,*APT] #ad ,FROM ,KOTOKU ,CORRESPOND5CE #aidaid ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,ALDR$ ,TEXT 3 ,WE DO NOT BELIEVE 9 TREASUR+ EV]Y WORD ?AT A MAN WRITES1 EV5 ?\< HE 5JOY & M]IT ! REPUTE ( BE+ A ?9K]4 ,CONSEQU5TLY WE DO NOT PROPOSE TO PUBLI%1 9 FULL1 ! LETT]S S5T BY \R ,JAPANESE COMRADE TO ,ALB]T ,JOHNSON1 ! VET]AN ,AN>*I/ ( ,CALI=NIA4 ,! FOLL[+ EXC]PTS TELL ! SIMPLE /ORY ( ,KOTOKU'S S*OL>%IP & E>NE/NESS 9 ! CAUSE ( TRU?1 EV5 :IL/ JAIL$ & UND] ! DOOM ( HIS COM+ EXECUTION4 ,TOKIO1 ,NOVEMB] #b#e1 #a#i#d3 0,I FEEL V]Y HAPPY TO 9=M Y\ ?AT ?IS PICTURE 7,PET] ,KROPOTK97 WAS REPRODUC$ FROM ?AT :I* Y\ S5T ME1 & IS PUBLI%$ FROM ,HEIM9 ,%IMBUN (FICE1 A ,SOCIALI/ WEEKLY4 ,I HAVE BE5 PROSECUT$ ON ! *>GE ( PUBLI%+ A TREASONABLE >TICLE & S5T5C$ TO FIVE MON?S' IMPRISONM5T4 ,:5 ?IS C>D IS 9 Y\R H&S ,I WILL BE 9 ,SUGANO ,PRISON ( ,TOKIO40 ,TOKIO1 ,DECEMB] #c1 #a#i#d3 0,BO? AS A S\RCE ( >GUM5T & REF]5CE1 ,MR4 ,LADD'S WORK1 ',COMM5T>IES ON ,HEBREW1' %\LD BE ( GREAT VALUE = ME1 BECAUSE ,I AM AN A!I/ OR AGNO/IC1 & ALWAYS FIB>\S GOV]NM5T ON ! *>GE ( 9CIT+ TO ! ALT]ATION ( ! ,DYNA/IC ,9/ITUTION1 & S5T5C$ TO FIVE MON?S' IMPRISONM5T1 BUT ,I SOON APPEAL$ & SECOND TRIAL WAS PO/PON$ UNTIL ,JANU>Y #f4 0,BESIDE ?IS ,I WAS S5T5C$ ON #b? 9/4 TO A F9E #h Y51 ON ! *>GE ( TRANSLAT+ & PUBLI%+ ,M>X'S ',COMMUNI/ ,MANIFE/O4' ,:AT BEAUTIFUL ,JAPANESE ,GOV]NM5T IS6 ,IS IT NOT QUITE SAME TO ,RUSSIAN DESPOTISM80 ,ODAW>A1 ,JAPAN1 ,AUGU/ #a1 #a#i#e3 0,FIVE MON?S' IMPRISONM5T NOT A LITTLE 9JUR$ MY HEAL?1 BUT IT GAVE ME MANY LESSONS ( ! SOCIAL QUE/IONS4 ,I HAVE SE5 & /UDI$ GREAT MANY ( SO CALL$ 'CRIM9ALS' & BECAME CONV9C$ ?AT ! GOV]NM5TAL 9/ITUTIONS--C\RT1 LAW1 PRISON-->E ONLY RESPONSIBLE = !M--POV]TY & CRIME4 0,AMONG ! MANY BOOKS :I* ,I HAVE READ 9 ! PRISON W]E ,DRAP]'S ',CONFLICT ,BETWE5 ,RELIGION & ,SCI5CE1' ,HAECKEL'S ',! ,RIDDLE ( ! ,UNIV]SE1' ,R5AN'S ',LIFE ( ,JESUS1' & SO =?4 ,BESIDES ,I REPEAT$ AGA9 TWO 9T]E/+ BOOKS :I* Y\ S5T ME--,MR4 ,LADD'S ',HEBREW & ,*RI/IAN ,MY?OLOGY' & ,MR4 ,KROPOTK9'S ',FIELDS1 ,FACTORIES1 & ,WORK%OPS4' 7,BY ! WAY1 ,MRS4 ,LADD (T5 M5TIONS ,BUDDHA AS A ,*9ESE PHILOSOPH]4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! GREAT] P>T ( ,*9ESE POPULATION IS NOT ,BUDDHI/1 BUT ,BUDDHA OR ,GAUTAMA IS NOT ,*9ESE4 ,HE WAS BORN 9 ,9DIA4 ,HE IS ,H9DU4 ,SEV]AL