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JAPAN's MILITARISTs HOPE.
Defeat OF OEuma L. Not Taken as
u Rebuff.

TOXIC. jar. s Gable dispatches show
that a number Of American newspapers
regard he defeat Of the Okuna Cabinet
or the estimates for the army increase
as a vote against militarism in Japan.
The view L. plausible, but mistaken.
The two division increase was merely
one OF the issues chosen by dis
gruntled majority 10 overthrow a minor
ity government As A matter OF fact
ne army and navy Increases are in q
safer position now than before.
The party which has turned the Gov
ciyle ~ army increase IL made its
policy and failed igrominiously Baron
Kato, the Foreign Minister. easily par
ried every Interpolation addressed to
him.
The men who object to the army and
navy increase on principle are, as a
matter OF fact. found mostly in the
uresen; cabinet They now realize how
ever. that no Government. which does
not accept TIE scheme can hope 70
retain power. The Elder Statesmen are
at present strongly miitarist IN their
tendencies No Government OF which
they disprovs can remain In power
The opposition standpoint IL clear
enough from its act On and the vote
to postpone the scheme for a year Is
merely an !nUmatiOn TO the miltaris'
elements that thA opposition IL pre-
pared to make a deal The militarists
may now be fairly confident that which
ever party Is returned at the polls the
army expansion project II safe
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liberal Interpretation Of the immigration
laws IN go far as they concerned Ger
mans. demand for the repeal Of all
State and municipal laws for the OBJ
servance Of the Sabbath and the regula-
ton OF the sale OF beer. and an open
declaration nf wa- upon the Administ-a-
ton In the event of its pursuing its pol
icy OF endesvOr,ng 10 bring about an
arbitration treaty with Great Britain.
The German Naval League a few
years ago made use OF these German
societies in this country to circulate
among American citizens Of German
birth aud ancestry appeals for sub
Scripulons toward the construction OF
German navy that would give 10 Ger
many maritime supremacy that IL to
say. superiority at sea over the United
States II did not apparently dawn
upon those who took part In the circu-
lation OF these appeals for subscriptions
that asldng for contributions 10 the
construction OF q German nav superior
to that flying the Stars and Stripes was
nothing short OF an invitation to rank
treason to the United States
Gen. Bernhard speaks of the i'm
portanCe TO the vaterland Of Germ an
resident abroad and lays stress on the
political use which they are in America
10 the Teuton empire. There is no limit
10 tine evils that the united German
American vote may accomplish in the
United States under dictation from
Berlin. One OF the greatest dangers Is
that Of becoming involved IN complics-
tons with foreign Powers.
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Already the lines Of our reconstruc-
ton are evident. The first and most
important is that our party men real
ize that there is something more vital
than their academic disputes about
free trade or protection. and that all
theory must give way 10 the fact that
country is in an artificial and dan
gerous condition if she does not pro-
duce within her own borders sufficient
food al least 10 keep life IN her popu-
lation. Whether this should be
brought about by tax upon foreign
foodstuffS or by a bounty upon home
products, OF by a combination OF tho
two, is now under discussion.
But all parties are combined upon
the principle, and, though It will I'M
doubtedly entail either a rise in prices
or deterioration in quality in the
food OF the working classes. they will
a least be insured against so terrible a
visitation as that which Is fresh in our
memories At any rate, We have got
past the stage Of argument. II must
be 80. The increased prosperity of the
farming Interest. and. as we will hope,
the cessation OF agricultural emigra-
ton, will be benefits TO be counted
against the obvious disadvantages.
The second lesson is the immediate
construction Of not one but two
double lined railways under the Chan
mel. We stand in a white sheet over
the matter. since the projecT has al
ways been discouraged in these coll
umns, but we are prepared to admit
that, had such railway communication
been combined with adequate arrange
ments for forwarding supplies from
Marseilles, we should have avoided
our recent surrender We still insist
that we canno, trust entirely TO tun-
mel since our enemy might have allies
I in the Mediterranean but in a single
! contest with any Power OF the north
of Europe il would certainly be Of in.
estimable benefit.
There may be dangers attendant
/ upon the existence of a tunnel. but II
must now be admitted that they are
trivial compared to those which come
from It's absence. As to the buildinl
Of large fleets OF merchant submarine:
for the carriage of food, that is a new
departure which will he an addr iona
Insurance against the danger which
has LEFT so dark pase IA the h.storI
OF our country"
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Demand s of Societies.

