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ever been so, and in the nature of things 

 it must ever be. 



In his charming studies of " Feudal 

 and Modern Japan/' Mr. Arthur Knapp 

 returns again and again to the great 

 marvel of Japan's military prowess after 

 more than two hundred years of peace. 

 It is astonishing to him that, after more 

 than six generations in which physical 

 courage has not been demanded, these 

 virile virtues should be found unim- 

 paired. We can readily see that this is 

 just what we should expect. In times of 

 peace there is no slaughter of the strong, 

 no sacrifice of the courageous. In the 

 peaceful struggle for existence there 

 is a premium placed on these virt- 

 ues. The virile and the brave survive. 

 The idle, weak, and dissipated go to 

 the wall. If after two hundred years 

 of incessant battle Japan still remained 

 virile and warlike, that would indeed 

 be the marvel. But that marvel no na- 



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