Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-13
(By Dan Gsney)

Dest as MS advisers, and having cnos-
Oh them. to give them his fullest con
fidence, II Is said there IL not one
reform In all that have been 50 sue
cessfully accomplished in his reign,
whether in civil or military affairs,
which has not received in all It's de-
tails his scrutini2ing consideration be-
fore approval. and afterwards follow
ed by him throughout all its stages
with an interest active and intelligent
In the discovery Of defects.
He has Of his own free and unfet-
tered VIII granted a constitution to his
people. II was not wrung from him as
was the Charter OF England from
King John; for no one in his Empire
would have dared to commit the sac
rilege Of taking what he was unwilling
10 give. Under the constitution there
are two estates of the realm, the peers
and commoners, both vested with eX-
tensive powers. but the most enthus-
iastic radical, out spoken and anxious
10 enforce his ideas of the peoples
rights, bows his head in humble, silent
submission when the Emperor speaks
at whose word the most bitter con-
tests OF party antagonism become still
ed, and that policy which he in his in
finite wisdom enJoins, is followed
without a murmur of opposition. In
fact opposition to his VIII is political
suicide for the people Will not tolerate
any man or body of men however dis
tinguished who disregard an Imperial
command, In person, the Emperor Is
taller and more robust in figure than
the majority of his subjects, his com
pleNiDn is dark with very pronounced
features, rarely If ever lighted with
smile, always coldly impassiye and
never for a moment falling in that
austere dignity, habitual to one whose
ancestry is traced to heaven. He has
recently appeared at a number Of pub
lie functions and though the writer
has not seen him, he learns from
foreigners long familiar with his ap-
pearance. that he Is aging very rapidly
1t appears he has bad kidney COM
point, Of which fact the nation up un-
III the present has been kept IN rgnor-
ance. Although ailing for some time
he has steadily refused to lay aside
his state duties In which he is so deep
ly concerned. These duties involving
his own personal responsibility,
neither his ministers Of state or i'm
mediate family have ever been sue
oesuful In paru,iadip him IN forap.o
In this respect he has set an example
OF priceless value to the japanese
people; for to all entreaties that he
permit others to assist him IN his work
he answers: IAN have their own
work In this world to do. 1t Is enough
| too have my work and sufficient
strength TO do it. Does ii become me
to shirk and complain and find eX
cuses for shifting this work assigned
me, TO the shoulders of those who al
ready have. or If not should have
enough to do?" Only upon one occas-
on in forty-five years, has the Emper-
or ever left the palace for health or
pleasure and that lasted but one
week. During the period of the
JapanChina war, he was absent from
Tokyo for nearly year, taking up his
residence at Hiroshima, from whence
as commander and chief of the naval
and military forces, he uirected war
operations. With these exceptions ne
has constantly remained in Tokyo at
tending TO his duties, about as unpm
Portable a place as could be found in
all Japan during three months of
summer.
On the evening of the 10Th, about
bed time; the news was flashed
through every village in'Japan. The
live" 1t would be difficult to convey
any adequate idea of the universal
feeling Of anxiety and dependency
which fell upon the people in an in
stant everywhere. Merriment and
laughter ceased, as if at that moment
there was stricken with death one in
every family Of Japan. With bowed
heads, old and young alike began 10
wend their ways shrineward and up
into the aemples on the hill tops, to
pray for the Mikados recovery. Next
day pleasure resorts were forsaken. In
all the large cities and towns shows
and theatres suspended their perform
ances. and many of the largest busi-
ness establishments closed, the small
Ter ones being conducted in listless
and half hearted manner. Everybody
ana everything was enshrouded with
gloom, In word Japan was stricken
with grief. The movement was spon
taneous being In no way influenced
by officials or government authority.
In fact the Home Minister in convey
ing the news TO the provincial Cover
nors, Informed them to interfere in
no way whatever with the actions of
the people, but confine themselves to
merely informing the populace of the
Emperor's condition. On the follow
ing Monday business was entirely laid
aside and the people neglecting their
duties began to opngregate In village
and city inconsolable with grief.
The Home Minister at once circu-
lated the following instructions among
the porvincial Governors: at is only
natural that the whole nation should