BRITAIN AS JAPAN'S IDEAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14738, 18 October 1918, Page 7

BRITAIN AS JAPAN'S IDEAL.

PANEGYRIC ON 'VICTORIA, EDWARD AND 1 GEORGE. , TOKIO, Aug.. 17. The influential newspaper the Kokumin containp man article signed. by the editor, M. Tokutomi, a, panegyric on Great Britain and her Constitutional monarchy, which is especially noteworthy as coming from' a 'man who is not only a powerful writer, bu^ is also one of Japan's greatest . publicists. "Among the most vigorous of all national elements, ',' he says,'. "our wireless frequently cite Britain as the ibest exlample extant of Constitutional Government. This happy stiate of , affairs 1 is, largely, due to the noble efforts of her sovereigns, who have ever labored to. apprbachy the people and ' become friends with 'them. "Qupen Victoria was perhaps unpopular while she', was; living .m seclusion after the death of .her litisband, mingled with the people in/,- her old 'age, and became their id6l. King 1 ' -.Edward knew the people as he knew his .own family, i while of King George's great virtues ,it is unnecessary, to apeak. All the world knows them. * ■ "We do not ■■■ want • Japan to.-.beoome England,'- but the admirab.le example set by British severeigns mqst be followed. The article,' which dwells on the neces-. sity f^pr giving free play to the will of the people, gam force from- the fact that M. Tokutomi is rtot generally regarded as a "democratic" Tvriter/; / \