Japanese Impression: The Perfect Balance of the Women of England Dr. Keisuke Tsuji, a Secretary of the Department of Justice of Sapan, visiting' London buriness, has keenly observed Eng fon official
lish types of people, "He writes for the "Evening News" his imprese ons of the young London woman, He says men, to whatever nation they may belong, donot differ 2 vastly from one another, But. the women of a nation are. more gove ered by national tradition "and custom, and reflect mote faithfully the national spirit-and ideals, "an many ways the American gil arouses my unstinted admiration, But he is too many, Woman has her distinctive qualities—tenderness sympathy, n certain softness. In ant ive sel great store by the have found a perfect balance the women of England. This fis not flattery. The English girl possesses a wonderful sec can be business-like and efficient (Just as efficient as her cousin in the States) without losing her true womanliness, She is tender and soft without trace of roughness, She works in the City office, in the West-End business, in the Gove ment Department, but whatever be her duties she performs them as woman and not as a substitute for man, By such means she keeps her special place in the community. May I address a little piece of advice to those women who like to think themselves "advanced"? Well, then—your sex and mine have often been in conflict throughout the ages. You seck to conquer us? Good. But you will never do so by employing our weapons. You will fonly succeed by the strength of womanhood.
hope that what I have said will not tend to strengthen a current European misconception about, Japanese girls, shy, ignorant little things, obedient in everything to their lord and master, Man. We Japanese men can tell a very di-Merent story. There are as many hen-pecked husbands in Tokyo as there are in London."
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