The state herald., 1912-08-16


Al ltor OF the Independent. Mr..
Holt recently returned from
a tour of observation that covered
japan. Korea and Manchuria. Not
even the French can surpass them In
that respect" he continues. Such
pretty, genuine and universal cour-
tesy from all classeE, high and low,
have never experienced.
in cleanliness no people In the
world approaches them. 1t probably
not very far from the truth to say
that every Japanese man, woman and
child takes hot bath every day. Co
Ing over to Korea from Japan | went
down into the hold of the steamer
about midnight.
There were 300 or more third class
passengers fast asleep. all packed In
like figs in three tiers OF beds. Though
the only ventilation came from sky
light above, the room was as fresh
and odorless as the deck above. Those
who have visited the steerage Of any
transatlantic liner. even the best. Will
appreciate this novel experience.
THE cheerfulness and con,ented-
ness Of the Japanese are as apparent
to any visitor as their politeness and
cleanliness. Every japanese has a
perpetual smile ON his face. lie has
schooled himself to be contented.
As for their estheticism in refer
ence to art. architecture and paint.
ing. | shall refer here to two Incl
dents. went TO the chrysanthemum
shows In Both Toxic and Nagoya In
both places the halls were literally
packed with poor people who had paid
good money TO see nothing but rows
OF potted chrysanthemums.
Great self-control.
"on the railroad from Kyoto to To
kio We suddenly came In sight OF Fu'
jiyama-the Peerless Mountain Of
Japan. There were some 30 japanese
Ia our compartment Every passen'
ger on the opposite side OF the car
moved across the aisle. and then the
entire carload gazed In rapt alteration
at the sacred mountain during the
half hour We were skirting its base
Their self.control is trait that I'M
presses every one one OF the most In.
terestlng talks | had during my trip
Was with n young grandmother OF
forty. who would not admit that We
Americans cxcelled the japanese be
cause We were demonstratlye with
those We loved and communicated our
a.. 10. aNh hn a.
pressing IL
NO Spartan woman ever made
stcrner sacrifices than the many Jap
anese wives who during the Russo
Japanese war committed suicide 30
| that their husbands nj the front would
not have to wayer between home aud
country IN the battles crisis
There Is no doubt that the burlneus
morality In Japan Is generally low
er than In the west. The testimony
n foreigners doing business In japan
ia almost unanimous on this point.
rhe chief complaint Is that the Jap.
anosc have two pricon for everything,
aud that they have but rudimcniary
sense OF the obligation Of contract
was told for instance, that Il was
A common thing TOT a houn" builder
10 refuse to carry out his contract II
he found he had miscalculalcd on bis
estimate and was not going TO make a
profit
"Thoro are mitigating consldcfa.
ions. however that should be taken
into account before tho Restoration
tho business men constituted the most
laal isod class Ia Japan, except The
criminals. Under feudallsm the claHseH
we're graded ns follows. The oms
poror. above all. 2. the mobiles, ., tho
samurai. I. the farmers. 9. artists
aud artisans. q. tho merchants aud
traders. Z. the criminals and oui.
casts
In NO country In tho world Ia there
more religious freedom than In Japan
Three religions flourish o. shlnioiam
buddhism and Christianity. Rhintolam
la tho indigenous religion u Japan. its
foundation stones are loyalty. ana the
worship Of ancestors. heroes and ma.
lufo Bsla,olsm Ia the religion of tho