Show SELF MURDER IS AN ANOLD ANOLD ANOLD OLD JAPANESE CUSTOM By International Nona Service NEW NEW NEWYORK YORK B Sept pt The 14 startling fact that self murder ru a oa as a mark of re respect ro- ro for a a. superior IB is a a. custom that exIsts ex ex- lets In Japan today despite the awakening awakening awakening awak awak- ening o of that nation was waR discussed l lest t night by several of the most moat eminent J Japanese In Now New York Tn In th the opinion of or It all 11 It I In h com something not at all sensa- sensa e In the cast east It 1 I is no crime It IB Is a means meana by which Immortality can be I acquired Last night all the Japanese In Nc Now York gathered at the Carnegie lyceum to show respect for tor their late emperor Eulogies were delivered messages o of condolence were wore read Tead from President Taft and others Re Resolutions were adopted that the sympathy of or those present should be expressed to the young successor of or orthe the ruler of ot Japan In a cablegram After the services W wore were re concluded the question of the deaths of General No Nogi 1 and his faithful spouse was discussed ed J. J one of the known best-known Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese In the United States State was wan one who made a statement The custom of or self sacrifice b ha has existed exIsted existed ex ex- isted from time Immemorial mortal It Is fa based on love lo and In the tho east It ft Is very common common com com- mon said Mr General Nogi died to honor his emperor If U the cable 1 la is correct His HIli wife died as a tribute tribute tribute trib trib- ute to her ber husband It was waR perfectly proper and highly commendable that she should hould not wish to live after he had died General Nogi was a a. soldier of or the tho emperor He was an old man He must have thought It best for him to go now to the man he ed loved and honored He asked himself perhaps what he could best do now that tha t the emperor was no more He He Ie decided that to dlo dio would be best for then In the spiritual world he could be with him he loved 10 Others before before before be be- fore these have committed The Samurai honored the custom and th they were our forefathers But not nearly burly BO so many peo people le commit now as us In bygone days days' v |