were continually threatened and occa-
sionally attempted.
Yet the Government had entered
upon the war with the full assent Of
every party in the State. The true
culprits were those, be they politicians
or journalists, who had not the fore
sight 10 understand that unless Britain
grew her own supplies or unless by
means OF a tunnel she had some way
of conveying them into the island. all
her mighty expenditure upon her army
and her fleet was a mere waste OF
money so long as her antagonist had
few submarines and men who could
use them England has often been
stupid. but has got of scot free
This time she was stupid and had TO
pay the price You can't expect luck
To be your savior always
II would be mere repetition OF
what | have already described II |
were to recount all our proceedings
during that first ten days after | re-
sumed my station. During my alb
sence the ships had taken hear and
had begun to come up again. In the
first day got four, After that | had
TO go further afield. and again |
picked up several In French waters.
once | had a narrow escape through
one of my Kingston valves getting
some grit into 1t and refusing to act
when / was below the surface our
margin OF buoyancy just carried US
through. BY the end OF that week
the Channel was clear again, and
both Beta and my own boat were
down west once more. There We had
encouraging messages from our Bris-
TOT consort, who in turn had heard
from Delta at Liverpool our task
was completely done, We could not
prevent all food from passing into
the British islands, but at least we
had raised what did get in to a
price which put II far beyond the
means Of the pennilesS, voorhees, null
titude. In vain Government COM
Wandered IL al and doled II out as a
general feeds the garrison Of a fort
ress. The task WAS too groat-the
responsibility TOO horrible Even the
proud and stubborn English could not
| face It any longer.
! remember well how the news came
TO me. was lying al the time on
! Selsey Bill when ! saw a small wal
| vessel coming down channel. I, ha!
never been my policy 70 attack Sas
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By CONAN DOYLE