C5TURIES AFT] ! DEA? ( ,BUDDHA HIS RELIGION WAS 9TRODUC$ 9TO ,*9A47 0,9DE$1 ,I HAD GONE 7TO ,SUGANA ,PRISON7 AS A ,M>XIAN ,SOCIALI/ & RETURN$ AS A RADICAL ,AN>*I/4 ,TO PROPAGATE ,AN>*ISM 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 H[EV]1 IT MEANS ! DEA? OR LIFELONG1 AT LEA/ SEV]AL YE>S'1 IMPRISONM5T4 ,!RE=E1 ITS MOVEM5T MU/ BE 5TIRELY SECRET1 & ITS PROGRESS & SUCCESS WILL NE$ LONG1 LONG TIME & 5DURANCE40 ,TOKIO1 ,OCTOB] #a#a1 #a#i#e3 0\R WEEKLY IS /ILL SUSP5D$ & \R (FICE HAS BE5 COMPELL$ TO DISSOLVE \RSELVES [+ TO ! B>B>\S P]SECUTION & F9ANCIAL DIFFICULTIES4 0,I'M N[ 9T5D+ TO ORGANIZE ! ,JAPANESE LABOR]S 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,!RE IS NO O!R MEANS TO GET FRE$OM ( SPEE* & PRESS ?AN TO QUIT ! SOIL ( ! /ATE ( SIEGE & GO TO A MORE CIVILIZ$ C\NTRY40 ,SAME DATE3 0,I HAVE DECID$ TO />T ON ! ,N4,Y4,K4'S %IP1 ,NOVEMB] #a#d?1 = ,SEATTLE & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 ) MY NEPHEW10 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 ,MAY #b#i1 #a#i#f1 #e P4M43 0,I CAM H]E TO-DAY 7AFT]NOON74444 ,I WILL /AY 9 ,OAKL& TILL ,JUNE #a/4 ,ON ?AT DAY W]E >E GO+ TO HOLD A MEET+ = ! ORGANIZATION ( ,JAPANESE ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY AT ! ,OAKL& ,SOCIALI/ HEADQU>T]S40 7,KOTOKU'S SOJ\RN 9 ,AM]ICA LA/$ ONLY A FEW MON?S4 ,HE ORGANIZ$ ! ,JAPANESE WORK+-M5 ON ! COA/ & RETURN TO HIS NATIVE L& TO CONT9UE HIS PROPAG&A WORK47 ,JAPAN1 ,DECEMB] #a#h1 #a#i#f3 0,DE> OLD ,FRI5D & ,COMRADE--,! W9T] HAS COME1 ! LEAVES HAVE FALL54 ,IT IS H[EV]1 V]Y F9D WEA!R4 ,! SKY IS BLUE1 ! SUNLIM4 ,SO ,I AM V]Y HAPPY AT MY VILLAGE HOME4 0,MY WIFE W5T TO ! LAW C\RT TO ATT5D AS A HE>] TO ! TRIAL ( ,COMRADE ,OSUGI ?IS MORN+4 ,COMRADE ,OSUGI IS A Y\NG ,AN>*I/ /UD5T & A BE/ FRI5D ( M9E 444 N[ UND] TRIAL ON ! *>GE ( 'VIOL5CE ( ! PRESS LAW4' ,HE TRANSLAT$ AN >TICLE TITLE 'TO ! CONSCRIPTS1' FROM A ,FR5* ,AN>*I/ PAP]1 & PUBLI%$ IT 9 ,HIKURI1 ,JAPANESE ,SOCIALI/ PAP]4 ,?IS ANTI-MILIT>I/IC DE$ WAS PROSECUT$ BY ! PUBLIC (FICIALS4 ,I AM N[ ANXI\S TO HE> ! RESULT ( ! TRIAL4 ,I ?9K IT WILL BE PROBABLE ! S5T5CE ( SEV]AL MON?S' IMPRISONM5T & ! CONFISCATION ( PR9T+ MA*9E4 ,H[ GOOD LAW & GOV]NM5T >E6 0,! MO/ COMICAL FACT ( ! RESULTS ( ! LATE W> IS ! CONCILIATION 7OR RA!R EMBRACE7 ( ,*RI/IANITY ) ,BUDDHISM & ,%9TOISM4 ,! HI/ORY ( ,*RI/IANITY 9 ,JAPAN WAS1 UNTIL N[ A HI/ORY ( HORRIBLE P]SECUTIONS4 ,! ,JAPANESE DIPLOMATI/S1 H[EV]1 E>NE/LY DESIR$ TO SIL5CE ! RUMORS CAUS$ & SPREAD 9 ,EUROPE DUR+ ! W> ?AT ',JAPAN IS A YELL[ P]IL' OR ,JAPAN IS A PAGAN C\NTRY1' SUDD5LY BEGAN TO PUT ON ! MASK ( ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION1 & EAG]LY WELCOME & PROTECT1 & USE IT AS A MEANS ( 9TRODUC+ ,JAPAN TO ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN P[]S AS A CIVILIZ$ ,*RI/5DOM4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,*RI/IAN PRIE/S1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! WEAKNESS ( ! GOV]NM5T1 GOT A GREAT MONET>Y AID FROM ! ,/ATE1 & UND] ITS PROTECTION !Y >E PROPAGAT+ 9 FULL VIGOR ! ,GOSPEL ( ,PATRIOTISM4 ?US1 ,JAPANESE ,*RI/IANITY1 :I* WAS BE=E ! W> ! RELIGION ( POOR1 LIT]ALLY N[ *ANG$ )9 ONLY TWO YE>S TO A GREAT B\RGEOIS RELIGION & A MA*9E ( ! ,/ATE & MILIT>ISM6 0,! PREP>ATION = ! ,SOCIALI/ DAILY IS ALMO/ COMPLET$4 ,I HOPE ! DAILY WILL HAVE A SUCCESS4 ,! ,JAPANESE ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY CONSI/S1 AS Y\ KN[1 ( MANY DIFF]5T ELEM5TS4 ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS1 ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S1 & EV5 ,*RI/IAN ,SOCIALI/S4 ,SO ! DAILY W\LD BE A V]Y /RANGE PAP]4 0,MO/ ( \R COMRADES >E 9CL9$ TO TAKE ! TACTICS ( ,P>LIAM5T>ISM RA!R ?AN ,SYNDICALISM OR ,AN>*ISM4 ,BUT IT IS NOT BECAUSE !Y >E ASSUR$LY CONV9C$ :I* IS TRUE1 BUT BECAUSE ( !IR IGNORANCE ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM4 ,!RE=E1 \R MO/ IMPORTANT WORK AT PRES5T IS ! TRANSLATION & PUBLICATION ( ,AN>*I/ & ,FREE-?\< LIT]ATURE4 ,I WILL DO MY BE/1 & USE \R PAP] AS AN ORGAN = ! LIB]T>IAN PROPAG&A4 0,9 ,*9A1 ! REBELLIONS & 9SURRECTIONS >E SPREAD+4 ,! SOCIAL & POLITICAL CONDITIONS ( ,*9A >E JU/ ! SAME TO ?AT ( ,RUSSIA 9 ! LA/ C5TURY4 ,I ?9K ,*9A WILL BE1 )9 ! COM+ T5 YE>S1 A L& ( GREAT REBELLION & T]RORISM4 ,A GR\P ( ,*9ESE /UD5TS 9 ,TOKIO IS BECOM+ ! C5T] ( ,*9ESE ,REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T40 ,YUGAW>A1 ,SAGAMI1 ,MAY #c1 #a#i#g3 0,DUR+ ! LA/ FEW MON?S ,I WAS V]Y BUSY1 [+ TO ! P]SECUTIONS ( ! ,GOV]NM5T4 ,N[ ?AT \R DAILY HAS BE5 SUPPRESS$ & \R MANY COMRADES HAVE GONE TO PRISON1 ,I HAVE NO WORK1 NO BUS9ESS1 SO ,I GOT LEISURE TO WRITE4 ,I AM N[ ALONE1 AT AN 9N 