Under the Red Cross flag at home and abroad . es. And in case of famine the prisoners wereto share relief, for the pain of starvation is felt equallyby us irrespective of social positions. The famous lyeyasu said to his soldiers, The objectof a battle is to disable the enemy by shooting him down,not to torment him needlessly and inhumanly. He isdoing service to his master as you are to yours. To the Japanese the emperor seems to stand as a per-sonification of their country, and about him centres theirpatriotic devotion. The spirit of the Red Cross as ex-emplified by these old sovereigns of Jap
Under the Red Cross flag at home and abroad . es. And in case of famine the prisoners wereto share relief, for the pain of starvation is felt equallyby us irrespective of social positions. The famous lyeyasu said to his soldiers, The objectof a battle is to disable the enemy by shooting him down,not to torment him needlessly and inhumanly. He isdoing service to his master as you are to yours. To the Japanese the emperor seems to stand as a per-sonification of their country, and about him centres theirpatriotic devotion. The spirit of the Red Cross as ex-emplified by these old sovereigns of Japan perhaps bestexplains the wonderful development of this organizationin the Land of the Rising Sun, for patriotism comeseven before humanity in the principle of the JapaneseRed Cross. By means of their Red Cross the Japanesemay even in time of peace express his love for his country. It was during the civil war of 1877 that the Haku-aisha, or charitable association for the care of the sickand wounded, was created. Though the insurgents under. THE JAPANESE RED CROSS 223 the law were regarded as rebels, the emperor, believingthat they fought for what they thought best for thecountry, contributed to the fund of this association,which was caring for the victims of both armies. The Japanese government did not become a signatorypower of the Treaty of Geneva until 1884, when the asso-ciation changed its name to that of the Red Cross ofJapan under the patronage of the emperor and work is carried on under the supervision of the De-partments of the Imperial Household, the Army and theNavy. The governor of every district in Japan has ac-cepted the presidency of the local branch. Before thedays of the Red Cross there existed in Japan a strongprejudice against women of reputable character under-taking professional nursing. To overcome this preju-dice many of those of the highest rank formed a LadiesVolunteer Nursing Association in connection with thesociety, a number of whom too
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