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militarism, while near by, paying no attention to 

 my protests, a representative of "Big Money" in 

 European dress was busy riveting armor on a huge 

 blind figure of War. A sketch in another issue showed 

 me attired as an itinerant healer addressing the 

 "Peace populacc and handing out bottles labeled "Peace 

 Medicine" Medicine," while the people crowded about, reaching 

 out with their hands and shouting, "We want one 

 peace." Below the legend read, "Medicine Man Very 

 Happy." 



In Japan (as in France) the provincial press is 

 too largely ignored; public opinion practically means 

 Tokyo. It is usually quite well-poised but prone to 

 lose its head where newspapers shriek of national 

 honor. And the man on the street cannot understand 

 why other nations are so much interested in China, 

 a country which as a whole fails to show effective 

 interest in its own affairs. "What should you folks 

 care about China when she cares nothing for her- 

 self?" 



Sendai for Being iuvited to speak in Sendai, I now revisited 

 "^.i^T^^ that fine northern city after a lapse of eleven years, 

 the guest (as before) of Dr. Schneder. There I also 

 met many other old acquaintances, among them 

 Hayakawa, the venerable former mayor of the town, 

 who had spoken so feelingly at my conference with 

 the Council in 1900.^ 



Four talks had been arranged in as many different 

 schools, with a formal luncheon by Mayor Endo at 

 noon. But the chief event was the elaborate old- 

 time dinner given for me by Mr. Terada, governor 



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