Deseret Evening News | 1901-06-22 | Page 18 | Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata

OATA Field Marshal Mitome Ya YIl mogata a portrait of at whom appears Is III today considered the ablest strategist In the th Japanese empire hns ms been variously termed the tho Bis Bismarck marck the Wellington and the Von Moltke of ot Japan lie Ill was born In 1838 of o obscure par parentage rose to distinction by the lart be he took In suppressing the shogun itc und was appointed second vice Ice min minster ster of or war He lIe was wall sent on a military ml slon to and France In the alter laller country observing tho progress L IP m of the war proba probably bly acquiring the knowledge of or tactics which served him so well In the war between China Chinn and Japan In i when by b his hili brilliant y he cur ral curried 1 ried the Japanese arms to victory tram from first to last laRt A a militarist he Is III n a strict disciplinarian believes In Euro European I uro i iI I an method for tor both army arm navy Is ont one of ot the tho foremost progress I of or Japan