El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
MIKA00 GIVES
HONOR To
AMERICAN
Work of American Mission
Workers in Japan Is Ap-
preciated by People.
EMPRESS PROUD OF
JAPANESE BABIES

Of Rev. D. Crosby Greene, one OF
the most active and prominent
American missionaries in Japan. are
congratuIating him upon his deeora-
ton by the emperor Of Japan with the
order Of the Rising sun third class
in recognition Of his services to Japan
extending over nearly half a century.
: DR.. Greene came to Japan in 1853.
representing the American Mission
board, and devoted himself to mission
airy work for Il years before he be-
came a professor in the DOshisha col
Iege at KyOto. It was 25 years ago
that DR. Greene came to Toxic to re-
sumo his activities in the missionary
field Today at 20 he is both active
and eager in his work and his fine
personality continues to win him
friends among both Japanese and
foreigners
Work OF Americans Noticeable.
The part that American missionaries
have played in the development OF
Japan is evidenced in many ways. None
was more striking than the tribute re-
Gently paid to Rev Clay MacCauley.
who is known as the pioneer Unitarian
worker IN Japan Like Dr. Greene,
Mr.. MacCauley has just attained his
10th birthday anniversary, and his
friends gathered around a dinner
DR.. MacCauley came to Japan in 1883
to start the Unitarian mission in To-
kiO IN response to an invitation from
a group or prominent japanese publ
cists and educators He is an ardent
traveller and knows every nook and
corner Of the japanese empire
Dr. MacCauley sums up his mission
in japan as that OF putting before the
japanese a rational Interpretation OF
Christianity as 1orceful factor In
western civilization, with the hope that
na- frr= 10 Ia No ~
il a peculiarly helpful and needful
source Of national power and pros
perity.
Love the Emperor.
An incident which explains forci-
bly, the great devotion Of the japan
csc to their monarch recently occurred
in a village in the prefecture OF Chiba.
where a schoOlmaster lost his life in
attempting to rescue a portrait Of the
A fire broke out in the village. and
before a strong wind the flames spread
ID the schOOl-hOuse, in which was a
portrait of the emperor Mr.. Ogura,
the headmaster, arrived upon the
scene and finding the portrait of the
emperor in danger, rushed Immediately
into the burning structure Others
followed him. bent upon the same
mission. They were successful for they
soOR emerged, singed and grimy but
holding up the sacred likeness Of their
emperor. Ogura- however. did not
come out and his body was found
later in the ruins
Many Flowers and Babies
The average American tourist doubt
less will agree with the opinion ex-
pressed by Mrs W1ckerS ham. the wife
of former attorney. general George w
Wickersham, when she was asked BY
the empress OF Japan Tor ner most
striking Impressions OF the country
Mrs WlckerShau1 replied ~ our
majesty. I think they are 10 be found
in the flowers and the babies There
upon her majesty replied yes, indeed
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This reference occurred during a
charming and interesting audience
which was accorded by the emperor
and empress to Mr.. and Mrs Wick
ersham. and at the same time to Prof.
Francis G. Peabody, Of Harvard uni
Tersity, and Mrs Peabody.
Mr.. Wickersham and Prof Peabody
were presented to both the emperor
and empress The conversation by
their majesties was in japanese.
which was translated by an official
court interpreter. Both the emperor
and empress were exceedingly cor
dial, and the visitors retained most
pleasant memories Of a delightful half
hour at the palace
The japanese custom Of gift-makine
was illustrated in an interesting way
during the illness Of the emperor
When the dOWager empress, who
lives at NumaCZu. heard OF the maIady
Of his majesty she at once dispatched
a messenger to Toxic with a basket OF
fish. symbolic Of her anxiety and her
the empress. during her long watch by
the emperor's bedside, contracted a
Geld, and the sOlicitude OF the dOWager .
empress was turned to her as we'll In
acknOwledgmen of this the empress
sent return presents consisting OF a
pot Of peOnies, a pot Of daisies and a
box Of cake.
Torture Charges Made.
Charges of torture made against
public prOcuratOrs Of the district court
at UtsunOmiyi have awakened cOnsid-
cradle public interest throughout
Japan. following as they do the Ia
nous conspiracy case in Korea. when
during the trial OF Koreans charged
with plotting to ssassinate the Jap
aneSe governor general. the defendants
accused the police Of torture.
The charges against the UtsunOmiyt
officials are that during the prelim-
mary hearing Of a forgery case they
examined the accused persons from
10 to % hours at a stretch the de-
PENDANTS standing handCuffed and be-
ing given no opportunity for rest It
is further alleged that they. were given.
food only once during the long exam
nation and that physical pains were
continually inflicted with the object OF
forcing a confession of guilt"
The Toxic court Of appeals IS now
Investigating the charges, and it has
been determined to sift them
Thoroughly so that the question OF
the iu-treatment of prisoners by the
japanese authorities may be cleared
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