The evening world., 1911-06-03
JAPANESE JUDGE
FINDS JUSTICE
RUSHED HERE
Kakihari Quotes Work Of the
Night Court as Proof That
"She Never Sleeps"
LIKES PROBATION PLAN.
May Its Trial in
Japan-Little Need for Other
"Specialties" There.
BY marguerite Mooers Marshall.

BY Marguerite Mooers Marshall.
T. Kakihara. president OF the tribunal
IN the distric; o. Osaka. and his friend,
X. Ysnchi. also o. the japanese Depart
ment OF Justice. have been touring
American cities to prepare Tor their
government a comparative study o. the
Japanese and American courts The two
Eastern juris:s sail from New York
to-day. Al tdc Hotel Asior last night
Mr.. kakihsra talked briefly o. the ways
o. Japanese aud American justice.
"What IL the great difference
between our courts n yoursr
ssksd.
"rims," he responded promptly.
"This was Impressed on me whom
I visited yo,r night court. You
DO not delay wen over night in
trying your criminals. Your God
cess Of Justice n,vor sleeps"
Some people say she closes an eve
now and then" 1 remarked. but Mr..
kakihara VA irpervious 10 the slight
ing American idiel
In Japan" he continued. we do not
rush our cases. Undoubtedly w decay
too much IN civil cults. for there Is
much complaint. I understand you also
md faui, with your courts on that
score. But certainly / should not Thin
you would wish anything svifter than
the rapid-nre trials In your city courts.
Your Night Court II undoubtedly an
excellent thing under the conditions
here. We have no such Institution any
where IN Japan. however. and ! doubt
II We need one.
] understand Il. yours exists for
of the dru,k and disorderiy persons
found IN the streets at night. and II
kesps citizens unnecessarily arrested
from spending a night In nail.
NIGHT COURT "sPEciALTiEs"
RARE IN JAPAN.
with ~ there 10 eompArsNvsly
uttls drunkenness. n b uA-
usuai 70 see . Drunken maa In eur
streets.
As for unnecessary arseses, We
lave practically nc trouble In that
direction. Our laws are very strict
y carefully defined, aad our po-
Lee thoroughly undsrstand them.
n . policeman srssts an innocent
person no 10 liable to severe pun.
ishmsnt.
Il have not visited the women's
Might Court, but I have been highly
Interested In the work OF your women
probation officers. We have no such
institution, and ] think We have always
doubted that the women OF the stree,
were capable OF reform. Your view o.
this matter In most interesting. and un,
doubtedly We shall eventually adop
some system OF probation for the pre-
vention OF vice and the reformatlo,
OF first offenders"
What did YOU think OF the Children,
Court" ! asked
'Adm,rahle'' Mr.. EaLIhara responde,
heartily. u cannot Imagine a better o
nor effective way OF dealing with ina
class OF OFFENDERS. We have no sue
oourt. but. somehow. We have no chill.
criminals. or course we have a ccrtai,
amount OF juvenile delinquency. niue
less than the records OF your elite
show. fancy the reason Is that GU
cities are not an yet So crowded an,
congested. nor have We many ignoran
foreign types 10 contend with. I believ
YOU make II a misdemeanor for an
child TO play bail In the streets. an
yet admit There are not enough p,a
grounds for the children. We try I
provide proper spnce for amusement 70
all our boys and girls.
Then the Japanese are very devote
parents, and all the family affection
are strongly developed. The moth,
and father who would so far forg,
their duties as 10 allow their childrs
TO break the laws OF the country wouI
be regarded with INFINITELY greater II
d!snation and contempt than the chi
dren themselves.
POWER IN HANDS OF JUDGES.
JURORS NOT KNOWN.