The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
ART SMITH BREAKS LEG
IN FLIGHT IN JAPAN
American Aviator, Who Was Attacked by Angl,
Crowd at Osaka, Falls to Earth at
Sapporo, Hokkaido.

restrained selnshness OF the spectators,
which In his eyes was not In the least
Justified.
His smile. however. was apparently
Interpreted az a token OF his brazen in
difference to the breach Of his public
promise to ~ from 10 o'clock in the
morning. lie appeared In their eyes
Just like a stinsy and faithless fatne-
who could no longer delay the execution
OF his Involuntary promise TO buy some
cakes to his children. -
Look! He laughs al US. 1t is no
laughing 10 stand for hours together
since dsybreAk. with nothing TO drink
or to eat under the sunheat without a
single shade."
What q shame for a general taddres-
sing Nagaoka) to deceive us In such
scandalous manners
] don't know o to describe the con-
fusione that followed. II was shouting,
screaming, railing. haunting. stones,
pieces OF wood. sticks. clay. sandals,
ists. all mixed up together. Whirlpool
OF disorders. everything upside down.
inside out. topsyturvy and pell NEIL. Po-
licemen engaged here and there In des-
perate hand to hand hght with the mob,
who took his occasion to bully the
fingers Of laws in revenge for their
habitual arrogance.
A number OF stones hit Gen. Sagaoka
on al! sides without. however. vislbly
hurting him. In vain he shouted To- awe
down the mob. reminding them with all
his might OF the objectionable blunder
to assail the fault,ess Americans. But
he preached "only IN the ear Of a horse.
The report shocked the Toxic people
disastrously next morning. As ! have
already remarked. Toxic people enter
s-l- .-~s ~.I. 90. .--.v Ia-t 49,. -.
The character OF Mr.. Smith on accoun,
of his very heroic act and gentleman
Ike behavior since his first arrival al
the port Of Yokohama. but an unac
countable liking for the modest depor,-
ment which we can seldom expect from
men who have attained such n super
human proficiency In any department OF
human techniQues. osaka was cursed
In the vilest terms by Toxic.
Hut How Nows
Toward Mr.. Smith we have done all
IN our power. as he no doubt appreciates
II. TO make his stay as comfortable as
possible and to implant in his heart q
permanently sweet recollection Of japan
and Japanese. But how now All the
honest endeavors We have made for
this noble end have been frustrated al.
most entirely by these miserable
wretches who forgot the greater in,
teres, of the nation over the loss OF a
few cents. which. moreover. only APP
peared likely. II this had happened half d
century ago we would have forced then
10 dlsembowel themselves and sen; the,
heads sailed in barrels TO prove to you
that they betrayed the spirit and en-.
deavor Of the whole people. tOsaks
men includedb.
On the 18th and Eth Of April tn,
Osaka Matnirhi, one Of the most infiu'
entail papers OF this country, condeinne,
the citizens in the strongest terms a,
follows.
W fail TO find words expressiv.
enough to condemn the riotous move
ment Of the citizens toward Mr.. Smith
shame to the citizens. Shame to tn
police. They have given foreigners TIT
pretext 10 call us bsrharous and racial,
inferior
similar reprimands were voiced h
papers throughout tho empire mo, u
all exaggerated, all demanding IN on,
tone the ssverest possible punishment. o
the dishonest promoters and the twenty
eight meters of the mob who were ar
rested on the spot The police author
ties summoned the two promoters. hutl
brokers in osaka. and submitted then
to the etrictest inquiries. On beinl
found responsible for the disorders the,
were ordered not only 10 MAKE NJ III,
damage suffered by Mr.. Smith and NJ
Wide hut 20 pay back the admissio,
fee they had 50 cunningly pocketef
perhaps the most painful punisnmen
to the misers who could neglect hone
FOR gain.
Toha Hachino John Cherry,