Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1896 — “Classes” and the “Masses” in Japan. [ARTICLE]

“Classes” and the “Masses” in Japan.

It is said that tlie contentment of the poor in Japan is the result of tlie spirit of politeness which pervades all ranks of the Japanese people. Rich and poor are alike courteous, and it is impossible to distinguish employer from laborer by their behavior. This politeness results from genuine kindness, and it settles all problems between man and man. In Europe and America much of the bad feeling between the “classes” and the “masses” is caused by insolence on the one hand and resentment on the other.