The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-07

but God.
2. To BE True To Ourselves.
Those who are not true to them
selves cannot be true 10 others.
.. To Help Ourselves Instead Of
Relying on Others.
God will only Help Those who
Help Themselves.
4. To Be A Part Of Our Community
and Our Country.
Less talk. more acts and self
sacrifice are necessary, II a
group is 10 act together.
5. To Beauty This World Is Our
Final Goal.
Hence we must have the Beauty
OF Heart within ourselves.
Each and every nation has its
Characteristic excellence that en-
tiers into the make up OF the foun-
dation OF the country. Japan like
" Use has her own essence tSoul OF
Japan cherished and fostered
from generation 70 generation.
One can hardly measure the best
and dearest things in life with a
yard-stick nor weigh them on
pair OF scalces.
The greatest scientist cannot de-
termine how much is added to the
human happiness by the perfume
CT rose. the beauty OF the sunset
or the glory OF stars.
Orators. poets. artists find II
equally difficult to portray The
Heart OF the Island Yamato or the
Soul OF Japan.
A Japanese poet said. IF one
should ask. what is the heart Of
the Island Yamato; would say
this. II is the mountain cherry
blossom which exhsles its perfume
in the morning sun"
II ! were TO sum up this verse,
should say this: The Soul Of Ja-
pan is the congregation OF beauty
and power: reflected upon by a
powerful rising sun. The beautiful
mountain cherry blossom exhales
its essence.
That many OF the western stu
dents are still inclined to the con-
ception that the Oriental ciyiliza-
ton is a mere imitation OF the west
Is due to their ignorance OF its pro-
found background which for them
is hard to understand in a short
duration OF study. In putting up
new civilization, combining the best
in the East and West. we desire to
contribute to the world peace and
the welfare. and happiness OF hui
manity. Here ! suggest reading a
book entitled 1.-THE Bushide" on the
soul OF Japan, written in English
by Or. Inazo Nitobe, member OF
the House OF Peers, formerly the
Secretary OF the League OF Nations.
This book was published in America
some years ago. and has been al
ready translated into more than
dozen different languages. and this
is the very book that the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt recommended the
American people to read. lie seem
ed to have been so inspired that a
number OF volumes were distributed
among the friends at his own ex-
pense.
No doubt careful reading OF
this book will lead you TO the cause
and origin OF our guiding principles
which is nothing but the very sub
stance OF the Soul OF Japan which
has made the Japanese empire
what II is now. Whatever Japan
has accomplished for the past few
decades. the matters are all attrib-
uted to the fact that our principles
have been carried out faithfully by
the nation. I came 10 America with
the belief that Whist Is true OF the
dark people OF Japan must be true
OF the dark people OF America. IL
I am right in this belief. there Is
no reason that what made Japan
what she Is today will not make
you what you should be tomorrow.
Indeed, I made dIlIgent effort 10
introduce the Soul OF Japan In a
most brief form Of i've guiding prin-
ciples without altering Its spirit
20 as TO be more dIgestible and
discernible by your people who are
- little familiar with Oriental
civilization but are so much pun
ed up with the western psychology.
(Centinusd nsxt week.