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Show Japanese Women in the. War. With all social barriers' down, hand In hand and heart to heart, the millions of Japan are working for one common end the crushing defeat of Russia and the gloryt of their country in victory. The practical, every-day side of the situation divested of possibly fine-spun theories, la that the wealthy and aristocratic aristo-cratic men and women ar? working with the humbler classes to organize relief and aid societies. The oldest and best known ot these is the National Red Cross Society, founded In 18S7 by the Government, and presided over by his Imperial Highness, Prince Komatsu, until hl9 death a year ago. The present president Is his Imperial Highness, Prince Kanln. The organization organiza-tion Is supported by the subscriptions of the memberp, who number between one and two millions; it has, at the present time, a large reserve fund of between three and four million dollars gold. The Red Cross Society hns a branch or auxiliary known as the Ladles' Volunteer Vol-unteer Nursing association, which was established shortly after the parent society. so-ciety. An Interesting fact Is that all the Princesses of royal blood are enlisted among Its members and practically nil the ladles of the nobility. Marchioness Nabeshlma is the president and. manager man-ager of the foclcty. There are- 400 women wo-men In Toklo alone, who are both contributing con-tributing members and actual workers, and tho association has branches all' over the empire. Including the i&landi of Formosa. William Dinwiddle, Special Correspondent. In Harper's Weekly. |