Show Mormon Missionary J Writes Prom Japan el Ensign And nd I Ills His Us Asso dotes ICle Share the Favol extended Americans Special Correspondence V 01 OlO 10 Japan Feb l eb SI any al road read reader TOKYO T I er of ot time the News wore were to 10 happen Into Inlo UK time I capital today toda Ito Jio would certainly realize that the hi MI U is 1 about to happen Japan and amid amidI Russia I ate ale going go lag to light fight l The 11 mission head In mm II this city el eIt Is located In a ti I district from frol which looking to time the east eastone one Dime ole Immediately I In tel y In II I it front of ot him hima a II large hamge tract Int of government land of at more than thal luau acmes that limit Is II used u ell army drill grounds to the time south louth about 10 to rods a mo 1 large barracks are ure OO troops to 10 the he southeast not more than halt half a mile another large lulo hatrack of ot similar Ue size to tho the north perhaps SO 80 rods rols a clr post 1051 at lt which are uru 2000 20 men nut and Ind horses and alit Ild about the time sonic name late distance to o the tIme northeast a station of ot the tIme govern government gurl flout ment railway from front which the troops from this hit district will sili wi be he b dispatched We Wc are arc located where we can rami see ce e much that Is la going on onOn 01 On Ott the tIme Uh lust time the th war ar department Issued a it I cull cul to mill all ni Its hl young men len who have readied reached their majority to report r Jort at specified barracks to take the time examina examination mum tion I prior to I 0 donning iii the time army a ri uni uniform ull U mu turin form Time The I call too lies hast ha been sent out oUI This culls lul for nIl all 11 who have hao served serell In II tho lie army Olm during time thu pan 12 yearn yel 11 With SlUm these orders oler went WIlt volt out tilso a call 11 to the time of ut To 0 ky to 10 gather father with timely their tools nt tot time the many mUI oln posts In this city cl prepared to commence time thu work vork of ot tern tent for the lie recruits and horses that wll 1 come com here train from outside districts Time The Ih was no 10 Issued I than work commenced For tho Iho past three duyn anti and hundreds of oC men ICI have haI been eel working nl hunt hard erecting the necessary buildings mind Int time the to tn to the east of ut it UH till have hu I suddenly 1101 Into Inlo limb it 1 dense populace Men Iel women and 1111 children have im lle ave been bell gather her ing at time thu barracks lt ever eVIr since the or dots deis deIs ere cent elt out colt men len to tn In their nations laton cause women 0 I e 1 to II see seu their fathers husbands sons semis or broth brothers ers ems rH settled In lii their new le 1 home 1011 In lii II pausing II tIme the post I t this morning my I heart was touched by b the time pathetic that i 1 witnessed Aged ARell men 11 and ald women Wi le I wore standing mit ml in Ito II groups wiping tIme the 1111 eats mm trout from their ey H while others othera were ere holding hold hi on un to dear ones to say nay Ha goodbye j young mother with lathes babes In their arms arias arl anxiously ly to tl learn whet whether thor ther or not mint their thili husbands hu must RO go 0 to towar war 11 Those Ih o mire jiru Irl hut but the time scenes at lit I tItle this post host and amid alli ax an there theme are mire a score scort or I more moore of them beam in itt II this city el you ou con can Imagine how lion many are time the hearts that hut 1111 tUI are Me timid sad and amid Ilc the this reeling of ot depression that ex ox exists e lt lots here Japan has lion been anticipating this hilt cri crl crisis sis sin timid lion has not been boeni Idle For weeks months thousands of nf troops have ue beti on mm 01 the tho ground near us usAll usAll usAll All the tIme tactics of ot war 11 have hlf been leli heel gone gain gOIt gaint through t thu tho t lie building ho I of ut embankments emit ha ti the time scaling of ot walls and Ind tint him loading and ammil aul reloading of or cannons the time mounting and 1111 of ot horses he hie loading of guns gils the tIme men muon lying 1111 In lii II nil ul II 1 Ii sorts lors of or luminous I lulls the time mm t I tick lug of ot nail and the he from the enemy i time tho building of bridges the time erecting of oC temporary I forts