The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-15
Educational Reforms.

WITH tnese preliminary steps
taken, the emperor sent represent
atlves to all foreign courts and es-
tablished cousulates. Then the ma
terial welfare OF the country be-
gan to take its place. Where once
only feudal rights were recognized
men began TO think in terms of
telephones, dockyards. modern
transportation, telegraph, electric
power and the like Large num-
bers Of Japanese were sent to for
eign countries to get the new Learn
ing and bring it back to Japan.
Institutions for educational pur-
poses were increased at home and
tolerance toward all religious
creeds was established.
Even with all this accomplished
there was still much to be done.
The emperor is not subject to the
laws OF marriage, but this did not
wife, the first Empress of Japan,
panion. They lived life Of
the development of their people.
Instead of taking her meals in the
back room, the empress went
to the table of her husband to ex-
change ideas with him. This
means that women in Japan have
chance. It also shows that to
change conditions through the
whole social structure one must
begin at the top.
That pitiful old rascal, Abdul
Hamid, with his suspicion and his
harem, missed it by whole life
time. So did all his people.
The National Defense.
1t soon became necessary to give
strict business attention to the
subject of national defense; that
is, to a competent army and navy,
big enough and well equipped. In
political circles there was dis
agreement in the question. Nut
suhito examined the matter for
himself. The proposition was ex.
tensive and expensive. He looked
around for the necessary funds TO
pay the bills. The result was the
announcement that from this
day, and for six years, the house.
hold expenses Of the emperor will
be reduced so that three hundred
thousand yen may be contributed
annually toward the national de-
fense.' In the course of time the
Russians arose 10 point of order,
and Japan replied.
Born in 1852, the emperor's six
tieth birthday would have fallen
on November 3 of this year. In
forty-five of these sixty years
new nation has emerged; has come
forth for the people to take its
place with other progressives.
Japan seems to have gone into
business with the motto: "Begin
and keep going .
Sometimes We are inspired by
the biography OF a man. We be-
gin to see that other men 8 strug-
giles indicate that, by struggling,
we, too, can come out into the
light. We can learn the same from
the biography of a nation. Too
MANY men from forty to fifty let
go of the progressive life aud slip
back into the absolute monarchy
of let it GO. There are no return
passports from that country.
Neither emperors nor other
wideawake thinking men ever
wear out the easy chairs of the
palace. The Abdul Hamids do
that. Out Of this difference springs
good many conditions. When
Mutsuhito had auelled a rebellion
he offered the ringleaders places Of
trust in office. When Abdul caught
an enemy he gave the royal nod
and the gentleman was dropped
into the Bosphorus.
The Moral in Business.
1t is the same in business. The
real man moves on and forgets his
enemies, The others forget every
thing else.
Thus the emperor became
great world-6gure. He set an
ideal for his people to be pursued
long after he is gone, An ideal ls
a sort of nevermaturing bond,
You can cash your coupons regu-
lsrly, but the principal must al.
ways be deferred or you go out Of
business.
When the pinch comes. cut down
household expenses and set the