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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920.

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JAPAN MISUNDERSTOOD.

GENERAL NEWS.

MORT TIMES MAYOR. Akerman H. B. Barton is to be elected Mayor of Finsbury for the eighth time

NEWFOUNDLAND FENCIBLER Colours formerly belonging to the Newfoundland Fencibles, and now hung in St. Brelades Farish Church, Jersey, are to be presented to the Newfoundland Government and lodged in the museum at St. John's. The Fancibles were raised to fight for the British against America.

THE KING'S PICTURES.

is

JAPANESE ART.

"Turping in the direction of

Premier's Declaration. art, a study of Japanese art will Denying that Japan

enablə an abservar to understand militaristic and inviting foreign most clearly the true characteris- orities to study Japanese history tics of the Japanese people. The to test the contention, Premier study of the Japanese art was Takashi Hara has written an introduced to Western countries article under his own name in by men like the late Prof. Fanel- the Chur (Saiyukai organ), lasa and other close observers. which is entitled

is 10 art object of "Japanese | There National Characteristics as Mis Japan which is not some- understood by the World," with how related with the Buddhist the subtitle,Is Japan Really religion, whether in paintings,

sculptures or a Militaristic Nation ?"

buildings. The *As I Bm A Government master pieces of Japanese art are official," the Premier writes, "it Buddhist paintings, Baddhist im- is very difficult for me to make ages or Buddhist temples. These my views public, but I shall ex-facts will tell most eloqusely how press my observations as one of peace-loving and devoutly re- the Japanese subjects.

ligious the Japanese are. The

By permission of the King and Queen and at the invitation of the Stata Chamberlain, mambar of the fine art trade in London were There are many misunder-ideas of the Japanese people are invited to inspect the pictures by standings entertained by foreign-not aggressive or bellicose. The old masters at Buckinghamers about Japan, due to lack of | Nishikiye, which Europeans and Palace. The party was received study. I have not examined all Americans appraise so much, are by Mr. Lionel Cust, F.S.A.. Sur- of the criticisms, of course. So nerepresentations of the peacefulį veyor of the King is Pictures and are much to the point, so that and peace-loving society and customs of Japan. They are Works of Art, and by him was they may be taken as useful conducted through the various advice to improve ourselves. In evidences to prove how leisure- and salate the Japan- apartments. Between 30 and 40 the main, however, the criticisina ly Availed themselves of the unusual do not show that the Japenese ese people are, and to prove that

characteristics

the Japanese are not a warlike opportunity of seeing in situational

or chauvinistic people. We pay mang pictures, some if which

and have been lent from time to time

espacially high tributes to public exhibitions.

thanks to Fenellass, who was an and who studied American Japanese art and introduced it to the world.

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AGGRESSIVENESS CHARGED. "In the first place, it is charged that the Japanese is an aggressive race, bellicose and lacking in A Parliamentary paper [Cmd. civilization other than the art of 999) shows that on September 1 war. This misunderstanding may there ware 37.733 disabled, and be attributed to three defective 58.952 other ex-Service men (per-points of view. First Japanese history is disregarded: second, manent and temporary) employed iterature and art are set aside. and, third, the the conditions of the life of the people have not been studied by the critics,

in Government offices, making in all 126,685 ex-Service men out of a total star of 368,020. The Past Office employs 19.148 disabled and 52,248 others, making 71.396 ex-Service men, out of a total number of 212.100 employees The Pensions Ministry employs 4.229 disabled and 6,650 other Service men out of a total of 25,760, and the Labour Ministry 3,145 disabled and 4.312 others, out of a total staff of 16,205.

IS CRICKET A LAZY GAME?:

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LITERATURE PRAISES PEACE.

When the Rev. Percy Dearmer! described cricket as a "lazy to the Church Congress at Southend he was not antagonistic, but commending the pastime as the best of all for Sunday amuse- ment. He is anxious that the impression that he disapproves of cricket should be corrected. To & Press representative be said it was ideal recreation for a Sunday | for those who have been engaged' throughout the week in arduous

NO CRUELTIES PRACTICED. physical toil. But he still holds

"In Japan these wars (the wars that itis lazy. "For a great player before the civilisation period) were like Warner, who has made so

fought when men in power lost many centuries, or for the good the confidence of the people and bowler." he said, cricket is, of new men of power rose with course, exceedingly hard-workropular confidence back of them but for the ordinary player who to replace the old. While differ does not bat well enough to stay ent in form, in the essentials the in long or bowl at all it is a

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The same thing may be said about literature. If poetry, songs and other forms of literature really represent ideas and nation al characteristics of a pation, there can be no literature so devoted to peace and the praise of "Japan has no record in her peace as the Japanese literatur. Of the poetry. the Ogyra history of having conquered other races, as every one knows. The Hyakunit Issha-104-line classic foreign wars in the Meiji era, were the most popular literature especially the Ro-sian war, were in Japan. The cards with those

for seli-defense poems are played by the old and That is a prevailing custom. Russia, too, was enabled to with simply wars against foreign aggression. In young, men and women in Japan Again, to succeed to one's father's draw her forces from all Siberia to

tbe New Year how difficult a defensive positionin

season busigess or trade is regarded as directed toward the war front. Japan was placed in the Russian throughout the country, the the first principle of moral con-Had Japan been a truly selfish war the intelligent men of Eng-poems thus exercising a great act. Succeeding to his father's country, she might not have en- land, who financially and diploinfluence apon the young business, maintaining his father's abled the Allies to be at ease and

and matitalis supported Japan, and men

the house, aging-like-his father and to expect so much from Japan the intelligent men of America,country for hundreds of years being baried in his ancestors only England and Russia, who officisted in bringing about and helping preserve the graveyard is regarded as the life But also France was placed in peace, should know full well As beautiful customs and sentiments work. How can such a people such a position that she did not the result of the war with Russia, of the families of Japan. But be charged with warlike ambition need to worry about her Oriental. Japan came to contra! Korea. where can one and a warlike and dangers of aggrandizing territory. The safety of Australia Sachalien and Manchuria, which | spirit is the one hundred

foreign territory?

