The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-08

workers. had conceived them 10 be
utterly incorrupubiv iu any AFFAIR."
touching the national welfare.
That "a |Jap1noso officer. or "a com
siderable number OF them, should be-
capable OF "a Kind Of grating which
we believed 60 Dee typlcally American,
was a. surprise. Now comes another
shock boo the recent message OF that
notable statesman. Count okumn, dc
lFored Is home minister, before "a
conference 81 local governors In
Toxic, thai national morality b. de-
toriurating and that the p~urchasable
vote has become q serious menace in
Japan. Tho type Of japanese We are
accustomed TO see scattered along
the santa Re railroad from Aibu-
querquc Co California has not inn
pressed any OF ms os ~lncoruptible Ia
fact they seem 60 possess in large
measure tho less desirable varieties
90 human %frailty. But az a nation
we have surrounded them with a
glamour 81 fnnaucal patriotism in
the fnce of which the rc.olations o.
Count Okuma are like a dash OF cold
water. Ia addressing the local gov
crnors Count Okumn emphasized
those points.
National morality. official disci-
plino. reform In local Hdministra-
ton. simplification OF official routine
and extension Of the authority vested
boz local administrators, reverence To-
ward the Shinto temples, economy Of
expenses In local administration re-
adjustment of local loans. social poll
icies. supervision over elections. san
itation and reform In legislation.
OF these points, which were very
fully c|lucldatcd. the Count laid spe-
cial stress on the first item of ma
tionai morality. He pointed out That
Influences were invading the social
and rational Fabric which had n ten
dcncy 90 lower the lone OF moral
sentiment. without upholding a
high moral standard. ne said. no
country could hold it's own.
The Count very frankly %cx9ound-
cd tho necessity with which the coun-
try Is now confronted of %resorting TO
such measures az would stay and ar
rest the spread OF the evil tcnden-
Giles now invading all classes. The
changes through which the country
was passing required special atten-
ton on the part Of those who were
responsible for efficiency and rectl-
tude In the administration Of local
governments. He spoke of the vital
Importance of adjusting and recon
cling the progressive tendencies OF
the times with the moral standard
and tradition constituting the foun-
dalton of Japan'es national existence.
The next point emphasized by the
speaker was the gradual weakening
Of official discipline, resulting In the
corruption of government officials
I anu III GlNhluE MS lfNiaA w hh
subject. he asked the governors to
set an example Of faithful and whole
hearted service to the country by
their personal conduct as h CHIEF
executives Of the local adminlstra-
ton.
The third point, the Count contin-
ued. which called for careful atten-
ton was In connection with the
abuses and malpractices TT election
times. The Count boldly admitted
that the votes had come To bear mon
ctnry values. and he condemned the
practice as fraught with dangers OF
the gravest character In disseminat-
Ing the seeds Of moral and spiritual
degeneration. The governors were
asked 10 exercise the strictcst posi-
BILE supervision In order 10 stop the
growing evil In this respect,