Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-27
GERMAN INTRIGUE IS
ACTIVE IN THE FAR EAST
Or. Icuslcr Writes Interestingly Of
Conditions in Japan as He
Has Seen Them.
AT INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL
Ignorance and Intentional Misreprc-
sentauon Doing Aiucf, TO Keep Iii
VIII Between This Country aud
Japan-Facts About Jap Army.

,or ~ Rudolph boiling Teu.lsr has been
l.nke's International Hospital In Tokyo.
LIapan and his long r.sidene. In the last
relating TO the japanese. Ills wife was a
Miss Woodward. OF Richmond. and DR..
~ al, time with hi, brothcr.in-law. Stewart
,Wo1award. or his sister-in-law. Mrs. Charles
70 "hihock. Jr.. OF this city.
by DIR. RUSELPH BOILING TECSLER.
Tho widespread suspicion and skcpti-
cal attitude or n large number Of our
American people against the Japanese
Us aston hing, IN view OF the actual
facts OF tho par: Japan is playing in
This war and her unquestionable
friendship for US.
ON every side one hears the most
unjust and absurd stories against the
japanese. and in almos, every instance
these stories con be traced to Two FUN
darncntal causes. First. genuine
Ignorance on tho part of the people
OF the United States OF actual co1di-
tions in the Far East. and. second. tho
steady stream OF poisoned articles and
rnisstatemcnts against Japan which
constantly appear in our dali" press
and magazines.
MUCH IGNORANCE AND INTER-
NATIONAL MISREPRESENTATION
Dcal ignorance. on the one side. and
misrepresentation. much OF IL inter
national. on the other, these arc tho
TWO disturbing factors which are scri-
ousiy Interfering between Japan and
tho United States. ard keeping UP i'll
will where there should he frank
friendship and a sympathetic attitude
in considering tho problems which con-
front both nations. We seem TO for
cot that Japan Ia not only the ally OF
Great Britain IN this war. but that she
x our ally as well. aud apparently We
fail TO realize that every time we give
crcdence to m unjust criticism or story
against japan. We are directly giving
assistance TO Germany and helping her
establish just what she has paid large
sums Of money 10 accomplish. namely,
trouble and. II possible. war between
Japan and tho United States
Germany has steadily been at this
game for the past ten years. and every
American in tho Far East knows IL.
SO serious is this. we should make II
= fixed rule and our patriotic duty 10
believe nothing in the public press
against Japan until 40 have taken the
trouble TO investigate and inform our
selves clearly as to the alleged facts
IN each accusation.
ISFOUSDED STATEMENTS
AS To JAPAS'S ARMY
For instance, just after Christmas
there appeared in our daily press the
statement tina, japan has 100000 sol
L!crE who could he sent to tho front
al once il she would only consent IL
do so tsome Of the papers stated Japan
had 100000 soldiers. / cav this state
laent myself. These statements are
absolutely false. The japanese army
consists Of twenty divisions. comrris-
ing 100000 men. no more aud no less.
II liz true that Japan could in a few
months mobilize perhaps as many az
100000 soldiers BY calling on her FIRST
and second army reserve. but She has
neither modern arms nor equipment
for such army. and no way OF PRIV
ridinS them. i is simply absurd to
talk about Japan having standing
army Of 1000. 900 or , 100000 men The
10000 men. Ths accuracy or my state
Fncnt is open 10 any one VINO viii ianc
tho trouble 10 investigate t.. Incl
drntal!y. several Cabinets have been
wrecked during the past six years he
cause the army party has wanted pro
vision for TWO more divisions added 10
this budget. and the japanese people.
have refused To stand for the addition.
\ fasorlte criticism is. Why doe. not
Japan do her part in this war" What
nation established peace on the whole
Pacific and on the Indian ocean dur
ing the frs; year Of This war: what
nation now maintains the pca"" ~ the
Far East" Japan has for two years
co-orcratcd with the allied Gect On tn.
Meditcrraneu and no; improhah!y on
the Atlantis as wcil. Lapa;. does not
do things halfway. ana tn" history 81
her nav" is definite proof that she is
playing her part we'll. Just how we'll.
ne as noncomhat are not allowed
10 know.
JAPAN Is TODAY MAINTAINING
THE PEA"E OF TIL: ORIENT
suppose Japan had not promptly gone
into this war in August. 1914. and COM
reIled al the sacrifice OF her men and
money the capitu!ation Of TsingtHu
and the destruction of German inter