9 ,YUGAW>A1 A FAM\S WAT]+ PLACE1 ONE DAY'S RIDE FROM ,TOKIO4 ,I CAME H]E TO IMPROVE MY HEAL? & AM N[ TRANSLAT+ A PAMPHLET1 ,>NOLD ,ROLL]'S ',SOCIAL ,G5]AL ,/RIKE4' 0,MY BOOK1 9 :I* >E COLLECT$ MY ESSAYS ON ,ANTI-,MILIT>ISM1 ,COMMUNISM1 & O!R ,RADICALISM1 HAS BE5 PROHIBIT$ & MANY COPIES SEIZ$ BY ! ,GOV]NM5T1 BUT ! CUNN+ PUBLI%] SECRETLY SOLD #a1#e COPIES BE=E ! POLICE CAME 4444 ',I AM GO+ TO TRANSLATE ,KROPOTK9'S WORKS40 ,TOKIO1 ,MAY #b#h1 #a#i#g3 0,! CASE ( ',HEIM9 ,%IMBUN' WAS DECID$4 ,! PUBLI%] & MY $ITOR W]E S5T5C$ TO IMPRISONM5T ON ! *>GE ( PUBLI%+ MY SPEE*4 0,H[EV]1 ,I1 ! SPEAK]1 WAS F\ND NOT GUILTY4 ,IT IS V]Y =TUNATE1 BUT /RANGE4 0,AFT] ! SUPPRESSION ( ! DAILY1 WE HAVE NO ORGAN4 ,FEW COMRADES >E GO+ TO />T A WEEKLY1 BUT !Y >E DEVOTEES ( ,P>LIAM5T>ISM1 SO WE CANNOT EXPECT V]Y MU* FROM IT4 ,MY MO!R CAME BACK FROM MY NATIVE T[N & IS LIV+ ) US4 ,%E IS SIXTY-SEV5 YE>S ( AGE40 ,JAPAN1 ,DECEMB] #f1 #a#i#g3 0,JAPANESE ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T WAS SPLIT AT LA/ TO TWO P>TIES--,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS & ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S1 %ALL N[ PRODUCE MANY1 MANY ,DIRECT-,ACTIONI/S1 ,ANTI-,MILIT>I/S1 ,G5]AL ,/RIK]S1 & EV5 ,T]RORI/S40 ,JAPAN1 ,FEBRU>Y #c1 #a#i#h3 0Y\ WILL BE AL>M$ TO HE> ?AT ,COMRADES ,SAKAI1 ,OSUGI1 & F\R O!R COMRADES W]E >RE/$ ON ! EVE ( ,JANU>Y #a#g? 7,FRIDAY7 9 ,TOKIO4 ,I W\LD HAVE BE5 >RE/$ ALSO HAD ,I BE5 !RE4 0,ON ! LA/ SUMM] WE ORGANIZ$ A GR\P ',K+O-,KWAI' 7MEAN+ ! ,FRIDAY ,ASSOCIATION7 & HELD MEET+S ON EV]Y ,FRIDAY4 ,! POLICE BEGAN SOON TO 9T]F]E1 & ! MEET+S W]E (T5 DISP]S$ )\T ANY EXPLANATION4 ,ON ! EVE ( ,JANU>Y #ag ! MEET+ WAS DISSOLV$ & ALL ATT5DANTS W]E DISP]S$4 ,BUT :5 ! POLICE =C$ SEV]AL COMRADES :O REMA9$ !RE TO HAVE O!R CONF]5CES TO GO \TDOORS1 !Y PROTE/$ & A QU>REL FOLL[$4 ,! LIK HALL4 ,! ,COMRADE ,SAKAI /OOD UPON ! RO( ( ! H\SE1 FROM :]E HE SPOKE BRILLIANTLY TO ! PEOPLE ON ! /REET & SEV]ELY ATTACK$ ! POLICE'S VIOL5CE4 ,! POLICE DREW D[N ,SAKAI1 & O!R COMRADES /OOD 9 HIS PLACE4 ,SO SIX COMRADES W]E AT LA/ TAK5 =CIBLY BY AB\T ?IRTY POLICEM5 TO ! POLICE /ATION4 ,9 VA91 MANY CR[DS /RUGGL$ TO PREV5T !IR >RE/ 0,!Y W]E SOON PROSECUT$ ON ! *>GE ( VIOL5CE ( ! 