Show 1 I In Inthe the Japanese Navy 00 t I L CAPTAIN CAPTAIN was Commander of of the Japa Japanese es cruls cruiser Ji tsu Last summer sum mer th the Japanese fleet feet was holding mival m maneuvers The collided with the destroyer destroyer de de- de- de sinking it with a a loss of I I I lives Captain n relinquished his command com corn mand while a navy board of met nier to inquire into the disaster A fe few days before the board was ready to present its findings he lie co committed suicide Had that happened in th the American navy na or in many any European navy the logical infer inference nc would have been that the officer knew he was going to be found guilty of culpable negligence negligence gence geric and c carelessness and ended his lif life to tov v avoid the public disgrace ace which he knew th the board of inquiry would put upon him I But in in this case such an inference is uri uri- 11 I i justified In lii fact it is anticipated that the I I II I navy board will vill pronounce Captain in k f shiro fre free from all responsibility for the wreck Then Thelt why the suicide The Japal Japanese es have a very finely developed sense of h honor nor t Guiltless of any fault this nevertheless nevertheless less felt that the tragedy was a t stain on his I honor too great reat to be borne He could make 7 amends on only y by taking his own own life |