Show JAPAN AS A SHIP BUILDER It is five fifty-five years since sinco Commodore Perry opened Japan to fo the world It had been isolated for or years ears and knew new nothing of the outside world orld Since then b le has so perfected herself in in inthe the he art of war that sh she is the equal of the foremost nations She has hah as brought ship building to such a state tate of perfection that she now has private ship hip yards 72 dr dry docks four imperial ship yards and can can build and equip a first class battleship in two wo years When Commodore Perry opened Japan the ocean tonnage of the United States exceeded that of any other power even Great Britain and now out our our flag g has PI practically ct disappeared from om the thc o ocean And we so I long thought that the Jap Japi were an an inferior r r- race aca f if |