from reaching England in war time
as II would be for a besieger to pre-
vent the victualling OF a beleagured
fortress.
| cannot end this account better
than by quoting the first few para
graphs Of leader in the Times, which
appeared shortly after the declaration
OF peace. 1t may be taken to epito-
mize the saner public opinion Of Eng
land upon the meaning and lessons
OF the episode:
"In all this miserable business
said the writer. which has cost us
the loss OF a considerable portion of
our merchant feet. and more than
nifty thousand civilian HIVES. there is
just one consolation TO be found. 1t
lies in the fact that our temporary
conqueror is Power which IL not
strong enough 10 reap the fruits Of
her victory.
Had We endured this humiliation at
The hands OF any Of the first class
Powers, it would certainly have en-
tailed the loss Of all our crown colo
mics and tropical possessions, besides
the payment OF a huge indemnity. We
were absolutely at the feet OF our con-
queror, and had no possible alterna-
tive but TO submit TO her terms, how
ever onerous. Norland has had the
good sense 70 understand that she
must not abuse her temporary advan-
tdge and has been generous in her
dealings In the grip OF any other
Power We should have ceased 10 exist
as an empire.
Even now We are not out OF the
/ wood Some one may maliciously pick
quarrel with MS before we get our
/ house in order and use the easy wea-
I pom which has been demonstrated. II
Is TO NEE, such a contingency that
, the Government has rushed enormous
stores OF food at the public expense
into the country. In a very few
months the new harvest will have
appeared ON the whole we can face
the immediate future without undue
depression though there remain some
causes for anxiety These will nc
doubt he energetically handled by thi,
new and efficient Government which
has taken the place of those dis
"redited politicians who led us int
"a war withou, having foreseen how
Heip!oss We were against an o6ylou!
| form OF attack,
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vessel coming down. Ny torpedoes
and even my shells were too precious
for that. could not help being at
tracted. however, by the movements
Of this ship. which came slowly zig
tagging in my direction.
Looking for me-" thought I. What
on earth does the foolish thing hope TO
do II she could tind mel"
was lying awash at the time and
got ready to go below in case she
should come for me. But at that mo-
ment--she was about half . mile
aWay-sho turned her quarter and
there. TO my amazement, was the red
flag with tho blue circle. our own
beloved nag. flying from her peak
For a moment I thought that this
was some clever dodge OF the enemy
10 tempt me within range. | snatched
up my glasses and called on Nornal.
Then we both recognized the vessel.
II was the Juno, the only one left
| intact OF our own cruisers. What
| could she he doing flying the nag
in the enemy's waters? Then / un-
derstood it and turning TO Vornal We
/ threw ourselves into each others arms.
/ II CDulu Only Hitau an NJ thlNNlNV
| or peace
/ And II was peace. We learned the
/ glad news when We had risen along
side the Juno and the ringing cheers
! which greeted W had at last died
! away. our orders were TO report our
selves at once at Blankenberg Then
/ she passed on down channel to collect
/ the others. We returned to port upon
/ the surface, steaming through the
whole British fleet as We passed up
the North Sea. The crews clustered
I thick along the sides OF the vessels
! TO watch us | can see now th'iT
sullen angry faces. Many shook
their fists and cursed w as we went
by II was not that We had damage
them will do them the justice "a
say that the English, as the old BoeT
war has proved, bear no resentment
against a brave enemy--but that they
thought us cowardly to attack NOR
chant ships and avoid the warshps
II is Ike the Arabs. who think that
flank attack is mean unmanlS
device
war il not merely big game, my
English friends II is a desperat,
business to gain the upper hand, snC
one must use ones brain in order 4
aad tAs weak <0st 81 aAsA enemy
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The Log of Capt. John Sirius

II is not fair to blame me II have
found yours 1t was my duty, Per
haps those officers and sailors who
scowled at the little Iota that May
morning have by this time done me
justice when the first bitterness OF
undeserved defeat was past.
Let others describe my entrance
into Blankenberg: the mad enthu-
siasm of the crowds and the mag
nificent public reception OF each sue
cessive boat as II arrived. Surely the
men deserved the grant made them
by the State, which has enabled each
Of them to be independent for life.
A. a feat OF endurance that long
residence In such a state OF mental
tension in cramped quarters. breath
ing an unnatural atmosphere, will
long remain as a record. The country
may well be proud OF such sailors,
The terms OF peace were not made
onerous, for We were in no condition
to make Great Britain our permanent
enemy We knew well that We had
won the war by circumstances which
would never be allowed 10 occur
again. and that in a few years the
island power would be as strong as
ever-stronger. perhaps the ses-
son that she had learned. II would
be madness to provoke such an an
tagonist. a mutual salute OF flags
was arranged, the colonial boundary
was adjusted by arbitration, and We
claimed no indemnity beyond an I'M
dertaking on the part OF Britain that
she would pay any damages which an
International court might award TO
France or TO the United States for
injury received through the opera
, tons Of our submarines, So ended
| the war.
OF course England vii! not be
I caught mapping In such fash
ion again Her foolish blindness Is
partly explained by her delusion that
| her enemy would not torpedo mer-
! chant vessels. Common sense should
have tod her that her enemy would
/ play the game that suited them best
! that they would not inquire what
! they could do, but they would do II
I first and talk about It afterward. The
, opinion OF the whole world now Is
that II blockade were prOclaimet
one might do what one could viii
those who iried To break II, aud Il
was as reasonable to prevent fooC
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DANGER
Continued from Third Page.

