The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-31


instructor in the University of Pekin,
Iehina, speaking on "rhe Problems Of
the Pacific. subject which most
people as far away as this know as
little about as most any other that
lcould be named. delivered a most in
lteresting and clarifying address az
1.-THE Open Forum in the Auditorium on
Sunday afternoon. II was full of facts
land instruction for all those interest
led in the great International question
THAT is now uppermost in the minds
lof all of the great national leaders of
the world
Before the lecture the audience was
treated to delightful jubilee concert
BY the members of the choir OF the
Daytona Industrial School The pro
gram showed careful training and was
thoroughly enjoyable President Rob
ert 5. Holmes presided as usual
At the close of the address many
Questions pertinent to the subject was
asked by persons in the audience. and
DR. Headiand. who is as familiar with
jail matters pertaining to the Orient
ready with answers. full OF informa-
Ition and satisfaction to the audience
In substance DR.. Headland spoke as
follows:
The problems of the Pacific must
lbe grouped largely around Honolulu.
Japan, China and the Philippines
There are said to be at the present
time about 100000 Japanese in the
Sandwich Islands, much larger num-
Der than all the rest of the population
combined. One can easily see that in
lease of any trouble between the Unit
led States and Japan that this large
number of Japanese in Honolulu and
TO her own people
1T should be observed that the
Japanese were under a military rule
for 400 years, from 1900 to 1900 A D.
This was during the reign of the Sho-
lguns, when the successive emperors
were confined. as it were. prisoners
in their own palaces. This long period
lof military rule would naturally CON
Tribute to the making OF the Japa-
lnese into a military people. When
we remember that during the war with
Russia many mother ordered her
Ison to come home victor or corpse,
reminding one of the old Spartan
mother who ordered her son to come
home with his shield or upon it.
at is NOT loo much to say that the
Japanese of the present time are the
same kind OF a military people that
the Germans were before the great
war: with this exception, that the
Japanese during the wars with China
land Russia. delighted in distinguish
ing themselves by the most heroic
feats of valor. such as the private sol
Idie:, who at TieRtsin, rushed into the
city gate which they had been trying
to DESTROY with a charge OF gun cot
top. which he exploded, blowing him
self and the gateway to atoms, thus
opening the city wall for the entrance
OF the Japanese army. Or in the war
with Russia. when a company in its
effCr to take a hill its officer losing
his life. the officer OF the next rank
promptly took his place. ne having
been killed. and then one after an
other of the officers having fallen, the
company was finally led TO victory by
corporal So. that before the war
elGced there were large volumes pub
llished flle5 mostly with the heroic
deeds Of comnon soldiers.
This will give you some idea
Of tho heroic character OF the Jana
lnese people
.'Followin; the 400 years Of m3.t'r
ISM tAe Japanese had 200 years ). a
lsry system. during which it IS sale
THAT nat even two officials dared <
meet together without the presenc7 O
la third PARTY Everybody was watch
led and it was this spy system OF thos(
200 years that has made the intelli
gence system of the modern Japancst
army. These are two things thci mus
he taken into consideration in any es
ltimate Of the problems of the Pacific
at the present time.
"Other problems connected viii tn
Pacific may be enumerated as follows
Il. The problems OF the Pacifi'
coas; of the United States.
- The jotting of China out OF he
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