Show WILL JAPAN GO TO WAR RUSSIA T since my return from japan several months ago this question has been asked roc a good anany times and when replied ho notwithstanding the head items that war was about to break out any minute it was not believed and yet it is BO simply because japan is too prosperous to go to war just my no one knows that better than alio got eminent at tokyo japan financially ii not in good circumstances as everything is now taxed to the fullest limit but us she stands on the threshold of an industrial prosperity heretofore unknown her only chopo lies in the maintenance of peace and continued proa japan also knows that even if success should crown her banners it would mean a setback set back of fully ten years that this is a correct view of the situation aoa evidenced by the naval review held in the harbor of kobe in april last preparations had been nada jor months to make this display of aba japanese navy one to be remembered no less than four battleships cruisers torpedo boats and destroyers were in rendezvous after the review alii majesty tho emperor issued the following order to the fleet we feel deeply gratified to observe from our personal inspection of the squadron as well as from the results of the recent maneuvers that our navy has made remarkable progress wo aro passing through a period when every day brings forth some new development of naval affairs we therefore chopo that you will om and all make increased efforts to justify the confidence which we impose in you these utterances of the emperor were significant words and this formidable array of warships had a meaning not readily misunderstood and no doolit this display of naval strength had a tendency to keep tho dogs of war chained to their kennels and the banner af pf peace continued to float for the good of mankind and a prosperous commerce while this no doubt was a good diplomatic move it was not a bluff for the japanese since their little scrap with aliina consider themselves inai cible and while a peace loving the intense loyalty of chese little blown men makes brave and fighters who will fight to the finish nor was japan inactive amin n this time for preparations for nar ny land and sea have been and a going on and now she is ready and fully equipped every chip very ear non n on every port ia fully and ammunition ed for a long most excellent peace there h quite a jingo element in the larr cr cities but the government at colim which h a very conservative ona and managed by men of experience and brain have put on the brakes andi feel cog adent that for the reason first abare stated japan will make many a M rillie commensurate with honor dignity and go to war only if also cutely forced into it A nina bing would really be beneficial 0 J pan but like a prairie anre once tart jf there h no telling where it will stop should however contrary to nay belief war be forced onto japan there fa but one result if would begin naval battle in which japan would 1 victorious and po ahe will toe in tit first battle on land for her army is organized on the german system and for ten years past german officers haat drilled them they arcs equipped flirt the bet of weapons and man for man are equal to any european power op port unity was afforded ins through courtesy of the generalao generala Gene rala both at osaka aal nagoya to witness the drills and manchi vera to which companies battalions batta lioni and brigades arc subject cd while the tactics were german there was i pronounced individuality and freedom of action on the part of the soldier so peculiar and af pf the american army which bespeak no good to any enemy but intimately by mere force of numbers will be the victor england however will have to step in and call a halt for if h would allow bayan to be wiped oft the map her power in the orient would be a thin the pat t ier present colonies become independent and england would once more be known ith isles oil the coast of franco imf iff holland but this i only n of time at best and perhaps not lang time after all I 1 am taking w advanced position but the trend of t fairs to point with unerring m to the fact that ultimately them will be but two governments on earth america and russia HENRY E |