The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-27

| characterized the old chimney place
OF long ago, and the grooming of the
nanny before the fire.
"Old Woman" a series 70 Mother
Goose rhymes, and annie Laurie"
on the trombone were followed by the
| closing number, "Galille." a beauti-
full sacred song, which was beautifully
rendered.
"From East TO West"
Kigo s. 1nui, a Japanese, known
as "the most interesting Japanese on
the American PLATFORM" spoke yes
terday afternoon, following the Glee
| club entertainment, in q most inter.
esting and comprehensive manner on
THE East and the West" Among, his
Introductory remarks, Mr.. Inui spoke
| humorously' of his nationality. and
| the differences existing in customs
among the people of the east and
| the west He told many interesting
and unique facts which greatly pleas.
ed his hearers. The speaker has been
| educated in America, he dresses and
| talks like an American. He is per-
haps under twenty-five years OF age,
but Is conversant with many Ian
| guages and speaks with knowledge
and the polish, characteristic of an
older man.
81 don't know why you are inter-
ested in this subject" said the speak,
er, but 1 know why am. This sub
| ject has become of interest not be-
cause the east Is running from the
west, or the west from the east. but
because they are growing closer to-
gether and we are interested in their
| oneness and harmony. Why can not
this oneness be attained?, First. we
must eliminate the hinderances-th he
lack of understanding, the selnshness
and greed. The Misunderstanding ex-
isting between the east and the west
Is divided into three parts, dress, mis-
| presentation and differences in view
| point
I'm dress, temperament and char
acterstics We differ greatly, resulting
to a great degree from heredity and
surroundings. The Anglo Saxon peo-
I pie are blunt, uncermonious, plain:
the east polite, congenial, roundabout;
the Anglo-Saxons are secular, we are
religious, suspicious, superstitious; the
west runs to the mechanics, the east
to the artistic: the west is nervous,
sensitive, excitable, the east careful
phlegmatic, slow; the west Is viva
cious and entertaining. while the east
is serious. The west is optimistic, the
east is not pessimistic but occupies an
intermediate ground and his watch
word Is carefulness, The American
says, 'tryhard, push ahead, get there,
but the Jap says, watch out, don't
mistake, get there"
IAN American" said the speaker,
"has a great deal of the progressive
spirit and push and IL he has not
the push, he generally has the pull
If neither he sits down. The Ameri-
cans look forward they see far into
the future the Chinese look backward
and follow the examples of their faith
| ers, but the Japs look around. The
politics of the west rests on individu-
alism, the politics of the east on fra
ternalism.
Much of the misunderstanding ex-
listing between our countries comes
from misrepresentation. A Japanese
in Japan read Sacramento paper
that stated that the Japanese were
striving and planning to take the
Philippines, he, reported this to a
| y,
masses Of Japan believed this to be
the attitude of America toward Japan.
Japan hasn't the faintest desire TO
possess the Philippines, for the Ja-
panese know that the Americans can
fight Japan could not afford the
Philippines II she were to want them,
Japan knows that America expends
$SO,000,000 a year on those islands,
she could not afford it, We hear ru-
mors in America that the Japanese
will join with the British, invade
America and take 1t. That is merely
the typical cry of the typical Amerl-
can Jingle. There would be greater
chances of the Americans sailing
across the sea and taking Japan.
THE Americans have been ag-
gressive while the Japanese have been
conservative. The emblem of Japan
Is the crisanthemum, symbolical of
peace, the emblem of America is the
| eagle, greedy, domineering, avaricious.
The east and west are dissimilar, yet
| our very differences are drawing us
| together. As we differ in character
istlcs and temperament, so do we diff
| fer in industry and commercialism
We do not produce the same things,
or consume the same things, we do
not have the same climate conducive
to producing the same articles, we are
in no way competitors, but we have
reached a relationship that Is weld
ing us closer and ever closer to-
gether, for we are partners on the
Pacific.
Lastly we differ In viewpoint. A
person forms an opinion because of
experience, environment and associa-
tion. A person emphasizes his own
side and forgets the other. A man is
man the world over, be he Ameri-
can, German, or Jap, but the differ
ence lies only in opinion as we from
experience have been taught to judge.
Having contrasted the east and the
west, are we really growing apart or
getting away? We are not. The world
Is becoming Christianized and the
Christian associations are bringing us
together, and making the world small
er. Industrially, commercially and
financially we are connected. A panic
In this country, like the very waves
of an earthquake, is felt in every part
of the orient. In habits and dress We
are becoming more alike, we are
reading and doing similar things and
we are learning to eat the same