The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
JAPS HIT u. S.
in WARPRINTS
Nipponese Newspaper Car
toonists Attack Over
lures for Peace.
KAISER MUCH RIDICULED
Significance of War in Possibility CT
. Conquest Only Phase that Appeals
Strongly to japanese.
peciaI cable to 1he washington Hean.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Toxic. Oct. II. Cby mail to New York;
In no way Is the striking difference be-
tween Oriental and Occidental methods
OF thoughts better indicated than by the
cartoons now appearing In Japanese and
In American periodicals. Those who are
interested in psychology will find these
differences between American and Jap
anese brain-processes as reflected by the
funny men" a very interesting study.
In the first place, the Oriental neither
feels pain himself nor pity for the
agonies OF others as does the Aryan.
American cartoons which have reached
Japan appear to indicate an almost uni
versal horror at the bsrbarities Of the
war, besides a keen sympathy with the
sufferers on both sides in Europe.
Japanese without Pity.
japanese cartoonists have yet to indi-
cate that that phase Of the war has ap-
pealed to them. They remember well
their own great and devastating strug-
gle with Russia, yet no cartoon that has
appeared in japanese Nepers. and no ex-
preston Of opinion by any Of the papers
has considered in any way the pitiful
loss OF life in Europe or has indicated
that the horror OF the war is appreciated.
Instead, the cartoonists find in the bat
tie scenes a vast field for humor. and as
Japanese nuTlOr usually Turns on SOI1G-
thing mechanical, the Toxic and Osaka
comic papers since the beginning OF the
war have devoted their pages very large
ly to picturing fantastic machines Of
war.
For instance. a cartoonist shows a gro
tesque suggestion for bringing down
German aviators flying over Tsingtau and
spying out the positions Of the japanese
troops. The japanese soldiers carry strap
ped to their backs lifc-sized pictures OF
comely japanese girls doing the weekly
wash. The German aviatOrs, attracted
by this sight. come down to investigate
and are easily picked of by the Japan
ese sharpshoOters.
Girls aS DecOys.
Why not" says Osaka Puck. send n
lot OF attractive geishss to Tsingtau? Put
them out in fun view Of the German
troops, and the latter will be 80 attract
ed by them that they will drop their
weapons and fail an easy prey TO the
japanese"
An accompanying illustration shows a
line OF palm-waving and graceful
geisha girls storming a German trench.
while the defenders are so stupefied by
their admiration for this bevy Of beau
ties that swords and guns are dropping
from their hands.
The magazine Rakuten suggests that
dropping bombs at Tsingtau proved rath-
er Intellectual II draws pictures to sug-
gest that the aviators pour out bottles OF
anasthesia and when the enemy has fall
len asleep descend tie them up, ana lead
them of to Japan as prisoners OF war.
Some of the comic artists efforts re-
fleet the strange ideas Of the East about
the soul and the after world. A series
of pictures shows a couple of japanese
soldiers preparing TO retire for the night,
when they notice a lot OF ghosts OF Ger
man soldiers ascending to heaven. They
Quick!r throw their tent over the ghosts.
thereby making an airship with which
they sail over the bay and destroy all
German ships at anchor.
Another series pictures an ostrich