and deprived
the Emperor ~ NikaIp. whose capital
uaa ~ kieto. ~ all r.sl power in the
government peculiar dual insti-
tuition then fret ~-W The hight m Japan.
aAys Mr. Ssburu ShlmAds. " r. IN the
chAFJter o. ~Jspaus Introduction Ia the
Comfy ~ NRtors". -oUa beiEg the I'm
penal Court - th"0rstWal rulers and the
ether the military -'Irerain- who welded
fhe real administrative power. The latter
authority Distributed - lIeutenAnts
throughout tn souuiTv granting them
6sfs 20 30 gnv~-re1 ~ their own dis
rrstion hut federated ~ the central Cow
eminent: h@nrs the ~nugun had practl-
oally absolute command ~ the civil
and military AFFAIR." ~ the whole country
n was Vith Shotgun of m. celebrated
TokugsWa iarnIlv that Perry negotiated
the first rrA7'v I,~tv can JRuan and thu
United state
fhs ~srlv trsstiA- nth foreign nations
vegs provisional In their chara ct.r and the
Shogunsss ,.ov@r nmsnt Sas s.Snn urged
--noss hN by roWu-and Harris th.. Amer
team consul GENERAL TO hroP @en them
into q sr"eni~nf. fu, permanent friendly
'pterc-U-s~ aud commerce witch would
upsn the dorr- - Japan H. thu whole
.-~rld The -, p'ats~ ~ the hong s-tai-
hsh@i rlshrv ~ -.rht.lun and exclusion
'1we-s-. veT" extremely powerful ~
ftrong Ess ~r Hpr~ItIou to th. proIrrssd
.nlenurtsnt - fis tr.stis- that th. Sh.p-
f-Inste -'IG',' -rIup.rri ir"Tu ths Imp.-rial
curt f-r - policy ~ the uii@n door. hut
the Shotgun Arivuv rsttrne.t Q" s-idp
oagtv1nE en- ,'Vda- tron tis Etnpsrpr utr-s-
hItelv upUosing ~ couc s..-iun-- a. the for
o. gn.rs This rr,rd"rt -ua-k- the begin
wnz 81 w. ii,o, -. .n' " huh l..d to- th..
r@etor1 ,ol' - the In.Ds-ia power ~ 81 pan.
Iee ShogInE's Go. srrmcu' proved r..-s,-
u,s ensugn DO negotiate. ~ 1855 the
'sinols Treat of l~d.iD. Wuich Was rh.
-ssas Of o. -ub-cu I.nt treaties with
fc-sign PcvNr- Tho 'Nrhi-!"u policy
~ fpv0- v''h 'hs p@opi' AMI -,,rn.
. the 'a'-t r"wsrtIl 90 tho TaiIdal
crinces aud ne representative mon of
80 SCunrrO srua ~ - .oEu,s.. that the
anomalous dfIsl -y-t"u. ~ Vhirl rVo
ndepenc el' Eco" @Tun'sut- uu- nominal
and the .tHa- Ur-.'t,rl -'ord -,N. w
s.1s ,gUld - allowed 0ntv M t'r.-- uf
lsclIsiol a"' u~' NJ tho u--a "r,nh ~h-n
friendly IHtorr urIr-" sa- - '---. =. among
he rulsr- % .' '-f'.'u-
The I.fuc.r- ~f.ng.4u re'ipr'l-rasi hi
Aut7ofil yn. 'r-'t % 1-Es .,r'l ~" control
oi japan ar'..,. a- 'r.' a. r".uiuil to
"t,ne ,C-'rI 300 In' I'rIr"rrr Itny e
ne iesdsr- Of 90. lruI"ral rarty m 'n..
cont r1ver-N 'rttn 80. Nhrgurzt" which
rad lt-Fc" .'u Per, rs coming ~ th..
tine - l'. E"-. .t.i..u. r,w t-.s.,ruo az
6sn' sl".Fut'- n. 'i" utuE ~" country 10
Ne~ts-i' 49, 'tzs,tI.'u tr,d r.,.. foreign policy
'nauguraI"d ~ rr' ~hrgI7 Grv-rum.t,
~Is - -ri'-l Du '~ iu' trrp"rur- ~ IS5i
ne fs'I's' -s-..r. We "u'Ir-Iv aholi-h.-gi
ne Vs'ug'ipu .f r. rn'iltarv rian~meu
Vas rui an a'd '.. r"g'Iistinn- for cu'pIr-
sgiHc ''""srutu"ui 81 'du"siipu Warr
"nac's'i sud iH" ''i-r rIption system, Wa
enforced: r" short. UiSn -ucl l~t! and