St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29

and it was this union that
gave her the victory. The Japanese
soldiers have been so trained as to
develop self-reliance and ability to
take the lead and they were credited
by foreign military observers with
Intelligence, initiative and quick
ness and if all its officers and sold
iers had not appreciated the immense
Importance of the struggle, even
such resolution as that of the Jap
anese leaders would have failed to
achieve such results" To this Toll
stoi says: 1.-THE Japanese defeated
the Russians because owing to their
war-like patriotism and the power
of their ruling authorities they are
the mightiest nation on earth-and
one not to be conquered by any one,
either at sea or on land
Little Chance for Graft.
Japan affords little opportunity
| for graft or the formation or trusts,
as the country is practically free
trade one, the duties on imports be-
| ing light. 1t is the only country on
the globe where both gold and sill
yer coins circulate at their real COM
mercial value, for here silver coin
is current for only one-half it's for
mer value.
For courtesy and good manners
the Japanese surpass any nation, and
for sobriety, industry, cheerfulness
and close application to business NO
nation is their superior. They ex-
eel in doing small things well, and
of late years they have proved their
ability to carry on great under
takings successfully. | cannot agree
with those who assert that they pos
sess no inventive genius, for a ma
ton that can astOnish the world
with a new and deadly explosive
used in naval gunnery, that make
their own firearms on original
plans, and who in the department Of
mechanic arts, manifest so much in
genuity and skill in sanitary matters
and in surgery, must possess more
than ordinary genius. In war, il
craftsmanship, in education, mart
in science, they have won the adm1
ration of the world.
The Future of Japan.
What is the mission and pros
pective future of this remark
able country? To look into the fu
ture and phophesy correctly is Civ
en- to no man. | believe the mission
England has done for the Yves
build up a great manufacturing
and commercial empire, and secure
market for her products Throughout
China, India and the East; to fol
low in the wake of our own country
and establish peace in the Eastern
world; to form a confederate ma
tions of eastern countries on the
basis of international law; and unite
in forming vast pan-Japanest
union of Asiatic nations and thus
hasten the progress and civilization
of the Eastern world. In doing thi
she has most difficult task to per
form in reconcilling the East will
the West, to be the advocate OF thu
East and the harbinger of the West
The wonderful achievements of thu
; nation in the past may prove saf'
guarantee for their success in thu
future.
l could but notice the modesty o
: the people wherever l went, and il
: no sense did I observe hoastful dis
, position manifested. In their al
: fusion to the late war with Russ1;
i this was very noticeable. Nowher
did I hear an oath, witness quar-
rel or brawl, nor hear ungentleman
1y language used.
If you would know the Japanes
it is necessary to live in their midst
f President Roosevelt has truly sal
t of the Empire: -"Japan, tina
mighty island of the East which ha
r learned from the West while she ha
l taught the West so much, so yer
I IL D'D 'l G. H. COLBY.