| Show rime Tho current number 11 I he I of oC thin the North American Review contains an nn Interest Interesting lug ing article on Problems written by hy count Oku formerly prime minister of of the tha Mikado Ho Ito en on endeavors deavors to correct tho the common Impression sion elon that Japanese civilization dates trout from the visit to 10 that country less leHM than M roo yours ago IIO of tho the American admiral Perry which Impression ho he character lUll Izen ns erroneous I 1011 e The civilization of ot Japan he rays Y commenced 1500 1600 years ago niro A with the Introduction of ot mouton Indian and R Chinese Ideas which were tirE A by II the tho Japanese e and by b them given a It distinct national form The Tho writer explains how hol the western M Noes on H were lelo adopted tuna applied to 10 the this army system to 10 navigation to In sani sanitation situ tation to 10 finance to education trans tram Ira liS liSl l mid and other I II I Tho The vast expense Involved In the Ih reforma reforms reformation tion of ot Japanese Institutions and methods to conform to 10 modern types WAS nH a 1 Nests heavy burden which was borne utmost exclusively by Uie U Japanese themselves but bout u a stage use h been hell he think thinly when hen foreign c rapi p tal Is much needed nell In Japan especially 1 with u a view new to 10 the development of lit the tho railways mutt and U it Is In not 1101 unlikely that lust with midi a ii 1 view Viet to 10 capital from train outsiders Outriders the tho law IIII relating to 10 foreign ownership of at land hind will be changed Count oust Okuma experts iIA the Ih development to 10 continue He Ile says It was found necessary to 10 make new now laws bows to meet the Ihl new mica ni conditions mm it common ial und and civil lawn laus were wro ex examined and National and lo local cal were pr Introduced on models model and the necessary laws law malls made Many Inn ylan banks were pre lI hd some sane with whim government subsidy others by b private enterprise Hallways were werl constructed and Mild many mAn other works work Instituted The Tho lack of ot trained Japanese tte to direct these new Institutions Ionic necessitated the employment of foreigners for some little tune time As noon ns n many young men were sent ont to 10 foreign countries to learn the various and fit th them m elven to 10 take the Ih pise of ot foreign helpers rl as al man ns RS a It thousand mich students would be 1111 t In a n year on their return they Ihy would grad gradually I wally sesame all tho the positions possible In the Japanese Institutions Thu Thus by this thin method the th country O Is In now able RbI to 10 supply nil all the men for tor the conduct of at Its 1111 own affairs During the last hint In 1 twenty years great changes have hat taken place but the consummation has not nol yet et been heen reached and since the tool root hue has been well planted there Is la Ismore ismore more moro than Ihan the ex wot ex 1 promise of ot H R great and luxuriant growth from It The article Is le I especially Interesting be a us It shows that Japan forty torI years ago no virtually stood steal 1 In tion where China Chin Is I today At that time the were planning to ex elude olude nil alt foreigners as the Chinese are alo doing today but bill aa nil pooh noon ns nil tho thu Jup wore were convinced of ut tho thu Impracticability of oC Isolation they opened l the country wide wid to lu In bu Influences and 1411 1 rose in III u day as RII It II were lu tu International prominence prom Will China do the same gismo Is III the tho wonderful history of ot Japan to be In other Asiatic countries and slid If It so o what will willlie tit lie b the till to 10 UH us That question It would woul 1 bo bu foolish to 10 Ignore l Williams famous lamou cartoon may ma Hun have been bean pro NO prophetic phillie after nil all |
