The chronicle=news., 1913-08-02

\ CHARGED wire FENCES. GRADUALLY eA'
tended into the savage district. until
the doninion OF the head hunters wal
restricted to the mountains which
must now be asasiled. The Japanese
hope to.make peaceful farmers out Of
lthose who are left At the end Of the
present expedition.
A notable contribution to the dis
cussion Of the relation OF the West to
the East. opened up by the California
land bill agitation. has been made by
Count Okuma. the Grand Old Man Of
Japan" who declares that Japan's
future success depends upon her de-
yslopment Of foreign Intercourse.
Count Okuma writes Of this prob
lem In . volume fresh from the press.
The statesman constantly uses the
word "taisei." meaning trend. tend
cncy. current or movement. Divid-
Ing history into the INTERNATIONAL
and post st-medieval periods. the writ
er points out that In the former per-
i0d oriental races overran Europe.
while the latter European races In.
vsdcd the oriental world. This pull
sation, or movement Of races. Count
lOkums calls the ''taiscI." or tendency
Of history"
Three successive waves have swept
Japan. The first period began With
Oda EobuuEa. when the PurtuGese.
Hollanders. English and other Euro
,eass sought intercourse with Japan
lTha second was the Russian move
ment which began to bc felt after
lone hundred aud fifty ycars Of seclus.
ion. and the third reached Its culmin-
alton With the comink Of Commodore
Perry from the United States.
The attitude Of . country toward
this world tendency decides Its fate.
The Count says: ITO follow the tai
sci 10 to rise. and to oppose the tsisci
means destruction" This Law. he de-
eiarcs. holds In the material worii
and ~ = principle II perSades human
history. The course for = nation to
pursue Is to obey the world tendency.
10 mount upon II. and to guide II. II
was this attitude that saved Japan
from destruction. II Japan for any
reason should assume an attitude Of
hostility and opposition to the world
tendency. her doom would be sealc':.
Conui Okuma considers oft n ma
ter Of sood fortune that Japan took
sdvsn,a,. Of the world tendenc,
when the movement Was felt press
Ing ai her door. THE progress o.
Japan In the future" Count Okums
conciud-s. will depend upon the ma
TONS success or failure In ~ffcc,ins
intercourse with foreign na,!ons."
Japan IL making Important strides
In aviation. Recently - number of
yoinr military officers trained by
the Army Aviation Corps made = ser.
ic~ Of successful inicr-provincisi
flights. covering u distance Of CO
miles. and qualified thrmsriver as sx.
pcris. The aviation corps hs. 4 spa
cious open ground at Tokoross~a.
near Toyko. where n group Of student
aviaiois 10 b~inE trained BY Captain
TokuEawa. These military avisiors
make occasionsi excursions to the
city Of Tokyo. the people Of which
climb up to hausc-tops to see the
''msn. birds fly. The acroplancs III
us~ arc Iapauc,c hiplanes. devised b.
Captain Tokugawa sad n number Of
French msrhinea.
The naval ssisiors also have been
active recently. They paid = surprise
visit to Yokohoms and Tokyo from
the nas1i station at Yokohama aud
Tokyo from the naval stallion al
Yokoxuks. In one OF these trips
Lieutenant Yamsnds covered dis
,ancc Of IL" miles 10 two hours aud
ten minutes. The naval avtstOrr arc
now planning to exhibit their craft
before the Emperor. who IL recupcr-
stinS at Hsyama. u seaside resort.
from hts rccen, iIIacss.
NsId. from army and navy svistors
Japan has a number of private scr.-
nam,s. who atc making successful
flights at different points In the Fin
pirc.
The new woman crusade in Ia
pan is day by day occupying an In
crcasinaiy prominent place In public
discussion. This In due to the com.