Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-29
UNIVERSITIES Of
JAPAN ARE FOR
PREPAREDNESS
College Students 10 Receive
Military Educationi Euro
peao War Observed as OBJ
ect Lesson.


Toxic. Jan 2s.tTho American mi
! getsiy project Of inuuemaliug som'
form ~ military rdreatiou mud train
! INK among crllHgc students was actu-
allg Incorporated IA japanese irlvefHl-
tirs this month Tho idea originated
with iIarrn konjlIo YamasaNa. pres.
d"ht ~ the impcrini university Who
enlisted Tho on-npcfniion OF his pros
tehaprs IN move Ia teach military
techIiicalitlea and military training to
students 20 thut III case of var large
number of yunnf men would he avail
able as junior Officers
Japan " q country Of gfeat military
tlongtl wltb great army constantly
fcd lis sNSlun Of CONSUMPTION hut
The present wa hnN impressed itself
upon The minds Of tho lendctA Of Jap
iancso life That every possible means Of
developing tic nalions preparedness
s bclns studied and, when found fen
iblc, followed.
The teaching Of college students IN
the business OF war ~ the contribution
Of the educators of Tho empire ia the
new policy IF expanding national pre-
nafedncss The idca has si,tilnR purl
y from Tho difficulty IN finding suffi.
Gent Officers alleged to have ron rx-
into the great conflict Of nnprccedent >
cdy large numbers of soldiers. many
Of them having little SPECIAL miHmry i
education
Compulsory Scr,lcc
The law Of Japan requires an able
bodicd Japanese male pcrsana % from
~ Ia 40 years of age 10 serve in the
efmy In practice, however. this law
IL not strictly followed. The service
IN divided into active, reserve and de-
pot and extends aiStcrn yenrs aud four
months. The two ycarf service for
infantry was adopted In 1901 An Inn
portnnt qualification IN the law Is that
younr men studying ut schools. either
governmental or private If a stated
grade aud ut universities may post.
p0ne thcli enlistment The samc {, m
porafy exemption applies to students
who 80 10 the United Stotos or Europe
70 pursue their education. II they re-
main abroad until the age limit IN
,assed the yare entirely exempted
The odiicntiou II home students COM
lletcd, thcy are expected To serve I'M
he army one year, after which thoyi
re enrolled IN the reserve serv.cc
With the rank of on-comniissioned
Ulcers
Military dril IL common Ia an The /
chools Vt Japan, hut IL does not GO far
noush IN the opinion OF The universe
professors who sock 10 turn out coll
'gc graduates who could at dnee
TIE NJ the duties nf officers .hcir
lea IN thal II japan liz to maintain her
salted position anonl the world now
rs aud be certain Of her everlasting =
the Youth Of the einplre r
'usi be- given More Fundamental L
lilltaiy knowledge in time of peace, 4
that way only. lhoy argue, can u
feat emergency bc successfully
lped with.
Baron Yanlnkawa points out that
ilitary drill Is included IN the curric-
ilm Of high schools, middle schools.
'tclh schools ana elementary schools
ronghout japan. but says that the
actice has been rather sighted, both
Achers and students attaching lo I'll
importance. The system
ns adopted az far back as 1856 bv
g late Niscount Arinori Mort, the
en- minister of education, who was
G first Japancse minister accredited
the United states, IL
system Ndoptctl.
President Nannkawu insists that the
tsent course cf military drill ia the
iilic AMI private schools shall be
ore encouraged aud that the present
llsr shall inciude not only military
III but also a general knowledge of
liittN technicallties. The baron has
OPTED and ~ already CARRYING ont
pun ~ private schonl in kyushu bo
tablished by Nil * Yasukawn. MI
'll-kuoNn mine owner of Japan. The ira
hool which is devotct To educating M
Q graduates Of middle schools Tor hh
g mining industry Is under the con- all
u Of President lamaknwn. m,
The military authorities have ac. MI
pied the application uf the president HE
q professors Of The new imperial
iNersity for the training of the stu III,
nts ~ muskctry ana Il course of L.,
idN and dfili was started a few DAYS stt
o az the headquarters of the impe- hn
! guard regiment IN Toxic owing IN
the limited accommodation la the for
,imontal headquarters only fifty ma
lients have been selected thus far rec
IN among many applicants They, rul
Sc begun bv learning the handling m
small guns from the officers of the ur'
,imcnt, Baron iamakaWa and sev. un
II professors are also personally
ing q hand in the practice. In nos
'erh before the, commencement or sol
training the baron pointed out tie
It he did not advocate "lnilitnrism. llll
he WIS Of The opinion that every
lancFe should he equipped with the ing
nwirdge If using arms for meeting not
requirements of The state ana call {
dutN whieh were absolutely netes. mo
a Ter the defense aud maintenance SO
the permanent ndepcndonee of Tho
empire Tho new proiec, il re-. l,i,
wing warm sunpott from, tho NH. I'm,
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