Show T THE JAPANESE WOMEN IN WAR f I RI 0 nation aton has a a beter better right to be beI No I 1 proud of what iw its women have done il iii than Japan EV l time the mothers and oC ancient io ot Sparta have hae bel beep rivaled In dees deeds of patriotism slid and sel self b by the women o of Japan apan In the feudal times which came to an i end in Japan onlY thirty years MI ago al all gentlewomen were trained il In the u use e of I the word sword arid and lance lance The he women of time the samurai dats class received R a regul regular r ml mill I tury education and l if the caste castle ot of a was besieged Ule they were were or of asi assisting ing In the defense It if necessary A no noted to instance of prow prowess es ess of the Japanese vomer during time the I ge of the castle easUe or of Vaka mut u in iii 1 61 where tIme the Shogun mad madO his Unal against t te the force forces of the mikado 1000 women and girls belonging to the families of samurai attached t te fought behin behind the barricades und and on the ca castle te wals walls Many Ian ot of them were kled killed In bate battle not n t a few committe committed rth rath rather er than undergo time the h humiliation of d do fet feat AmazonIan quatt s or of the tho WOmen or of ol olti Japan did not detract t from their The They were I tender tendel mother mothers and loving wives The Thc nursing of t tie wounded and was part of the education of every samurai woman With the passing a n awa away of th the age of chivalry In upon time the of the the Japanese woman was caled called upon to te race face new conditions and ho how she met the these e is shown hown In th the history or of the war of I It is a mn matter Her of record that some Japanese women volunteered to togo togo go to the remit us as nurses In In the field ho hospitals at the outbreak or of the hi nose nese war ael and dices torn Japan state that Lh the number o of omen volunteer lag Ing to go t to time the front as nu nurses today I is greater than in 1895 B ut the tho women who stay at t horn hom are ure i Dot t lacking In patriotic devotion There Is an anecdote concerning time the mother or of te the heroic Commander SakA SakAmoto Sakamoto moto who was n the bridge or of his ship th the the battle of Yalu which shows MOWS lOW the pirt of patriotism fames In n the hearts heArt ot of Jap anele ome An official of the na called on the of th the naval delicately as possible to conYe convey a as j the news ot of his death denh Having corn his tidings to a member of the family be was wa about to depart depart when time the shoji slid open nb and amid the aged mother of time the dead staggered into time the room 1 She had been an ami accidental eave eaves eavesdropper dropper and had heard al all wih with emotion sh she bowed low to the vis visIting and said Ten Tell the emperor I that a son of mine has hoa been able to be bc of some gome service to him Some Japanese women refused d to weep over oyer their dead because i It was considered red disloyal 1 to time the mi ado to weep for thO who had bad had the honor honorI to die f fighting for him When t Ii wie wife I or a a mother beard that a a husband or a ar asor sor r had been killed In hi b te the first l I expression uttered was sn an m meat nt of the honor conferred upon her herb herby b by the god gods in being bereaved for the cuse cause of time emperor To the western mind seh such patriotism appers appears to be P fantastic Uc and hArd bard to under understand In the light or of Japanese hl history or i It does doe not sem seem so strange The spirit or of 10 Its the Japan Japanese I ee ese women ot of tle the Is IsI I time the outgrowth of ag ages ot feudalism The loyalty and devotion which the women of past gave gave t to their fedal feudal family head tuo are In th the pr present et ton tion given Ien to time the In time or of war the the empress of Japan I st sets an example for tor al all the women ot of tIme he country b by her act Sin In behalf I of al all tho those who are or In dis distress tress Same Sile mn may 10 seen frequently visit I lug ing the the geat great military bo ills ac I companied b by a of court l ladies dle and nobl mC wiVes hoes I Following the example of eC time the empress al all the great ladie ladles of society do i what hat they can n to rele the dl tre I and fut that Ine fole war There i is no lass or women that dot does not miot to this CRue cause n tho those te the gel gei Aa sues un an th the unhappy ture Yo tb their r shur share It Is net Bet emily the women o the thewl samurai wl ca class who sow show o pa In e f so soi society i clet a arE in the dern Japanese arm array and the pea atman hu bus given ghen prof proof that thal she is quite as devoted to the mikao as the lad lady ladyA ladA A stor story 1 10 told of a anold old peasant aFt wo I Iman man who sent her only onh sun aon to fight for forthe 1 the emperor in tim Uta war By depriving he herself l b but time the I barest eC Sa t life tolling 1 rl and at t th d sie ba bath I r bun able nc ed cd and she had the satisfaction of i seeing him fairy fairly d or or a career which promised d Ie be t I rul ful when the cl call to arms d The little ile peasant m mother ther bade her herson i sn son gie give up hi his and enter enter the thel ranks of the ar army The bo boy did af as his mother wished and amid hlf his regiment was I one of the first to ot set foot on Chinese I soil soi I Every moring morning just before 1 the little peasant mother ros and aft er Cr maki ga careful toilet as tUb az ortho orthodox orthodox j dox Buddhist she went to a little sHrine 1 nearby and pra prayed ed to the god 0 of war She did not pr pray for her son io come home unto and sound but she Jr d that he might prove worthy worth or of orthe the honor of Wearing the uni uniform j form One day when the old woman was returning to her bore home from th she he met a who told her that hr her son or had b beeh h kie killed in the atack attack on Port Arthur The he mothers yes eyes grew dim with tear tears and she he swayed un Unsteadily steadily for k a moment Then she turned and started to go o back 1 to the temple Where her are you rou going cried te the messenger Dont Domit you u what I say Your son has been killed Yes I understand said the old ld woman calmly and I ant am going going to thank for time honor bonor lie he has bas con conferred ferre upon me meThe meThe The woman who 10 above aboe aU all others di distinguished hers IC In wartime was time the Empress Ko Kogo o who holed holeda led leda a Japanese army In person to Korea Iora in 03 A D and conquered red that countr country She was equal equally renowned for her beau beauty ty her piety piet her energy and her mar martial martial valor lor She assumed time the supreme power on the deth death of he her husbard the Mikado In A A P D and Immediately demonstrated her mitar military genius by suppressing a formidable rebellion A Afe Afew fe few years Inter lowr she he Invaded Kore Korea and quickly subjugated that country She dressed sed In male attire and at the h head ad of her soldiers After her return from roam Korea Korea she gave birth to a son who became the Mika jUka Mikado do and like mother a great warrior Jingu Kogo is wo worshipped as aste te the gOdde goddess of war in Japan toda today and her s son a as the god of war warThe 1 The history ot of time the feudal warfare in Japan is replete with instances s or of the heroism of the women I It often haP haPpened that tha t the wife of a was caled called upon to defend the castle front from attack k during the absence of lel her bus hus ond humid She was wel well qualified for the task both b by training ad and experience Considering what Japan has been in inthe inthe the past i it does not sem seem strange that the Japanese woman or of toda today should pOSSeS possess a ken keen martal martial spirit and In Intense ten tense ew York Sun |