'PEACE ACT' & >E N[ UND] ! TRIAL0 ,JAPAN1 ,JULY #g1 #a#i#h3 0,Y\ WILL BE AL>M$ TO HE> ?AT A :OLESALE >RE/ ( ,AN>*I/S WAS MADE 9 ,TOKIO4 0,9 C>RY+ ?R\< ! CITY TWO OR ?REE R$ FLAGS ON :I* ! LETT]S ',AN>*Y' OR ',AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM' W]E WRITT51 FIFTE5 OR TW5TY ( \R COMRADES CONFLICT$ ) SIXTY POLICEM5 :O TRI$ TO SEIZE ! FLAGS4 ,AFT] A SEV]E /RUGGLE1 F\RTE5 COMRADES W]E >RE/$ & ?R[N 9TO PRISON4 ,AMONG !M >E ,COMRADE ,SAKAI & F\R Y\NG GIRLS4 ,!Y >E N[ UND] MO/ B>B>\S TREATM5T1 IT IS SAID1 & ANY 9T]VIEWS OR COMMUNICATIONS ) !M >E PROHIBIT$1 SO WE CANNOT KN[ :AT CONDITION !Y >E 94 ,WE >E ONLY WAIT+ = ! DAY :5 !Y WILL APPE> BE=E ! C\RT40 ,TOKIO1 ,AUGU/ #a#i1 #a#i#h3 0,I CAME BACK TO ,TOKIO AGA9 TO PREP>E = ! PUBLICATION ( \R NEW ORGAN4 ,MY HEAL? IS BETT] N[4 ,COMRADE ,SAKAI & ?IRTE5 O!R M5 & WOM5 >E 9 PRISON40 ,JAPAN1 ,APRIL #a#a1 #aia 7,LA/ LETT] ( ,KOTOKU TO ,ALB]T ,JOHNSON73 0,I WAS COMPELL$ BY ! POLITICAL P]SECUTIONS & F9ANCIAL DIFFICULTY TO RETREAT 9TO ?IS ,YUGAW>A1 ,SAGAMI1 AB\T SEV5TY MILES FROM ,TOKIO4 ,DUR+ ! TIME ,I WAS 9 ,TOKIO ! POLICEM5 ALWAYS FOLL[$ ME4 ,ALL MY BUS9ESS & MOVEM5TS W]E SO ILLEGALLY & C[>DLY 9T]F]$ ) BY !M ?AT ,I BECAME UNABLE TO GET ANY LIVELIHOOD4 0,I CAME H]E ?REE WEEKS AGO4 ,I AM WRIT+ A BOOK 9 :I* ,I MEAN TO ASS]T ?AT ,*RI/ NEV] EXI/$1 BUT WAS A MY?2 ?AT ! ORIG9 ( ,*RI/IANITY IS F\ND 9 PAGAN MY?OLOGY1 & ?AT MO/ ( ! ,BIBLE IS =G]Y4 ,9 WRIT+ ?IS ,I [E MU* TO ,MR4 ,LADD'S & ,A4 ,BESANT'S BOOKS :I* Y\ S5T ME4 0,RECEIV$ MANY DAILY PAP]S 9 :I* ! DETAILS ( ! GREAT /RIKE >E PUBLI%$1 & A COPY ( ! ,FIREBR&4 ,I ?ANK Y\ V]Y MU* = !M4 ,! ,FIREBR& IS A V]Y GOOD MAGAZ9E ,I ?9K4 0,MISS ,KANNO IS ) ME40 7,SUGA ,KANNO1 FRI5D ( ,KOTOKU1 AFT] HIS SEP>ATION FROM HIS WIFE1 ,*IYO1 ON ACC\NT ( POLITICAL DIFF]5CES4 ,MADAME ,KOTOKU DID NOT ACCEPT ,D5JIRO ,KOTOKU'S ,AN>*I/ BELIEFS4 ,%E REMA9$ A P>LIAM5T>Y ,SOCIALI/4 ,SUGA ,KANNO WAS M>TYR$ ) HIM ON ,JANU>Y #b#d1 #a#i#a#a4 ,WRIT+ FROM PRISON TO AN ,AM]ICAN FRI5D 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 %E SAID3 0,I HAVE LIV$ = LIB]TY & WILL DIE = LIB]TY1 = LIB]TY IS MY LIFE40 ,%E WAS ! DAULIAM5T & W5T 9TO EXILE = H] PR9CIPLES47 ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG @& ,REVOLT,LIB4COM @& ,AN>*Y,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aici 3 ,*APT] #ad -- ,PUBLICATION4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/