fOItl ml the he t caring rI for fur tIme the wounded titled and a nil the t lie dead t alit ami many other ot her maneuvers too tOIl numerous to mention lIon How many loPI have hao been dis dispatched patched to the lie fIeld IkId tell nf of action I am ani un out unable UI able Ihle to 10 learn Ilar It say sa IhlY hey buy amount to tn lan thou They fh time have hau been tren Mil lt mit out In lit II citizens clothes and it have landed at mit many different places lil Ii COIl call cul to rums arms it has bios hIl put ut i time the hola nation Into I tm state stalo of ot uproar nail ami ex cx excitement has Imas hUl fly stopped Many III who have served the Olive years yearn army Irn hint service and who have 1110 been raIled culled Into settled nettled In iii II bushiest but have been beel com coat COl pulled to 10 close up shop chop In order to tu comply with the lie th emergency call Notwithstanding the lIme great meat disturbance that the declaration of nt war am has Itus III enticed caused call sed among the time business bu III 1 and alli out manufacturing lug ing establishments I urn 1 sure Ure that hint thin tho people ftC are In Iii II favor of ot war tray 11 The he spirit of ot patriotism Is II very er strong Without a 1 single exception every one with whom I have talked hiss has It a to take tab up till arias and hint has said paid pall It II in such a to way WI that one omme Ole could not mint help hell word for tor with seeing le that hint ho lie Ml cit every esery oel wih clenched list nail and set Jaw he lie would soy sa IBI Ill 1 tight light n ht till ti I mile die II lle If it a n peaceful settlement could have been arranged whole would Have re rt time the nation I 10 I UR atm UI n cm but Lit us IH tho time worst t hns hinti como come to tolie the lie worst time the cry cr cr Is II W WI slink shall win 11 01 or much die EFFECT ON TilE THE MISSION Our fbi loved ones oles and alli friends at lt homo need Iwed no 10 anxiety UH lii Wo Vo 0 arc aro far fi from trel time tho scene arctic of ot battle and If it time the til hoops wore t ere to 10 attempt to tn come coma COIO hoc here time the city Is 18 forth forti fortified fled fied lell to prevent pr ent them thel from entering Ordinarily there nrc arO soldiers sta stationed heir hom from hom now no on omi the time num number numbe ber bei be will wi be b increased Of Ot course courso It will be necessary for tOl us mis to move cau mu cautiously IU I wi i l foreigner will wi l he be suspect suspected cd rd of ot being helmig holl n ft Russian timid and allino no doubt wo we hull rhall F Im he compelled compel leti to I o a mi loud loath QUI our nationality lust Saturday wo ito wore ome given 1111 a ii I 11 of ot what It I IH Is likely to be be Rider Elder 1 nail ami wife my I mIt wife and I a Saint almit were o out While wo we 10 ole WelO crO tho time grounds wo iio were bert Wf rt stopped by y a ii 1 who naked UH tie our nationality When hemi wo tie In iii Informed II 18 formed him him that wn toe 11 WIrl herd rn Americans lii hI doomed pIlI ROIl lire are lre highly respected In II this land lain laul Shies the lie ad mid advent nl vent of ot Commodore Perry Pert Into title thlu country ell Americans have been greatly flie riC Japanese 1 full fail to 10 take tok oft off their lick huts hats to 10 Old GOld and 1111 those tho e who rom como tram front tho tIme of ot tho lie Free We Ve WI tire In II no ito Imminent danger 10 long as OR wo W eaU can establish our Identity The only ani way aY that IhM tho time war will ivill affect us will wi be In itt II our work wok Tins The of father husband trout from home hOle relative engaged or I or Wf near In lii the Hie bloody throes of or battle will viii wl close clone doors t us tit At this hits early corlY day n mm I check lint has been put an nut annin 01 nin OUI work which was mantle made manifest last Insl Sunday evening Wo We 0 have e lieen I NI holding meetings regularly lvery Hun Situ day IlaW at 0 G p ni oh nt at n 1 lol headquarters and amid have had an 11 av average of or s 8 3 but hii last Sunday wo Item wre unable tn ti II hold haiti ii u meeting tot for lark lack at of nn an ni au aim I However I feel eel that t In n a short IIno lime after time the first excitement dies iks down 1 wo Wa 0 I be ho im able to pursue our labors abort as nl In iii II tho lie past hoiSt 11 HORACE S 8 |