and the peace of India were also was recognized by the Powers as poem They sing of nothing but

altogether dependent upon Japan. SELFISHNESS IS ALLEGED. and necessary to remove the root of fowers, birds, the moon

I do not want to say much, bat 'evil and insure peace in the nature, or of love, of peace and The second misunderstanding had Japan not been so loyal and Orient. The Powers then heartily quietness or the happiness of the is that Japan is selfish, that Japan had she not made her sacrificing supported Japan's move.

people. The national anthem of promotes her own interests by contributions, what result might Japan, the Kimigayo," sings of disregardsing those of other the European war have achieved? the eternity of the Imperial nations and that she is too selfish'Had Japan, for her self-interests. destiny and it contains no note of to consider the common interests disregarded the mutual safety of aggression. Compared with it. of the world. Therefore, the the Allies and indulged in cunn. the national anthems of other critics say that Japan's developing tricks, inexpected results advanced countries are far more meat is a menace to the world might have been created. That aggressive in spirit. Some of the and that her development is is a self-evident truth, yat Japan- foreign national anthems are undesirable.

has never resorted to such tricks. extraordinarily warlike and "I confidently believe that She went resolutely and unflin-

fact which is the

charges

described chingly to the cause of victory for it is now called had been in astonishing to us, because of the in

the foregoing paragraph the Allies, thus engaging in the practice in Japan from oldenbrave spirit and the spirit of action represent

views of preservation of the world.

Ite: times. For instance, when the embodied in them.

"Japan has never violated in- very small minority. きち "As for other forms of literature, majority of intelligent persons international laws or international.. Soga family lost its power, it was replaced by the Fujiwara family,

Europe and Americs do not en faith. She has been rather too. and the Fujiwara were replaced

tertain such views. We need not timid to do to, or tooinexperienced ancient illustrations. for it. In other words, she has later by the Tairas and the Tairas

refer to in turn by the Genjis. One family

Regarding the attitude of Japan not yet been degraded to that ex- or faction could not monopolize it is not correct to call them war in the European war, we want a tent. If there is any fault to be power very long. According to like literature. They only use fair judgment rendered by foreign found with the Japanese, it may cast for

15- the degree of wisdom and power war stones in the interest of critics. In the beginning of the be, as critics at home tell us, that Austria and

In the Tokugawa war,

attitudo 278 for Yuzo-Slavis.

of the people in each period, the literature.

Japan's

was Japan is too modest and reserved. The tele-

became watched with keen interest In respecting International obliga gram adds:As there are 95 per government of democracy was period, the literature

effeminate, thereby exercising and great importance wasions and in being loyal to friendly cent. Slovene population in zone readily conducted.

"The Imperial family of ever- effeminate influence upon society, attached to it by the Allies and nations, there perhaps is no A. it is felt that, apart from the terrorism and frauds, the result of lasting lineage ruled over all, but no literary work of the period the Central European Alliance. country which will surpass Japan the votes was tampered with; as Emperors regarded the will aroused the aggressive ambition Especially, on the part of Ger-though many nations apply the and the people do not feel them. of the people as their will and of the people.

many, it had been expected that same principles of moral conduct Thus reviewed, one can see that Japan, still entertaining grudges between nations as between in selves vanquished bat tricked by looked after the welfare of

no the misunderstandings of a section of the Russo-Japanese war, would dividuals. Austria. A: Ljubljana and all the people. Consequently

"To be sure, we can not say how frequent the of foreigners are based upon their attack Russia from the rear, the tewas around the population matter is protesting agains: Italy and political wars have been at a time ignorance of the true Japanese which was an open secret at the that there has been no cause for

Bat Japan, true to the misunderstandings time.

regards Austria, and making energetic no such cruelty was noted as in characteristics, the history and representations to the Govern histories of conquests in other literature. Such foreign critics great prinicple of the Anglo-affaire with Chins in the question On the cop-base their opinion upon their own Japanese. Alliance rose in the fof the ability of the men in power ment not to accept the result of countries.

The intelligent interests of humanity on the side at the time. It was not due to this vote. There is a report that trary, there are such beautiful hallucinations.

stories told of the wars persons in the world want to of the Allies. She thus rendered any of traditional principle of the Germans in Carinthia are

valuable service toward the Japan. That the result of the FONGKONG JAPANESE

killing the Slorenes and harning in history in which one side sent study the Japanese character- their houses. A Government rice or salt to the relief of his foe latics calmly and dispassionately-cause of victory for the Allies. d-als with China were not such MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.Accepting this plebiscite of tric- and rece versa. These considera. Rather than anything else, it This is too plain a fact to need as a section of Americans have once dismiss the should be said that the Japanese reiteration. Because of Japan's understood them to be, is a matter kery ought to immediately resign; tion will at

a backward race. If participation, England was en- which has now been brought the delegate Jovanovic has hand- charge that Japan is a warlike people are

2 contented abled to withdraw her Oriental home clearly to the people of the ed in to the Plebiscite Cammis- pation, just because the history they can pura ve sion a protest against the result. records so many stories of war family life. they will shun activity fleet to be used in the Mediter-world. Of that I am firmly con- and tend to indulge in idleness. of the plebiscite,

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