Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-04

BY FREDERIC .. HAsKN.

Of the blackest and a sin against divinity Ages Of
this form of government made the Japanese nation
the most doce and tractable people on earth where
their own authorities were concerned
the statesmen at the helm used the imperial
rescrfpt back scheme Of railways the nation
swallowed its objections and built railways In the
same spirit accepted all the things. The creed
of loyalty of the privilege Of protest By
making that protest a sin. Even today. creed
of loyalty makes it a sin to tamper with things so
mundane plans for dreadnaughts and half dozen
new army divisions. The late Emperor gave them
his approval There is no more to be said
side of of loyalty is the exaggera
ted national pride degenerates national self
consciousness observations of Japan must
be discounted by remembering the island empire
is probably Showing off, Japan is worried about
world thinks of her. to extent that it is
hard for American to appreciate. We would like
the world think well Of us, bur If the world
the manifold virtues of United States
of America, then much the for the world.
Not with Japan
She is determined appear before the nations in
the best possible light and to that she conducts
press campaigns. grants great subsidies
prses up conditions and her
industrial inefciency from the visitor makes shows
ing of all proportion to her real wealth and
mercia Importance This Japanese characteristic could
be passed with smile, if it puerile
vanity. But it is deadly serious pride and Japan
is ready to fight it.
Japan gets great credit and admiration from
the thoughess Industrial advance carried
her from the middle ages century al
most at a bound. This advance taken as evidence
factory for eastern Asia Japan herself
the illusion in characteristic fashion. 1t is
more than illusion. Japan might become the
the England of the Orient If were no England.
and no America of the Occident straight free
competition with the west Japan stands hardly a
chance, for all geographical advantage and she
knows it. 1t is fact that plays with all her
most vital institutions pride to her pantry So
she comes to the relief of industries subsidies
and the sword She alternates freight rebates with
the domination of Chinese provinces
Her pride more than the military and
mercial glory of the Empire. 1t extends
itself Japanese seriously believe they are
remarkable peoples of earth. Perhaps partly
fault have been telling them for fifty years.
They believe in their mission, which to unite
and west to dominate the Orient and mediator
between Orient and Occident. Their tell
them, and they believe, that the
and intellectual superior of other being
this prejudice against stir
red them deeply. Race prejudice only
injured has consciousness inferiority
But the japanese pride is affronted by any dscri-
mnation against Japan nation Her pride and her
her as an equal. Anything less is insult the
whole fabric of Japanese society from top to bottom
Japan will go to any length rather labor
definitely under the least stigma of inferiority
Another of Japanese religion of loyalty
worth considering in questions of war;
declaration of 1t prevents the forming of
opposition party under such circumstances. because
such opposition deprived principle
it often has in western country There
what purpOrt be powerful societies in JAPAN
neither before the Chinese the Russian,
the present did they make any opposition
Japan either Japanese American, attack the
anese army navy expansion schemes. They con-
themselves with attacking the military program
United States of America.