Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-11-11

late afternoon walk in the palace
gardens. Dinner is taken between
six and seven with the Empress and
the evening is often spent in billiards
and reading This is the program Of
the ordinary day.
His Majesty is endearing himself to
his people much as did his illustious
father by skill in simple arts that
make a strong appeal In a country
where is held an annual poetic COM
petition directed by the imperial
household skill as a poet must be AIN
imperial asset and the Emperor by
the consent of the judges is so skilled.
Another example of the democracy
Of the Emperor was furnished last
month during the army manoeuvres
in northern Japan. 1t has been past
custom for cities and towns to make
lavish expenditures I'm decoration ana
festival during the passage of the
monarch. This time Yoshihto issued
request that no special preparation
be made for his visit The people
were to go about their business as
usual and make no contribution to-
decoration and pageant He wished,
he said, to proceed to the maneuvres
simply and quietly. Speaking OF
Yoshihito and the coming coronation
the semi-ohicial Japan Times said;
THE glorious Mutsuhito or Meiii
era stands out as peerless in the his.
tory of the country, a reign hard in
| deed TO surpass in the excellence Of
! it's achievements and the virtue of its
| head; but this new reigning Majesty
! has actually been three years upon
/ the throne and three eventful years
they have been AS if to mark the be-
ginning of the new reign, political un-
rest rudely disturbed the nation in it's
| deep mourning More disquietude
was followed closely by second
great national calamity and mourning.
Then a few months later the European
war broke out upon the world all un-
prepared and carried this empire in
its flood Indeed we are still I'm the
midst of the whirl of titanic strug-
giles.
with splendid courage and devo-
tion 10 his country the Emperor of
Japan has attended to affairs of state
with diligence and rare wisdom hold
ing counsel with the veteran states
men and following close i'm the foot.
steps of his father the late great rnler
He began his reign with evidence of
a democratic spirit and a liberal mind
Like his father he has never
missed an opportunity to show his
love and solicitude for the millions of
his people His subjects and his al
HES look forward with joy and ielici
tation to the great ceremony of coro
nation"
While yet princess, Empress Sada
ko endeared herself TO her subjects
8 by numebless acts Of graciousness
/ AS Empress she has shown herself
to be possessed Of the most noble anc
] womanly virtues Since the outbreak
Z of the war with Germany she -ha'
h. presided diligently over the work o.
b the Red Cross aid for the soldiers al
the Front Americans who have seeI
{ her at garden parties and receptions
Z describe her as truly queenly' in ap
D pearance. She is beautiful graceful
, stately.
+ "The Emperor of Japan" declared
e the Times refugees that the thron'
e is shared by so fair and chaste
S gentlewoman as the helpmate Of on
D beloved Emperor The coronation +
e here SO now, as then and for eve
e we cry:
e Long live the Emperor long liy
e the Empress"