One passage of 'Proclamation of Conscription': 'A man should devote himself to the nation mentally and physically. The Westerners call it blood tax. This means a man should devote himself to his country with his own blood.' |
「徴兵告諭」の一節:「人たるもの固(もと)より心力を尽し国に報ひざるべからず。西人(西洋人)之を称して血税と云ふ。其生血を以て国に報するの謂なり」 |