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Show w'"ir.::3 UxvlI II;rc:3 Aro rrc:!;yt:rl-r.s. To the Editor of The Teles-ram: ..'!.. ' .'. Is it true that every man In the Japanese army and navy '. a pagan? If this b? true can you explain why the Cnrls-- Cnrls-- t an world Is giving Japan such enthusiastic support? . . ' , . . A READER. At least two of the big men of the Japanese navy ere .Christians. We refer to Kear-Admiral Uriu, .who. sunk the Philadelphia-built Variag at'Chemul- 3, and Hear-Admiral' Serrata, who is with the Japa-rese1 Japa-rese1 feet at Port Arthur. , . The Kev. Dr. Gibbons, formerly of the Presby-1 Presby-1 run church at Annapolis where Uriu and Serrata received their education, says of them: -t . "Uriu and Serrata were sent; to this country by the Japanese Government. to be educated. They were very high class young men, whicix naturally followed, considering that they were chosen out of nil the youthful noblemen in the kingdom to come to ..-Mmerica and receive the advantages of Western training and civilization. "Like most of the' Japanese' who receive their education i the United States, ;Uria and Serrata embraced the Christian faith. They were very sincere sin-cere about their religious obligations, and entered with enthusiasm into the study of the Bible and kindred kin-dred subjects. Each was about 22 years of age when they graduated from the Academy in 1881. "Of the two, Serrata had the finer' mind, although al-though Uriu was. the better student, Uriu stood fourteenth in his class,' which is somewhat remarkable, remark-able, considering that he was almost entirety ignorant igno-rant of the English language when he arrived at the academy. , ....... . j . 1 "Serrata had more initiative, too, and I think he was one of the most philosophical men I ever met. His reasoning faculties were highly developed, and he ordered his life upon the most philosophic lines imaginable. . ' . ' . - "Before they quit'the academy Uriu and Serrata tad become thoroughly Americanized. This they accomplished without losing any of theirpatriotism jcr love for Japan. Theyjseemed to appreciate that in time Japan would come to be recognized as one of the world powers, and that the nation wasbound . -to progress. We frequently discussed this matter together. , . ' j - - - . "Uriu has few of the facial characteristics of the "typical Japanese. His eyes do not slant, and he has one cf the most finely moulded noses' I ever saw. I not doubt that they have developed into as fine :."3-i$d make as able commanders as their youth-j- I cL iracteristics indicated they would. 4 "Uia married 'a Japanese girl who was a gradu-rO gradu-rO cf vassar. Probably he is the most able officer iL3 Japanese have, and is as well equipped to lead r.r. arniyVjis he is to handle a fleet. After finishing r t Ar.nailis he was sent to Eogland and took a - - . 2 at tie English Military school at Greenwich." |