were assured that the interference
with trade was temporary and that
with little patience all would he well.
But already there was a marked rise
in the death rate. especially among
children who suffered from want OF
milk the cattle being slaughtered for
food. There was serious rioting in
the Lanarkshlre coal fields and IN the
Midlsnds. together with a socialistic
upheaval In the east Of London which
had assumed the proportions OF civil
war Already there were responsible
papers which declared that England
was in an impossible position and that
an immediate peace was necessary TO
prevent one Of the greatest tragedies
in history. II was my task now 10
prove TO them that they were right.
], was May when ! found myself
back at the Mapiin Sands to the north
of the estuary OF the Thames. The
Beta was sent on 10 the Solent 10 block
II and take the place " the lamen,ed
Kappa And now was throttlng
Britain indeed-London, Southampton,
the Bristol Channel Liverpool. the
North Channel. rne Glasgow APP
proaches, each was guarded by my
boats. Great liners were. as We learned
afterward, pouring their supplies into
Galway and the west OF Ireland, where
provisions were cheaper than has ever
been known. Tens Of thousands we're
embarking from Britain for Ireland in
order 10 save themselves from Starva-
ton But YOU cannot transplant a
whole dense population. The main
body # the people by the middle -
May were actually starving At that
date wheat was at a hundred maize
and barley at eighty. Even the most
obstinate had begun TO see that the
situation could not possibly continue.
In the great towns starving crowds
clamored for bread before the munich
pal Offices, and public officials every
where were attacked and often muir
dered by frantic mohs. composed largely
OF desperate women who had seen theft
| infants perish before their eyes. In
the country roots, bark and weeds Of
every sort were used az food In Lon
! don the private mansions OF Ministers
/ were guarded by strong pickets NJ sol
I disrs, while battalion OF guards wa'
/ campcd permanently round the Houses
| OF pa rhamenI The lives oi the Prlm.
Minister and OF the Foreign Seeretar,
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TO CHECK RAVAGES
OF LOCKJAW IN WAR
PaSteur Institute Would Pro-
vide Dose of serum for
Every Wounded soldier.
METHOD Is DESCRIBED


pAK;s. Jan Professor Eaoricl
'eti'. q hacteriologls;, gives some lie
bis ~ the methods employed by the
,'asteur iHtituts to supply the enormous
lumber ~ doses OF auti-.o l<jaw serum
,ouirsd hy the army medical service
Or Injection into wounded soldiers. The
zeal Of the Institute would be 20 rave
.r hand IN the field dose Tor every
mon wounded so that Injections could
p. made in all cases. thus preventing
,iaw absolute',
The stock OF serum 80 p opening Of
I'D. war was soon exhausted. and 20
..rr uu Wit tive eN'rap.dirIr' demand
., Institute greatly mgfe t~"d IS sto"'e
D.. nu.sss used foJ 'gc.v. S.gs' iht
-,.ru and REFUSED the period o. lr"pa-
alton from Ave months % two. Zach
horse used Boo the wOrk should furnish
- utrsS Of blood per active week out
~ which . ltres OF serum can be eN-
tra,tad. making 800 doses OF 10 cubic
a4rtimetres each per horse PEE week.
''at the horse rests e,Eht days AFTER one
--ck's Yielding Of serum.
Iu November the yield Of the destitute
70 serum was 100 600 doses made nom
900 litres OF horse blood. TIE number
horses kept for this purpose iu the
1T stables OF the ARMY Veterinary
s.u.l at Toulouse and ~ special eStao-
.IHputs al Purl~ ana AZ 'tdFch"N -
.ery large. because In addition 20 anti
lOrkiaw serum. there are thousands %!
doses Of ant,-dlphtheria and anti-dyHeu-
tery serums 10 be turned out each week.
The serum breeding horse II inoculit-
ed nrst, with very ig doses Of lock-
taw toxin by intravelnous injection. The
doses OF poison are slowly increased. \
dose OF few drops given 10 fresh
horse would Kill the animal very shortly
but slowly accustomed 10 the poison the
horse can endure. at the end OF a few
months OF slow preparation. doses OF 300
cubic c~ptimetres OF pure toxin or
enough to kill between two and three
thousand healthy horses unused to serum
breeding
Because the serum IL not a cure but
merely prevention it IL OF the utmost
Importance that every field surgeon and
nurse - ould have on his person enough
doses 10 treat all the wounded men he
nnds each dsv The various medical
means OF treating the actual infection.
once developed. are far from generally
successful Hence the keeping down OF
the rate OF death from lockjaw depends
directly on the capacity OF the Pasteur
Institute 20 breed serum and on the com
g~tsnce o. the medical service OF the
army I'm distributing the doses promptly
TO the surgeons and nurses In the field.
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PERCIN DENIES BLUNDER.
French General Says He Was Not
4, Command at Charlie roi.

PARIS. Jan. Gl.-Gen. Percin. one cele-
brated amt -militsrist' who was held
responsible for several blunders al the
opening OF the war. has written to
Georges Ohnet. a journalist. to correct
a statement that he was responsible for
the defeat OF the French offensive at
Chartered.
The general says. and everybody
knows IL to be true, that he did not
command the FIRST army corps at Lille
nor what popularity has been called the
Army of the Lille, but merely the ter
ritory of the frst army region.
II was not generally known until
lately that the French did try an Of
fensive against the German offensive al
Chartered and 1t will probably never be
known to the public who ordered the
move The opinion In military circles Is
that this early offensive was the costliest
OF any OF tho numerous unsuccessful
French moves undertaken In various
quarters, 30 different from Joffres uni
formly successful defensive policy.
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MAYoREss STAYS IN scissors.

PARIS Jan. Chime. Mscherez. the
heroic Mayor OF scissors, is At her post,
under German artillery FIRE from just
across the narrow Asne
With four other women. she Is helping
M yns ssgss s2o SH c the n oy toll Of
II was she VINO conducted the last
convoy OF wounded soldiers 10 Vierzy.
Immediately after the German success
Nine MachereZ returned al once to
Scissors and has refused 20 leave her
post since.
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JOFFRE PLEAsES PUNSTERS
Many "Ads" Contain Plays on
French Generals Name.

PARIS. Jan. al.--Joff.e's name is be
ing widely punned on by French manu-
facturers and merchants. "l'offre'
thousand francs to whoever proves that
the - cigarettes, or suspenders, or
electric light lamps or what not, ara
not Of French manufacture ms come g.
be a common enough advertisement
II IL told OF Theirs that when he va.
near the end OF his career, a friend
treated him 10 cognac out OF bottle
which bore for label q gorgeous colorei
portrait OF the statesman. Who c'-
claimed We'll. here at last is ElorN
Already hundred products have bee,
named after Joffre and two-thirds ~
them pun on his name
The "Jofrrench" combination too, has
been given to several commodities
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BELGIANS DEFEAT FRENCH
Struggle Was on a Football Field
In Paris.

PARIS, Jan. 2l.-The BelSian ana
French champion football teams h"'
Just played a match ON one OF the 'AIs
grounds which was won by the Beelans'
l to o.
All the Belgian players had beer FL.
the war and had Ia get a ddy on .''
the game or the French PLAYERS we
were wounded soldiers let out from cor
valescAnt hospitals expressly o. pile
the game. one OF them was an ASA"
who had been injured hN van
1000 feet. The other French rF''
wsre boys under military aro, the "'d'S,
being a little under Is.
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MONUMENT TO GARIBALDIs
Internal ionai Committee Plans Tor
Memorial in Paris.

PARIS, Jan. 2l.--A committee has been
formed to raise money for monuW
in Paris TO the Garibaldi brothers VINO
have fallen in battle. Roth FrencNrlen
and Italians are on the committee,
The sculptor Gregoire Calvet, ha'
promised 10 execute the work
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French stand. War Well.

I.oSpoS. Jan. 81 After nearly six
months Of anxious work in trying cir
cumstances Sir John French ~ described
IS looking remarkably well The only
noticeable difference is that his hair
ls somewhat grayer.